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The winds forecast are looking dangerous for coastal areas
https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1464187971230482443
tomorrows ride cancelled
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time
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It's booming round the house in Inverness.
I think it's up to force5-wheeliebin in Dundee.
The cat is not amused.
I'm in the Midlands, I'll be waking up through the night to see if any snow has fallen and phone will be on in case any trees come down. If either, or both happen I'll have to head into work to clear it on my own. I hope we get chuff all.
Hope everyone up there stays safe, as I mentioned in the snow thread it's the folk on the rigs in the North Sea I don't envy!
ScotRail going into meltdown already it seems, although I should have realised my train home from Glasgow had to battle down from Aberdeen first! Delayed...delayed... cancelled! 🙄
Good drying day here in Shetland 😜
All ferries cancelled to/from and between the isles, cupboards stocked 😁
Top gusts so far 58mph
Just back from the harbour where I keen my sailing dinghy and tied it down with some fresh rope.
Two bigger boats left afloat had broken their moorings. We managed to salvage one and get it back on its mooring OK, but the other motorboat is going to spend the next 6 hours bashing into the down wind harbour wall. Odds are even on whether it’ll be afloat for long or get smashed to bits and sink. Nothing more we could do without serious risk of a person being squished
Very windy here and freezing cold as I have not switched on yet. Normally, I only switch it on in December.
Was planning to go out to get some weekly shopping but that's cancelled now.
We've hit two pegs for socks on the line in the borders. Got snowed on when out for my run.
Aye, did two loads of washing and got them out on the line.
Looking forward to a braw midnight paddleboarding at Portie beach
Looking forward to a braw midnight paddleboarding at Portie beach
You planning to recreate Point Break?
Left work to get home before it went dark leaving 400 kids stuck with no power or heat - power due to come back on at 2200 with luck. Provided its safe I'll leave for the morning shift tomorrow with the chainsaw in the boot just in case.
It's booming out there!
Looking forward to a braw midnight paddleboarding at Portie beach
Re watched 'Big Wednesday' the other week 🤣
It’s pretty wild here nightshirt will be interesting.
Nice page here.
cupboards stocked 😁
We did preppers the other day...
It’s pretty wild here nightshirt will be interesting
For God's sake tie your nightshirt down, we don't want it flapping and revealing more than we want to see!
Our arbour seat is blown over - it's at least 100kg and was pegged down using angle iron too. The windows are flexing at the moment - you can see the glass move in the gusts.
All very unusual here as we are really sheltered in an old railway cutting surrounded by trees. I suspect not all the trees will make it.
It's like being back in Killin.
It’s pretty wild here nightshirt will be interesting.
Nice page here.
I like Ventusky for that kind of animation - either way they're both a nice reminder that the internet can be wonderful 🙂
https://www.ventusky.com/?p=56.73;-1.72;6&l=wind-10m
Poor lass the BBC stuck on Stonehaven harbour wall for the Six O'Clock bulletin didn't seem to be enjoying it much.
I think it’s up to force5-wheeliebin in Dundee.
I'm just up the road in Birkhill.
71 mph gust in Auchterhouse
It's really quite unpleasant here in Dunbar. I expect some coastal flooding overnight. Don't think I'll be playing golf for a few days
Oy aint ever known a noight loike it
Poor lass the BBC stuck on Stonehaven harbour wall for the Six O’Clock bulletin didn’t seem to be enjoying it much.
I'm 10 miles south of Stonehaven and understand why. Pretty brutal for the past half hour or so.
Just been out to remove a tree from across the road with the chainsaw. I’m in SW Edinburgh, bit wild.
Sometimes living in an exposed place in an old house is a pain in the arse
Oy aint ever known a noight loike it
That's actually my original accent
Friends in Killin saying they’re hearing the trees cracking
Poor lass the BBC stuck on Stonehaven harbour wall for the Six O’Clock bulletin didn’t seem to be enjoying it much.
We thought the same- red weather warning, risk to life, let's stick a reporter out in it. Risk assessment anyone?
Tree down on the A9 north of Dunblane, almost clipped our wing mirror, glad we were already doing 45mph in the gusts and sleet...
Pretty windy in Tobermory, few folks are without power. Got noticeably windier as it got dark and had to rescue the garden furniture as it was on it’s way to Oban. There’s now a cold frame standing inside the front door plus it’s contents. The wind is strumming as it whistles over the roof ridge and the big lounge windows are flexing.
Breezier than normal in Backworth. (Might be guilty of moderate understatement.)
My daughter reports that Crieff is without electricity.
No power now and road both ways now blocked with felled trees. I have zero inclination to do anything about it tonight in the dark.
