Not very windy in this part of Lancashire but plenty of rain.
It's not green for nowt.
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It might be a localised thing, but currently we're experiencing far worse rain and wind than we did with Storm Ciara. :-(
Roads flooded even worse than before, trees down, slates off roofs and the barometer is down to 990mb...
Bloody weather.
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Not very windy in this part of Lancashire but plenty of rain.
It's not green for nowt.
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It's supposed to land here this night and tomorrow morning. The wind is picking up already. But together with the wind, the temperature is rocketing and it is sunny! 17C here at the moment.
The last few days, Dennis is supposed to be more severe than Ciara last week. So, you're pretty much spot-on with your observation. Luckily, this storm will turn left, to the north. That way we only get the southern part of it (and the fine temperatures).
I remember sailing the Plymouth Sound and the waters outside the Breakwater. Back then, 10-14 kn wind already produced impressive waves from the SW. I remember wondering how that would look during a storm!
btw: did you know that this is the first year that we (Dutch) have adopted the tradition of christening storms? The UK and the Germans did it already. But... Germans use other names! Last week's Ciara was named Sabine in Germany. 99% of the storms reaching us, landed on Irish and British shores first. I suppose that this is the reason we now follow the UK list of storm names. First storm caused some head-scratching on the internet about the correct pronunciation of 'Ciara'. For us, Dutch it's Kie-aa-ra. Others pronounced it like Kee-ra. Now, what's the correct pronunciation?
Take care!
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It rained quite heavy over the Wirral from about 9:30, but cleared up now and fairly bright. The breeze has increased a little, but nothing that you could label as a storm - yet
Its just starting to get going here in sunny Rotherham.
Raining a fair bit in Central Beds, but winds not yet near what was predicted, but maybe starting to pick up.
Heavy rain and very strong gusts of wind, the latter caused today's CBT to be cancelled.
Getting windier now - we have an old house, and I always have to keep my fingers crossed for the tiles and chimney stacks...
Still, I tell myself it’s been here nearly two hundred years and is still standing!
I'm up in Newcastle, not much happening here.
Dorset: bit of wind, bit of rain, nothing biblical as expected - yet.
Off out with the dog in a minute. Looks a bit grim tbh.
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Did 4 miles earlier with the dog in rural Wiltshire. Bloody miserable. We both looked like drowned rats on our return. Very wary when walking under the larger trees.
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Not too bad in Cheshire right now, certainly nothing like last Sunday, not even that much rain, maybe the worst is to come?
You might find this useful (switch the animation on to judge what's coming):
https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar
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Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
YouTube link...How to pronounce Ciara the Irish name.
Weather observations at Lelystad: www.weathercast.co.uk/world-weather/weather-stations/obsid/06269.html...use the map at the bottom of the page to change stations.
It’s not Blacko tower or Stansfield Tower to give it it’s correct name.
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Thanks for that.
Lelystad is an odd one. Located at the east side of the lake IJsselmeer, it's always battered by the wind and waves. I remember long Sundays early in the spring in a bar at the harbour or at the helm of a RIB when the 9 - 14 y/o boys and girls went out in their Optimists. Learning to 'negotiate' the waves and wind before they were allowed to sail on the open sea where there's additional current to deal with.
I've changed the location to Deelen. An old airfield (now civilian) halfway between Arnhem and my hometown Apeldoorn.
Crikey, you southerners make me laugh, up on Anglesey we just call it “put your big coat on” weather!
I live 50m from the sea, gusts of 40-50mph are fairly regular occurrences, in fact I’ve had such strong gusts in the past it’s cracked my frame on the bifold doors on the balcony!
This weekend is worse than last, but it’s by no means the worst I’ve seen here and we don’t even get weather warnings, it’s only when it gets windy down there a fuss is made.
Nothing much here in East Cheshire.
If it hadn't been announced as a named storm, I wouldn't have said it was anything other than a rainy day.
Ask me again tomorrow morning when I've finished gathering what's left of our roof from the field maybe?
What’s its name just a tad windy with a bit of rain, no storm
WaPo link
Storm Dennis has become one of the most powerful nontropical cyclones on record in the North Atlantic, packing hurricane force winds and turning a vast swath of seas into a churning, ship-sinking cauldron, with individual waves topping 100 feet. The storm slammed into the United Kingdom just one week after deadly Storm Ciara hit with high winds and heavy precipitation, prompting flooding fears.
The AP reported that two people had died in separate incidents Saturday from rough seas off the coast of southeast England. Military personnel were called in to help build flood barriers as several inches of rain fell on waterlogged soil, and winds caused significant disruptions in air and rail service.
According to a list maintained by Christopher Burt, a weather historian at Weather Underground, Storm Dennis ranks as the second-strongest storm on record for this region...
I must say that apart from a bit of wind I haven't noticed anything much. I was expecting torrential rain, but that may be still to come.
I am in the Midlands and I think it’s going to HAMMER it down overnight :(
Dutch meteo officially classifies this storm as 'more severe than Ciara'. However, for us, there's one difference between the two storms: this one has a more NE course and we're not really hit by it. 30 - 35 knots wind at the moment. And... the temperature has never been as high as today on Feb 16th. The all-time record for this day was 13.3C. An hour ago it was already 13.6C.
Stay safe!
Back in Darlington, all is ok. Was windy during the night with rain but this morning is relatively calm and the sun is trying to get out.
The East side has got away lightly by the reports.
Seems more trees down and roads blocked or flooded than last weekends storm.
The wind doesn't seem to be gusting as strong, but seems to be constantly blowing.
Thankfully I have no need to be out in this one, unlike being down on the coast path last weekend.
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Spent the weekend in the Lakes, we were very close to cancelling the whole weekend due to the ‘Storm!’ Basically some wind and heavy rain for about 12 hours, unfortunately the 12 hours was all day yesterday and I forgot to pack wet gear!!!
Definitely over egged by the Daily Mail etc etc...
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Here in the Chilterns it was more rain less wind, i think the south escaped this time.
Ambleside...
Walking round Bowness in the pi—ing down rain was a right laugh haha...
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I bet there was still lots of visitors in Bowness though ??
We like walking over Wansfell Pike to Troutbeck from Ambleside with a call in the Mortal Man, but obviously not in that weather.
The pic is between Ambleside and Grasmere xmas before last, in perfect weather.
Luck of the draw for weather in the lakes though isn't it ?
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I remember going to Sagars and Sharjus in the 80's and they seemed to be busy every night and Sagars is still doing well.
I worked in Bolton latterly so didn't have that commuting but before that I worked in Gorton and Hazel Grove and hated it so I understand why you moved.
Was it the big school your missus taught at ?
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I was in Tigers Clough one day a couple of years ago and my dog ran off.
I couldn't find him and was thinking the worst but as I was walking down the road past the school I saw him near the little bridge over the stream with some kids.
They'd phone my missus (I don't take my phone out) and told her so they'd waited for me.
I got their names and gave them a £20 note for a reward but would have given them more if I'd had it.
My missus told a friend of ours who's a dinner lady at the little school and she told the headmaster, who then read our thank you letter out in assembly.
I bet the kids were embarrassed
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