I'd rather have the snow than the severe winds we're being forecast here in Devon

Thanks for the update El

@slimfern posted:

I'd rather have the snow than the severe winds we're being forecast here in Devon

Thanks for the update El

Me too Slim….high winds really scare me Stay safe tomorrow everyone

Just had a red alert extreme winds text from the government,I pressed ok and it disappeared before I read it 🤣….feeling apprehensive as the online weather forecasts are saying 75mph gusts and the weather guy on the tv said 90 mph, scary night and day ahead.

@Amythist posted:

Just had a red alert extreme winds text from the government,I pressed ok and it disappeared before I read it 🤣….feeling apprehensive as the online weather forecasts are saying 75mph gusts and the weather guy on the tv said 90 mph, scary night and day ahead.

Take care Amy 

@slimfern posted:

Take care Amy 

Thanks Slim

@Baz posted:

Me too Slim….high winds really scare me Stay safe tomorrow everyone

Same here Baz...take care

@Amythist posted:..

Just had a red alert extreme winds text from the government,I pressed ok and it disappeared before I read it 🤣….feeling apprehensive as the online weather forecasts are saying 75mph gusts and the weather guy on the tv said 90 mph, scary night and day ahead.

Yes,I saw that on the news  …..stay very safe down there Amythist and Slim

@Baz posted:

Yes,I saw that on the news  …..stay very safe down there Amythist and Slim

Thanks Baz it’s getting a bit louder now gusts in the 60’s

@Amythist posted:

Thanks Baz it’s getting a bit louder now gusts in the 60’s

And it’s only just started It’s ramping up here too ….going to be a long 24 hours

@Baz posted:

And it’s only just started It’s ramping up here too ….going to be a long 24 hours

I know, I’m dreading it. There’s one or two gusts that really banged the house just now and I’m thinking what’s it going to be like at 3am …….😱 I ve got my audiobook and I’m just going to listen to that and hopefully sleep   Good wishes, don’t go climbing trees

@Amythist posted:

I know, I’m dreading it. There’s one or two gusts that really banged the house just now and I’m thinking what’s it going to be like at 3am …….😱 I ve got my audiobook and I’m just going to listen to that and hopefully sleep   Good wishes, don’t go climbing trees

Yes, I’m planning to listen to my audio book, or relaxing music… too…with my earphones in , and hope my fences stay up! Seriously , take care Amythist .

@Baz posted:

Yes, I’m planning to listen to my audio book, or relaxing music… too…with my earphones in , and hope my fences stay up! Seriously , take care Amythist .

Well I managed to sleep till 5 but couldn’t go back to sleep as it’s still raging out there……there’s some big trees down in the area but that’s all I know…it’s still dark

@Amythist posted:

Well I managed to sleep till 5 but couldn’t go back to sleep as it’s still raging out there……there’s some big trees down in the area but that’s all I know…it’s still dark

Reports of trees down in Devon too Amy, and a few roads have been closed as a result or as a precaution...
Hope you managed a bit more sleep and are feeling safe

Glad you are both ok. I was up at 5 o’clock too Amythist …although the brunt  of the storm only hit here about an hour ago l! It’s very dark too …..in fact the battery operated sensor lights I’ve got on the stairs, hallway etc . keep coming on ! I just hope the worst of it passes soon !  The Ocado driver said there are trees down around here too Slim .

Anyway , stay safe everyone ….the furthest I’ve been today is out to feed the wildlife , and put a brick on top of a bin lid that must have blown open overnight !

A man in his 40s died when a tree hit his van on the A59 at Longton, near Preston

@El Loro posted:

A man in his 40s died when a tree hit his van on the A59 at Longton, near Preston

Yes, I just read that El …very sad .

Storm Darragh taking its time to clear, so although the red warning has ended, the amber warning for wind ends at 11 pm, the yellow warning in places which continues to 6 am tomorrow, that's immediately replaced with another yellow warning for wind from then until 6pm tomorrow. So although not as windy as today, it will still be windy.

How is everyone? Did any of you lose power?

We had one of these storms here in the greater Seattle area a few weeks ago, and pockets of neighborhoods were without power for almost a week! (I was lucky—we were only out for a couple of hours.)