All mobile networks are down here in Aberlour. Craigellachie 2 miles along the road and Archiestown over the Spey have no power. Wife had a bit of a detour on the way back from Elgin as the road south of Rothes is now closed due to fallen trees.
Keep safe everyone.
176km/h on The Cairnwell earlier today
Bit breezy here in Sunny leith - and a load of soot has come down the chimney! due to the shape of the building it always sounds like it blowing a hooli but as the wind is a northerly I am at least on the sheltered side of the building
Berwick-on-tweed, wind at 65, gusting to 85 😬
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcyt62suu#?date=2021-11-26
Looking forward to a braw midnight paddleboarding at Portie beach
I presume you’re joking, but if not I might come out to watch. There’s no chance you’d carry it as far as the sea - it’d be half way to Musselburgh before you knew it!
We’re used to heavy winds at Porty, but tonight it’s wild. It’s unnerving even in the house. All the doors are banging, water swelling up and down in the toilets…
South Lanarkshire and all quiet and peaceful, starry night, 2 degrees, moderate breeze.
Very windy here in kirkcudbright (Galloway) and power has been off for a couple hrs, thankfully I have a Tesla powerwall battery so “I’m alright Jack”, few trees down on the local roads into town. I’m surprised as to how windy it is here on the south west coast, must be be pretty wild up on the east coast.
Edit : just received this message from Scottish power,
This is an update for customers in the Dumfries and Galloway area. Due to the exceptional weather as a result of storm Arwen, we are sorry to advise that we now expect your power to be restored by 4pm on the 27th November. Our engineers are all deployed to faults where they can safely complete repairs, however, most faults will involve climbing in high winds and we unfortunately will not be able to assess and repair the damage on these until tomorrow. We will continue to assess the situation overnight and where possible restore supplies sooner if we can safely do so. If this situation changes we will keep you updated via our message service and web page. We sincerely apologise for the loss of power and thank you for your patience whilst this incident is ongoing.
So no power restored till tomorrow afternoon,
Power off in Dunblane for an hour.
Trees cracking is normal for a November day in Killin. I still remember the day my mother in law stood at the window overlooking the Dochart falls wondering how rain went sideways...
Warwick market is cancelled tomorrow.
Power just gone off in CH3 (Delamere) should be back around 11.
Plenty of power cuts in the the NE of Scotland:
More details on the SSEN website here:
https://powertrack.ssen.co.uk/powertrack
Nothing here in Glasgow as yet, though sometimes these storms don't hit till very late at night or early morning.
No power just outside Carnoustie since 5. Had to go to sisters in Arbroath to cook the wee man his tea. Loads of trees down on drive home. Couple near misses with last minute spots. Had to double back at one point as road blocked.
Currently drinking a nice red by candlelight using the last of my wife’s phone battery to play some chill out music.
Hopefully back on my morning or it’ll be out with the camping stove to cook the bacon.
Ended up haring around the westhill Costco car park chasing an optimistic ladies newly purchased sledges as they wafted through the cars this afternoon.
Yeah it’s been pretty windy in Aberdeen today. And someone is going to have some fire wood tomorrow.
Windy. Sleet. Cold AF.
So went out for ride 258-in-a-row. Not missing out just because it's a bit blowy.
Then when I was out, the helmet light was more a hindrance than a help (thick going to light speed in the Millennium Falcon).
Then it thundered and lightninged. Didn't fancy getting ****ted on the heed with lightning so rode home a bit quick.
Couple of CM of snow, plenty of wind and no power. Just abouther winter's day on the edge of the north Pennines.
That just sounds like a Consett summer
Not too bad here in Southampton but I suspect a few leaves will be blown around over night.
Driven rain is dancing the fandango on my windows, but worst is to reach us here in the Midlands early morning and we won’t get the worst of it.
Judging by the sounds I think my weekend will be spent on roof repairs! Very noisy over the roof now
Very blowy and wet in the Derbyshire Dales
Well that was poo in my pants scary, narrowly missed a tree falling on my wee Panda on the A85. A couple are down Gannochy way too (and an absolute hero with a chainsaw clearing the road).
Stay safe people, it’s really quite dangerous out there.
shinton
Power just gone off in CH3 (Delamere) should be back around 11.
CH64 here. Just been called into work in Liverpool, PLC's have dipped 3 times due to power surges.
End of March can't come soon enough (thread to follow sometime)
Forest Of Dean is closing tomorrow because of the high winds.
overshoot - that suggests impending retirement or some other exit plan.
Just home from MRT training at Clenrie on SUW @somafunk, it is indeed wild down your way!. Not so bad in Ayrshire tbh.
