Big storm in the UK tonight

[ajdunn]

Anyone here from the UK excited / nervous about the big storm that is supposed to be hitting us tonight and tomorrow morning? The news said the winds are going to 80 / 90 mph, which may not sound like a big deal if you live somewhere that experiences tornadoes or hurricanes, but it hardly ever happens here. The last major storm we had was in 1987!

It's already getting pretty windy out there, so I hope everyone manages to stay safe and nothing major happens.

 

[griz bear]

yeah, we have a snow storm staring tonight too. Stay safe and post so we know what's happening

 

[Chrisuren]

In Plymouth (South West England) it has been raining pretty much non-stop for the last few hours. Really tempted to get up at 4am (4am is when they expect the storm to be at its most powerful) and record it.

It's gonna be a long night.

 

[Aries]

Stay safe guys!

 

[griz bear]

a year ago we were wishing the folks on the east coast the same thing, My how time passes

 

[Aries]

a year ago we were wishing the folks on the east coast the same thing, My how time passes

And some families are still not back in their homes yet.

 

[griz bear]

And some families are still not back in their homes yet.

yeah, what a shame.

 

[The Man]

Hunker down people and good luck.

 

[kaiuk]

I prepped for it by stocking up with essentials like milk, bread & tins, but fortunately the storm didn't effect us in a dramatic way. Trees were uprooted and blocked some roads, large branches were broken, and public transport was almost non-existent. But i think it will get back to normal pretty quickly. 40,000 homes were left without power but i think it only happened to those around the coast.

 

[ajdunn]

Unfortunately it seems that two people were killed by falling trees.

Where I live (South Wales), we were supposed to be in the storm's path, but we ended up with virtually no damage at all.

 

[The Man]

lets hope they get the areas back in order soon

 

[TABL]

I saw this on the news this morning. They said a boy was swept out to see. How scary. Has it calmed down? Is it mostly wind and rain?

 

[The Man]

Confirmed two or three deaths I believe..