Hurricane watch...

[Hill Wimp]

Weather forecast on radio 4 says that the wind is currently getting stronger and is due to peak around 10:00.

The IOW and Totnes in Devon appear to be the worst affected places at the moment.

 

[Archie_tect]

Just had a peek out of the cutains and it's flat calm here... how's Kansas?

 

[welsh dragon]

Very wet here. Its been raining all night. No winds though. Today is supposed to the worst though. There will be local flooding in Mac under the railway bridge and parts of the river dovey will overflow I suspect.

 

[Hill Wimp]

South Eastern trains on the Maidstone East line cancelled until Network Rail gives the all clear

 

[TVC]

Morning, rain here but very little wind

 

[Aperitif]

Tree bending, alarm activating gusts are now teasing the suburbs of NW London...it can only be a matter of time before rivers of plastic pots with dwarf leylandii come a-rolling down the street.

 

[Puddles]

40 Knot winds on the solent (46mph approx) 90 mph gusts on the IOW.

Strong winds still here, no rain at the mo. Several fences and walls worth of damage that I can see so far.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Shed roof spotted wedged between 2 houses. No rain currently but wind getting stronger.

Edit - Not a shed roof but a whole shed wedged between the houses according to my neighbour.

 

[Bay Runner]

Mumbles Head Swansea
Westerly 20 Knts

Cycling home in 10 mins

 

[cosmicbike]

Just started raining here (Thorpe Park), lots. A tad on the blowy side but worst so far my bird table has fallen over, and the dog doesn't like it.

 

[ufkacbln]

Just commuted from Gosport to Portsmouth by bike alongthe A32 / A27 (with a few shortcuts)

Lots of tree debris and occasional branches, but little else.

What amuses me is the motorists.

There is an open stretch by POrt Solent which always has a cross wind. A large plastic barrel, about 4 feet higt and two foot diameter blowing around the A27. CArs slow down, drive round it and even reverse when it moves towards them.

It was two cyclists (Thanks to the other guy that stopped) to think of actually removing it from the road and putting it on a garage forecourt where it would be safe!

APart from that I rather like the hurricane, as I had a tail wind all the way. Whether I still like hurricanes when I have the same wind as a headwind on the way home tonight I will let you know.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Strong winds have swept through Ilkeston causing ten million pounds worth of improvements.

 

[RussellZero]

Empty wheelie bin down!

I'll go pick it up in a minute.

 

[Puddles]

Mr P has to go Hamble to Portsmouth today he said he encountered large numbers of flying objects mostly cones and the odd 50mph speed sign

 

[ufkacbln]

Mr P has to go Hamble to Portsmouth today he said he encountered large numbers of flying objects mostly cones and the odd 50mph speed sign

If he passed a flying (as in fast, not as in debris) recumbent trike, that was me!