Ex Ts Katia To Hit The UK - Chat Thread

[Sprites]

Very true, and yes your right about the snow aswell just plain ignorance. I saw a kid down my road last winter when it was at it's peak in terms of coldness going down the road on a skateboard in what was probably about -6 in just a t-shirt and shorts, no surprise to hear that the next day he was rushed to hospital and was seriously ill with hyperthemia and only just survived, what a plonker!!!! :-/

lol ,he saw the sun was out and thought ah nice n warm today...

[knightrider]

lol ,he saw the sun was out and thought ah nice n warm today...

No cause it was in the evening and was dark lol

[Coast]

Current status:

[Sprites]

Why would we blame Global Warming?

i suppose Global Warming caused the 1703 windstorm?

you can blame almost anything on global warming pmpl.

[Coast]

Current centre on Tuesday morning

[Crimson_Sprite]

I agree with you there, American forecasters put out weather watches about a week in advance even if their low on confidence look what happened with Irene they hyped it up as a once in a generation storm just cause it was heading for New York and by the time it got there it was barely a hurricane at all, but I would rather they just assumed the worst case scenario then flippantly hope for the best!

Please dont forget the MASSIVE flooding and loss of life with Irene though.. The winds werent of much note, but the flooding she caused was absolutely unreal in the mid-Atlantic states and New England. Over 40 people died from it. So Irene did impact the regions SEVERELY just not with wind paticularly. Check the floods out!!

this is in upstate NY

[Aaron]

NYC really did come out relatively unharmed!

[knightrider]

NYC really did come out relatively unharmed!

Yes north and south Carolina got abit slammed by the winds and had alot of flooding true but in NYC it was just a few roads near the river mouth that had some flooding over then that the centre of the city was relatively unscathed.

[Ja23]

Wow big downgrade on the 06z,

[Crimson_Sprite]

Yes north and south Carolina got abit slammed by the winds and had alot of flooding true but in NYC it was just a few roads near the river mouth that had some flooding over then that the centre of the city was relatively unscathed.

NYC was really lucky, deffo! But the worst of the storm went more inland into Vermont and upstate NY and New Jersey. The coasts of North and South Carolina got hit bad, but its the inland states that usually dont get it so much that really suffered with the flooding. I just meant to say that I dont think Irene was "over-hyped" I think the flooding and intense weather they predicted was spot on, just the wrong area. They evacuated NYC cuz its dead low and on barrier islands. But the devastation was more NW is all.

[glasgow-guy]

after the 2005 storm home insurance covered the cost of damage to my roof 12 tiles in total needing to be renewed however I was over £700 replacing my large section of fence out of my own pocket this year if my fence gets blown over i will have no spare cash to fix it this year at least lets hope those concreted posts hold

[Aaron]

Wow big downgrade on the 06z,

Will need more than 1 to confirm anything!

[Ja23]

Will need more than 1 to confirm anything!

That chart would still produce gusts 60mph to 70mph for Western Scotland.

I believe the GFS will probably follow what UKMO is saying. But that's just my thought.

[Radiating Dendrite]

Will need more than 1 to confirm anything!

Yes.......but it is a useful reality check.

This can downgrade just as much as it can upgrade.

[knightrider]

Wow big downgrade on the 06z,

I hope this is just a glitch lol Come on Katia liven up!

Local ITV weather forecast just indicated steady windspeed of 35mph for Monday in the London region, if that's correct then it's going to get pretty nasty even here with 60mph+ gusts I would think!

[Radiating Dendrite]

I hope this is just a glitch lol Come on Katia liven up!

Local ITV weather forecast just indicated steady windspeed of 35mph for Monday in the London region, if that's correct then it's going to get pretty nasty even here with 60mph+ gusts I would think!

I cannot see that at the moment unless it was to track much further south.

Around the coasts it could get gusty, but inland and given the built up nature of the London area it would be rare to achieve a gust of 60mph+

[knightrider]

I cannot see that at the moment unless it was to track much further south.

Around the coasts it could get gusty, but inland and given the built up nature of the London area it would be rare to achieve a gust of 60mph+

We've had it plenty of times before!

[Radiating Dendrite]

We've had it plenty of times before!

