The 'new' Bloody Weather thread

[BnM]

America is just not having a good time of it. Storm Laura due to hit v soon.

[tabascoboy]

While our summer has turned to shite for many parts of the UK and Ireland of late, at least we don't have to try and cope with this kind of thing.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...170 KM/H

Not just gusts but sustained winds

[Glaston]

Iowa had a bad storm last week.

Grain bins everywhere completely destroyed.

[BnM]

Yup another day of pissing it down. I have so many green tomatoes and the 10 day forecast isn't good.

[Chrysoprase]

America is just not having a good time of it. Storm Laura due to hit v soon.

We've got a big depot right in the predicted path of the storm surge in Louisiana - I'm just about to jump on a call with some of them so hoping to hear everyone's OK

[tabascoboy]

Presumably damage as a result of the hurricane?

[Un Pilier]

Yup another day of pissing it down. I have so many green tomatoes and the 10 day forecast isn't good.

Green tomato chutney Fried Green Tomatoes (good movie, that).

[Insane_Homer]

Just had a huge downpour. local roads properly flooded, never seen it this bad, particularly from only 20-30 mins of rain.

2020

[tabascoboy]

This afternoon

[tabascoboy]

Severe Weather Outlook for Medicane Ianos – Sept 17-19th, 2020By Marko Korosec

SUMMARY

A Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone – Medicane Ianos has developed over the Ionian Sea and is moving towards western Greece. A severe impact is increasingly likely. Ianos will bring destructive winds, torrential rainfall, tornadoes, and flooding across parts of Greece.

FORECAST DISCUSSION

HIGH risk has been issued for west-central Greece into the eastern part of the Ionian Sea with a threat for severe storms, capable of producing severe damaging winds, tornadoes, and torrential rainfall with flash floods. The SIG and HIGH risk area highlight the highest and the most significant threat for potentially destructive flooding associated with the track of the Medicane Ianos.

In addition to the flooding threat, severe destructive hurricane-force winds will be associated along with the trailing cyclone’s inner core storms. Weather models are hinting peak gusts could exceed 200 km/h in some places. The wind/flooding threat is particularly extreme over the Ionian Islands (Lefkas, Kefalonia, and Zakynthos) where the center of the medicane is likely to track on Friday morning.

Maintaining intense convective storms and orographic rainfall could bring the total rainfall accumulation exceeding 300-500 mm in a 48 hour period. Potentially even higher locally as some high-resolution models e.g. ICON-EU are simulating. The highest amounts of rainfall are expected across the Peloponnese, Attica, and partly also across central Greece from Thursday afternoon through Friday into Saturday.

Ianos is likely to track north-northeast on Thursday, turning sharp east on Thursday night, and head for the landfall in western Greece on Friday morning hours. Then, models are quite uncertain how the intensity and track continues towards Friday. The majority of the models are, however, tracking the low towards south-southeast after landfall and gradually decaying.

There is also an enhanced potential for tornadoes (waterspouts) along the Peloponnese and the southeastern Ionian Sea where strongly enhanced shear and helicity overlap with the low-level instability. Storm surge could also become an issue along the west-southwest Greece, to the immediate south of the medicane’s track.

MDT/ENH/SLGT risks have been issued for areas surrounding the HIGH risk where the less robust threat is expected and it critically depends on the Medicane’s center track. The overall severe winds and flooding threat will be gradually spreading east on Thursday as medicane will be moving towards Greece while intensifying.

The exact position of the center strongly depends on the convective activity and it may shift to the north or south of the most-likely track. Conditions are closely monitored and an outlook update might be needed on Thursday afternoon.

*******

Medicanes are Tropical-like cyclones in the Mediterranean and they are sometimes also called Mediterranean cyclones or Mediterranean hurricanes. These are cyclones with subtropical and tropical characteristics, that form in the Mediterranean region.

