Rare red warning just been issued

Please don`t drive
Some people will have to.
I'm 🙏 it will veer away

Our Yorkshire Lass & her husband will be driving over from Horsforth to Manchester airport at 5am. I wish they weren’t but there are no flights from Leeds Bradford airport to Copenhagen. I’m trying not to think about it….

The flight could be delayed, presumably they'll check
It's very worrying. We have to travel too.

Wait and watch -it may not happen! In the meantime prepare as best you can.

I feel sorry for the people who are having to cancel events. Not only are they losing money, often raised for charity, but the knock on affects for other businesses.
I hope those in the path of the storm keep safe.

Apparently, North Devon is going to get a battering starting at 3 am Saturday morning Are you feeling?..

Despite this announcement the BBC weather app says Bath and NE Somerset is still under a yellow warning. Something doesn’t quite add up but I have done what I can to stop things in the garden taking off.

they've had to cancel the Christmas Market in Brighton...

GrannySomerset

Despite this announcement the BBC weather app says Bath and NE Somerset is still under a yellow warning. Something doesn’t quite add up but I have done what I can to stop things in the garden taking off.

They've updated it now but it doesn't kick in till 3 a.m. on Saturday in this area. Hatches will be firmly battened tonight for sure in our part of the West Country (Frome).

FriedGreenTomatoes2

Our Yorkshire Lass & her husband will be driving over from Horsforth to Manchester airport at 5am. I wish they weren’t but there are no flights from Leeds Bradford airport to Copenhagen. I’m trying not to think about it….

They should be far enough to the north of it to be clear of the worst weather.
While not dismissing the red warning I do think it is easy to panic in advance (famous last words eh Michael Fish?)
I drove to London and back the w/e of Storm Bert (heart in my mouth) and it was all fine.

You’re right of course Maw.
We’ve just come home after lunching out. Cold but dry here at present not even a puff of wind (yet).

Seems that Wales and Somerset (Bristol) are the areas that are forecast to cop it worst with a ‘red’ weather warning. Greater Manchester remains on amber - and Yorkshire, so 🤞crossed.

Hoping this bout of bad weather won’t result in too much damage or danger to life. We are on the south eastern seaboard so expecting less in the way of bad water. Travelling down to Brighton tomorrow, will check the weather before we leave and postpone if it looks terrible.
Take care those of you living in areas with a red or amber warning.
🙏🏾

Bad weather not bad water

We've only got yellow warnings here but last night was very windy. Our neighbours spent last weekend blowing up some huge Father Christmas figures to stand in her garden and this morning they were all the way down the street, along with some reindeer and some strings of lights.

AreWeThereYet

We've only got yellow warnings here but last night was very windy. Our neighbours spent last weekend blowing up some huge Father Christmas figures to stand in her garden and this morning they were all the way down the street, along with some reindeer and some strings of lights.

This made me laugh,, but surely they heard the weather warnings

pascal30

AreWeThereYet

We've only got yellow warnings here but last night was very windy. Our neighbours spent last weekend blowing up some huge Father Christmas figures to stand in her garden and this morning they were all the way down the street, along with some reindeer and some strings of lights.

This made me laugh,, but surely they heard the weather warnings

Who knows? And to be honest I don't know if there were any weather warnings last weekend.

When we were driving home this afternoon we noticed loads of them, far more than I've ever noticed before, so it could be carnage overnight, bits of Father Christmas's all over the streets.

Maybe blow up doll things are in this Christmas 🫣

On the subject of red or amber weather warnings why do TV news programmes insist on subjecting their reporters to these conditions?
I am just as prepared to accept the veracity of the reporter in the studio so why do they have to stand out in the wind and rain, against a backdrop of waves crashing behind them, getting soaked to the skin?
They don't make the forecasters at the end of the news stand outside, so let's stop this unnecessary suffering! ☔☔☔☔☔

As Carmarthenshire we are bang in the middle of the red warning. Near the sea and surrounded by trees. Hey ho. Wish us luck.

Oh hell. My phone just buzzed loud with a government warning. My area is red

Scary

karmalady

Oh hell. My phone just buzzed loud with a government warning. My area is red

Scary

Well, DH got the loud signal and a government warning on his phone.

We live in the same house, my phone was about 2 ft away from his. I didn't get a warning so I should be ok to go tomorrow after all.
🤔

RosiesMaw2

On the subject of red or amber weather warnings why do TV news programmes insist on subjecting their reporters to these conditions?
I am just as prepared to accept the veracity of the reporter in the studio so why do they have to stand out in the wind and rain, against a backdrop of waves crashing behind them, getting soaked to the skin?
They don't make the forecasters at the end of the news stand outside, so let's stop this unnecessary suffering! ☔☔☔☔☔

We ask that every time.
Stupidity.

I hope the RNLI don't get called out to people swept into the sea because they thought it might be exciting to watch the waves.

Allira Last year I watched some videos of people in the NE standing on piers and jettys (with children!!!) getting soaked by high waves during storms. Some policemen and firemen had to go out and get them, hiding behind stone seats during waves, and bring them back one by one. Some people are too stupid to know how stupid they are.

karmalady

Oh hell. My phone just buzzed loud with a government warning. My area is red

Scary

Both me and DH had one earlier.

Nearly had a heart attack - it's really loud!!