Bad weather in UK (live, cars, trees)

[chilaili]

Everyone alright over there? Pictures look pretty bad in some areas

[easthome]

Originally Posted by chilaili

Everyone alright over there? Pictures look pretty bad in some areas

It was nothing much - not where I am anyway - just the usual over the top scaremongering from the media as usual. I've probably lived through half a dozen storms as bad if not more - it was definitely not anything like as bad as 87 anyway - that's for sure! :-)

[P London]

It wasn't scaremongering people died only 3 but still, some trees down near where I live and cars damaged.

[KathrynAragon]

My daughter in Yorkshire said they didn't have any significant damage there.

[P London]

Originally Posted by KathrynAragon

My daughter in Yorkshire said they didn't have any significant damage there.

It only effected Southern England wind gusts up to 70 mph highest wind gust 99 mph.

[easthome]

Originally Posted by P London

It only effected Southern England wind gusts up to 70 mph highest wind gust 99 mph.

I'm in Southern England and I haven't seen any damage around here (a few bits of twig here and there) I know some people in the South lost power though?

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Everything is fine in Leeds.

[easthome]

Originally Posted by P London

It wasn't scaremongering people died only 3 but still, some trees down near where I live and cars damaged.

But the way the media was reporting it you would have thought that Armageddon was approaching! :-)

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I think some went OTT - such as the Telegraph journalist who said the wind would register 12 on the Richter scale.

[P London]

Originally Posted by easthome

I'm in Southern England and I haven't seen any damage around here (a few bits of twig here and there) I know some people in the South lost power though?

Yeah some people lost power, I've seen some damage, a car smashed by a big branch, broken windows and a branch in the middle of a side street...but that's near me.

Originally Posted by easthome

But the way the media was reporting it you would have thought that Armageddon was approaching! :-)

Yeah I agree it wasn't that mad but that depends where you live, the wind was very strong here I heardy windows cracking under the pressure. and I heard a big thump outside dunno what it was though probably I fallen branch or small tree.