[Strictly Jake]

Getting pretty strong these winds in the north west where I live. I know its been worse other parts. But our house is shaking a bit and a few fences around the area are down already. I'm quite scared of wind that strong! Let us know what damage you all come across in the morning

[GoldHeart]

Even in IAC Ant & Dec mentioned something about the weather being bad, seems to be all over .

The winds are really strong ,I keep hearing bins fall over outside .

[Mystic Mock]

It's pissing it down where I live.

Hopefully it stays at that level and it doesn't get worse.

[LaLaLand]

So bad here (North Wales).

Power cuts everywhere, ours has just come back on now after a couple of hours but flickering constantly, bound to go again soon.

Roads blocked by big fallen trees, torrential rain and gale force wind, hailstones from earlier have compacted to the roads and just frozen over so it'd bedlam to drive. Fence panels have gone, bins have gone...

Crazy.

[Alf]

So cold last night/this morning.

These climate change freaks are gonna freeze us to death.

I had on 3 thermal tshirts, a jumper, a fleece jacket and a woolen jacket top, and I was frozen.

[thesheriff443]

We’ve got wind and rain in the south east but I called 999 at 340 this morning heard a loud thud
Looked out of my bedroom window and saw a car In the ditch across the road went over there with phone torch on to find a guy looking at his phone with the car still running

Had the hallmarks of a drunk driver so went inside and phoned the police they came in about 10 minutes the guy was still sat in the car

[Alf]

We had a drop of snow last night.

[Vanessa]

No wind here in London, but it's cold and rainy.

[GoldHeart]

Total white covering of snow now

[Alf]

I've known cold before, but just lately it's getting colder than ever. I'm starting to have sympathy with what the people of Scotland have been through all these years.

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Alf

I've known cold before, but just lately it's getting colder than ever. I'm starting to have sympathy with what the people of Scotland have been through all these years.

You feel the cold more when you get older

Bloody Scotland what about the Eskimo’s

[thesheriff443]

Talking of Eskimo’s, evolution has seen their faces become flat so there noses are very flat because if they stuck out they would freeze

[Alf]

I'll have to make a big pan of Stew and Dumplings this weekend.

[AnnieK]

Wild winds here last night...we got about 10 mins if snow but it didn't stick. Freezing though and still quite gusty. Not raining though now so that's a bonus

[LeatherTrumpet]

Met Office published the highest gust recorded as 98mph at Brizlee Wood in Northumberland.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Met Office published the highest gust recorded as 98mph at Brizlee Wood in Northumberland.

How has it been in your neck of the woods LT?

[Jordan.]

Woke up to a power cut expected to be fixed in 12 hours... luckily I'm at work most of the day.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

How has it been in your neck of the woods LT?

At the airport up the road they recorded 75mph gust. Garden is a mess, chairs blown over, my 3 windchimes are missing and my Ikea thing i hang socks on is in bits down by the shed



and now its snowing a wee bit

[LeatherTrumpet]

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Strictly Jake

Getting pretty strong these winds in the north west where I live. I know its been worse other parts. But our house is shaking a bit and a few fences around the area are down already. I'm quite scared of wind that strong! Let us know what damage you all come across in the morning

nothing of such sort, just a bit of typical winter weather

[Alf]

Global warming, my arse!

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Alf

Global warming, my arse!

That’s not how climate change works and the more extreme weather over the last few years is, in fact, evidence of climate change/global warming.

Global warming means higher average temperatures, globally, across the year. It doesn’t mean it’s always warmer. It does mean more hurricanes and storms, high winds, flooding, unusual winter weather. If you want to see the “warming” part take a look at Australia, California, the Tropics etc. In their summer months. Hottest temps on record being recorded year-on-year.

What climate change means for Britain is gradually losing our “moderate” weather, which means colder, more chaotic winters.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Up in the valley they lost power at 9 pm and its still off!

[Toy Soldier]

Neighbours came hammering the door last night because the kids trampoline (massive 12 foot thing) had vaulted the 6 foot fence, just missed their car, and carried in into the street. Managed to wrestle it back to the garden in high winds and it’s now dismantled. It’s ancient and funnily enough I was just thinking last week that I needed to get around to taking it apart and get it to the dump! Hand has now been forced.

[arista]

2 have Died
Tree's falling on them
two locations


Arwen got Nasty