Police advising to AVOID ALL TRAVEL in Central & Lothian & Borders areas from 2pm-9pm

[D.P.]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16082303

Wind gusts in excess of 90MPH expected for central scotland.

The cold fornt is starting to did in, temperatures are dropping like a stone (5*C in 30 minutes have been observed) and with the cold front comes the wind.

EDIT: Updated URL

 

[D.P.]

All schools are closed in Fife and now it looks like they've closed the Forth Road Bridge completely. I don't remember getting days off school in my day due to a little breeze

It is is not a little breeze, 80-90MPH wind gusts can damage property, overturn lorries, cause cars to go off the road, and can happilly blow you right over on your face.


Hence the severity of the warning.

Last time there were winds this strong people died in scotland, ehcne the seriousness of the warnings.

 

[D.P.]

It's embarrasing how much we overreact to everything in this country

Yeah, it is hilarious when people die.

The last time winds were this strong someone died in Edinburgh:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-13499503

 

[D.P.]

It removes peoples inclination or ability to carry out personal risk assessment. The next time its windy people will think well they didn't tell me not to travel so I am obviously fine to make an unnecessary trip in bad weather.

That is just rubbish. The average person does not know much about weather forecasting or the effects of certain types of weather. The fact that people in this thread are joking about life threatening meterological conditions hgihlights the naivety of the general public Some peopple are scofffing at 90MPG gusts, that could easily kock you over, run a car off the road, blow a roof off a house. When a weather event is forecast to occur that has the potential to take lives, cause extensive damage to property, and severe travel disruption it is not only advisable for the government to give such warning but morally required to protect the citizens' safety.

You can imagine the news headlines if no warning was given and people died! Better to give the warning, inform the people that a severe and unusual event is happening, and hope that nothing to serious occurs.

 

[D.P.]

Edinburgh airport have suspended all flights and a double-decker bus went over in Dalry.

Lots of felled trees blocking major routes such as the A82, A830 and A828 - hence why the Police advised not to travel.

 

[D.P.]

Cairn Gorm Summit - gust of 149mph

 

[D.P.]

Gust speed of 102MPH at Tay Bridge - hence it being closed!

 

[D.P.]

And 165MPH on Cairngorm, 8MPH short of the all time record.

 

[D.P.]

the worst of it should be passsing and we should be calming down now.

The next 7-10 days looks very violent with more storms to comr. Computer models have some apocalyptic systems passing through but the final outout will likely change. I would say the probabilitiy of a similar event next wetk is high but will hopefully no come to avail.