Storm Dudley/Eunice/Franklin

[crazyg]

It's coming

Control yourself man!

 

[Dirty Harry]

Our media are truly toxic pushing hysteria over this "storm". I'm against censorship but hysteria needs cutting out.

Had enough off media bullshit from the pandemic which led to unnecessary bulk buying and business closure.

I was thinking similar myself recently, I have a couple of apps on my phone which are generally very good and spot on when it comes to the weather in general, last night they were displaying really shitty weather throughout the night and this morning so was expecting the worst, and yet I’ve been in a long walk this morning with the dog, much of it clear skies and a bit of sunshine and the odd few drops of rain.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Wind in Manchester tomorrow around 20mph. In Plymouth tomorrow morning it is showing 90mph on the BBC app.

Manchester Airport at 1400. Westerly, mean speed 30mph, gusting 55mph. Runway at MAN is 06/24 so it will be a fairly sporty crosswind. Mean wind speed is fairly easy to deal with. It's the gusts that make it difficult.

 

[Manc in London]

The south has gone into meltdown. Up north, might need a coat.

Well, there is a red weather warning in the south. Chances are quite a few people will die and a few people will see their property destroyed and maybe some will face financial ruin. Not sure just wearing a coat will have helped them.

 

[bluejon]

got a text from my daughter's school this morning. fully expected it to be a message to tell us they're closing the school... no, a warning for kids to avoid falling trees. no shit, thanks for that.

 

[M18CTID]

I was thinking similar myself recently, I have a couple of apps on my phone which are generally very good and spot on when it comes to the weather in general, last night they were displaying really shitty weather throughout the night and this morning so was expecting the worst, and yet I’ve been in a long walk this morning with the dog, much of it clear skies and a bit of sunshine and the odd few drops of rain.

It was like that at work here in Trafford Park earlier this morning but about half an hour or so ago, a huge gust took part of our roof off and landed on the bonnet of someone's car.

While I don't disagree that the press are scaremongering twats, when these storms hit during the day as opposed to the middle of the night there's a far greater risk of loss of life as there are far more people out and about. The January 2007 storm resulted in 2 deaths locally - one in Salford (a gust blew them into a roller shutter door IIRC) and one in Marple (a wall collapsed onto someone as they walked past).

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Well, there is a red weather warning in the south. Chances are quite a few people will die and a few people will see their property destroyed and maybe some will face financial ruin. Not sure just wearing a coat will have helped them.

So just like any other storm then?

 

[M18CTID]

Well, there is a red weather warning in the south. Chances are quite a few people will die and a few people will see their property destroyed and maybe some will face financial ruin. Not sure just wearing a coat will have helped them.

I'm not sure why some posters are being so flippant to be honest.

BBC NEWS | UK | Nine dead as UK struck by storms

news.bbc.co.uk

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I'm not sure why some posters are being so flippant to be honest.

BBC NEWS | UK | Nine dead as UK struck by storms

news.bbc.co.uk

Bin day cancelled down there too.

 

[willipp]

Well, there is a red weather warning in the south. Chances are quite a few people will die and a few people will see their property destroyed and maybe some will face financial ruin. Not sure just wearing a coat will have helped them.

Standard weekend up here.