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Possible Storm / Strong winds 26th to 28th October 2013 ?

Tazio · 2013-10-21 16:41:45

Mods please move / delete if appropriate etc.. (very infrequent poster here) Have been looking at the GFS runs for the end of the month over the last 2 weeks and there sees to be a common theme... (In my very very amateur mind)... It looks like a wind event at the end of the month.. It's only a week off now, so whats the…

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#302 28-10-2013 11:44am
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230,000 homes with no power
2 people killed
guests of wind 99mph
is this not serious enough?

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#303 28-10-2013 11:55am
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Brianmeath wrote: »

230,000 homes with no power
2 people killed
guests of wind 99mph
is this not serious enough?

well said its a terrible tragedy for those involved, some posters seem to want the worst possible outcome from storms.In London tree fell on a house causing a gas explosion which demolished three homes thats a tragedy for those involved

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#304 28-10-2013 12:03pm
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Storm moving away from the UK and starting to be (really) felt in The Netherlands now. Vlieland, on the NW coast (of The Netherlands) reporting sustained wind of 65mph, gusting to 85mph.

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#305 28-10-2013 12:04pm
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Storm 10 wrote: »

well said its a terrible tragedy for those involved, some posters seem to want the worst possible outcome from storms.

Ah I kind of disagree. I think that because this is a technical discussion, a lot of the characteristics of this storm don't add up with regards to the extreme reports that are being given and that's why there are some dismissive notions floating about.

However, it's always disappointing to see exciting stormy weather being dumbed down as nothing before it's even had a chance to happen, as I love storms!

Hopefully there are no more deaths, that's fairly bad news to wake up to. Thankfully the number is so low. Still...

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#306 28-10-2013 12:13pm
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Serious enough here in The Netherlands atm. Vlieland now reporting gusts of 145 km/h and a sustained windspeed of 117km/h.

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#307 28-10-2013 12:22pm
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yes, some strong peak gusts (km/h) in the Netherlands now

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#308 28-10-2013 12:37pm
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The gust to 99mph is a complete outlier, it is because the station on the Needles is on the side of a cliff at a high elevation exposed to the sea and is notorious for recording extreme anomalous winds.

Discussion on it here previously:

http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/59584-needles-old-battery-lee-on-the-solent-weather-stations/

Some very high winds in the southeast as the system cleared.

Most significant for me was the 70mph gust reported at Heathrow. A decent gust for an inland location, otherwise inland gusts were 50-60mph with some gusts to 80mph on the exposed southern coast.

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#309 28-10-2013 12:47pm
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Recent 92mph gust at Vlieland (on the NW coast of The Netherlands)...looks like a pretty serious storm for those parts and Denmark in a couple of hours.

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#310 28-10-2013 1:09pm
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Denmark due for some rough stuff now. NAE at 3pm.

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#311 28-10-2013 1:11pm
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Just showed a double decker toppled over by the wind on sky news there

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#312 28-10-2013 1:20pm
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A couple of discussions on radio and TV talked about the sting jet phenomenon possibly being associated with today's storm. Alex Deakin mentioned it on BBC News.

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#313 28-10-2013 1:28pm
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It was quite gusty here at around 6 this morning,. A couple of trees were down where I live. About 30 minutes after being told i had the day off due to the high winds, the worst was over.

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#314 28-10-2013 1:31pm
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nacho libre wrote: »

It was quite gusty here at around 6 this morning,. A couple of trees were down where I live. About 30 minutes after being told i had the day off due to the high winds, the worst was over.

Very like when your school calls a snow day and then about an hour later the sun comes out and it all melts away

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#315 28-10-2013 1:32pm
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what annoys me is the hype by the media. Yes it wasn't as bad as first thought/forecast, but loss of life is the worst scenario that came TRUE. I think the ukmo got it near enough spot on with the south east being worst hit. I wonder how the danish press/media are handling it?

A lot of cancellations that happened pre storm didn't need to be. I can understand the frustration from people.

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#316 28-10-2013 2:02pm
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Whilst I wouldn't recommend for anyone to read the Daily Mail - there is a good selection of storm damage images here.....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2478056/UK-storm-SHUTDOWN-Homes-power-trains-suspended-flights-cancelled-St-Judes-Storm-lashes-Britain.html

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#317 28-10-2013 2:08pm
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snaps wrote: »

what annoys me is the hype by the media. Yes it wasn't as bad as first thought/forecast, but loss of life is the worst scenario that came TRUE. I think the ukmo got it near enough spot on with the south east being worst hit. I wonder how the danish press/media are handling it?

