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Storm Gertrude
Posted: Fri 29 Jan 2016 8:28 am
by steve
Highest gust so far 67 mph, peak 10-minute average 44 mph (Gale Force 8). Expecting Storm Force 10 soon, gusting to around 80 mph. We won't get the worst of it here, though. Expecting power to go off at some point.
Stay safe, everyone!
Re: Storm Gertrude
Posted: Fri 29 Jan 2016 9:17 am
by jdc
Not as exposed as you but 66.9 kts at 04:30 and 52.6 kts 10 minute average at same time. No damage yet, surprisingly. Not even in top ten of gusts!
Re: Storm Gertrude
Posted: Fri 29 Jan 2016 10:46 am
by mcrossley
And a F3 gentle breeze in Cheshire - we have it rough down here!
Re: Storm Gertrude
Posted: Fri 29 Jan 2016 10:56 am
by steve
Just had a new all-time high gust - 94 mph.
Re: Storm Gertrude
Posted: Fri 29 Jan 2016 11:00 am
by Grimers
steve wrote:Just had a new all-time high gust - 94 mph.
That's insane! What did it sound and feel like? :O
Re: Storm Gertrude
Posted: Fri 29 Jan 2016 11:11 am
by mcrossley
steve wrote:Just had a new all-time high gust - 94 mph.
Wow! and you still have power.
Re: Storm Gertrude
Posted: Fri 29 Jan 2016 11:37 am
by steve
Grimers wrote:That's insane! What did it sound and feel like? :O
It was loud! Made the roof creak.
Re: Storm Gertrude
Posted: Fri 29 Jan 2016 11:38 am
by steve
mcrossley wrote:Wow! and you still have power.
Yes, quite remarkable. It does keep going off for a second every now and then.
Re: Storm Gertrude
Posted: Fri 29 Jan 2016 1:07 pm
by freddie
steve wrote:Just had a new all-time high gust - 94 mph.
Impressive! You've been pipped by Lerwick (96 mph) - but I bet the Lerwick anemometer exposure is better than yours, so it may be that your gust was stronger!
Re: Storm Gertrude
Posted: Fri 29 Jan 2016 3:47 pm
by PaulMy
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Just had a new all-time high gust - 94 mph.
But 151.3 km/h sounds more impressive
makes my all-time high of 79.1 km/h look pretty feeble!
Trust you will remain safe and the house sound...
Paul
Re: Storm Gertrude
Posted: Fri 29 Jan 2016 4:17 pm
by Grimers
steve wrote:Grimers wrote:That's insane! What did it sound and feel like? :O
It was loud! Made the roof creak.
I bet! Luckily, our house is very well built (not saying yours isn't as it would have to be built strongly for those wind speeds) so when we had the 70 mph wind gust back on 14/02/2014, only the windows bent inwards!
Re: Storm Gertrude
Posted: Fri 29 Jan 2016 9:57 pm
by islander
steve wrote:Just had a new all-time high gust - 94 mph.
The highest gust I recorded here (Herston, South Ronaldsay) was a mere 63mph. That's quite a difference!
Re: Storm Gertrude
Posted: Fri 29 Jan 2016 10:23 pm
by Grimers
Well, you never know. As the cold air digs in behind Gertrude there might be some of the white stuff on Steve's garden tomorrow!
Re: Storm Gertrude
Posted: Sat 30 Jan 2016 12:59 am
by THX
US-built houses would never make it out there! LOL.
I wonder if housing structures are under a special code to withstand the types of winds that you experience?
Any damage to your homestead and/or surrounding area? I recall last time you had a major storm, you mentioned a greenhouse nearby suffered damage.
Re: Storm Gertrude
Posted: Sat 30 Jan 2016 1:02 am
by THX