Eco Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 Awful weather here. Warning already of Tornados and severe thunderstorms for the next week. Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted January 15, 2020 Subscriber Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) Cold and blowing a gale here but still no snow. Edited January 15, 2020 by CaaC (John) Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted January 19, 2020 Subscriber Posted January 19, 2020 Woke up with heavy frost and that was about it, still cold but that's the way I like it, fuck the heat, I want snow. Quote
Administrator Stan Posted January 20, 2020 Administrator Posted January 20, 2020 Go to Newfoundland @CaaC (John) Quote
Subscriber Pyfish+ Posted January 20, 2020 Subscriber Posted January 20, 2020 37 minutes ago, Stan said: Go to Newfoundland @CaaC (John) Wow! I always look out the window on a morning to check my car is okay. I'd royally freak out if that was my view ha. Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted January 20, 2020 Subscriber Posted January 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Stan said: Go to Newfoundland @CaaC (John) 32 minutes ago, Pyfish said: Wow! I always look out the window on a morning to check my car is okay. I'd royally freak out if that was my view ha. I don't drive or have a car but all I can say looking at that video is fuck the car, give me the snow, the last time I saw snow like that was in Bavaria during my army days on a skiing exercise, bliss...sigh. Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted February 9, 2020 Subscriber Posted February 9, 2020 Wild, wet & windy here in the land of the haggis. Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted February 9, 2020 Subscriber Posted February 9, 2020 This storm Ciara is casing havoc up here, Waverly main railway station is closed and Roseburn is flooded, that's just up from Murrayfield Rugby ground. Storm Ciara Quote
Bluebird Hewitt Posted February 16, 2020 Posted February 16, 2020 River Taff has caused a fair amount of flooding in Pontypridd and Nantgarw, both only a short drive from where I am. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51520986 Some pics in the link. Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted February 17, 2020 Subscriber Posted February 17, 2020 Bomb cyclone washes up 'ghost ship' in Ireland, UK reels from flooding An explosive winter storm that roared across the North Atlantic over the weekend, packing high winds and heavy rain, was fierce enough to wash up a cargo ship that had been drifting at sea since 2018 onto the Irish coast. The Met Office, Britain's meteorological service, said Storm Dennis brought a month's worth of rain in just 48 hours to parts of South Wales, causing major flooding throughout the region as authorities fanned out to rescue people from homes and businesses. The storm was dubbed a "bomb cyclone" after rapidly intensifying near Iceland Friday before slamming Britain and Ireland over the weekend. The National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Center said Storm Dennis deepened by 40 millibars in 24 hours, becoming one of the five strongest non-tropical cyclones on record in the North Atlantic. The Irish Coast Guard said it responded on Sunday after a cargo ship that had been drifting at sea since its crew was rescued in 2018 ended up on the rocks near Ballycotton, located on the country's south coast. "There was nobody on board," according to the Irish Coast Guard. Officials in Ireland said the U.S. Coast Guard had rescued the 10 crew members from the vessel back in September 2018. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, a cutter rescued Alta's 10 crew members on Oct. 8, 2018, when the vessel became disabled 1,380 miles southeast of Bermuda. At the time of the rescue, the crew members had been stranded on the ship for 20 days after transiting from Greece to Haiti when the ship broke down and repairs were unable to be made. "The vessel has been drifting since," Irish officials said. Cork’s Evening Echo newspaper reported a county council team was preparing to assess the wreck of the "ghost ship" for possible oil leaks. "It is located on a dangerous and inaccessible stretch of coastline and is in an unstable condition," the Cork County Council said it a statement to the news outlet. The storm caused disruptions throughout the region that are expected to last through Sunday. Major incidents have been declared in a number of areas in England and Wales as authorities mobilized resources to deal with the impact of the overflowing rivers that have cut off some communities. Dennis has been so intense that England posted a record number of flood warnings and alerts. In addition, a rare “red warning," for extremely life-threatening flooding, was announced for South Wales. A man in his 60s died after falling into the River Tawe in South Wales mid-morning and his body was found further along the river, Dyfed-Powys Police said on social media. Police said his death was not being treated as suspicious or being linked to the bad weather. On Saturday, Storm Dennis was blamed for the deaths of two men who were pulled from the sea in separate searches off England's southeastern coast. The British Red Cross said that with water levels expected to peak on Monday or Tuesday it was ready to respond across the country. “British Red Cross have been liaising with relevant local authorities, offering to support people affected by Storm Dennis across the U.K.,” its crisis response officer Georgie Timmins said. