Posted on 02/18/2022 7:40:31 AM PST by sodpoodle
Storm Eunice rips apart The O2: Large panels fly off iconic dome as 122MPH tempest claims first victim, leaves tens of thousands of homes without power and sparks chaos on roads, railways and at airports Top wind speed of 122mph is provisionally highest gust ever in England - even higher than 1987 Great Storm Met Office warns of 'flying debris resulting in danger to life', 'roofs blown off' and power lines down Hundreds of schools close, all trains in Wales suspended and rail passengers in England told not to travel British Airways cancels dozens of flights and major attractions including London Eye and Legoland close
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Lots of photos at the link
Live: Planes try to land at Heathrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZVyfpJI_bY
And in Ottawa, “Storm the Barricades!”
Good luck to them. Looks like a brutal storm. Worse than I was expecting for sure.
The will be a horde of beachcombers after this storm. The amount of archaeology artifacts that are going to be ripped out of the seashores and put onto the beach is going to be massive.
I’m in the Isle of Man…should be full-bore here at 10 AM tomorrow. It’s already plenty windy and the seas are rough.
I have family in Hull, where does yours live?
Cool link.
Some right to left crosswinds but nothing crazy at the moment.
March coming in like a lion two weeks early. Lots of property damage but I hope no one gets hurt.
East Anglia - Norfolk and Suffolk coasts.
We are Gypsies. Have a brother in New Zealand, uncle in Australia, niece in the Caymans, dozens of cousins in England.
Earlier this week I posted a story about a wind turbine that went down in 50mph winds. This will be interesting.
Gee how are those wind mills and solar panels doing in this storm? If this storm brings very cold weather,I would expect significant loss of life due to hypothermia as many will be without heat.
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