Possible Hurricane force winds for the UK Wednesday

[James]

What are things like where you live? In my area the weather has definitley deteriorated - it's quite windy now and it's raining. Not much compared to what places further west are getting, but this storm seems to be having a widespread effect.

[P.K.]

I think there was some light rain in Reading earlier but not much. It hasn't really had any noticeable affect here.

data obtained at 19:14.56
5min average temperature = 9.6 degC
5min average wind speed = 3.4 metres per sec=7.2 miles per hour

daily averages determined up to 19:14.56
temperature = 8.5 degC
wind speed = 2.3 m/s

extreme values so far today
max temperature 11.9 degC at 1444
min temperature 4.7 degC at 109
max wind gust 10.3 m/s at 1759

http://www.met.rdg.ac.uk/Data/Brugge/current/current.html



Other graphs on here - http://www.met.rdg.ac.uk/~fsdata/metsite.html

[stu]

A VERY high tide has resulted in unexpected storm surge - here are some reports


Part of Penzance sea wall has been washed away, causing extensive flooding
of properties behind.
All roads into Penzance have been closed to all but emergency vehicles
The main railway line is way under the sea.

People in Newlyn have been evacuated, and are spending the night housed by
Penwith Council
There are reports that Lamorna sea wall has been washed away (it's hundreds
of years old).
There is flooding in Mousehole, where the winter baulks are not yet in
place.

[P.K.]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/3959875.stm - BBC report on this storm

[James]

Sounds like it was worse than what they were expecting.

[P.K.]

There has been plenty of time to prepare for this. The models have been showing that this could happen for days. It will be the same when it gets cold. They'll put salt on the roads after they have frozen again. (As they do every year)

Some pictures of the affects of todays storm - http://net-weather.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10310