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/bomb-cyclone-washes-up-ghost-ship-in-ireland-uk-reels-from-flooding/ar-BB105D9V Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted February 19, 2020 Subscriber Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 'Ice volcanoes' erupt on Michigan beach during Arctic blast © Provided by FOX News 'Ice volcanoes' are common on Michigan beaches during the winter. Find out what this cool phenomenon is. A bitter blast of Arctic air that brought dangerous wind chills across the Midwest last weekend created erupting "ice volcanoes" on a Lake Michigan beachfront. The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids said the sight was captured Sunday at Oval Beach in Saugatuck, Mich. "You never know what you'll find at the lake until you go out there," the NWS tweeted. "Today it was volcanoes." According to Michigan Tech, ice volcanoes are a common feature in the winter months along the northern shore of Lake Superior -- north of the volcanoes. Ice volcanoes are cone-shaped mounds of ice formed as part of the leading edge of an ice shelf as they build out into a lake. Despite having "volcano" as part of the name, they do not erupt hot, molten magma. Researchers at Michigan Tech noted, "after the ice shelf has built out, waves continue to travel underneath the ice and are forced up through cracks and previously formed cones." Cort Spholten, a meteorologist with the NWS Grand Rapids, told the Detroit Free Press that ice volcanoes tend to form on shorelines where waves strike "with some force." "The waves...were strong enough so the water channels through, it squeezes water upwards and tosses the floating ice up," Spholten told the Free Press. "As it happens, over the course of hours or days, it forms a cone, and it resembles a volcano." Researchers at Michigan Tech said that ice volcanic cones can range in size from less than 1 meter to greater than 8 meters high, with the largest cones typically near offshore sand bars and rock reefs. Tom Niziol, the former chief meteorologist for the NWS in Buffalo and winter weather expert for the Weather Channel, commented on Twitter that the images from Michigan on Sunday were "some of the best ice volcano photos I have seen" and that ice volcanoes also have been previously seen on the east end of Lake Erie. "They can be very dangerous to climb on however because they are hollow and built over that hole in the ice," he shared on Facebook. "Don't ever go venturing out onto them!!" The ice volcanoes were not the only strange sight on the shores of Lake Michigan this weekend. A rare phenomenon known as "ice balls" was spotted Friday washing up at Holland State Park, about 30 miles west of Grand Rapids. According to the Weather Service, ice balls form when temperatures are just below freezing along shallow beaches. A layer of floating slush is sculpted by waves into spheres. "These balls of ice then wash up on the beach by the thousands and freeze solid," the Weather Service said. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/ice-volcanoes-erupt-on-michigan-beach-during-arctic-blast/ar-BB107IBB Edited February 19, 2020 by CaaC (John) Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted March 3, 2020 Subscriber Posted March 3, 2020 Just like Frozen: Homes encased in ice after freezing temperatures SLIDES - 1/3 Lakeside homes in the US have been covered in three feet of ice after two days of gale-force winds. Residents in Hamburg, New York, woke up to find their homes covered in icicles over the weekend. Photographs from the town show the properties, which sit yards from Lake Erie, and nearby trees completely encased in ice - which locals have described as "frightening". Ed Mis, who has lived in the town for eight years, told CNN his neighbours were concerned about how the ice would affect the structure of their homes once it starts melting. "It looks fake, it looks unreal," he said. "It's dark on the inside of my house. It can be a little eerie, a little frightening." Mr Mis said the ice first appeared on Friday morning. "We're worried about the integrity, of structure failure when it starts to melt, because of the weight on the roof," he added. "It's a beautiful sight, but I don't want to live through it again." Related Slideshow: Stunning frozen lakes around the world (Provided by Photo Services) SLIDES - 1/39 The giant icicles were then created when the strong winds blew the water from the lake towards the homes, which then froze. AccuWeather meteorologist Brett Rossio said: "A strong westerly fetch wave and tight pressure gradient promoted both strong winds and heavy snow to fall downwind of the lakes. "The strong winds and high waves were responsible for the significant ice accretion on the homes of Hoover Beach." Hamburg's emergency services manager said the ice must thaw before teams can assess the full extent of the damage to homes. Plans for a break wall and other protective measures are said to have been lodged by town officials. