UK - Storm Eunice - February 2022

[HongKongPhooey]

Currently getting fairly battered here in Bucks at 68mph but things seems to be holding. I have my eye on some large trees next to our house but so far so good.

Just put Kindle and Mac on charge just in case of power issues but so far so good.

Hope everyone is doing ok.

 

[badgersmythe]

Wind is picking up here in south Lincs. Rural buses are cancelled and trains between Skegness and Grantham cancelled today.

stay safe everyone x

 

[Mo Thuairim]

Not in the UK, where you're to bear the brunt of this storm, but Eunice is just clearing Ireland now. It's very windy and snowy here at the moment but nothing scary. Pretty much everything is closed for the day so I don't have to go anywhere. We lost power during Storm Dudley the other day so remember if your car is parked nearby you can charge your phone off your car battery if you lose power for a long time and your phone does eventually die. Stay safe over there! Hope everyone is well.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Pretty calm still in Yorkshire. Blue skies and sunshine and barely a breeze. It won’t last, I’m sure.

Hope everyone in more southern climes is ok!

 

[Skigh]

All is calm here in Surrey , blue skies and slightly breezy. We are under a red warning so am expecting the wind to pick up later.

 

[spangled]

I'm in Hampshire near the coast... very windy but blue skies, we've been under a red warning from 10am up until 3pm. I'm supposed to be getting a ferry over to Pompey for a night out later so will see how that pans out

 

[Sarahlou]

Very windy here in Essex, it's got a lot stronger the past half hour. Hoping the trees by my home stay up!

 

[badgersmythe]

London on RED for Storm Eunice: Met Office issues most extreme warning


London on RED alert for Storm Eunice: Now Met Office issues most extreme weather warning for capital | Daily Mail Online

 

[badgersmythe]

Storm Eunice grinds Britain to a halt as trains are cancelled


Worst storm in decades grinds Britain to a halt: Chaos as scores of flights and trains are cancelled | Daily Mail Online

 

[Luwin]

Storm Eunice leaves thousands of homes without power


The storm has also closed both of the Severn Crossings between England and Wales - the Prince of Wales Bridge and the M48 Severn Bridge, which was closed overnight.

It is thought to be the first time both have closed due to wind.

 

[Skigh]

For anyone who wants to watch some bumpy landings.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

For anyone who wants to watch some bumpy landings.

Yikes!!

You know who that is Skigh? One of our members is there with him, I heard him say her (real) name.

 

[HongKongPhooey]

For anyone who wants to watch some bumpy landings.

No. Just no

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Britain is gripped by VERY enthusiastic planespotter's 'Big Jet TV' live feed of tilting planes struggling to land at Heathrow during 122mph Storm Eunice (and you can watch it HERE too!)


Worst storm in decades grinds Britain to a halt: Chaos as scores of flights and trains are cancelled | Daily Mail Online

 

[Skigh]

O2 aka as Millennium dome:


https://twitter.com/Jake_Kanter/status/1494644782316064773

 

[Alyce]

O2 aka as Millennium dome:


https://twitter.com/Jake_Kanter/status/1494644782316064773

 

[Amonet]

Isle of Wight has apparently clocked gusts of 122 mph!

 

[CoverMeCagney]

O2 aka as Millennium dome:


https://twitter.com/Jake_Kanter/status/1494644782316064773

I’m amazed that thing is still standing anyway!!

After an hour or so of grey sky and rain, it’s patchy blue and sunny here now and still not much wind.

How’s things with you @Luwin, and everyone else in the red zones?

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Isle of Wight has apparently clocked gusts of 122 mph!

That would be stronger than the previous England record from 1979!

Storm Eunice: 122mph gust recorded on Isle of Wight in new provisional record for England as high winds wreak havoc across UK

 

[Lindsay Lou Who]

I’m amazed that thing is still standing anyway!!

After an hour or so of grey sky and rain, it’s patchy blue and sunny here now and still not much wind.

How’s things with you @Luwin, and everyone else in the red zones?

Still very very windy here in Gloucestershire. My work colleague's husband is a police officer and they have 31,000 outstanding incidents!!! Lots of trees down and a lorry overturned on the motorway but other than that thankfully no one has been injured locally to us.
He has also said the ambulance service in the South West are apparently going on to black alert due to the volume of calls.