Travel etc - Monday 28th October 2013

[GuyGhibli]

Whilst I appreciate this isn't a public service forum, I am involved in preparation for severe weather over night tonight and in particular tomorrow morning.

It seems appropriate to suggest folks secure property (eg make space in a garage and put your car inside, if you have one available!) and be prepared for some pretty high winds, in particular tomorrow morning.

Looks likely that there will be interuption to power supply in places, and roads closed due to fallen trees etc.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Fog in English Channel - Continent cut off!!

[Impasse]

What weather? I've heard nothing about this. The sort of things you're suggesting would normally be overhyped by the media by now, yet there's been nothing.

[piggy501]

First page of BBC News:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24690552

And yes, it is looking like it's going to be very serious. Ignoring the media wouldn't be a good idea this time round. Stock up on your candles and blankets, power outtages in the south look likely.

[Mannginger]

Woosh!

[edo]

We're doomed! Doomed I tell you!

[CubanPete]

I'm off to the Lizard

Camera will be in hand.

[ukzz4iroc]

I need to fly from Heathrow tomorrow at lunch time- guess that could be tricky? Do aircraft fly in hurricane winds?

[fatboy b]

ukzz4iroc said:

I need to fly from Heathrow tomorrow at lunch time- guess that could be tricky? Do aircraft fly in hurricane winds?

All depends which way you want to go

[calibrax]

ukzz4iroc said:

I need to fly from Heathrow tomorrow at lunch time- guess that could be tricky? Do aircraft fly in hurricane winds?

Yes, but not intentionally...

[MoelyCrio]

We've got people driving up from London for meetings first thing in Chester - looks like it might be a waste of a day.

[piggy501]

ukzz4iroc said:

I need to fly from Heathrow tomorrow at lunch time- guess that could be tricky? Do aircraft fly in hurricane winds?

While the predictions are currently a bit better than they were (less likely to see 100mph winds, more around 60-80mph) I'd check ahead of travel personally. AFAIK the winds are around the speeds that airports start to shut down, but theres a few factors such as gusts or directions that could vary by the time your flight comes around.

Disclaimer: I'm no weatherman, no shouting at me if I'm wrong now

[calibrax]

I live in Rochester in Kent and the news is suggesting 80mph gusts and general chaos, yet the BBC weather shows the highest wind speed for my area as 25mph at 7am on Monday. Winds here right now are showing as 20mph, so I think we have a media hype on our hands here.

At the time of the 1987 storm, I was living in Winchester and slept right through it. Next day all the roads were blocked by fallen trees!

[GuyGhibli]

calibrax said:

I live in Rochester in Kent and the news is suggesting 80mph gusts and general chaos, yet the BBC weather shows the highest wind speed for my area as 25mph at 7am on Monday. Winds here right now are showing as 20mph, so I think we have a media hype on our hands here.

At the time of the 1987 storm, I was living in Winchester and slept right through it. Next day all the roads were blocked by fallen trees!

I'd be pretty confident that windspeed at 7am in Rochester will be more than 25mph.

[calibrax]

GuyGhibli said:

I'd be pretty confident that windspeed at 7am in Rochester will be more than 25mph.

Not according to the BBC!

[valiant]

I think that by 7am most of the damage will be done.

Worst of the winds will be overnight from about 1am onwards.

[Impasse]

My car deals with 80mph headwinds virtually every day.

[Wacky Racer]

Say no more...

[ukzz4iroc]

Impasse said:

My car deals with 80mph headwinds virtually every day.

Surely that means if you were travelling 80- then actually you wouldn't move at all? (I know what you meant though )

[The_Burg]

http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/

Nice to see they spell check...

'There are severe weather warnings for Sunday 27 and Monday 28 October which may affect services accross our network please check here before travel . - See more at: http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/#sthash.8eNWYk...