The last big windy storm in Glasgow about 15 or so years ago we were driving along the A724 coming back from Blantyre when we were overtaken by a large table.
I got an email from my house insurance company mid afternoon today advising me to check my roof tiles, gutters and fascias were all in good order. A tad late for that don't you think 😀
Bloody windy and coming from a bit of a different direction tonight. Power went out earlier and not expected back on till 4pm in Cheshire.
May have felt happy with having electric car when there was a fuel shortage but the planned overnight charge doesn’t look promising! Thankfully not in work or on call tonight!
I'm listening to the sound of a couple of chainsaws down the road.
A bit gusty around the chimney vent, and I can hear some light rain against the front windows. According to Dark Skies, it’s gusting to 47mph in this area, and it’ll be gusting to 50 in the early hours.
That’s north Wiltshire, btw. Up on the downs from Cherhill on towards Avebury it should be good kite flying weather…
Pretty scary in Arnside in S Cumbria but no damage so far. Trampoline in the garden hasn't taken off yet 😳
Have read on local FB group of glass patio furniture sailing away and smashing into pieces.
Our back gates have been ripped off in Whitley bay. They were due to be replaced by a wall this month, so not the end of the world. It’s wild at the moment. The gusts are picking empty bins up. Few cars damaged because of this.
Wide awake in windy Worcestershire! The windows aren't liking it and I think our worst is yet to come, perhaps in the next couple of hours. Don't envy any of you up North and in coastal parts. Stay safe!
Wide awake too in very windy Ceredigion. We’re just by the beach and the wind is tremendous!
Both kids have been up for obvious reasons.
Saw on the news that some wallys were rowing over from Ireland and capsized 12 miles off Aberystwyth.
Good luck to everyone effected.
I’m trying to save the car sills from rusting and from failing the mot in Jan. Got it up on ramps (outside, no garage) got the holes filled yesterday, and the bare metal treated with rust convertor.
Was praying it would be dry and bright and still again today so I could tape it up in newspaper and rattle-spray the sills while the rust is monentarily suppressed
HahahahhHAHAHAHAHAHhahahaaHORIZONTALSLEEThahahahahahahahtorrentsofrainWINDHELLhahahaha. Ha.
Well I’m in Middlesbrough and there’s zero chance I’d be getting any Kip that’s for sure. Can’t settle when it’s like this outside.
Can’t remember knowing wind like this and we’ve had done tremendous thunder rumbles.
We’re supposed to be driving to Milton Keynes in the morning to meet family for a Xmas lunch. I’m really concerned that that isn’t sounding like such a good idea especially with two kids in the car
overlooking the Dochart falls
One of favourite childhood memories was visiting the Falls of Dochart and seeing the raging torrent as it was. Will always be the Coca Cola waters to me
Up anyway as doing the night feed and nappy change. But looked out to see our whole garden fence down plus a rather large ash tree down on our track. Balls. I've been putting off filling the Jerry can so will have to beg some fuel off our neighbours for the chainsaw.
Now I'm awake, I may as well grab a cuppa and play Xbox.
I’m off into work to see what damage has been done, luckily no snow, yet
****ing horrendous night and too many ****s driving around unnecessarily.
Winds hit 98mph near here.
Little bit windy here in Portsmouth
Next door's garden waste wheelie bin is blowing around the private road and i bet one of the other neighbours fencing will all be down (it falls down everytime we have 30mph + wind)
My brother is just setting off to drive from Portsmouth to Scotland to help fix the power outages as he works for Southern Scottish Electric and when things like this happen they have to go up and help
@escrs What does your brother do {linesma/SAP etc)? Was just talking to the Mrs about whether or not they're likely to ask for assistance from other DNOs
Powers out in my bit of SY23 and been messaged to say leccy will be back on by 16:00 today, but I can see the twinkly lights of Aberystwyth in the distance so they still have power. Soon be time to get the jetboil out and as it gets light I can turn my Hope HID off. Luckily my sourdough has just finished rising and is now in for its 24 hour stint in the fridge.(I know new world problems!). It is still dark so can't see any damage, but the concrete tiles on the roof were rumblng and banging through the night so might expect some to have moved and I expect our garden furniture is now our neighbours!
Ive no idea, he used to work up on the power lines for the last 30 years but recently switched to ground work
It seems at least once a year he gets called to go up to Scotland, he loves the money but not the drive!
Few trees down locally and one of our friends has lost their fence and part of their roof. Had a bit of a sleepless night as we have some kingspan insulation that rattles above our bedroom when the wind gets a bit lairy.