[Storm Ali - Atlantic Storm 1 18/09/18]

14 minutes ago, P-M said:

And there we have it. I don't know of many people who check the weather warnings when on holiday. She probably thought she was ok where she was etc or simply didn't know. But in any case there's some heartless comments about today. It's not as if she was out swimming in the open sea etc and putting emergency services at risk. She's now dead at the bottom of a cliff in a caravan what an awful way to die. And yet some on here feel it's ok to say they have zero sympathy. Well it speaks more about what type of person they are than this poor woman. Seriously ground my gears this afternoon. 

Yes exactly, self importance factor at play too,as if their sympathy or lack of it even matters yet they seem to think it's the biggest issue,  their sympathy levels, not the poor woman in her 50s on Holidays who died. 

She had her caravan bolted but it broke during the winds and the caravan subsequently fell 15 metres on to the beach. 

 

 

[Storm Ali - Atlantic Storm 1 18/09/18]

51 minutes ago, Nick L said:

Not insensitive at all. The warnings are issued for a reason. If you choose to ignore them and put your life in danger then my sympathy is zero. I only hope nothing bad befalls those having to clear up after.

She was a Swiss national in her 50s on Holiday, travelling on her own. I imagine she wasn't aware of what was about to transpire. People are quick to Judge. 

[Storm Ali - Atlantic Storm 1 18/09/18]

1 hour ago, mountain shadow said:

That's a September record for Northern Ireland!

I saw that mentioned and found it hard to believe given "Hurricane Debbie" in 1961 and Ballykelly had a gust of 106mph in September of that year. 6 people died in northern ireland that day. Malin Head just over the border clocked 112mph with sustained winds of over 60mph for over 6 hours and hurricane force sustained winds for a long period.