Brace yourselves: violent storm and 70mph winds set to batter London

[pompeyfaith]

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Well that past better than I thought except foe some water getting in arouns the chimney and dripping into bedroom, flashing around chimney kaput insurance co on to it

[Deepie]

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Looks like the South East got the brunt of it......

[IF]

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BBC weather forecasters said the highest gust of wind at 99mph (159km/h) was recorded at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight.

In more populous areas including Lyneham, near Swindon; Yeovilton in Somerset and Hurn, near Bournemouth, speeds of 74-75mph (119-121km/h) had been recorded.

BBC forecaster Steve Cleeton said the rapidly moving weather system had travelled east and was now just north of Holland.

"The swathe of strong winds looks to be pretty much on the way out," he said.

He said winds were at about 50mph (80km/hr) across the northern part of Norfolk.

"The severe damaging winds have gone now," he said, adding that the day would remain blustery.

• Three houses have collapsed and two others have been damaged following a gas explosion caused by a fallen tree on Bath Road in Hounslow, London Fire Brigade says. Three people escaped before firefighters arrived and an elderly woman was taken to hospital
• Coastguards say they will not start searching for the 14-year-old boy - who has been named as Dylan Alkins - who was swept away in Newhaven, East Sussex on Sunday
• Both reactors in Dungeness power station's B units have been automatically shut down after power to the site was cut off. The site's own generators are providing power to the site
• The Metropolitan Police says it received 792 calls to its 101 and 999 numbers between 06:00 and 08:00 GMT, compared with the 200 it would normally expect. The most common call was for "tree in road"
• Sussex Police say 125 trees have fallen across Sussex - including one on a taxi in Eastbourne, from which the driver climbed out uninjured
• The helter-skelter at Clacton Pier in Essex has blown down, but the structure has not fallen into the sea
• London Mayor Boris Johnson will chair an emergency resilience meeting involving all emergency services and relevant agencies later on Monday morning
• Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has cancelled his monthly press conference because of a crane collapsed on the roof of the Cabinet Office

[Spent2much]

Re: Brace yourselves: violent storm and 70mph winds set to batter London

only rain where we are thank goodness it bypassed us

[philnicandamy]

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well last night was fun....had rain & lots of it yesterday but thunder last night...up with a crash about 2am we lost a couple of tiles from the roof! must have been a rough around here rang the repairline for the house this morning usually in a queue from 9am or around four or five calls....18 when I started at 9am!

[SXGuy]

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Drove in to work this morning, roads were like a scene from the Walking Dead. Trees fallen everywhere, having to go around them, a lorry overturned on the M11 blocking two lanes. Another lorry with its windscreen smashed in due to a fallen branch. Everyone driving on a go slow. Great start, was ment to be in the gym this morning but decided to drive straight in instead.

[MrsD]

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it's a lovely morning here, lot of rain in the night but no wind.......................

[Deepie]

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Seem to have mostly missed that I think? Plenty of rain, but not much wind here.

If it was windy here I slept through it.....and every thing seems to be intact

[Riz]

Re: Brace yourselves: violent storm and 70mph winds set to batter London

Seem to have mostly missed that I think? Plenty of rain, but not much wind here.

[Never-In-Doubt]

Re: Brace yourselves: violent storm and 70mph winds set to batter London

You southerners. Scared of a wee wind n rain

[Phoenix]

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Still very quiet here. Had a lot of rain overnight, but has been quite sunny during the day. Perhaps it is the lull before the storm ...

[Deepie]

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Travel warnings as UK braced for severe storm and rain

Millions of people in England and Wales have been warned to prepare for heavy rain and hurricane-force winds on Sunday night and Monday.

More---> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24690552


Rain started here about an hour ago....No wind yet....

[IF]

Re: Brace yourselves: violent storm and 70mph winds set to batter London

Lovely first thing, but raining and very dark here now!!

[Deepie]

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Lovely sunny morning here...went for a run on the sea front bit breezy waves 1../2 feet so nothing unusual here ...for now....

[MrsD]

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we apparently are going to miss it
dulland quiet here, and most peculiarly, quite warm, 17 degrees without the heating on