Medicanes can produce damaging severe winds and torrential/excessive rainfall with flash floods. Similar to tropical cyclones, medicanes are warm core systems, they often closely resemble tropical cyclones in satellite images. Well-developed medicanes have tropical characteristics, with clear circular eyes, surrounded by an eyewall and (axisymmetric) cloud pattern.

[Enzedder]

Yanks must be getting sick of storms too - used up the alphabet so working through the Greek one now

Introducing storm Beta

[tabascoboy]

There were, what 5 named tropical storms in the Atlantic at the same time?

The Greek storm was not all that much worse than a once per winter severe storm for the North Atlantic but it still caused at least 3 fatalities and a huge amount of damage as that sort of event is very unusual there and they aren't as prepared for storm force winds and prolonged heavy rainfall (think some places had > 300mm rain in a day).

[notfatcat]

Just seen the worst road conditions I think I've ever seen. On the bus from Boston Manor station was like driving through a river. I was waiting 20 minutes for the bus to turn up, sheltering outside the station, and it was 20 minutes of insanely heavy rain. For some reason the heavy rain meant they closed Barons Court tube station.

[Paddington Bear]

Amazing growing weather. Grass at the cricket club is needing to be cut three times a week, cut today and could hide a Viet Cong brigade by the weekend if we didn’t keep doing it.

[Ovals]

Amazing growing weather. Grass at the cricket club is needing to be cut three times a week, cut today and could hide a Viet Cong brigade by the weekend if we didn’t keep doing it.

Wouldn't be so bad if, after all the work you got to play - we've had loads of games called off. Can't remember the last week when all 5 of our Saturday teams actually played.

[mat the expat]

My brother posted a photo of sitting in Traffic on the A303 in a downpour...... reminded me of those great British summers

[Paddington Bear]

Amazing growing weather. Grass at the cricket club is needing to be cut three times a week, cut today and could hide a Viet Cong brigade by the weekend if we didn’t keep doing it.

Wouldn't be so bad if, after all the work you got to play - we've had loads of games called off. Can't remember the last week when all 5 of our Saturday teams actually played.

We're fortunate that we have a group of 5/6 of us who are willing to spend Friday night plastering covers all over the square so we haven't actually had to cancel a home game yet. Water table is astonishingly high for the time of year.

[tabascoboy]

Just seen the worst road conditions I think I've ever seen. On the bus from Boston Manor station was like driving through a river. I was waiting 20 minutes for the bus to turn up, sheltering outside the station, and it was 20 minutes of insanely heavy rain. For some reason the heavy rain meant they closed Barons Court tube station.

That was forecast for my location previously, but all we had was some light rain /drizzle in the end - was a bit surprised to see that torrential rain missed us by about 20 miles in the end.

[notfatcat]

Further up the thread I was wondering why Barons Court station would be closed - I guess I hadn't figured quite how bad things were. Here is Sloane Square tube station, which just happens to be where I got on but it was only spitting with rain when I was there. 30 minutes later...

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[GogLais]

Doesn’t one of the London rivers run through Sloane Square station? In a big pipe obviously.

[notfatcat]

Yeah, I think so, although I think it's more of a brook or stream than a river. I think the vids are showing only the effects of rain water.

[GogLais]

Yeah, I think so, although I think it's more of a brook or stream than a river. I think the vids are showing only the effects of rain water.

The Westbourne, runs through Hyde Park apparently. The bridge in Knightsbridge crossed it.

[TB63]

Ok, turn it off or fit a dimmer FFS!

Converting an old decom trailer to a shower block..

Now I know how those POWs felt in the tin box....

[Globus]

I'm glad I live on top of a hill here and my family home in Norfolk is well above the waterline. Needs to be as it has a big basement.

Not a good idea to live near a river.

As a sailor, I respect the water's ability to turn things very nasty.

[sockwithaticket]

Fuck this weather. If we could take about 10 degrees off it, I'd be much happier.

[Sandstorm]

I'm enjoying the warm weather from the shade this week. Sleeping at night is a bit of a challenge, but its' great to see some blue sky.

