Storm Eunice

[Newportnobby]

Storm EunuchEunice is outside and revving her engine up. Next door's anemometer is tazzing round and round. Maybe up to 45-50mph so far but the Beeb website says winds in the 40's between 12.00 and 16.00 for us.
When it gets to wind in the 60's I'll accept it could be me
Hope everyone gets through unscathed.

[joe cassidy]

Storm EunuchEunice is outside and revving her engine up. Next door's anemometer is tazzing round and round.

I hope the weather 'male chicken' (changed by forum) on the roof of your conservatory survives ?

[tutenkhamunsleeping]

Here in Telford we seem to have been spared the worst of it, certainly the wind isn't as bad as the previous storm.  I was a good citizen, however, getting the dog walking out of the way earlier and holing up indoors for some styrene butchery until the all clear sounds.

PS:  Anyone know what we're supposed to be stockpiling during this one?  I've not been watching the TV

[lil chris]

Yes here in north Manchester the wind is just getting up to speed now. We usually do shopping on a Friday morning for us and my 83 year old father in law, we went yesterday afternoon after all the warnings. We would probably have been ok this morning but I am not sure what it will be like in the railway room later this afternoon, it does get a bit frightening up there.

[Gordon]

Dozens of trees down in this area, probably the most since October 1987 flattened the local wooded areas. Very very strong wind.

No trains running (GTR ie Southern / Thameslink issued an amusingly blunt  instruction to day to 'go home' and 'if you've already travelled find another way to get home'...

[thebrighton]

Rather frisky down here on the Sussex coast!

[guest311]

some of the garden furniture etc re-arranged, but SO FAR [tempting providence] no real damage.

HB was a pain this morning on his walk, but he always does play up when the wind is blowing, I think he gets so many distant scents, certainly it is not a good idea to let him off lead when it is windy.

grandson has just arrived to stay for a couple of nights, buses running, but they seem to have used single deckers instead of the usual double deckers with the result that they are packed and large numbers standing.

I noticed the usual men sitting and women standing when the bus pulled away, but as I am at present on coffee NATO and jaffa cakes for two months, I will not make my usual comment re these ignorant males.

it certainly looks as though it has not been as bad as predicted here, but still the fencing guys will be busy for a while 

stay safe, batten down the hatches, and I'm watching Bluestone 42 this evening on video, while SWMBO watches the dross on tv.

[TrevL]

Wind hasn't been such a threat here, the River Dee was causing some concern earlier. The 17 second video was taken some 300 yards from my house, although the danger appears to have passed now.  https://www.deeside.com/storm-eunice-updates-as-flintshire-braces-for-gale-force-winds-and-potential-flooding/

[Newportnobby]

The Beeb have now revised their website to show 40-50mph winds through to about 05.00 now.
I realise it's like trying to predict when Farish will release something but I thought meteorologists were supposed to be professionals

[martyn]

My local port Authority has a number of wind gauge sites; one has been consistently showing gusts of 50-60 knots and another has had gusts of up to 72 knots. This is despite the fact that pressure is now rising, and forecast was for wind moderation, though still strong.

I note our local ferry service is still running in both directions to the Hook of Holland and Rotterdam, but a bit slower than usual!

Martyn

[Trainfish]

Luckily we have a very friendly neighbourhood. The house down the road is sharing their trampoline with our neighbours on the other side of us



Meanwhile 1 of our bay trees is having a rest amongst the hailstones. I'm not sure where the other one is right now

[PWayman]

Yes ! Nobby      Wind in the 60's can be a problem  !!!!!         I don't think it eases off in the 70's

[Buffin]

Sky reporters are relaying the official advice to stay at home as they stand on river banks and seaside promenades. What a hoot.

[Trainfish]

2 articles published by our local newspaper yesterday:

First this one.

Followed by this one.

Go figure 

[Trainfish]

Apparently this is/was a stable in Pewsey just down the road from me:



Doesn't look very stable to me