Storm Eunice, 18th Feb 2022 - news and discussion

[nogojones]

If that person doesn't get employee of the month for dedication to their job, then I don't know what is.

That fucker is the cause of it all!

 

[brogdale]

Some capricous wind bursts and damage out there today...my road's fences are all down after a gust from the SSE rather than the SW or Westerly gale, and I notice that this Guardian image shows a tree fall from the NE:

 

[nogojones]

Even though we're Red Zone, it doesn't seem that bad round here. A bit gusty on the shoreline and I saw a small tree over.

I really feel for all you who may have garden furniture that has fallen into a flower bed.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Emergency services called after roof seen 'coming off' Argos store at Lyons Farm

Emergency services were called to Lyons Farm in Worthing, after it beared the brunt of Storm Eunice.

www.sussexexpress.co.uk

Bullshit headline, a bit of loose cladding came off.

More damage was done to this block of flats.



And, the A24 just north of Worthing was closed because of this fallen tree,

 

[Artaxerxes]

Hitting the continent now, can't find any decent webcams and its getting dark sadly.

 

[brogdale]

Hitting the continent now, can't find any decent webcams and its getting dark sadly.

There were surge tide issues in Hamburg last night as a result of Dudley...

 

[Dogsauce]

More damage was done to this block of flats.

That’s one way of getting rid of flammable kingspan insulation I guess.

(that’s the stuff scattered about on the ground for those unfamiliar)

 

[Miss-Shelf]

Stambourne way SE19

there was another tree down on biggin hill earlier

 

[trashpony]

we’ve had loads of trees down and chimney stacks blown off blocking roads. And some poor sod driving an artic was blown over

 

[HoratioCuthbert]

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[ska invita]

there was another tree down on biggin hill earlier

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Woman killed by falling tree in north London

 

[kalidarkone]

I just heard on the BBC that a woman in Harringay was killed when a tree fell on her car

Storm Eunice: Three people killed as strong winds sweep across UK

Powerful winds have brought down trees and spread debris, killing three people and injuring others.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[trashpony]

this isn’t m
A local school. It’s half term here and they have an inset day Monday thankfully!

 

[cupid_stunt]

And, some poor bloke in Wexford, who was clearing a fallen tree, was killed when another fell on him.

Storm Eunice victim was council worker killed by tree as he tended to debris | ITV News

The man killed as Storm Eunice hit Ireland was a Wexford County Council employee who was out clearing debris, the local authority confirmed. | UTV News

www.itv.com

 

[editor]

Here's how an estate near me looked today In photos: Roofs ripped off Cressingham Gardens estate as Storm Eunice hits south London

 

[existentialist]

Power update. They don't expect to get my (and the entire area's) power back on until 6pm tomorrow. Which, since my sole source of power is electricity (oh, and personal charisma, obvs) is going to mean waiting a long time for that cup of tea.

 

[ddraig]

Even though we're Red Zone, it doesn't seem that bad round here. A bit gusty on the shoreline and I saw a small tree over.

I really feel for all you who may have garden furniture that has fallen into a flower bed.

Init! bits of hailstones here and there, not that severe wind really

 

[StoneRoad]

Shee-ite

Hope the driver's OK

My mother, back when I was a school student, had the unpleasant privilege of being almost the first on the scene when a bus went into a tree [somewhere between Chippenham & Box, on the A4] The tree was a substantial Beech or similar, and unfortunately the bus driver died at the scene [despite the attentions of first aiders and the ambulance crew].
Mother hated driving along there in bad weather after that, as you might expect.
She also insisted that I kept up with my first aid certificates, including always carrying a kit with me when travelling.

 

[nogojones]

And, the A24 just north of Worthing was closed because of this fallen tree,

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Aww. A couple of seconds later and it would have got the police car

 

[nogojones]

Init! bits of hailstones here and there, not that severe wind really

I was walking past a bus stop when the hail started. There was a bloke pleading with me to put my hood up.

 

[ska invita]

another tree down in biggin hill ....farage territory

 

[Pickman's model]

another tree down in biggin hill ....farage territory



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They're getting closer, farage ought to worry

 

[steeplejack]

 

[marty21]

Where about on Evering Road?

Not far from the junction with Rectory Rd , Stokie end .

 

[TopCat]

Croydon got it bad. Mental footage. 90mph winds send pedestrians and bricks flying in Croydon

 

[marty21]

More importantly, is the twig OK?

The Twig is somewhere off the coast of France now , hopefully still OK
.

 

[friedaweed]

Not been too bad here in North Wales thankfully. At least I wont need to dangle off the roof ladder patching slate in this time.

Take care southerners.

 

[Calamity1971]

Man killed in Netherton Merseyside after debris going through his windscreen.

 

[friedaweed]

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Nice bit of loggage there.

I've got a new chain on my saw just in case any of the neighbours fancy filling my log store for free. I missed out on a massive pine that went up the road with Arwen.