Storm Eunice - 18th February

[Selliso]

38 minutes ago, bluearmy said:

The warnings should emphasise this - people in the eastern half of the warning area will look outside at 10:30 and see that it’s not too bad and then go out.   the sting jet risk (which I assume is the main reason for the red warning) transfers west to east during that five hours ….

If you read the information in the warning, I think it describes the timing quite well...

[Mike Poole]

1 minute ago, GSP said:

I must be reading that wrongly as it has the prediction as 23:00? It does say to the right 22 hrs. Bit confused what the actual time of this chart is?

These charts show the maximum gusts that have occurred up to a certain time, so in the case below, up to 24hrs until midnight (1.00 French time as it is a French chart).  Obviously those gusts will be much earlier in the day.  

 

 

[Mark Smithy]

3 minutes ago, Liam Burge said:

Same here; was forecast 60mph gusts from the Met and I would say it peaked at around 45mph

I don't know how many times you need to be told this but you're not even at the start yet

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[Liam Burge]

1 minute ago, Mark Smithy said:

I don't know how many times you need to be told this but you're not even at the start yet

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[southern_softie]

Not got a weather station..  but just getting gusts now enough to make we worried we'll lose trees..   (10s of hard gust where you can see all the trees bending for most of their height).  At least we should lose fewer trees than 87, as then they all still had their leaves on.

[snowspotter]

I don’t think there is going to be a sting jet on this system . Met guy on radio 5 just said so 

[Juan Moorchants]

Getting quite gusty now in mid Suffolk - whistling away even though Wattisham's  peak in last hour of 43mph. Worse to come I fear.

Edited February 18, 2022 by Juan Moorchants

[rwtwm]

12 minutes ago, GSP said:

I must be reading that wrongly as it has the prediction as 23:00? It does say to the right 22 hrs. Bit confused what the actual time of this chart is?

Apologies if this is one of many, but the chart shows peak wind speed from 0h - 23:00h. So the highest predicted for the whole day.

[Skullzrulerz]

Still nothing of note so far, wind has died down and besides seeing leafs that's about it.

For this area it's been a let down so to speak which is a good thing.

[FetchCB]

1 minute ago, snowspotter said:

I don’t think there is going to be a sting jet on this system . Met guy on radio 5 just said so 

was he a met guy or a BBC weather presenter?

[Holsbols]

Quite a few strong gusts in the market harborough area, any idea when the peak is going to hit in Leicestershire ? Seen so many different predictions of max wind speed, not sure which ones to trust 

[Nick L]

1 minute ago, Skullzrulerz said:

Still nothing of note so far, wind has died down and besides seeing leafs that's about it.

For this area it's been a let down so to speak which is a good thing.

All weather stations in Cornwall have recorded gusts of 60-70mph so far. It's gone exactly to forecast.

[khodds]

Just picked up an email from one of our transport companies, apparently a lorry has already been turned over on the M5

[Bristawl Si]

Blowy. That's about it so far.

[Taylor31]

Wouldn't know we are in for a blustery afternoon at all on liverpool. Just woke up and having a coffee and a smoke in the garden. One of the nicest mornings I can remember . I know we aren't expecting it as bad here but blimey it's glorious out there 

[alexisj9]

2 hours ago, Eagle Eye said:

Seems the BBC have sent their reporters to Cumbria, first time I've seen them actually take the weather and report on a storm for more than 5 minutes. Seems to be one of the main headlines right now, a small win for the weather community, a big shame that it took a massive red warned storm that could kill lives for it to happen. Looking further up, turns out I missed them saying that winds were smaller than forecast, once again, not understanding the forecast.

Winds smaller than forecast in Cumbria, are they even in the storm at all. I would have thought perhaps snow at one point mind, but that would be further north now I think. 

[BleakMidwinter]

12 minutes ago, Liam Burge said:

Same here; was forecast 60mph gusts from the Met and I would say it peaked at around 45mph

Peaked? It's still building for an hour or so yet! 

[Mark Smithy]

1 minute ago, Skullzrulerz said:

Still nothing of note so far, wind has died down and besides seeing leafs that's about it.

For this area it's been a let down so to speak which is a good thing.

I'm afraid you are not only misleading. You have willed this to be a pooh-pooh from the very moment you claimed it would be nothing but a slight breeze. The evidence unfolding throughout Cornwall - empirical windspeed data - proves you to be a liar.

[Dreckly]

95mph gust at Trebarwith, 89mph just now. 

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[stripeyfox]

On 18/02/2022 at 09:31, FetchCB said:

was he a met guy or a BBC weather presenter?

I think it was Simon King (BBC Five Live guy) 

[Skullzrulerz]

3 minutes ago, Nick L said:

All weather stations in Cornwall have recorded gusts of 60-70mph so far. It's gone exactly to forecast.

It's most likely because I live in the Southern part, even on though I'm about 200 meters the clay pit hilly areas are the saving grace.

Anyways I said my bit, and will no longer comment on this thread.

Edited February 18, 2022 by Skullzrulerz

[Liam Burge]

Just now, BleakMidwinter said:

Peaked? It's still building for an hour or so yet! 

Talking about 8am-9am.

[kold weather]

9am icon estimate:

note that the stronger winds are only just starting to push into the broader SW in the next 30 minutes.

Also interestingly some parts of the SW stay relatively lower compared with the red alert areas (indeed pockets within the red alert stay lower as well).

Should see a pretty rapid shift in the higher wind zone eastwards in the next 2hrs.

[John88B]

1 minute ago, Bristle Si said:

Blowy. That's about it so far.

Lucky you but some things should be kept private

[BornFromTheVoid]

Electricity repair estimate from ESB 12:45, but I'll take that with a pinch of salt given the work they'll have today.

When the wind arrives, it doesn't provide much warning!