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bl**dy hell its really kicking off. lots of rotation to my north and rain increased 2 fold.
sky tv is cutting out and wind speed is increasing quite scarily
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Tornado forming ??
not sure cloud is definately moving in different directions
i'm going to venture out for a better look
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anyone else near reading seeing cloud moving upwards !
really strange. low straggly cloud is rising upwards.
can't make out much more as the rain is blocking my view
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no let up here.
few lightning flashes but more just intensive rain.
did get lighter briefly but getting darker now.
frm the meteox radar there is a red blob right over me.
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Report on N24 people trapped by flash flood in wales.
still heavy rain here and loud thunder but can't see any lightning.
maidenhead is flooding in places.
i'm starting to get a tad worried myself as i live on a flood plain
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Still chucking it down. getting gusty at times with the rain coming from different directions.
drains are taking a pounding and backup in places. not looking good if it doesn't let up soon as we flooded a few years back to local auth not clearing the drains of debris.
heres the view looking east toward london
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the low clouds are scudding across the sky from west to east at incredible speed, but there's no wind. strange.
lightish drizzle now.
thats weird i'm in Reading and the clouds coming from east to west !
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just took this clip of my submerged pool table.
its been like this for hours. another good rumble but not seeing anything electric
won't let me upload mp4 file sorry
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just been out into Caversham / Reading and the roads are horrendous.
Sporadic fork lightning and torrential rainfall with no let up for hours.
Lightning seems to have petered out but thundery rumbles in the distance
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Just took this.
Its our pool table in the back garden !
and as i type this the thunder is getting louder <_<
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Morning all.
Update from Reading.
It's p*ssing it down. Very dark i've got the lights on.
Its like dusk outside. Had a few flashes of lightning last night but these faded quickly.
Woke up to thunder and heavy rain. So far over an inch has fallen.
Weather warnings galore for the area.
Rain became so heavy a few minutes ago that a small river appeared in the road !
Nothing electric at the moment though.
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Just started snowing in Reading.
Fairly light though
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Bofh, things going along fine, the key to watch is not the direction but to watch and se eif it tilts like expected, from looking at it right now that looks like its right on time which is a good thing.
Beeb have upgraded recent forecasts which obviously is a good thing for the UK, I still think ther eis a chance they will issue a emergency broadcast tonight sometime, they did it in 2005 in a less severe set-up so they may do it again, possibly, keep your eyes peeled just in case!
As Tom said the beeb forecasts show snow now on the front edge even for the far south of England though down here it does turn to rain as the air is moderated away from the cold we've been seeing but further north according to this forecast it stays as sniw the whole way through, which obviously heightenes the risk for most.
Thanks Kold...my blood pressure must have spiked or something,
Normal service has been resumed....now wheres my prozac
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I Know - thats what i'm worried about. Could it all go pear shaped this late in the game?
Meteox radar is showing different to Meteo24.
Not sure what to believe at the moment
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Arrrghhhh
yes the radar is showing it heading Due North.
What the hell ?
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Let's hope SATSIGS doesn't see what Roger just posted. The pin needle on the SATSIG'der scale would go through the side, out the other end and smash in two.
I would say Rogers thoughts is the upmost unlikely end of what will end up happening.
What do think our chances are of seeing anything overnight ?
I have to drive up to Sonning at 4 in the morning and am getting concerned.
or have i been reading to many threads lately
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looks like the system is heading in over cornwall.
and judging by the sea state getting windy to.
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Thatr is just sad, They shut schools when we get the dusting of snow and now they're shutting them ebfore we've even got it!
My god...
Not in Reading they're not!
I have to take my son to school at 04:15 tomorrow as he's off to france for the day.
Depending on how hard and where it hits it could make my trip to the chilterns very interesting indeed.
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The maximum temperature so far is just 1.5c (5c below average) with the severe frost from last night holding well on in the shade.
I even saw some icicles from windowsills.
Hi fellow Reading weather watcher
Check out the data from the Uni or TVU as its now known.
-6.3 @ 1/4 to 8 this morning !
data obtained at 14:54.56
5min average temperature = 3.3 degC
5min average wind speed = 0.6 metres per sec=1.4 miles per hour
daily averages determined up to 14:54.56
temperature = -2.7 degC
wind speed = 0.4 m/s
extreme values so far today
max temperature 4.3 degC at 1429
min temperature -6.3 degC at 744
max wind gust 3.5 m/s at 1424
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Well should be interesting for me tomorrow.
My son has a day trip to France with his school.
I have to drop him off at 04:15 at the school which is up in the Chilterns.
Forecast is for heavy snow starting around 03:00
However the forecasts can't seem to agree on where when how much or what time.
I'll certainly be checking the radar tonight
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I know you won't believe me but we have had a snow shower here which has settled on the road. Small flakes and didn't last long but snow nonetheless.
I believe you
I'm in Reading and we had the same. Small scattering of flakes some settling on the pavement etc.Drizzle now though.
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Winds getting stronger here in Winnersh (Nr Reading) where i work.
Which is unfortunate as the airconditioning pipes are still flapping wildly about !
Max gust in Reading 50 mph at 11:24 am
Temp 14 degress
Hope my shed roof is ok
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From WeatherAction website
Weather Action forecasts are the only Long Range forecasts which have proven skill - verified by independent academic statisticians and published in scientific peer-reviewed literature (see below).
hahahahahahahahahahahaha
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snow on northern hills maybe, i see nothing in any chart that even comes close to blizzards.
I know its so annoying when the media start touting the end of the world is nigh rubbish.
What really bugs though is that when the world is still spinning and we haven't all died of hyperthermia
they never go "oops sorry our mistake".
Anyway, apologies rant over.
I'm in Reading and we had the same. Small scattering of flakes some settling on the pavement etc.
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wind has swung round and now blowing west to east.
intense rain and gusts. can't see the base anymore but its heading north north east