@El Loro posted:

Storm Darragh taking its time to clear, so although the red warning has ended, the amber warning for wind ends at 11 pm, the yellow warning in places which continues to 6 am tomorrow, that's immediately replaced with another yellow warning for wind from then until 6pm tomorrow. So although not as windy as today, it will still be windy.

@Lori posted:

How is everyone? Did any of you lose power?

We had one of these storms here in the greater Seattle area a few weeks ago, and pockets of neighborhoods were without power for almost a week! (I was lucky—we were only out for a couple of hours.)

Winds seem to be blowing just as hard El if not harder at times 

But no loss of power here Lori...not yet anyways

@Lori posted:

How is everyone? Did any of you lose power?

We had one of these storms here in the greater Seattle area a few weeks ago, and pockets of neighborhoods were without power for almost a week! (I was lucky—we were only out for a couple of hours.)

The UK National Grid people say that there are tens of thousands of people are without power, some in the south of Wales, some in the south west of England, some along the Bristol Channel, some in South Gloucestershire, some in Herefordshire and Worcestershire, some in Shropshire and smaller numbers elsewhere,

Elsewhere there are more than 40,000 households in Northern Ireland

Worse hit has been Ireland with almost 325,000 customers without power.

I haven't had any power cuts.

Horrendous here too Lori….but no power cuts , thankfully ….although I did make sure the torches and sensor lights all have new batteries in them….and my phone and iPad are fully charged

@Baz posted:

Horrendous here too Lori….but no power cuts , thankfully ….although I did make sure the torches and sensor lights all have new batteries in them….and my phone and iPad are fully charged

I bought a couple of wind-up torches & lanterns a couple of months ago just incase I run out of batteries...never too prepared I say

@slimfern posted:

I bought a couple of wind-up torches & lanterns a couple of months ago just incase I run out of batteries...never too prepared I say

I've got a wind up torch too, Slim

@El Loro posted:

I've got a wind up torch too, Slim

Have you had to use it yet El....any good?

In these uncertain times it just seemed a sensible thing to buy..

@El Loro posted:

I've got a wind up torch too, Slim

I used to have one but it broke At a push there is always the torch on my phone And the batteries in my sensor lights ….in hall, stairs , landing , bedroom , and bathroom last quite a long time , so…..

@slimfern posted:

Have you had to use it yet El....any good?

In these uncertain times it just seemed a sensible thing to buy..

I've had the torch for a few years., Slim. I rarely use it but it is useful not only in a power cut but where there's little light from a light bulb such as under the stairs.

That’s a lot of people without power! 😳

96mph in Berryhead! 

@slimfern posted:

96mph in Berryhead! 

@slimfern posted:

96mph in Berryhead! 

Hope everyone is ok. It’s very flat where I am so we were worried about flooding but we are fine, though others in the county have been flooded.

@Crock Pot posted:

Hope everyone is ok. It’s very flat where I am so we were worried about flooding but we are fine, though others in the county have been flooded.

Glad you weren’t flooded Crock Pot

Light rain and a moderate breeze according to the BBC - we really have a massive storm raging here

Sounds like heavy traffic but its howling wind and rain ... and we were contemplating a brief look out to Durham!!

@Saint posted:

Light rain and a moderate breeze according to the BBC - we really have a massive storm raging here

Sounds like heavy traffic but its howling wind and rain ... and we were contemplating a brief look out to Durham!!

Take care you..

@Saint posted:

Light rain and a moderate breeze according to the BBC - we really have a massive storm raging here

Sounds like heavy traffic but its howling wind and rain ... and we were contemplating a brief look out to Durham!!

Stay safe Renton

Wasn't too bad here in London. A few trees down, but I did venture out to the gym and supermarket and by Sunday it was just breezy and wet. Hope no-one here's homes/ cars were damaged. 💖

@kimota posted:

Wasn't too bad here in London. A few trees down, but I did venture out to the gym and supermarket and by Sunday it was just breezy and wet. Hope no-one here's homes/ cars were damaged. 💖

Glad it’s wasn’t too bad Kimota ….it was dreadful here …but everything is still in tact