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Storm Eunice
Daily Mail ^ | 2/18/2022 | MARK DUELL and PAUL THOMPSON and EMER SCULLY FOR MAILONLINE and ANDY JEHRING and COLIN FERNANDEZ FOR

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

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors; Travel; Weather
KEYWORDS: britain; england; horrific; uk; wales
Family living on the East Coast - bracing for the worst.
1 posted on 02/18/2022 7:40:31 AM PST by sodpoodle
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Lots of photos at the link


2 posted on 02/18/2022 7:42:45 AM PST by sodpoodle (Life is prickly, carry tweezers.)
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To: sodpoodle
Yes Eunice
3 posted on 02/18/2022 7:45:03 AM PST by real saxophonist (Wolf Blitzer claps on 1 and 3.)
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To: sodpoodle

Live: Planes try to land at Heathrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZVyfpJI_bY


4 posted on 02/18/2022 7:45:07 AM PST by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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To: sodpoodle

And in Ottawa, “Storm the Barricades!”


5 posted on 02/18/2022 7:47:16 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (If truckers quit their jobs, society would collapse. If politicians quit their jobs...HALLELUJAH!)
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To: sodpoodle

German and Dutch coasts getting slammed

Check out Windy.com

https://www.windy.com/?50.458,-7.910,4


6 posted on 02/18/2022 7:49:22 AM PST by ASOC (This space for rent)
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To: sodpoodle

Good luck to them. Looks like a brutal storm. Worse than I was expecting for sure.


7 posted on 02/18/2022 7:50:10 AM PST by FLNittany
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To: sodpoodle

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.


8 posted on 02/18/2022 7:53:48 AM PST by WMarshal ("No war for communism"I doubt they're smart enough to make the connection)
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To: sodpoodle

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.


9 posted on 02/18/2022 8:06:34 AM PST by dinodino ( )
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To: sodpoodle

I have family in Hull, where does yours live?


10 posted on 02/18/2022 8:11:31 AM PST by MissEdie (Be the Light in Someone's Darkness.)
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To: BenLurkin

Cool link.

Some right to left crosswinds but nothing crazy at the moment.


11 posted on 02/18/2022 8:31:10 AM PST by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: sodpoodle

March coming in like a lion two weeks early. Lots of property damage but I hope no one gets hurt.


12 posted on 02/18/2022 8:38:34 AM PST by Cecily
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To: MissEdie

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.


13 posted on 02/18/2022 8:40:34 AM PST by sodpoodle (Life is prickly, carry tweezers.)
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To: sodpoodle

Earlier this week I posted a story about a wind turbine that went down in 50mph winds. This will be interesting.


14 posted on 02/18/2022 8:43:01 AM PST by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: sodpoodle
UK Braces For ‘Storm Eunice’ And Hurricane-Strength Gusts On Friday
15 posted on 02/18/2022 10:15:40 AM PST by blam
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16 posted on 02/18/2022 10:21:02 AM PST by blam
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To: sodpoodle

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.


17 posted on 02/18/2022 10:30:54 AM PST by The Great RJ
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