Atlantic Storms - January 2012

[Lauren]

I onions you not a couple of houses over the road have lost many many tiles and squall isn't here yet!

I'm assuming i'll know when it hits!

[gottolovethisweather]

Will it hit Brighton.. I can't find the link to see ?!

Yes, approx. 12:45 I would say judging by the radar, maybe earlier.

gottolovethisweather

[kold weather]

Impressive feature, just for a brief minute it looked like we were in a tropical storm. Worst of it has just passed.

Long squall thats for sure, strongest area east of Chelmsford at the moment from the looks of the radar.

[juthepoo]

Hit us here in Horsham about 10 minutes ago as well, lasted around 5 minutes. Never seen it rain so hard!

[AlexM94]

a lot of rain here today, had a couple of hours of fairly heavy rain! winds gusting to around 45mph so not bad at all but met office have a yellow warning for us in caithness and orkney for this afternoon: "The public should be aware of the risk of disruption as North to northwesterly winds increase on Tuesday afternoon, reaching severe gale or storm force for a time" wasnt expecting that!

[Bobby]

Pictures of some severe damage in Scotland

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16392381

[Robbie Garrett]

Squall line just passed over Southwark (just south of the Thames in the city)....great driving rain, now calmed down, but still pretty heavy....

Yeah that was rather intense, visibility dropped to about 100meters. Hail, Rain the lot, the wind must have gusted to 70mph?

[Biggin]

Just hit here, only lasted 2 mins, but Impressive.

[Brassmonkeylily]

wow ...seems the squal line is hitting this part of Surrey .. heavy rain and powerful gusts ....

[Insert Name Here]

My wee house survived a sting jet. Yahhhoooo!! My nearest weather station drumalbin had sustained 66 and gust 95 and I made it thru without losing a slate .

Must be all the practice :-s

Edited January 3, 2012 by Insert Name Here

[Kentish Kiwi]

Well that was certainly something! A proper squall. Very good storm for this area.

[Team Jo]

Think the squall just passing over here now, went dark, loads of hail, and now the wind is gusting hard enough to move the glass panels in the conservatory. Hail has passed on and now back to sheets of rain.

Just called my old man at work in Southend and he said it hasn't started to even rain there yet....

[Liam J]

Wind is slowly easing, recorded my second highest gust of 82.4mph, the strongest being during the January 2005 storm which I recorded 91mph.

Rather surprised at the severity of this storm, models underestimated the potential right up until the last minute.

[Lauren]

Gone eerily quiet..... :huh:

[Stormyking]

Wow it has been very nasty out there, especially with the squall line that has just passed through, lots of trees down in places and so much debrie about.

An interesting start of weather to 2012

[Aaron]

A little bit windy here but nothing noteworthy..

[Alpine glow]

Here comes the rain... eerily calm at times wind wise compared to 5 mins... but it's coming

[Hurricane Debby]

amazing in sutton wasn't it recovery stations now lol

I love it !! No wonder I am still single. At least here I am not deemed as being weird for loving this kind of thing. Everywhere else I am deemed as a bloody weirdo !! Hence my love for Netweather x

[Paul Sherman]

Pretty Impressive for UK - Some pea sized hail and the temperature drop was rapid as well. All over within 10 minutes, guttering done for and roads flooded around here, you also have to play dodge the pink recycling sacks (Bin Day) as they are strewn across the roads

[StLuke]

Stunning squall line just passed through Southend, the most exciting weather to have happened here for the past 12 months, says it all really!!

[Lauren]

Is it supposed to have hit me yet because the rain has just picked up but the wind seems to have died down.

[Lee Parsons]

Fed up now, new fence blown over, greenhouse panes smashed...Exciting but troublesome weather.....

[Biggin]

Is it supposed to have hit me yet because the rain has just picked up but the wind seems to have died down.

Bout 10 15 mins ago here. Awesome but short.

[k66yla]

I think its just about to start here, gone very dark to my NW. Only lost my greenhouse & reed screening so far!

[bobbydog]

well it only lasted about 10 mins but i dont remember ever seeing rain that heavy in my life!!