Storm Isha

[johnnyb47]

It looks like it's going to be a wild night according to the news..The wind is starting to pick up here in North Wales.I will have to double Velcro the toupee on if I go out this evening 😲

 

[Smokin Joe]

Dustbins in garage, garden chair in storage bunker with the lid cable tied shut. Camping gas stove and a couple of Butane cannisters ready in case of power cuts and all torches and mobiles fully charged.

And fingers crossed, storms scare the life out of me.

 

[PeteXXX]

Very breezy here in Hamtun, but not too bad. No rain (yet) but it's expected later and overnight.

The swing seat in my garden is swinging.

 

[Drago]

it's groundhog day!

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/d...-chaos-mayhem-insanity-weather-thread.293811/

 

[Paulus]

Very windy here in Barnet.
The bin lorries come down early in the morning, I'll be surprised if the bins are still outside when they arrive.

 

[presta]

The Met Office have it as fairly moderate here in Braintree: 28mph, gusting 53. We've still not seen anything to beat October 1987.

 

[Punkawallah]

It looks like it's going to be a wild night according to the news..The wind is starting to pick up here in North Wales.I will have to double Velcro the toupee on if I go out this evening 😲

I tried that, once. Pulled my hair out when I tried to get it off . . .

 

[Accy cyclist]

I've just moved my next to a high building parked car back into the disabled bay, away from such buildings though there is a medium size tree nearby. I always fear slates and or stones falling off buildings in very strong winds, either onto my car or worse on me as I get in or out of it!

 

[cyberknight]

Not been out cycling today due to the winds

 

[Big John]

Stafford not too bad. Went out around 10am for three hours and I seemed to pick the right route. The wind seemed either across me or behind. Struggled in a few places but not too bad. The crap is forecast for later here. Very mild though! As I type this it's just started to honk it down ☹️

 

[Dogtrousers]

Forecast in London is 6 on the Beafort scale. That's Large branches in motion; whistling heard in telegraph wires; umbrellas used with difficulty.

I repeat: umbrellas used with difficulty

Red warning of umbrella difficulties issued.

 

[Brandane]

And fingers crossed, storms scare the life out of me.

Same here, having in the past lost a section of zinc flashing from my roof, followed by torrential rain with the inevitable result.
Wind from the south gusting about 40+ mph just now (according to windy.com), and that is bad enough! South winds are least bad for me, due to the lay of the land. But dreading the swing to westerly about 3am, with the wind speed forecast to be gusting at 60/70 mph..

 

[fossyant]

My neighbour's wheely bin went over earlier - panic everyone !

 

[johnnyb47]

Just looking at Flight Radar 24 and the planes are stacking over the Irish sea trying to land at Dublin

 

[Donger]

Birds flying backwards here.