This is an odd beasty indeed! It goes calmer, then suddenly its back, then after ten mins or so, it goes calmer again, then its back again, worse than the time before!
Just had a heavy shower here. Never heard the wind come back so suddenly. It was quiet for abit before, then this BANG and its suddenly screaming again! Even the floor lifted! Its a LONG time since Ive felt that happen!
Its not even here yet! Rains going sideways, and its LASHING down. Tis quite something to watch it race along the hill outside in blankets! Water can barely reach the drain out in the garden, its getting blown back from it!
And now its gone clear apart from looking west. Never seen CB's move THAT fast in my life!
I think its most certainly possible. I think the 105mph was recorded at Prestwick where there were some planes flipped over, but there were higher gusts farther inland and higher up.
From the met office the highest gusts around Prestwick is 86mph, which seems to be the highest they give for Ayrshire, but as prestwick is right on the coast Id say the gust will be higher still than that.
Looks like we might be getting something here in Ayrshire. Some very heavy showers moving up the long the coast with a couple of flashes where I am. Sky is a lovely violet colour!
Seems to be some activity around the Firth of Clyde area. Certainly looking out the window, it looks pretty black over that way...with a nice peachy tint to the clouds!
I also remember planes being overturned at Prestwick airport. It was certainly scary, I would have been around 9 then, and was fascinated with the weather, and that storm has made me wary of strong winds since, but NOTHING has come close to it here.