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Offline SteveH

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Re: The Great British Weather Debate
« Reply #795 on: December 09, 2023, 10:10:17 am »
When and where strongest winds will hit North Wales amid Met Office warning
Gusts could reach up to 70mph on the coast today

North Wales is under a weather warning for wind today. As of yesterday afternoon, the Met Office yellow alert was due to come into effect at 9am, lasting until 11.45pm tonight.

Forecasters warned there could be traffic and travel disruption, possible power cuts, with coastal routes and communities potentially impacted by large waves and spray. A Met Office forecast said: "Winds will increase in the west during Saturday morning then across other areas through the afternoon.

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/strongest-winds-hit-north-wales-28255053
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« Reply #796 on: December 10, 2023, 02:58:48 pm »
Storm Fergus arrives in North Wales day after 80mph gusts from Storm Elin
Trees came down and homes lost power when stormy weather struck the region on Saturday



 https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/storm-fergus-arrives-north-wales-28263763



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« Reply #797 on: December 10, 2023, 10:38:15 pm »
It's blowing a gale at the moment up here on the Heights.   All my garden furniture has been put on the floor in case of any storm damage but the way things are going it'll stay there until the Spring
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« Reply #798 on: December 17, 2023, 09:38:57 am »
They already have a list with the names of storms for 2023/24, the last one was Fergus and the next one should be Gerrit.    Well last night I think we Gottit as the wind was howling all night and the tiles were rattling on the roof
The forecast was for winds of over 40 mph, well they were certainly well above that wind speed last night and I would expect some structural damage in the area
The gales seem to be getting more frequent and powerful year by year



https://www.rmets.org/metmatters/storm-names-202324-announced
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« Reply #799 on: December 17, 2023, 11:16:48 pm »
I've just had a look at the weather forecast from Thursday to Saturday and it seems quite wild for the area with strong winds all day Thursday, Friday and part of Saturday
Those westerly winds on Thursday predicted to be over 50 mph will affect the West Shore Llandudno and the sand should be a problem there, especially in the area by the boating lake
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« Reply #800 on: December 18, 2023, 11:00:54 am »
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« Reply #801 on: December 18, 2023, 11:49:28 am »
OOPS time limit expired but the weather seems worse than I expected      :-[

Met Office weather warning for 80mph winds set to cause Christmas travel chaos.     I must remember to avoid the West Shore on Thursday otherwise my car will be sand blasted     :(


https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/met-office-weather-warning-80mph-28309251


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« Reply #802 on: December 26, 2023, 10:34:04 am »
Wales weather: Heavy rain warning across most of country.......... We are on the edge, and might get lucky!?

Heavy rain could cause flooding and travel disruption across much of Wales on Wednesday.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning from 00:00 GMT until 18:00.

The forecaster warned of power cuts as well as flooding, difficult driving conditions and road closures.

It said 30-40mm of rain was "expected to accumulate quite widely", while areas of higher ground in south and west Wales could see as much as 70-90mm.

"Strong winds will likely exacerbate any impacts from the rain," the Met Office added.

Almost all of Wales' local authority areas are affected by the warning, with the exception of Flintshire and Anglesey.

cont https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67819617
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« Reply #803 on: December 28, 2023, 09:31:19 am »
Flood alerts across North Wales after Storm Gerrit hits with gales, rain, thunder and lightning
Number of flood alerts nearly triple after storm strikes the region



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/flood-alerts-across-north-wales-28356463
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« Reply #804 on: December 28, 2023, 09:37:19 am »
More bad news, adding to Hugo's flood warning post above................

I am writing this as my neighbour removes what is left of his fencing, after the winds last night...........  :(

Wales in path of 'cyclone bomb' this weekend with snow possible next week
Forecasters are reasonably certain another violent storm will hit the UK on Saturday but are more guarded about the prospects for snow

Confidence among forecasters is growing that Saturday?s storm (December 30) will be as powerful as Storm Gerrit and perhaps more so. It?s expected to arrive as a ?bomb cyclone?, a meteorological term for a rapid fall in pressure that causes a weather system to intensify rapidly.

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/wales-path-cyclone-bomb-weekend-28355079
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« Reply #805 on: December 28, 2023, 01:25:54 pm »
Last night's storm was something else,  I've never seen rain quite like it before.        I went into our sun lounge and the rain seemed to come down in buckets of water and hit the glass roof with a bang
Then the water started leaking in to the room so I had to put bowls down to collect the water.     Luckily it wasn't as bad as I was expecting
It may have been the warmest year on record in the UK but it must also have been one of the wettest

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« Reply #806 on: December 28, 2023, 01:27:22 pm »
It was certainly unusual. And these oddities will increase, if we don't sort out climate change.
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« Reply #807 on: December 28, 2023, 02:38:33 pm »
?Insane? Storm Gerrit lightning filmed over North Wales as 90mph gales leave people 'terrified'
The storm lit up the night sky and left some people cowering in homes and caravans
It sounds like there is more to come at the weekend and at this rate they'll soon reach the end of the alphabet with the Storm names



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/insane-storm-gerrit-lightning-filmed-28358157
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« Reply #808 on: December 28, 2023, 05:41:59 pm »
I took my dog out for a walk earlier and intended to have a long walk with him but cut it short because of the force of the wind and the fact that it had started to rain too.
On my way back home I noticed that some people had already put their bins out for collection tomorrow ( it was then about 3.15 pm) and the bins had already blown over and were emptying their contents all over the place.
Don't blame the binmen for any litter on Colwyn Heights, it is the residents fault for putting them out when they have had enough warning about the storm
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« Reply #809 on: December 29, 2023, 09:50:13 am »
Hugo, not just Colwyn Heights, FB saying it has happened all over, and made worse by people not realising the pick up day had changed  :o
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