Ophelia Watch

[roadrash]

I was listening to RTE Radio 1 on 252 kHz long wave earlier and they're running a non-stop Ophelia news programme.
One story they just covered is that some windsurfers have just had to be rescued off the Co. Louth coast - how dumb must you be to windsurf in that?!

The transmitter mast for RTE Radio 1 is about 750ft high so I expect it's getting a proper battering - I'd be surprised if the station stays on air for much longer.

just how dumb can some people be, with no thought for the poor buggers who go out to rescue them

 

[Mugshot]

I don’t understand the “excitement” surrounding this storm. Yesterday my wife asked me “Do you think we should do anything to prepare?” I replied we’ve been together nearly 40 years and never done before.

Perhaps it depends where you are in the UK, gusting over 70mph here.

 

[I like Skol]

The day here is dull and orange. There's no doubt there's a storm on the way.

I saw the sun an or two hour ago and hoped to get a chance to take a picture. Outside servicing the car just now when the clouds parted momentarily......

To be honest, the camera doesn't quite catch the orangyness of it and I suspect if I had messed about with the shutter speeds and stuff I may have done better but the clouds rolled back in before I had time to try.

 

[Dirk]

20°C, sunny with blustery winds around 30mph here on the North Devon coast at the moment.
Quite pleasant really.

 

[Mugshot]

Bloody @Drago wants to be kept updated then ignores his own thread! Anyway, last gust hit 77mph here.

 

[Electric_Andy]

A strange morning. I stepped outside and it was like stepping off a plane on holiday (it was very warm). There was also a spooky glow. Now in Plymouth it is sunny but the wind has got up a bit

 

[I like Skol]

Bloody @Drago wants to be kept updated then ignores his own thread! Anyway, last gust hit 77mph here.

He's too busy boarding up the windows.......

 

[tyred]

MET Ireland issued a warning saying anyone who has to travel today should take some blankets, a sleeping bag, some extra clothing, including a scarf, hat, gloves, warm fleece, a flask of hot water, 24 hour supply of food and drink, a torch, spare batteries, a fully charged mobile phone & portable charger, a hot water bottle, a tow rope, a filled petrol can, a first aid kit and a set of jump leads.

I looked like a right clown getting on the bus to work this morning.

 

[uphillstruggler]

the sky is now a funny orangy colour - its like a faded 70s polaroid - cue sniggering

 

[I like Skol]

Just had a look at the weather and wind predictions.....

Trying to work out which way I should head for the land speed record attempt and I think I have 3 options;

1. A62 dropping into Marsden.
2. A635 (The 'Isle of Skye' road) into Holmfirth.
3. Holme Moss down towards Holmfirth.

Each road has it's merits but I reckon the A62 probably has best chance of me breaking my previous 55mph record.

 

[I like Skol]

I will of course be getting a lift back!

 

[classic33]

slight wind in wigan, ... View attachment 378980

69mph gust

When it reached you?

 

[Mugshot]

When it reached you?

 

[Crackle]

I saw the sun an or two hour ago and hoped to get a chance to take a picture. Outside servicing the car just now when the clouds parted momentarily......
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View attachment 378994

To be honest, the camera doesn't quite catch the orangyness of it and I suspect if I had messed about with the shutter speeds and stuff I may have done better but the clouds rolled back in before I had time to try.

That's all gone now and the sky has cleared but the wind is steadily picking up.

 

[classic33]

I was listening to RTE Radio 1 on 252 kHz long wave earlier and they're running a non-stop Ophelia news programme.
One story they just covered is that some windsurfers have just had to be rescued off the Co. Louth coast - how dumb must you be to windsurf in that?!

The transmitter mast for RTE Radio 1 is about 750ft high so I expect it's getting a proper battering - I'd be surprised if the station stays on air for much longer.

One woman killed after a tree fell on a car.