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/just-like-frozen-homes-encased-in-ice-after-freezing-temperatures/ar-BB10Exbj#image=BBFLMbm|1 Quote
Administrator Stan Posted April 3, 2020 Administrator Posted April 3, 2020 Trapped inside for majority of the day but this weekend's weather looks good, especially Sunday. Around 17 degrees down south... Quote
Honey Honey Posted April 3, 2020 Posted April 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Stan said: Trapped inside for majority of the day but this weekend's weather looks good, especially Sunday. Around 17 degrees down south... Social media is going to blow up on Sunday with pictures of rammed parks and beaches. Quote
Administrator Stan Posted April 3, 2020 Administrator Posted April 3, 2020 Just now, Harvsky said: Social media is going to blow up on Sunday with pictures of rammed parks and beaches. Fucking better not! People need to behave! Can imagine there'll be lots of pictures of BBQs in gardens though. If weather is good during the week as it is on Sunday I'm definitely working outside. Can't let that weather go to waste too much! Quote
Honey Honey Posted April 3, 2020 Posted April 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, Stan said: Fucking better not! People need to behave! Can imagine there'll be lots of pictures of BBQs in gardens though. If weather is good during the week as it is on Sunday I'm definitely working outside. Can't let that weather go to waste too much! It's inevitable in London as people crawl out of their grotty little cupboards for some light. Quote
Administrator Stan Posted April 3, 2020 Administrator Posted April 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Harvsky said: It's inevitable in London as people crawl out of their grotty little cupboards for some light. Forgot everyone in London was like Harry Potter in the early days Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted April 26, 2020 Subscriber Posted April 26, 2020 Cloudy and sunny here but I can smell rain in the air. Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted May 8, 2020 Subscriber Posted May 8, 2020 Beautiful sunny day here but all we are doing is sitting in our flat, outside is dead with a few people walking dogs and that's about it, the local Leith Links Park would normally be packed with people on this Bank Holiday Friday but that is empty as most people are sticking to the lockdown restrictions. Quote
MUFC Posted May 10, 2020 Posted May 10, 2020 Am getting suspicious about these strong winds which we have again today. Been on and off since December. Quote
Administrator Stan Posted May 24, 2020 Administrator Posted May 24, 2020 Be safe @Toinho https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-52787152 Quote Australia's western coast is being battered by a huge storm, which is heading for the main city of Perth. Torrential rains, strong winds and waves of up to eight metres (26ft) are forecast in some areas. The severe weather is the result of the remnants of tropical cyclone Mangga interacting with a cold front, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. A senior official in Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) said it would be a "once-in-a-decade" storm. "Normally our storms come from the south west and this will come from the north west," DFES acting assistant commissioner Jon Broomhall told journalists. He added that authorities were "asking people to secure property and make sure everything loose is tied down". A severe weather warning is in place for much of Western Australia. More than 30,000 homes and businesses are without power across the state, ABC News reports. "This is a rare event for WA particularly due to the extent of the area affected and the possibility of multiple areas of dangerous weather," said the Bureau of Meteorology. Wind gusts of up to 130 km/h (75 mph) are expected along the coast, the Bureau of Meteorology said. Some areas could see up to 10cm of rain. The weather system will continue into Monday, according to forecasts. 1 Quote
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ Posted June 13, 2020 Subscriber Posted June 13, 2020 Wild weather here, mist, rain and bloody cold. Quote
Administrator Stan Posted June 13, 2020 Administrator Posted June 13, 2020 Scotland and rain is not wild weather Quote
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