A lot of cancellations that happened pre storm didn't need to be. I can understand the frustration from people.

That's the point I was making this morning, while there were a handful of serious incidents and unfortunately a fatality, the hype, scaremongering and disruption to travel far outweigh the actual event, I've been 10 miles from the south east coast all morning and out since 6am and it's been no worse then a typical blustery day with a strong gust every now and again. By all means give warnings and take precautions but you'd swear we had a cat 5 hurricane from the build up all week.

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#318 28-10-2013 2:10pm
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SnowDrifts wrote: »

Whilst I wouldn't recommend for anyone to read the Daily Mail - there is a good selection of storm damage images here.....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2478056/UK-storm-SHUTDOWN-Homes-power-trains-suspended-flights-cancelled-St-Judes-Storm-lashes-Britain.html

Why not? It's a completely unbiased and impartial newspaper.

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#319 28-10-2013 2:15pm
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Mesut Ozil wrote: »

Why not? It's a completely unbiased and impartial newspaper.

The pics are excellent today,some serious damage done,Ireland dodged a bullet this weekend.

2 people missing after a tree fell on a house rupturing the gas main causing an explosion.

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#320 28-10-2013 2:18pm
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SnowDrifts wrote: »

Whilst I wouldn't recommend for anyone to read the Daily Mail - there is a good selection of storm damage images here.....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2478056/UK-storm-SHUTDOWN-Homes-power-trains-suspended-flights-cancelled-St-Judes-Storm-lashes-Britain.html

A lot of photos in today's British media is old stuff.

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#321 28-10-2013 2:32pm
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More discussion of the Sting jet by Dan holley on Twitter, https://mobile.twitter.com/danholley_/status/394784701254094848/photo/1

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#322 28-10-2013 2:37pm
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Old Street Roundabout at 6:45 a.m.

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#323 28-10-2013 2:48pm
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The storm has reached Sylt with a 147 km/h gust.

Perhaps a good day for skipper training in rough conditions or?

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#324 28-10-2013 5:11pm
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The brother living in London said he spotted about 10 trees down this morn on his way to work, few big ones.
Said it was very windy but not stormy at 6 o clock

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#325 28-10-2013 5:18pm
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lolie wrote: »

The brother living in London said he spotted about 10 trees down this morn on his way to work, few big ones.
Said it was very windy but not stormy at 6 o clock

Those big tree growing out of footpaths are lethal ,and seem to be let grow with out trimming, plus the root system looked very weak and partly rotted, as was case with all the big tree I've seen in these pictures. These trees are just looking for an excuse to fall.
They have no ground to expand the root, so you end up with huge tree with no big root system to made it stable

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#326 28-10-2013 5:52pm
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Is there any update on a possible storm for us next weekend, if its on would somone with greater knowledge on weather than me start a new thread

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#327 28-10-2013 5:53pm
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Storm 10 wrote: »

Is there any update on a possible storm for us next weekend, if its on would somone with greater knowledge on weather than me start a new thread

already started :P

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057070632

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#328 28-10-2013 5:59pm
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BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Those big tree growing out of footpaths are lethal ,and seem to be let grow with out trimming, plus the root system looked very weak and partly rotted, as was case with all the big tree I've seen in these pictures. These trees are just looking for an excuse to fall.
They have no ground to expand the root, so you end up with huge tree with no big root system to made it stable

True and as trees down there still have most their leaves on them still it doesnt take much of a storm to knock them

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#329 28-10-2013 6:31pm
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looks like Denmark are going to get it bad

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#330 28-10-2013 7:03pm
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BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Those big tree growing out of footpaths are lethal ,. These trees are just looking for an excuse to fall.
They have no ground to expand the root, so you end up with huge tree with no big root system to made it stable

Indeed borntobwilde, most of the trees down near where I live were due to this.

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#331 28-10-2013 7:08pm
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always amazed that councils, with their elf and safety talk, haven't removed a lot of the old trees on paths and beside roads.
after every storm there's always a minimum of 1 death related to rotten trees falling.

tough on families who have lost family members due to the storm last night.

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