This morning they said we'd get winds of 30 a 40 mph. Now they're saying 70 - 80 mph in about an hour.
I don't remember winds this strong or noisy since waking up in the middle of the 87 hurricane. We were cut off and without electricity for around a week back then.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Son lives on the Suffolk coast - he says he's lost some roof tiles. Wonky's plastic greenhouse now bears a strong resemblance to a Hawaiian grass skirt
Lets hope it's all over soon.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The 2 main roads out of the village are now blocked by fallen trees. There is another route but it involves a diversion of several miles & that might be blocked too. (Wouldn't be covered by our village updates)
Glad I decided not to go out - might not have got home again
The horses in the field opposite are going a bit crazy too...
Last edited: 23 February 2017 16:37:41
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Evening all - hope everyone is ok in the windy, wild weather. Hope you've no damage doc
We had about three inches of snow accumulating through the morning, but it turned to sleet and most is gone now. It got up to 2 degrees or so, but ice forecast for tonight and tomorrow. Plenty snow on the hills on t'other side of Glasgow, and plenty further north/ north east of course, where it's been gale force winds etc., and the Borders has had a battering too. Winter weather, but we've not had much of it this winter.
Keep you head down Dove
Ham on the go for dinner
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have come home to a very damaged apple tree. It's the smaller of two old trees. It has ripped off a large main branch so hope disease doesn't get into the tree - how annoying. "Could be worse"...
Stay in Topbird! Sounds like you have little choice!
Fidget, my greenhouse cover has ripped massive tears that I've been patching with plastic bags and duct tape there is also a paddling pool stuck in my rambling rose on my shed roof!
Fairy, please don't send the snow here, window cleaning tomorrow
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This morning they said we'd get winds of 30 a 40 mph. Now they're saying 70 - 80 mph in about an hour.
I don't remember winds this strong or noisy since waking up in the middle of the 87 hurricane. We were cut off and without electricity for around a week back then.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Storm in full swing here. Torrential rain and possibly the worst winds I have known in 25 years living here.
All seems safe at the moment.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Stay indoors Pdoc!!!
Son lives on the Suffolk coast - he says he's lost some roof tiles. Wonky's plastic greenhouse now bears a strong resemblance to a Hawaiian grass skirt
Lets hope it's all over soon.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Eeek. Sounds scary for some of you... hope you can stay safe indoors. Still just a bit breezy here.
Not enjoying this storm at all
The 2 main roads out of the village are now blocked by fallen trees. There is another route but it involves a diversion of several miles & that might be blocked too. (Wouldn't be covered by our village updates)
Glad I decided not to go out - might not have got home again
The horses in the field opposite are going a bit crazy too...
Last edited: 23 February 2017 16:37:41
I'm going to pick OH up when the Farm Shop closes - not really safe to cycle around here with wheelie bins flying through the air ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
My polytunnel cover has taken off. Its wrapped round a rose bush.
A large lump has come off the oak and smashed a hellebore
I picked some hellebore flowers to float in a bowl
Evening all - hope everyone is ok in the windy, wild weather. Hope you've no damage doc
We had about three inches of snow accumulating through the morning, but it turned to sleet and most is gone now. It got up to 2 degrees or so, but ice forecast for tonight and tomorrow. Plenty snow on the hills on t'other side of Glasgow, and plenty further north/ north east of course, where it's been gale force winds etc., and the Borders has had a battering too. Winter weather, but we've not had much of it this winter.
Keep you head down Dove
Ham on the go for dinner
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have come home to a very damaged apple tree. It's the smaller of two old trees. It has ripped off a large main branch so hope disease doesn't get into the tree - how annoying. "Could be worse"...
The wind seems to be dying down now - phew!
Stay in Topbird! Sounds like you have little choice!
Fidget, my greenhouse cover has ripped massive tears that I've been patching with plastic bags and duct tape
there is also a paddling pool stuck in my rambling rose on my shed roof! 
Fairy, please don't send the snow here, window cleaning tomorrow
Dove good plan on OH collection!