When?

1987 yes, but getting such gusts in London would be difficult.

[Aaron]

When?

1987 yes, but getting such gusts in London would be difficult.

I would have thought built up environments would increase wind speed. It certainly did in Leeds in March, a skyscraper created a fierce wind tunnel unfortunately resulting in a life lost.

Edited September 8, 2011 by aaron

[Radiating Dendrite]

Mon 12/09 01:00 04:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00 Ave Temp 13°C 14°C 16°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 17°C 14°C Wind

10mph

9.5mph

13.8mph

14.2mph

15.6mph

14.6mph

11.4mph

10.6mph Gust 30mph 30mph 38mph 32mph 31mph 28mph 28mph 30mph Feels Like 14°C 17°C 20°C 24°C 24°C 22°C 19°C 16°C Air Pressure 1007 mb 1007 mb 1005 mb 1006 mb 1007 mb 1008 mb 1011 mb 1014 mb Rainfall 0 mm

None 0.3 mm

V Light 0.6 mm

V Light 1.2 mm

Light 1.399 mm

Light 0 mm

None 0 mm

None 0 mm

None Cloud Cover 42% 94% 88% 91% 78% 74% 37% 0% Snow Forecast 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Storm Chance 0% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 0% Forecast

Current London forecast for Monday......38mph gusts.

I would have thought built up environments would increase wind speed. It certainly did in Leeds in March, a skyscraper created a fierce wind tunnel unfortunately resulting in a life lost.

Depends on the direction of the wind.

Edited September 8, 2011 by Radiating Dendrite

[Aaron]

Mon 12/09 01:00 04:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 16:00 19:00 22:00 Ave Temp 13°C 14°C 16°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 17°C 14°C Wind

10mph

9.5mph

13.8mph

14.2mph

15.6mph

14.6mph

11.4mph

10.6mph Gust 30mph 30mph 38mph 32mph 31mph 28mph 28mph 30mph Feels Like 14°C 17°C 20°C 24°C 24°C 22°C 19°C 16°C Air Pressure 1007 mb 1007 mb 1005 mb 1006 mb 1007 mb 1008 mb 1011 mb 1014 mb Rainfall 0 mm

None 0.3 mm

V Light 0.6 mm

V Light 1.2 mm

Light 1.399 mm

Light 0 mm

None 0 mm

None 0 mm

None Cloud Cover 42% 94% 88% 91% 78% 74% 37% 0% Snow Forecast 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Storm Chance 0% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 0% Forecast

Current London forecast for Monday......38mph gusts.

Depends on the direction of the wind.

Even the forecast for Skye and Stornoway et al is rather unimpressive so I wouldn't take them too seriously.. Met Office not really taking any note of this for some odd reason.

Edited September 8, 2011 by aaron

[knightrider]

I would have thought built up environments would increase wind speed. It certainly did in Leeds in March, a skyscraper created a fierce wind tunnel unfortunately resulting in a life lost.

Exactly, what nonesense 1987 wasnt just 60mph try 100mph+ for that. 60mph is quite rare inland yes but not unheard of, it's something you'd expect a couple of times every 3 years or so, last time we had 60mph winds in London was only a couple of years back in November 09 so it's nothing we arn't used too!

[Coast]

Met Office not really taking any note of this for some odd reason.

:winky: I think they probably are, I guess they are keeping their powder dry until Saturday as the track starts to become more certain.

[knightrider]

Even the forecast for Skye and Stornoway et al is rather unimpressive so I wouldn't take them too seriously.. Met Office not really taking any note of this for some odd reason.

Exactly dont think the Met Office have updated their data yet.

[Radiating Dendrite]

Exactly, what nonesense 1987 wasnt just 60mph try 100mph+ for that. 60mph is quite rare inland yes but not unheard of, it's something you'd expect a couple of times every 3 years or so, last time we had 60mph winds in London was only a couple of years back in November 09 so it's nothing we arn't used too!

I would rather you did not quote my posts as nonsense.

I did not say that 1987 only produced a 60mph gust.

All I asked was for some evidence of such high gusts being recorded, from a London based weather station for example in other more recent events.

Edited September 8, 2011 by Radiating Dendrite