Very High Winds In Kent

[Guest gooner52]

bloody hell the winds in nw kent are very bad today

 

next doors fence has come away in 3 sections

 

bins are flying down the road,plant pots as well

 

so whats it like for the rest of you,, ;)

[NikpV]

same here in north cambridgeshire ;)

[mumof4]

same here in Wilts...so far i have unstuck all sorts of rubbish from the car!!..not mine i might add as mine is all secure..lol.....so glad im not parked under a tree!!

[Andrew T]

Me too, near I work near Lytham on the Fylde coast in the upper storey of a Portacabin. BBC says the winds are 40MPH but it feels more like 90. We've had to put the blinds down in case the windows smash, the walls and ceiling are bending in and out, but we've been told not to go outside until the winds stop because the tiles are coming off the building opposite. When I leave the M6 is blocked N of J32 which will gridlock every backlane for miles around.

Sometimes you're the Pigeon and somedays you're the statue.

[Guest bigal]

Yep really bad in Leeds. The part of the roof hasjust blown of Yorkshire Cricket ground. Which is no bad thing i hate cricket ;)

[NikpV]

local radio has just announced closures of m1 and m11 due to lorry blown over and other debris - winds now gusting to 65mph

[mumof4]

Kids play house has just taken a flying lesson and landed in the hedge ;)

 

 

 

can i just say peeps..be very careful if you have to drive!!

[Andrew T]

Mrs T has just rung to say the power has been off since 11.00. So when I eventually get home it'll be to a meal cooked on the Camping stove by candle light...............Then again there's a Pub just over the road from here.........Hmmm.

[mumof4]

Meal by candlelight is soooo much more romantic than a pub!..lol

[Guest gooner52]

qe2 is shut,with rush hour commin up fast

[Guest gooner52]

sorry pressed wrong button

 

woolwich ferry is closed, and 3 people have died today ;)

 

plumstead police station has closed roof has blown off

 

 

not looking good,please only go out if you must ;)

[greg_68]

Boy I bet those wind farms are racking up some profit today.

 

If they all went round quick enough do you think we could take off............weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

Come to think of it knowing British engineering at it's best there will a statement later saying they have had to shut them down as it is too windy or it is the wrong type of wind.

[muffking]

I've never seen it so bad in Lincoln either.

 

So far,

I've lost one roof tile,

lost one fence panel,

I've had to put wooden posts at 45 degree angles to secure 2 fence posts blowing in the wind,

part of my 6ft gate has sheared off when the wind blew it shut,

my tarpaulin car port has been destroyed and put a large scratch above the passengar window when it came down,

I've had to tie my bins down with bunge straps,

and someone's 12' trampoline blew down my street and landed right across the road from my front gates.

 

The trampoline was the last straw with me thinking that it's not even safe to park in or by my own drive, so me & the missus parked our other car in the middle of a supermarket carpark to keep it out the way of trees, bins, trampolines etc. (you watch a bl00dy trolly hit it when I go and pick it up).

[wazza]

Just heard London Bridge Station Roof has blown off, so station is closed, Dont know if trains are running through, hopefully they are so I can get home.

[teresa]

well my fence has broke our main shopping centre has been shut daughters school has had 2 trees down( teacher managed move her car in time) next door neighbours shed has been blown apart and his metal security light that was attached to the front of his house is now dangling in front of his door ;)

[adrianf.]

The kids have a 13 foot trampoline in the garden and i have had to fetch it from the other side of the garden more than once.

Where we live we catch all the wind going up the Bristol channel so its windy for us even on calm days.

[katman]

The kids have a 13 foot trampoline in the garden and i have had to fetch it from the other side of the garden more than once.

Where we live we catch all the wind going up the Bristol channel so its windy for us even on calm days.

 

Put it upside down so the wind cant get underneath it.

 

Have parked my Galaxy upwind of the Wheelie Bins that are flying about all over the place and got fingers crossed ;)

[mumof4]

Anyone gonna post some pics of damage in their area?

[Gteuk]

I may post some pictures of the roof that is now in front of the building it belongs to providing I have electric in work tomorrow with telephone lines that work (didn't have that today)

 

Lots of damage in the Mold area, so much, that mold is closed for public access.

[gregers]

got called home!the garage roof(built up felt)has gone,its in a block of 7-8 garages,and its damaged my neighbours car loads of scratches down passenger side,phoned housing ass theyve put it on a 28 days repair,looks like im going to have to carry out a repair at the weekend to try and save everything else thats in there.tonites going to be intresting waiting to see if they all go now ;) have had to try and put everything of major value in the dining room(tools mostly)neighbours fench has gone.

on the way home a couple of trees have been blown down and crushed a couple of cars major damage police were there etc etc(hope no one was in them)if ducth elm disease dont get em the bloody wind will ;)

 

be safe wear a condom ;)

[Gteuk]

Material things can be replaced so the devistation of damaged property doesn't seem so bad but it hits home how lucky we are when you see these types of reports.

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6276257.stm

[Guest gooner52]

how very true,,life is so much more important

 

saying 5 have died now,heart felt wishes,go out to the familes...

 

makes you think of the storms back in the late 80`s

 

how many died then....;)

 

as said before,please only go out if you must

[jkspoff]

9 blown over vehicles on the M1/M62 and A1 in the West Yorkshire area alone, fortunately no serious injuries, mainly cuts and bruises, and a few written off trucks, plus many long long tail backs.

[mumof4]

I've just been roped into giving some peeps a lift into Bristol..so heres fingers crossed that the roads are clear and nothing happens...speak later peeps..

[muffking]

I've never seen it so bad in Lincoln either.

 

So far,

I've lost one roof tile,

lost one fence panel,

I've had to put wooden posts at 45 degree angles to secure 2 fence posts blowing in the wind,

part of my 6ft gate has sheared off when the wind blew it shut,

my tarpaulin car port has been destroyed and put a large scratch above the passengar window when it came down,

I've had to tie my bins down with bunge straps,

and someone's 12' trampoline blew down my street and landed right across the road from my front gates.

 

The trampoline was the last straw with me thinking that it's not even safe to park in or by my own drive, so me & the missus parked our other car in the middle of a supermarket carpark to keep it out the way of trees, bins, trampolines etc. (you watch a bl00dy trolly hit it when I go and pick it up).

 

Make that 2 roof tiles and the supermarket where I parked my car had part of it's roof lift off. ;)