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Some isolated sferics in the Channel now.

Gusts of 124kph on the Brest Peninsula, that's nearly 78mph.

Big evergreens like overgrown leylandii should be banned and/or compulsorily removed. They are a landscape eyesore and, in these kinds of conditions, a danger by being in the wrong place.

It is a truly beautiful modelisation... Can I be heard howling from here in Dijon? As I have said to others, I will let you know what it was like to traverse Ruth and her entourage tomorrow evening (or if I am totally knackered and hit the wine bottle and then the bed, Sunday!)

Cool for the first one as I have a reasonable bit of German and scandi lingos, and I bet the others are useful too.

Thanks!

Hi JS I love Cork. I lived on the east coast of Ireland for many years (Bray). I've broached the issue and been given a smack on other forums, but what I've suggested is that these sort of events were actually pretty frequent when I lived there. Bray's seafront flooded, a lot. Boats got smashed in the harbour, from time to time. The seas were mountainous. I was on a ferry to the UK during the "Fastnet storm", they sailed. Maybe ME are less reactive, I don't know. I know folks are going through serious poo but haven't they always. I've a psychology background so I always question the human thinking - that make me seem obtuse, sorry. All of this is very complex and takes a lot of reasoning through...and as you will have seen, I'm stuck in the middle of it!

Thanks! So that is projected. Have you a really good, reliable, real time satellite site you could recommend or link to - I'm still learning so please be patient!

The Killarney METAR in Ireland now reports heavy rain...

This is the first time I have seen the "Earth" site and the wind graphics. How are they produced? Are they just projected computer models or are they from soundings? I know, as a researcher, I should do my research but I want to send the link to a friend and would like to be able to explain the methodology. Thanks!

Poor old Finistere and Morbihan on red alert again. Just like the Somerset levels folks. I'd be suicidal by now These folks' properties must be almost worthless and uninsurable by now - what will they do?

Greetings "RUTH" we will meet more intimately tomorrow

Hmmm! I have colleagues in Normandie who use the ferries as a matter of course to go to and from work in the UK and France. I don't know how they do it. Stories of "hoving to" for 12 hours off the French or UK coast makes my stomach (well, you know). I've had ghastly crossings in summer and would never book a winter one. Folks have laughed on here when I say I'm flying back to the UK this Saturday, but it's infinitely better even when it's rough...

Wow Cyclonic, those photos are amazing! We have a had a series of events which should make us think. Sometimes the forces of nature are insurmountable. We have chosen to live and built in places where nature is in charge. We have dammed, culverted, concreted and drained landscapes which should be left alone. I like the capacity of nature to put us in our place, humility is something we have lost. Cold, horrid words if your house is flooded right now, but...

I just crank my music up and sit back and cloud watch! If it gets really rough I just accept it and erm...well you know. Yep, I always eat too. Other half baulks and asks how I possibly could, but it works and the blood sugar level and stomach activity science behind it seems robust. No luck involved...what happens happens. It'll all be fine

I'm a pretty relaxed traveller. If it's possible it is, if it's not you wait until it is without getting stressed and let the folks who know best make the decisions! I'm just happy, for once and in the right way, that I don't have my other half with me. We came back from France during the St. Jude's Day storm and trying to stop him having a panic attack interrupted my cloud watching The aircrew and ATC actually did a decent job of keeping above the worst of the turbulence but when everyone wants a smooth FL you have to take what you get. I'm with Air France, so at least they have sick bags (sorry, I am a relaxed traveller but I suffer from travel sickness - eeek!) If I have an extra night at CDG, I have one and I've had one before. Stay safe.

I responded to a post by Seaweed earlier who was asking about storm naming. This is done by the Free University of Berlin and the current one is "PETRA", the second "QUMAIRA" and the Saturday one is likely to be "RUTH". You have some possibilities. Cherish your moments and enjoy

I'm over in eastern-central (Dijon) France at the moment and the contrast couldn't be more marked. A lovely mild sunny day, you know the sort that is a pleasure to be out in and makes deludes you that spring might be on it's way! I'm flying back to the UK on Saturday from Paris, so that should be interesting, if it's operationally possible - really feel for all you folks down south and those on the western French coast who have also taken too many batterings

I just found out from a French weather site that the first storm coming today is called "PETRA", that is to be followed by the second storm called "QUMAIRA", the lows are all female this year! It seems to be the Free University of Berlin who name the storms. Here's the link: http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/adopt-a-vortex/tief2014/ It looks like the third low will be called "RUTH" although by the time she is done with us on both sides of the channel, "RUTHLESS" may be more appropriate