Weather warnings!

[Workingman]

I see that both sides of the Bristol Channel, from the Gower round to Gloucester and out to Land's End, now have a red wind warning, and there are severe flood warnings on the rivers Severn and Wye near Gloucester and Cheltenham.

The amber wind warning now covers the whole of the south of the country below a line from the Yorkshire coast above the Humber to Blackpool.

At least the Met Office is not doing a Michael Fish and the "strong breeze" of 1987 - not this time.

Time for the Kazes to get the beers in and the Monopoly out.

[Kaz]

I never play Harry at Monopoly, he's an absolute demon at it!!

Joking aside, it is forecast to be very bad indeed, with flooding the major issue! Where we live is extremely unlikely to flood as we are higher up than the river and city, but we've put the bins in the garage. It's not too bad yet, it's set to kick in overnight.

[Gal2]

It was pretty bad here last night, although the rain we had forecast in the day was limited to a couple of showers and apart from that it was sunny! And a huge moon last night! Our village had several power cuts, but luckily we weren't affected.

Today has been bright and sunny, and windy, but it's set to sleet/rain tomorrow and strong winds again, stronger than yesterday but for a shorter period.....take care all you southerners.....it's your 'go' now

[TheOstrich]

I see they've upgraded the gust level here to the low 80's for tomorrow morning. Mid 80's down on the Jurassic Coast.

Over the road are having some work done on the house and the builders have left a pile of stuff on their front lawn. I don't know exactly what it is, but I hope it's something really heavy like cement bags.
Luckily, we're downwind of it anyway.

[miasmum]

If you listen to the BBC its complete Armageddon. Obviously I hope all stay safe but honestly, all schools closed throughout the UK? Their reporters are all poised on sea fronts, where one actually admitted 'its not actually as bad as forecast'. Good day for Putin to slip into Ukraine, flipping BBC wouldn't notice

[Kaz]

Accuweather is just as bad Honestly, yes it was very windy overnight and still blowing, but hardly the chaos promised

[Kaz]

Cue GMB presenters trying to whip up panic Reporters standing by moderately windy seafronts - well one of the female reporter's hair did ripple a bit

[JanB]

Just watching it with the reporter in Weston super Mud, trying really hard to make it sound horrendous

[saundra]

I agree kaz always a weather reporter stood in the harbour wall although the photos from the Gower and places are very scarey they always are

[meriad]

If you listen to the BBC its complete Armageddon. Obviously I hope all stay safe but honestly, all schools closed throughout the UK? Their reporters are all poised on sea fronts, where one actually admitted 'its not actually as bad as forecast'. Good day for Putin to slip into Ukraine, flipping BBC wouldn't notice

That cracked me up Shell; it's so true