Storms battering parts of Britain
31-01-2008, 10:56
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Storms battering parts of Britain
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High winds have been battering large parts of Britain, claiming at least one life, as forecasters warn of blizzards and snow showers to come.
A lorry driver died on the M6 in Cumbria in one of a spate of accidents after gusts reached up to 70mph.
A long stretch of the motorway was shut as lorries were swept over in the wind.
The Forth Road Bridge, west of Edinburgh, was closed to northbound traffic after a lorry overturned in the stormy conditions.
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I'm in Manchester , i was working today and it was crazy ,probably 80 mph+ winds then the next second loads of hail thundered down then amasing flashes of lightning,still going on now not ass bad.I hope it calms down as i bought a motorbike from some guy in leeds :P
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31-01-2008, 13:35
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Re: Storms battering parts of Britain
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I'm in Manchester , i was working today and it was crazy ,probably 80 mph+ winds then the next second loads of hail thundered down then amasing flashes of lightning,still going on now not ass bad.I hope it calms down as i bought a motorbike from some guy in leeds :P
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Blackpool used to have a notorious corner where the wind used to literally blow people into the road and on to the promenade !!!
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31-01-2008, 13:44
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Re: Storms battering parts of Britain
I hope it's cleared up by next Friday as I'm heading up to Norfolk!
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31-01-2008, 14:13
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Re: Storms battering parts of Britain
It's now calmed down considerably near Portsmouth.
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31-01-2008, 14:24
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Re: Storms battering parts of Britain
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It's now calmed down considerably near Portsmouth.
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Calmed down here in Ipswich aswell, thankfully. Seeing that I've got a parents evening to go to tonight! 
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31-01-2008, 15:11
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Re: Storms battering parts of Britain
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I'm in Manchester , i was working today and it was crazy ,probably 80 mph+ winds then the next second loads of hail thundered down then amasing flashes of lightning,still going on now not ass bad.I hope it calms down as i bought a motorbike from some guy in leeds :P
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did you go out in the winds last year (same time roughly as now). considering they were swirling winds, walking in it made you look rather silly, one second you'd be fighting a head wind trying to move, the next you'd be trying to stop yourself fall flat on your face 
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31-01-2008, 15:17
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Re: Storms battering parts of Britain
Went down to Cheltenham very early doors this morning and it was pretty horrendous: gales, sleet, spray, standing water and idiots in 4x4s still doing a ton in the fast lane. Set out at about 11 to come back home and it was pretty pleasant all the way home although a tad windy.
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31-01-2008, 15:29
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Re: Storms battering parts of Britain
Calmed down here in Poole
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31-01-2008, 15:47
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Re: Storms battering parts of Britain
Indeed. Whilst out at work last night I caught the midnight shipping forecast on R4 forecasting gale force 10>violent storm force 11 from St Davids head to the north channel,winds SW > NW
This was what had obviously blown inland by this morning.
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31-01-2008, 15:54
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Re: Storms battering parts of Britain
Very bad in Leeds still gales, sleet, snow and a bit of thunder and lightening thrown in for good measure and in between it all we have had sunshine lol
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31-01-2008, 22:17
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Re: Storms battering parts of Britain
As fate would have it, today is the 55th anniversary of the sinking of the Princess Victoria in the Irish Sea ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Princess_Victoria), which Mother Nature is celebrating in her own way:
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Passengers and crew are being airlifted from a ferry in the Irish Sea after it was hit by a freak wave in bad weather.
Four passengers and 19 crew are being removed after Liverpool coastguard received a Mayday call from the ship at 1943 GMT as it battled 7m waves.
The Riverdance, which sails from Warrenpoint in Northern Ireland to Heysham in Lancashire, is listing to 60 degrees after its cargo shifted.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...de/7221237.stm
The Irish Sea is a *horrible* bit of water, and always has been.
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31-01-2008, 22:26
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Re: Storms battering parts of Britain
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...de/7221237.stm
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Passengers and crew are being airlifted from a ferry in the Irish Sea after it was hit by a freak wave in bad weather.[
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Four passengers and 19 crew are being removed after Liverpool coastguard received a Mayday call from the ship at 1943 GMT as it battled 7m waves.
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This just about covers how windy it is in the north west atm - I'm also in a 14 storey towerblock, which feels like its rocking 
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31-01-2008, 22:58
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Re: Storms battering parts of Britain
Flew back into Belfast from Cardiff at 9pm tonight, very very bumpy on the way in, bit scary at times
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31-01-2008, 23:27
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Re: Storms battering parts of Britain
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thank heavens this incident doesn't seem to be as bad as the one 55 years ago
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/2705901.stm
I still wouldn't like to have been on that ship, today - 'hats off' to the rescue services, though ...
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01-02-2008, 00:07
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Re: Storms battering parts of Britain
Blowing a gale here, nice sat at the pc with the patio door 'just' open enough to enjoy it, but closed 'just' enough to keep it out 
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