Winter 2019/2020

VaderDSL · 9 Feb 2020 at 13:29

Dup said:
The Ribble Valley is pretty much under water at the moment. My street is feeling like an island right now as most roads around it are now closed.

Always feel for the Aspinall, they often get hit bad where they're located. The Ribble just broke the year 2000 highest level this dinnertime!

chaparral · 9 Feb 2020 at 13:48

Rroff said:
~40% of the roof of ours has gone - half of that has ended up on the neighbours lawn some distance away.

I just got back inside from having a look at taking the roof cover off (But it not easy in this wind so I haven't yet)
It taking one hell of a hammering the whole thing is shaking like crazy and the wind strength/speed seems to be getting worst every hour..

Blackjack Davy · 9 Feb 2020 at 13:54

CaptainRAVE said:
Not much rain in London yet.

Same here. *looks at weather forecast - 99% chance of rain all afternoon. Looks out of window - bone dry all afternoon*

Some quality weather reporting here.

Dup · 9 Feb 2020 at 14:01

VaderDSL said:
Always feel for the Aspinall, they often get hit bad where they're located. The Ribble just broke the year 2000 highest level this dinnertime!

Yeah, although there used to be cross-drains in the carpark until Brunning & Price took over and revamped it all , have to wonder if they kept ample draining. I used to go out cleaning the drains and it would drop quickly enough (I grew up here and my mates grew up in the Aspinall, I used to work there way back when

). The Aspinall just happens to act a bit of a wall before the river.

All the way back to 2000? I'd have thought Boxing Day 2015 would have trumped that! Used to love this weather back at school (Bowland High) as we couldn't get to school without going over the rivers so they would close the bridges when it got too high. Good times haha

Zenduri · 9 Feb 2020 at 14:22

Welp im 2 fence panels down so far and both are now in "kit form"

b00merang69 · 9 Feb 2020 at 14:35

Just received a Tornado warning for Scotland on my phone (was yellow alert/flood alert the other day).

Did a quick Goggle and it seems Essex is also possibly set for a Tornado.

Now only if I could get the lazy neighbours to close the communal doors (front and back) behind them (every single time they come and go, hail rain wind or snow). :mad:

VaderDSL · 9 Feb 2020 at 14:45

Dup said:
Yeah, although there used to be cross-drains in the carpark until Brunning & Price took over and revamped it all , have to wonder if they kept ample draining. I used to go out cleaning the drains and it would drop quickly enough (I grew up here and my mates grew up in the Aspinall, I used to work there way back when ). The Aspinall just happens to act a bit of a wall before the river.

All the way back to 2000? I'd have thought Boxing Day 2015 would have trumped that! Used to love this weather back at school (Bowland High) as we couldn't get to school without going over the rivers so they would close the bridges when it got too high. Good times haha

I think the station at Low Moor has 2000 as the highest point, at least there at Edisford, you're right at other points oddly the 2015 floods were slightly higher still

Greebo · 9 Feb 2020 at 14:49

cainer said:
It pretty much does...

You said "ALL". Its pretty good in the North East, sun has been shining

Lopéz · 9 Feb 2020 at 15:05

Dup said:
I imagine it's a lot lot worse further up in Yorkshire. Seen videos of things floating down main roads etc on social media htis morning.

One of my team is stuck just north of York - she's been away on a fishing weekend and can't get back at the moment. The lane out of the lake is flooded and blocked with debris, so anyone who stayed over is stuck in for the moment.

Rroff · 9 Feb 2020 at 15:22

Crazy squall of wind and rain just came in - there is a tree infront of my truck that is like twice the length of my truck high bent over so it is almost touching it

bit worried.

Rain is weird coming in sideways like machinegun bullets LOL.

Funky-Melon · 9 Feb 2020 at 15:41

Urgh - 4 fence panels down

200sols · 9 Feb 2020 at 15:45

Bin just got blown over

memyselfandi · 9 Feb 2020 at 16:02

Think i've lost a fence post in a bit of strong squall earlier

Orionaut · 9 Feb 2020 at 16:16

Rroff said:
Crazy squall of wind and rain just came in - there is a tree infront of my truck that is like twice the length of my truck high bent over so it is almost touching it bit worried.

Rain is weird coming in sideways like machinegun bullets LOL.

Just seen a Pigeon flying backwards because it couldn't keep up with the wind!

robfosters · 9 Feb 2020 at 16:18

200sols said:
Bin just got blown over

My deepest sympathies

Uther · 9 Feb 2020 at 16:29

Think it's passed now here near Warwick, everything is a lot calmer and the sun's out!

UTmaniac · 9 Feb 2020 at 17:05

Far calmer now than this morning in SO18, local weather station reported 60mph+ gusts this morning and the earlier near-horizontal rain is quite light now.

Suicidal Ferret · 9 Feb 2020 at 17:06

Rroff said:
Crazy squall of wind and rain just came in - there is a tree infront of my truck that is like twice the length of my truck high bent over so it is almost touching it bit worried.

Rain is weird coming in sideways like machinegun bullets LOL.

This just hit yorkshire. Lightning, hailstones, horizontal rain

cainer · 9 Feb 2020 at 22:31

The wind must have changed direction slightly as i've just heard some of my roof tiles shaking...
yet the wind was ~20mph stronger earlier today and all was quiet

ChrisLX200 · 9 Feb 2020 at 22:46

I had to go retrieve bits of my roof from next door's garden lol