Damage from the storm

[jennyb]

Has anyone had any significant damage from the storm?

The wind has been howling here all day and the electricity going on and off like a yo-yo (does not do the computers any good!).

We have 2 trees down and lost another silver birch last week. Looks like we will have enough firewood for a while. We have not been out for a closer inspection so hope we have not lost anything else.

Jenny

[nightshade]

I have just watched a tree split in half on BBC news,
the reported damage runs into thousands of homes

[Fourwings]

Our garden shed was totally destroyed and the large patio table we had, learnt to fly for a short while before coming back to ground and smashing into pieces. Thankfully as far as I can tell at the moment all our garden trees seem to be still standing.

On a local level the damage here is huge I have seen at least a dozen large trees that have been up rooted today as well as countless huge branches snapped off of others, there are fences down everywhere you look, smashed wheelie bins etc....

It has to be the windiest day we have had here in the East Midlands for many years, possibly since the big storm of 87!

[Pete]

4 fence panels down and 3 posts. luckily i only have to put a panel back phew!!

bird table at other end of garden!!

[Ollie]

We had 75mph winds from mid morning to mid afternoon in North Lincolnshire, thankfully they have died down somewhat now. Didn't suffer any damage that I can see ourselves the only small length of garden fence we have went for a burton in last weeks storm and I hadn't replaced it yet which is just as well. There were many trees down in the Lincs area and many lorries on their sides on the M180 and M18 motorways though.
Roger

[jennyb]

Having now seen it on the news, I think we were lucky! Perhaps I should not speak too soon. I will check out the total damage in the morning.

In the 87 storm we lost our power for a week (nightmare) so I sympathise with anyone without power this evening.

Jenny

[buzfuz8149]

Electric has been off most of the day and is still iffy, we have lost three fence panels and it was on the radio that gusts of 91 miles an hour were recorded on Winter Hill, which is less than 10 miles away, we have just had a quick look round and the panels seem to be the only damage thankfully, hope every one else is okay.

Carol.

[honeybee]

It's really still and then suddenly there's a gust and everything shakes. Not too bad here really though. Have to think about all the people who have lost their lives and that poor little boy who was killed.

[mrs fish]

Not too bad garden wise as I live low down in the town centre, the reserve looks battered from the window I hope to have a walk about to-morrow.
Not as bad as 87 but it was bad.

[Kymba]

Lost all but 1 fence panel in My garden on the side we have to maintain ( half of which we only replaced last summer) spent all day trying to save it But failed ..... Going to Put Concrete posts in next time instead of wooden ones.....But at least no damage to the house unlike a lot of people.