South East and East Anglia weather discussion/Chat - 2nd February onwards

[Ben Lewis]

6 minutes ago, Jo S said:

I bet a lot of people have done that tonight, but wont admit it, here i go, my name is Jo and i stick my head out of the back door to see how windy it is, thank you, i shall sit down now 

I wish my liking & interest for cold and snow matched my liking & interest for windy weather! 

With my only real weather turn ons being snow and heat, you can imagine one gets very frustrated living in the UK 

[saint]

I personally view storm naming as being an improvement, not necessarily for those who use weather forums, but it certainly allows a distinction between storms, especially when they've been as regular and damaging as they have been this winter (Maybe not damaging this south, but certainly further north).

I think it has definitely helped improve awareness of these storms amongst the general public, who normally don't pay too much attention. In this social media age, naming storms makes it a lot easier for organisations, emergency services, transport companies etc to not only get information out using hashtags such as #StormImogen, but again, allow people to access information about storms more easily, and generally improve awareness. 

Edited February 7, 2016 by saint

[Daniel*]

1 hour ago, Frosty hollows said:

Valentines day 2014 brought us those wind speeds too

I can only speak from a Londoners point of view being quite sheltered. 

[VillagePlank]

Pub run shows max gusts around lunchtime tomorrow along north of M4 corridor and Thames Estuary. Lots to change as low won't track as predicted: by global standards 50 miles north or south is nothing, but by UK standards it's a big deal. Here's the chart, and also don't forget this isn't high resolution so factors such as roughness length aren't really considered:

Edited February 7, 2016 by VillagePlank

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Insane rain here and very gusty winds radar is looking nasty 

[Snoopie42]

6 minutes ago, Surrey said:

Insane rain here and very gusty winds radar is looking nasty 

Yes an organised band of very heavy rain stretching from Andover to Maidenhead moving ENE,  squally winds also.

Edited February 7, 2016 by Snoopie42

[Sidsnake]

Very gusty down here in Tunbridge Wells.  Glad my two early lambs are not newborns. 

[Alpine glow]

I've lived here at the highest point in Brighton for 18 months now and never known constant wind strengths like this.

Also upgrades for coldies on the pub run!!

[Daniel*]

Very heavy rain blowing sideways in the wind..very bright echoes to the west of me.

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That squall just went through here, absolutely insane weather.. Was not expecting that tonight 

[Wivenswold]

Fair play to the met office who had hail symbols over London at 22.00 as far back as Thursday afternoon. 

[stainesbloke]

2 minutes ago, Surrey said:

That squall just went through here, absolutely insane weather.. Was not expecting that tonight 

That was mad! Heard the rain getting heavier so hung out of a window watching it. Then the squall hit and it looked like a tornado passing. Still chucking it down.

[Wivenswold]

Three power cuts confirmed in the Guildford area. And so it starts. 

[Reefseeker]

Lordy this is insane, not sure whether to be scared!

[snowfish1]

6 minutes ago, Surrey said:

That squall just went through here, absolutely insane weather.. Was not expecting that tonight 

Where's the best place to look for the radar?? 

[k66yla]

More of my fence has gone already. I dread to think what the damage is going to be like tomorrow. Hoping my scooter stays upright!

[Mal_UK]

INSANE!!  Squall just passed through.  I'm not joking when I say I've only seen something similar in crazy storm films. 

[Frosty hollows]

2 minutes ago, snowfish1 said:

Where's the best place to look for the radar?? 

This is from the radar page here

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=radar;sess=

[Mark wheeler]

Wow absolute chaos for 5 mins mad gusts torrential rain and the sky dish with no signal for 5 mins... Mad

[Mal_UK]

Sounds like another coming through? 

[Mark wheeler]

Just looked at the latest radar returns a squall line seemed to intensify as it hit London area

[Sandman]

32 minutes ago, Alpine glow said:

I've lived here at the highest point in Brighton for 18 months now and never known constant wind strengths like this.

Also upgrades for coldies on the pub run!!

I live 100 yards off the seafront in Worthing and its getting very rough outside. Not looking forward to the night ahead.

[Alpine glow]

Apparently Southern Ireland have reported gusts up to 90mph!  That's nuts - coming this way too!

[Mal_UK]

Are there sites that show max recorded wind speeds around the area? 

 

Thanks, 

Mal

[vindows]

Now that was some crazy weather over here in Woodford Green!