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Oberon · 10-31-13, 10:36 AM

I did hear rumours on the build-up to Jude that the models had another storm in the works for Saturday, no doubt the Diana Express will scream that the UK is about to be submerged by tsunamis and force 2000 gales.

Ah, yes, here we are:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/439...ess_Newsletter

Can't see it being as hefty as Jude but it might be enough to bring down some trees and structures already weakened by the storm. We'll see, if Jude was anything to go by none of the models would actually agree with each other even as close as 12 hours before impact, so anything is possible.

Had to laugh though, on the way back from London we'd stopped at the South Mimms services for lunch, so I took a look at the satellite image of what was going on, and the advert that popped up was, well I had to grab a screenshot on the phone.

EDIT: Also, in terms of storms and their occurances, a chap at this blog - http://xmetman.wordpress.com/2013/10...les-1973-2013/ has put together a nice list of storms that have affected the UK from the period of 1973-2013. Here's the list:

Certainly, if you were to go back even further you'd find historical storms, usually around the October period, which have caused great damage. My 3rd great-grandfather was a fisherman at Eyemouth in 1881, he became one of the victims of the Eyemouth disaster - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyemouth_disaster
At least now we have warning, some may say that it's overhyped, but honestly when it comes to the elements the adage 'Better safe than sorry' is never more true.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I did hear rumours on the build-up to Jude that the models had another storm in the works for Saturday, no doubt the Diana Express will scream that the UK is about to be submerged by tsunamis and force 2000 gales. Ah, yes, here we are: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/439...ess_Newsletter Can't see it being as hefty as Jude but it might be enough to bring down some trees and structures already weakened by the storm. We'll see, if Jude was anything to go by none of the models would actually agree with each other even as close as 12 hours before impact, so anything is possible. Had to laugh though, on the way back from London we'd stopped at the South Mimms services for lunch, so I took a look at the satellite image of what was going on, and the advert that popped up was, well I had to grab a screenshot on the phone. EDIT: Also, in terms of storms and their occurances, a chap at this blog - http://xmetman.wordpress.com/2013/10...les-1973-2013/ has put together a nice list of storms that have affected the UK from the period of 1973-2013. Here's the list: Certainly, if you were to go back even further you'd find historical storms, usually around the October period, which have caused great damage. My 3rd great-grandfather was a fisherman at Eyemouth in 1881, he became one of the victims of the Eyemouth disaster - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyemouth_disaster At least now we have warning, some may say that it's overhyped, but honestly when it comes to the elements the adage 'Better safe than sorry' is never more true. Last edited by Oberon; 10-31-13 at 10:48 AM.