Storm Eowyn

[peds]

Anyone got anything fun planned? Schools closed tomorrow, and the fella I work for on Fridays has rightfully said we'll call it off... so in my house we'll probably have a lie-in, relaxed breakfast if we've got power, then I might take the dogs for a cautious stroll up the hill, observe the carnage.

 

What's the threatened damage around your way?

 

 

Edited 6 hours ago by peds

[sime42]

Ooooh. Hope it's not too Ouch.

[Dan Maynard]

You'll be back to those Leylandii you stood up!

 

Never turns out as dramatic as they say here in the east.

[Steven P]

Work are going mental, it is going to be windy, so far I've had 5 e-mails and 2 texts to tell me this. See what it looks like in the morning but nothing outdoors planned

[Big J]

Stay safe everyone. My friend at the Met Office reckons there is a good chance that the all time record for highest ever wind speed in Ireland will be broken (currently 182kph). 

 

I've never seen forecast wind speeds like these before. This is for a village on the west coast called Carna. 

 

For reference 47 m/s is 170kph and is verging on a category 3 hurricane.

[peds]

14 minutes ago, Dan Maynard said:

You'll be back to those Leylandii you stood up!

Never turns out as dramatic as they say here in the east.

 

Well we only left a few feathers on them, but with 200kph winds (some say...), anything is possible! 

 

Some of the orange and slightly red warnings we've had lately have turned out to be a damp squib... which doesn't reinforce the faith people have in the forecast... but I think this one might get a bit exciting. 

[carlos]

nice and calm now, i think it will be bad though, just praying my lovely big sitka doesnt blow over, not near anything much but a nice tree.