Time to batten down the hatches!
Time to batten down the hatches!
Looks like we are going to get a bit of a blow tonight. Already a 40 foot oak tree has been blown over to the rear of my house and has crushed one of the neighbours sailboats. The combination of wet soft ground , strong winds and the leaves still on the trees making much more resistance has taken its toll. Indeed its not been a good year all round with trees blowing down. The house opposite me on the other side of the estuary had one of his two 30 foot Trackies blown over this spring. I do hope my eucalyptus stays up They have a nasty habit of snapping off in strong winds.
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Doesnt sound good JJ ,lets hope it blows over fairly quickly
Just a little breezy here in North Cheshire,but so far nothing to worry about
I have spent most of the day removing leaves from the drains and draging all the large pots against the house wall,locking all the paddock gates and securing the large wooden gates on my drive with a 6 inch by 15 foot horizontal brace....so my gates now look like the archetypal american fort...but its still better than watching them being blown near horizontal by 60 mph winds
Just a little breezy here in North Cheshire,but so far nothing to worry about
I have spent most of the day removing leaves from the drains and draging all the large pots against the house wall,locking all the paddock gates and securing the large wooden gates on my drive with a 6 inch by 15 foot horizontal brace....so my gates now look like the archetypal american fort...but its still better than watching them being blown near horizontal by 60 mph winds
K9's and exotic palms not a good combo K9's 5 :exotic palms 0
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well you'll be relieved to here that North Cheshire isn't in the firing line for strong winds... this won't hit this far north, but potentially heavy rain.
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Hope you are right Steve
Its completely still outside at the moment
Hope the storm doesnt last too long for our friends further south
Its completely still outside at the moment
Hope the storm doesnt last too long for our friends further south
K9's and exotic palms not a good combo K9's 5 :exotic palms 0
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I have laid some of my plants down to stop them getting damaged .
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Anyone North of Oxford and west of Hull, really doesn't need to worry, it won't be affecting you in terms of wind. Rain is the bigger issue tomorrow, where flooding could, and will occur.
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Hatches Battened here
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Was windier last night than today and at the mo, very calm out there
Also sounds like major panic stations with all the closures tomorrow on rail and road!
Also sounds like major panic stations with all the closures tomorrow on rail and road!
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Just been to assess the damage, and next doors garden has taken a battering
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Unofficial rumour that St Martins in Isles of Scilly recorded a gust of 108mph. If this is true, it's worrying for Tresco Abbey Gardens?
Edit: It's ok it may have been a glitch, the owner of the weather station has corrected it.
Edit: It's ok it may have been a glitch, the owner of the weather station has corrected it.
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Temperature has risen (now 16.2C at 00.57) and the wind is up, but only to about 38kph and seems to have remained stable for the past hour. Radar shows that the majority of the depression has tracked east and we're just catching the tail end. It's a windy night, but so far nothing spectacular.
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The wind and rain are quite violent outside at the moment.
My poor palm trees are taking a hell of a battering and my Basjoos are completley shredded.
And I still think the worst is yet to come.
Its looks like and sounds like a typhoon outside but i am not going out to check on any damage till morning.
I think its going to be a hell of a clean up in my garden....
billdango
My poor palm trees are taking a hell of a battering and my Basjoos are completley shredded.
And I still think the worst is yet to come.
Its looks like and sounds like a typhoon outside but i am not going out to check on any damage till morning.
I think its going to be a hell of a clean up in my garden....
billdango
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Pics and videos from those caught in the eye of the storm please