Storm Ciarán

[Frosty hollows]

Eye has passed now and pressure starting to rise- 956 from a low of 953

[sheikhy]

Well that low is much further south and thank god its been a non event for most!!!after all the excitement of the last few days and that it looked further north on satellite observations last night lol!!!!spare a thought for northern france though!!this has actually been one of the better mornings around here this week!!

[Jo Farrow]

A record of the ASXX

and the current radar showing UKV low centre /isobars

Rain has set in now around The Forth

[Mapantz]

The center came in around the Bridport area and dropped to 953.5 as it tracked east between Bournemouth and Portsmouth.

[Snowboy111]

I got a bit wet ! 

[Atmogenic]

Well I wasn't expecting to be woken up in the middle of my sleep by a loud clap of thunder, It's so unusual to hear thunder in november, I get there is thundersnow but that is rare within itself anywhere.

 

But it seems i'm in the eye now as there is only a bit of wind but no howling or whistling like there was last night against my windows. Will check out any damages around my area and mum said on her way to tesco there is a fallen tree

[claret047]

1 hour ago, IanT said:

My friend’s son goes to a state school in nearby Hampshire. It’s closed today because of the “major incident”. Meanwhile my son is at rowing training with his (independent) school. We had a message at 0600 saying that that training was on, and that they would make an assessment on river levels/condition and the overhead weather at 0800. If conditions weren’t considered safe the boys would run together (about 4km) from the boathouse to the school and train together in the gym there.

 

Which set of kids are getting the right messages about risk management, perseverance, commitment, attitude to life etc…?

Both sets. The independent school is doing the correct thing by hopefully undertaking a robust risk assessment, whilst the state sector school is possibly using local knowledge as to whether roads are flooded/blocked by debris/wind strength is and is likely to be and whether their teaching staff are able to travel to the school. These days few teachers live in close proximity to their school. We don't know the situation and so it is a tad foolish to make broad-stroke comments without knowing the entire suite of facts.

[sunnijim]

Certainly cutting up rough on the seafront.

Just got lifted and blown along by the wind at Brighton marina.

A little scary even for me,went with a "it's not that bad attitude"

Monster waves too.

Will try and get some photos at the 1pm high tide

[Glaswegianblizzard]

22 minutes ago, Jo Farrow said:

A record of the ASXX

and the current radar showing UKV low centre /isobars

Rain has set in now around The Forth

It’s the most dry, calm and still day here in the west, crazy to think such a band of rain around 60 miles away.

6 minutes ago, Snowboy111 said:

I got a bit wet ! 

Be careful at that seafront will you?

[Gonzolio Martinez]

953mb here now and still falling

I think this is the lowest surface pressure I've been personally present within

EDIT: 952mb now

Edited November 2, 2023 by Gonzolio Martinez

[GSP]

Short video as the eye passed here.

 

[Jo Farrow]

Look at ST Clement on Jersey

 

[Mapantz]

3 minutes ago, Gonzolio Martinez said:

953mb here now and still falling

I think this is the lowest surface pressure I've been personally present within

EDIT: 952mb now

You'll need to adjust your relative pressure, as that's too low. The system bottomed out at 953.5 along the south coast 

[GSP]

3 minutes ago, Jo Farrow said:

Look at ST Clement on Jersey

 

So sorry to see this carnage. Just miserable for all those affected.

[alexisj9]

Gusts before the eye came through between 9-10 76 mph. Back in the storm now, but much calmer winds.

Edited November 2, 2023 by alexisj9
Put time right

[Mapantz]

Between 5pm yesterday and 5am this morning, pressure dropped 35.1 hPa here.

[Downburst]

8 minutes ago, GSP said:

So sorry to see this carnage. Just miserable for all those affected.

How many roofers and general builders on that island? Then think how hard it is to find a competent one anywhere, much less else on an island. Just how will the people get help quickly enough to prevent more damage and get enough insurance assessors. Really is terrible.

I had roofers up recently for a survey and had them fix absolutely anything they saw even slightly not perfect, I was able to get up the scaffolding myself to oversee etc. This tragedy for these poor folks is a reminder to all that in this climate you need a sound roof, all roofs need attention, they never get better on their own and even if all else falls apart at least you have the proverbial roof over your head. In this case the feeling these people have today is not that. Heads up and lets see what help they get, including hopefully flying out teams of volunteers to work it

[alexisj9]

This storm like dipping it's toes in water, all the way along the south coast, now heading up east coast. Likes the border between both for some reason.

[Lakigigar]

And this seems like the peak, feels like it is even more intense than half an hour ago. The ICON/ARPEGE/WRF models all suggest peak between now and 2PM (brussels time)

[warrenb]

Just had the eye pass about 20 miles to our south over Aldeburgh, went calm here for about 5 minutes, wind has now switched and got up again, and the rain has restarted. I am in Kessingland at the moment

Edited November 2, 2023 by warrenb

[Snowboy111]

4 minutes ago, Downburst said:

How many roofers and general builders on that island? Then think how hard it is to find a competent one anywhere, much less else on an island. Just how will the people get help quickly enough to prevent more damage and get enough insurance assessors. Really is terrible.

I had roofers up recently for a survey and had them fix absolutely anything they saw even slightly not perfect, I was able to get up the scaffolding myself to oversee etc. This tragedy for these poor folks is a reminder to all that in this climate you need a sound roof, all roofs need attention, they never get better on their own and even if all else falls apart at least you have the proverbial roof over your head. In this case the feeling these people have today is not that. Heads up and lets see what help they get, including hopefully flying out teams of volunteers to work it

There’s a good few but if it’s like Guernsey roofers most will be already booked up prior to to this. 

[Islander]

What a storm! Tree down in my garden and a smashed fence to boot! 100mph winds here, but in France 207kph winds (128mph) blimey!!

[Atmogenic]

Tree has fallen in my local tesco

 

[alexisj9]

Apart from when the eye was here, it's still gusting more than I thought, wind has turned though obviously, more sws, 51 between 10-11

[Anthony147]

30 minutes ago, Jo Farrow said:

Look at ST Clement on Jersey

 

That's the video to show when people are gutted a storm is going to miss them