England and Wales batten down for hurricane force winds tomorrow

[malaise]

Last edited Sat Oct 26, 2013, 08:43 PM - Edit history (1)

http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/439035/MEGASTORM-Devastating-100mph-winds-to-bring-48-hours-of-utter-hell-THIS-weekend
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The Met Office last night extended a severe weather warning, amid fears of hurricane-force winds of up to 100mph.

Forecaster Dan Williams said a “very serious situation” could trigger widespread destruction tomorrow going into Monday.

He urged against nonessential travel, saying: “We are looking at a very severe storm to hit the UK.”

The Government forecasters have not ruled out issuing a very rare red “take action” warning – reserved for the worst maximum severity storms – today or tomorrow.

Monday across the South, including Wales, London, Devon, Cornwall, then up to Norfolk, East Anglia and on to the Midlands.

Gales are expected to reach 90mph while coastal areas could see gusts of more than 100mph.

The perfect storm is likely to start brewing in the coming hours as two weather systems collide over the Atlantic, said Mr Williams.
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Stay safe DUers in Britain

[pscot]

1. K&R

[flamingdem]

2. Prayers for the motherland

Long Live England!

[vaberella]

11. There are loyalists on DU?!

Sadly, that is one of the things that irritates the shit out of me the most. But then as a person of color maybe I should support England...slavery might have ended several centuries earlier.

[malaise]

12. My motherland is Africa

England was abusive to my folks.
That said I have lots of cousins and friends in England so I hope they stay safe.

[AverageJoe90]

13. England DID have a fairly powerful abolitionist movement in the early 19th.....

.....and that is one of the primary reasons it ended in 1833 in the Empire. And not to mention that for a long while now, British race relations haven't been nearly as problematic as they were & still are in this country.

[malaise]

14. I am convinced that the massive hurricanes of

the 1780s had way more to do with both the Haitian Revolution and the Emancipation of my ancestors. Check out what hurricane season 1780 did to the British and French fleets. That said the anti-slavery folks did play a role.

[DavidDvorkin]

22. The abolitionist movement started in England in the late 18th century.

[flamingdem]

16. That's just a saying

Very surprised it brings out these sentiments, but there it is.

I was once warned to say that I'm Celtic to avoid the ire of those who despise Anglo Saxons and England.

Maybe there's some truth to that.

[vaberella]

21. Didn't the Anglo Saxons abuse the Celts? I'm not to sharp on English history.

My interest was always anywhere but there. Anyway I thought the Celts were cool.

The Loyalist saying does bother me. I have no clue why it bothers me as much as it does. Actually I do know why...a Black person said that to me once in reference to England...I had a conniption fit. No hard feelings.

[Shrike47]

3. Good thoughts for the British Isles. Somehow I never think of hurricanes in England.

They seem so Caribbean.

[malaise]

4. Last year this time Sandy was approaching

the US North East

[Ghost Dog]

17. Since it's extra-tropical, it's not classed as a hurricane.

Just a North-Atlantic Cyclone with gusting up to hurricane-force winds.

It looks nicely-formed in this shot (we're watching closely in the Canary Islands because there's a new cyclone forming just to the NE of us here: might bring some much-desired rain!).

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[Recursion]

18. It's not a hurricane per se, "just" an equally powerful storm

Oh, and the jury is still out on climate change....

[Spider Jerusalem]

5. 60mph wind gusts predicted here...

glad I'm not any closer to the coast.

[malaise]

6. Well if you have heavy rain 60mph can take out some trees

Stay safe and organize a few emergency supplies like bread, water and batteries for radios and lights.

[Spider Jerusalem]

7. Not too many trees near enough to be a worry, and belowground power lines, so I'll hopefully be okay

although there could be some disruptions to travel (train was delayed an hour one day last week because of a tree that'd fallen across the line).

[malaise]

8. That's good news

We have below the ground land lines but electricity is still above ground

[Cha]

9. Good Luck to all those who are in Harm's Way!

mahalo malaise

[malaise]

10. Hi there

[texanwitch]

15. Stay safe guys.

It has cooled off here alone the gulf coast, a early fall.

Gather some food and water, and batteries.

Nothing like the sound of a hurricane wind, you never forget.

[steve2470]

19. yes, stay safe UK DU'ers ! nt

[LeftishBrit]

20. Fortunately it probably won't be truly extreme where I live...

but not very nice either, and definitely NOT the day for a trip to London...

I am definitely keeping my fingers crossed for everyone I know; some places are going to be really bad!

[edhopper]

23. Little known fact

Britain has one the highest incident of tornadoes per sq. mile of any place on Earth.

[malaise]

24. Did not know that

Thanks