try and do every thing by Thursday(23 January)

Think it's south West?
It's windy but not that bad here.

Most, if not all schools are closed in Scotland tomorrow. Better an overreaction than a fatal accident in my opinion

All Schools and nurseries hereabouts plus trains/buses cancelled tomorrow (Central Scotland). Many employers telling staff to stay home.

Worst of it supposed to be up north but I think most areas will be affected in some way. Here in Dorset we have blue sky and sunshine at the moment, windy with it. Earlier we had rain and wind.
Just watched a video of a Quintrell Down near Newquay in Cornwall where they had a mini tornado. Took off the roof of at least one house and damage to others.

Our Weather Warning has changed to Red. First ever for me although I've been through quite a lot of hair-raising storms here before the warnings came into place! We are in Central belt Scotland. Got the digital DVD player charging and candles, lamps all set to go. Will fill a flask with hot water before I go to bed as it'll hit here between 2 am and 9pm tomorrow. Just taking some lamps to my daughter and grandchildren too.

We bought one of those light things that you plug into a 13 amp plug socket and if the power goes off at least we have a light to get round the home,saves the candles and match's scenario.
Also please fully charge your mobile phones before you go to bed,and if you have a portable radio(with battery's) charge up the radio before bed time.

Stop being catastrophic..

Depends what comes down and where you are in relation to it.

No need to be nasty.

Who’s being nasty?

I'm not expecting it to be bad here in Surrey, but I always think it is a case of forewarned is forearmed. Nothin wrong with keeping an eye on weather in your locality just incase the storm shifts.

This afternoon has been intermittent downpour and sunshine - more sunshine than I've seen all week in fact - but tonight looks like more heavy rain and gusty winds.

Power cuts here rarely last more than a few hours but we've bought some chargeable lights that are stuck on the wall at the top and bottom of the stairs and under the kitchen cabinets. They are movement activated and light up the hall and kitchen as we wonder around. The charge lasts about a week usually.

Being for-warned is better than being ill informed.

We have got an amber warning. Hopefully the last storm took any trees that were likely to fall
Not split all the logs from last time yet

We've got a red warning. Everything round here to be closed. It feels a bit like lockdown ☹️. Scary. I just hope it's all an overreaction.

DH and I have just had alerts on our phone. Gave the fright of our life!

It makes a change for something more likely to affect the North and Scotland to be given a lot of coverage. Usually it's only when London and the South is likely to be affected that it seems to matter.

I've just watched a lecture on YouTube from the Met Office which was interesting but a lot of it was about things like barotropic lows and frontal waves, which doesn't mean much to me at all. The gist does seem to be that it's going to be a big one, though, particularly in the NW and Western Scotland. I am out this evening, but luckily have no real plans for the weekend. I think I'll be staying in with my knitting.

Stay safe, everyone.

Marydoll

^With the safety of customers and staff of paramount importance, we will not be safe to operate passenger services due to the forecast weather conditions across Scotland during #StormÉowyn.^

All ScotRail services are suspended on Friday, 24 January.

They must be overreacting, don't you think Oreo.😉

Quite possibly.
Tho with transportation there are many health and safety checks.
Don’t go out if you’re worried.Simples.

We here in Central Scotland got the Gov warning alarm on our phones. Glasgow were warned of 200 mph gusts.

Not worried, nor overreacting, just keeping safe.

I suspect you may not live in the West of Scotland., Oreo. However, I am happy to be corrected.

I can only recollect my LA, East Renfrewshire closing schools twice in my twenty five years working there, despite the most awful weather and staff in my school being unable to get there, leaving those who lived locally, to man the fort.

If they have decided to close, then it is serious.

Let us hope there are no fatalities.

yogitree

We here in Central Scotland got the Gov warning alarm on our phones. Glasgow were warned of 200 mph gusts.

Apologies, I hit a 2 instead of a 1 without realising. Currently getting 70mph gusts and a few things blowing over. Everywhere is closed in my locality except essential services.

My granddaughter is flying here from Dublin on Sunday.
I do hope the wind speed will lessen before then.

I received a message saying our surgery is closed, urgent calls only.

Tesco has also shut.

We have a major problem here. DH forgot to bring toilet rolls in from the garage yesterday he never listens , now we can's get the garage door open to get them. 😂

Marydoll 😱😱😱. Would the eBay queen help if required? I won't suggest your next door neighbour!

Depends where you are. I really think the media need to make sure people fully understand the risks where they are.

In some parts of the UK it is definitely unsafe. Where I am it is dry and a little bit breezy so I am putting washing out and opening the windows to let some fresh air in the house.