Yellow weather warnings - sensible precautions or scaremongering?

Marydoll

Our surgery and Tesco are now closed!

Yes, same here. Most of the shops are closed now, many local businesses too. I've just seen that the main A1 road is closed because a number of vehicles have overturned.

I'm in South Bucks and although we had a Yellow warning we just had a bit of rain and some gusty wind overnight. It's sunny and breezy just now. but I've noticed the wind direction has changed and is now coming from the North East and feeling a bit more "windy".

My BFF is in Edinburgh and they had The Warning on their mobiles so she was battening down the hatches. Looks pretty awful in the North, so hoping everyone stays safe.

madeleine45

Well ever since the time that Micheal Fish got it wrong about the storm they are covering their backs but of course it is the boy who cried wolf. They are also copying the wretched americans who dont think about the probability of something but if they might be sued for not getting things right.

Well up here we have little microclimates so that if you go up swaledale and down wensleydale you can have rain in one dale and dry in the other. Personally I have always used my own brain and common sense to decide what and how I do concerning the weather. I have sailed and have a farming background so that we are all used to looking at the likely possibility, making sure we have basic provisions in the house in case of sudden snow and at this time of year I carry a spade, spare jumpers etc etc as a precaution and then just look out on the day and make my own decision.

In any case in Yorkshire we are used to making sensible provision and getting on with life. When I lived in London they thought the slightest touch of snow needed a snow plough. we have all lived long enough to trust our own common sense, have family and friends we can contact to see if there is worse weather where we plan to go.

So as a basic, I think if the journey wasnt really necessary you might put it off for a better day and if it is important carry on with care.

The most sensible attitude to the weather I have seen.

Up here, we are very much used to carrying on with things, whatever the weather, but believe me, it is extremely wild here right now. I would not want to be outside unless it was absolutely necessary. As I said in previous posts, almost all the shops and local businesses have closed, as well as doctors' surgeries and so on.

I was woken up at 3:30am by our dustbins going over on our gated drive in Wiltshire. I looked at weather radar to see a gust of wind just then at 115mph on the west coast of Ireland. The winds here were 60mph which at that point were higher than in Scotland but that soon changed. I think in the south the next 2 days are just cold and ordinarily windy but not wet.

I agree that it was a deliberate ploy by certain sections of the media to report 250mph winds without mentioning until further down articles this was a reference to the jet stream. I’m not sure winds of this speed have ever been recorded at ground level on Earth.

I hope your journey to the ballet is trouble free Rosie

Here in Kent we have glorious sunshine and a light wind, whether anything else occurs we have to wait and see

Even the water in our loos is sloshing about 😯

Gusts have ramped up here in central Scotland now. I've had to retrieve a bin and assorted rubbish and the force of the wind was something else

Aveline

Even the water in our loos is sloshing about 😯

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I'm sure there was a slight earth tremor here last night, I definitely wasn't dreaming.

It's howling! Posting while we still have electricity.

Depends where you stay. We are on red alerting central Scotland and it is horrific at the moment! I think you will be fine asylum are way further south and I think it's yellow in Birmingham. Enjoy you're day

I had a mirror blown off my windowsill when the window was not quite shut.. but fairly calm now

I live west coast Scotland feet from the sea and l can't overstate the extreme power of this storm. I've experienced a few but nothing like this. Although the high tide turned hours ago the sea has not abated and it's crashing over the sea wall into our garden and pushing water upstream in burns and rivers. My house is vibrating, the power is down and the dog is anxious. My sailor husband says he's not seen a sea (here) like it ever before. Everything is shut, so far only people's sheds and garage roofs and many trees down. All the best of luck to Glasgow and beyond.

DS Glasgow said that the window facing the wind direction has been/is being well and truly tested, slightly billowing due to air pressure and force. Double glazed bedroom window, he has closed the curtain, just in case

I am terrified that the conservatory roof will come off. The wind is getting worse, not abating.😱

Hope everyone stays safe with no damage, or as little as possible. It's certainly showing no signs of abating here - quite the opposite, in fact.

According to Windy Wilson, my weatherman of choice, the storm is only now peaking over central Scotland, so we've a few more hours of this yet. I still have power so far

Rain is being blown in through our window frames and far into the rooms. Buckets galore required.
The cat is varying between running aimlessly around and having to be on my knee requiring big cuddles. Never seen him like this before.
According to local Facebook groups there are trees down blocking roads all round us.
At least it's not cold and we still have electricity unlike many.

The wind is fierce here in N Lancs.
The M6 Northbound was just a solid block of high sided vehicles for about 3 hours this am.
The road I often use for work is closed because a huge tree fell across the road smashing at least 2 cars and going into the garden, just missing the house windows.

Walking the dog was a nightmare. She, with 4 legs and a low certre of gravity, happily raced across the field with her ears streaming out on either side, but the wind was so strong that bending down to use a collection bag put me in danger of falling onto the 💩 I was collecting!

We have next-door’s recycling bins and lids in the back garden, fortunately empty.

Although I’m convinced the wind would make it an excellent drying day, I might end up with no laundry so I won’t bother.

The roof has just been ripped off a house not far from me - landed on a neighbouring house.

The wind is howling down my chimney, my neighbour's shed has blown over, my sister's fence is down, my brother has a power cut, my son's greenhouse is damaged and trees near them are down. Local people online who live in the tower blocks have reported that they are swaying ( I think they are designed to, but it must be scary).
We've not seen anything like this for a long time. I remember a terrible storm here ( West of Scotland) in 1968 which cost lives.
Stay safe and warm. 🥰🙏

We lost our electricity but its back on now. I intended to do a bit of baking but thought better of it.

In our small island, the disparity in the weather is staggering, commiserations to those who are being battered. I've just come home from a supermarket shop, here in my corner of the south east it's now calm, normal day, hardly any wind, it was a bit wilder earlier.

We’re on the edge of the red zone. It’s pretty wild although as far as I can tell no damage has happened. You know how you get used to the sounds your house makes? Mine has been making noises I’ve never heard before, which is a bit alarming. One of my cats is supremely unbothered, the other one keeps coming over for cuddles.

I feel for those right in the red zone, it must be awful.