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Yellow weather warnings - sensible precautions or scaremongering?

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Barleyfields Wed 22-Jan-25 14:45:22

25Avalon

One report I read said 250 miles per hour winds! I don’t think that’s right. Must be a misprint or an idiot.

I think someone got confused about the jet stream … 🙄

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Barleyfields Wed 22-Jan-25 14:44:23

There does seem to be a lot of scaremongering about this. There was even a thread on here the other day telling us to get everything done on Thursday because there would be 90mph winds on Friday (I’m looking at you infoman). Like you Roses I was worried until I looked at our local forecast. Yes it will be windy but definitely not 90mp here. In some areas the winds will be very high but not everywhere

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25Avalon Wed 22-Jan-25 14:39:28

One report I read said 250 miles per hour winds! I don’t think that’s right. Must be a misprint or an idiot.

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Grandmabatty Wed 22-Jan-25 14:37:20

I'd rather be prepared for the worst then pleasantly surprised.

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RosiesMaw2 Wed 22-Jan-25 14:36:19

Just that really.
I find I am worrying myself sick over fetching GD on Friday after school to stay with me as I am taking her to “Ballet Shoes” at the National Theatre on Saturday.
Worrying now about trains being cancelled, as I decided not to drive to Birmingham and back in one afternoon, worrying about delays on Saturday.
I could not bear to disappoint her. This is a special occasion for her - a birthday present from me - and the tickets were not cheap - plus it was the only date that suited us both for a matinee.
So I looked at the more detailed local forecast for Friday and Saturday and it doesn’t look too bad at all - but all this talk of 90mph gales is giving me sleepless nights.

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