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10-03-2008, 04:06 AM
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Its gusting pretty well here, there is a big oak that lost 2 rather large branches onto a neighbours fence a couple of months ago. I hope this doesn't bring the crown on top of their house!  |
10-03-2008, 05:15 AM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Small North Lincolnshire village
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4:15 am in North Lincs and it's beginning to get rough with a moderate wind that's gusting.
Only a couple more hours though and I shall be hopefully home in bed with earplugs in so I manage to get some sleep before back at work at 1:30 pm
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10-03-2008, 05:54 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: East Kent
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Pretty rough here, howling wind and rain. Cold too. Off to work, ugh! 
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10-03-2008, 07:06 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bewdley
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6:05am a light sleep for me but not due to the wind! It's hardly blowing a storm here! Just gusty at times. I notice Galanthus went to bed unphased by it all! 
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10-03-2008, 07:14 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Yateley, Hampshire
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Currently here in NE Hampshire - 6 degrees, light rain and wind from the south/30mph |
10-03-2008, 07:24 AM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
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Very strong gusts of wind, whole trees in motion, horizontal rain with the wind. Nice day.
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10-03-2008, 08:21 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In a tranquil valley with a stream in garden
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman  Very strong gusts of wind, whole trees in motion, horizontal rain with the wind. Nice day. | Ditto - really got going at a bout 5.30am and still going strong but not quite as bad.
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10-03-2008, 08:49 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kirk Michael, Isle of Man.
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The first part has blown over here and its quite pleasant out at the moment. There's been a few trees down overnight but the wind has gone for now.
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10-03-2008, 09:32 AM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Quay, Ceredigion, W.Wales.
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7am this morning clear blue skies - 7:50am...
(Photo is aiming towards North wales) 
Second stage started, South westerly pushing the cloud in bringing lots of rain but not as much wind as i expected. Same now at 8:30am, wind up slightly and the tide is extremely high and current temp 4.1*c.
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10-03-2008, 09:44 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In a tranquil valley with a stream in garden
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The gusts and rain have picked up again within the last hour and there is one poor squirrel clinging to a food hopper..so at least one of them is okay
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10-03-2008, 10:17 AM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fareham, UK
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Urghhh the wind kept me awake most of the night so I feel sleep-deprived awful now
Can't believe the weather now - bright warm sunshine!! |
10-03-2008, 10:20 AM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Quay, Ceredigion, W.Wales.
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That might not last long.
It was like that at 7am here before the second part of the storm came.
Wind is up again and the rain is torrential here at the moment.
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10-03-2008, 10:21 AM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harpenden, Herts
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Woke me up too at about 4:30, hasn't been too bad though, just a few bits blown around on the patio. Think Wales and the South are in for some more later today. |
10-03-2008, 10:37 AM
| | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fareham, UK
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Just swept the pond of loads of leaves, the fence is almost down (it was only just hanging on anyway) but the oddest thing is that the pond pump has stopped working  This is a right royal pain in the butt coz I'm not well enough to go fishing around in the pond water (am likely to fall in) and my other half has just left for work - he wont be back til Friday! Arrghhhhhh!
There's a great tit on the feeders tho so at least he/she survived the first wave - something to smile about |
10-03-2008, 10:57 AM
| | Active Member | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ryde Isle of Wight
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was all calm and sunny with blue sky here 15 mins ago, now all cloudy but still calm and dry. |
10-03-2008, 11:01 AM
| | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fareham, UK
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Hmmm it's gone dark and is absolutely chucking it down now! Gonna huddle up with hot coffee in the warm I think |
10-03-2008, 11:01 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bewdley
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If the Weathers like this for the rest of the week i'd imagine your pond should do quite ok without the need of the pump until hubby gets back to have a look at it. Hope he manages to fix it alright?!
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10-03-2008, 11:03 AM
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Yeah hopefully Jez Think the heavy rain is aerating the water nicely at the moment and the fish aren't too active anyway - it's too cold. |
10-03-2008, 11:14 AM
| | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harpenden, Herts
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Looks like we're slap-bang in the middle of it! 
Lovely sunny day here (Herts) now. |
10-03-2008, 12:15 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In a tranquil valley with a stream in garden
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10-03-2008, 12:18 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scunthorpe, Nth Lincs
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Barometers very low at 952mb (28inches). We had a bit of sun a few minutes ago, but its fast disappearing. Might as well get the ironing done, I suppose.
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10-03-2008, 12:19 PM
| | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fareham, UK
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Wind has just picked up again - went outside and nearly got knocked over by the loose fence!
Oh - and the pond pump is working again... Now I am confused lol
Am glad I'm not on this tanker tho BBC NEWS | England | Hampshire | Tanker 'at risk of coming ashore'
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10-03-2008, 12:42 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bewdley
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The second gust have kicked the pump back in action then lol?
Well this drop of water has to be good for the plants and new growth.
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10-03-2008, 01:42 PM
| | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fareham, UK
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erm this is getting scary now - the wind is so fierce it nearly had me over. The fence is about to go, the gusts are amazingly strong and I can hear sirens nearby so something bad has probably happened
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10-03-2008, 01:57 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mid Glamorgan South Wales
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Originally Posted by Tormentil Barometers very low at 952mb (28inches). We had a bit of sun a few minutes ago, but its fast disappearing. Might as well get the ironing done, I suppose. | friends of ours at the hospital this morning said their barometer was as low as was poss to get, virtually off the scale.
Scarey last night and like others here no sleep due to hail, rain and wind, however, sunny now with rain. Really torrential about an hour ago.
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