[twizzel]

  
Anyone else bracing themselves for tonight? The latest storm has hit Cornwall and it's a huge one, 70mph winds and yet more torrential rain. I don't know how much more of this we can take!
A pub local to us that is situated on a beach has gutted the inside as they are pretty certain the sea will take it tonight, damage limitation    very sad... and scary. Keep safe people

[feldar]

I feel so sorry for those poor people in Somerset yet another load of water coming their way. We still have flooded fields here but it looks puny to what they are experiencing. We are braced for another storm. Batten down the hatches folks here we go again.

[Sudanpan]

We're also in Cornwall -  though a bit further west than you Twizzel. Currently sitting in the house listening to the wind howling outside, but we are dry so a lot better off than some others.
Hang in there all
 

[tizaala]

Someone just posted 92mph in the scillies ..not looking good , It's quite bad here in Wales at the moment.

[Marches Farmer]

Got the ewes in the shed this afternoon, everything is batteneddown  to within an inch of its life, the rams are in the old stable where we have them at keep and the tegs in the most sheltered field.  The poultry houses are under cover, the pig sties well bedded .....  If the winds are that bad the tin roofs on the sheds are always a concern.  We've opened all non-essential doors and gates to give less resistance to the gale.  Fingers crossed (seems to have happened quite a lot this Winter).

[RUSTYME]

Oh well , having fun here !
The roof on my shed may well go tonight .
It is lifting with the gusts , had a pile of corrugated iron blowing around my yard , they had 2 lorry wheels on top of them and have been where they were for 10 years . The caravan roof may go too ! The wind is hammering the crap out of it .
Fun collecting corri sheets in the dark and this wind .
Feck me ! The roof nearly went then ! Lol , gonna be fun if this wind picks up anymore .
Never been this bad before . Oh here we go again !
Phew ! Still here , just .
I think one of the farm sheds may have just gone , mine are still here .

[RUSTYME]

Getting hammered here atm . Have had 100 mph winds here before , but nothing like this .
This is feckin scary .
Must be one of the farm sheds gone , the noise is unbelievable . It is either a shed or the back of an old lorry .
Christ , gusts hitting very hard atm , something has to go .

[mojocafa]

Rusty me...

Please keep checking in with us so we know your ok

[funkyfish]

Just had a bit of an adventure trying to move my car from the seafront at Exmouth. Took me ten minutes to get the door open and then a lovely passer by helped me close it! I couldn't thank him properly due to the noise of the wind!

The sea came over the wall two days ago and with high tide at ten pm it probably will do again and then onto our road. Lucky we are a first floor flat....

Just hope the animals are ok-they are half an hour more inland so should be ok...

[RUSTYME]

Ok atm mojo !
The wind is coming in waves . Hits very hard in gust after gust , then eases for a bit . Then comes back stronger .
Can't see the farm sheds , i am behind 2 , so they are ok at least . But the noise when the wind comes is unbeilable . My shed roofs are there atm ,  i got hit by a branch of the huge ash tree that my caravan is right under  . I had a horse riding helmet on so am ok . The main part of the branch missed me by inches , i would be a gonna if it had hit me .
Clearing up in between bouts of wind , then getting in quick when it comes back .
Daren't open the door when it is blowing , the door would go , and maybe the caravan too , it may go anyway !
We seem to be having a lull atm . Phew !
I am knackered , lol . Time for a coffee , and must charge up the phone in case everything goes . Take care everyone .

[MelRice]

I watched world news yesterday....these floods are hitting in quite a few areas around the world. Sothe America had it bad as well as some Med countries.

[cloddopper]

23.00 it's still blowing rain soaked hoolies here in SA14 3BZ.

Like Rusty said , it's like it is coming in waves , every tenth one being a real tile rattler .
I hope the new solar PV array is OK ..at least it's insured for storm damage.

Has the hose pipe ban been lifted in Somerset yet ? 

 There are some good articles on the NAO ( North Atlantic oscillation ) being in a negative phase ..jet streams are moving the opposite way to normal years hence the evil weather around the world .
(Google NAO and follow a few links in it once you read the initial info ).

 Couple this with the massive sunspot thing that peeked around   Dec 2012 and the solar winds that have formed as a result( before & after ) it is little wonder we're having it lousy big time .

It  could be like the early 1960's as conditions and events are fairly similar apparently .

[Lesley Silvester]

Pretty wild here and coming in gusts. It seems to be seeping round the windows, even though they're double glazed units. Hope they're safe.

[RUSTYME]

11.44pm and it has passed , mainly , now . Can still hear it in the distance , with the odd blast returning .
My face was covered in blood , thought i was going to have to sew my face back on judging by the amount , but it was just a tiny scratch , lol .
So everything ok here so far . 
All the sheds were ok on the farm too , but there is  the remains of a static caravan spread all over the place .
Hope everyone is ok .
Just heard that 14,000
homes without leccy and roads closed all over due to trees blown over . Heard lots of sirens , don't know what they were , police , ambulance etc but there were lots of them .

[renee]

I hope you have all come through Allright and the sun shines today. It all sounds pretty terrifying