[Hal Jordan]

Fuck this weather. If we could take about 10 degrees off it, I'd be much happier.

This gentleman speaks for me.

[Insane_Homer]

Had a good laugh on Saturday morning with the wife, as the newsreader announced a 'heat wave' with temp as high as... wait for it.... 27 forecast... I remember this weather from my youth, it's called a Durban winter

[sockwithaticket]

It's almost like different places have different temperature norms and what you're acclimated to is relative.

It's also the suddenness of shifts. Yesterday it was 30 degrees where I am, the week prior it was 18. The whole first couple of weeks of July bounced around 17 - 22 for daily highs.

[tabascoboy]

It's almost like different places have different temperature norms and what you're acclimated to is relative.

It's also the suddenness of shifts. Yesterday it was 30 degrees where I am, the week prior it was 18. The whole first couple of weeks of July bounced around 17 - 22 for daily highs.

Not only that but there was also a cool breeze and damn all sunshine...

[SaintK]

It's almost like different places have different temperature norms and what you're acclimated to is relative.

It's also the suddenness of shifts. Yesterday it was 30 degrees where I am, the week prior it was 18. The whole first couple of weeks of July bounced around 17 - 22 for daily highs.

Not only that but there was also a cool breeze and damn all sunshine...

Cool breeze be buggered!! It was a feckin' cold Northerly wind in Hertfordshire

[sockwithaticket]

It's almost like different places have different temperature norms and what you're acclimated to is relative.

It's also the suddenness of shifts. Yesterday it was 30 degrees where I am, the week prior it was 18. The whole first couple of weeks of July bounced around 17 - 22 for daily highs.

Not only that but there was also a cool breeze and damn all sunshine...

We had a far bit of sun during the cooler temps tbf, but yeah the breeze was lovely. What breeze there is now is just pushing hot air through the windows. It's also not cooling down significantly. The last couple of nights it's been into the 20s by like 10pm. It may be down to late teens by then tonight according to the Beeb.

[Paddington Bear]

It's almost like different places have different temperature norms and what you're acclimated to is relative.

It's also the suddenness of shifts. Yesterday it was 30 degrees where I am, the week prior it was 18. The whole first couple of weeks of July bounced around 17 - 22 for daily highs.

It's also that our houses are built for long dark winters as well. My flat is cozy in the winter and has nice big windows, both of which combine to make it a furnace right now.

[Ymx]

It's almost like different places have different temperature norms and what you're acclimated to is relative.

It's also the suddenness of shifts. Yesterday it was 30 degrees where I am, the week prior it was 18. The whole first couple of weeks of July bounced around 17 - 22 for daily highs.

It was kicking on 33 in Waverley today. According to apple, that is.

[Glaston]

"Extreme Heat" its barely even 30c
Met Office has gone all millennial snowflake.
The Tarmac isn't even melting, now that's when it gets a bit warm.


Heathrow July 2019 hit 37c
Heathrow July 2020 hit 38c
Heathrow July 2021 31c so far

What rating are they going to come up with when it does actually get hot.

[Insane_Homer]

Am I the only one that remember Summer of 2003? That was 2 weeks of proper hot and humid and it didn't drop to 17 each night! (I remember because my wife was pregnant with our son and would stop moaning).

[shaggy]

"Extreme Heat" its barely even 30c
Met Office has gone all millennial snowflake.
The Tarmac isn't even melting, now that's when it gets a bit warm.


Heathrow July 2019 hit 37c
Heathrow July 2020 hit 38c
Heathrow July 2021 31c so far

What rating are they going to come up with when it does actually get hot.

The warning is based on health implications, people suffering from heart conditions and the like which are acute issues in heat. It is provided so that those people in that category are made aware, not as some kind of measure of disruption to transport or discomfort for people on the Tube.

[Paddington Bear]

I think they factor in humidity as well. SE England gets remarkably humid (or at least feels it)

[GogLais]

I think they factor in humidity as well. SE England gets remarkably humid (or at least feels it)

Weird in our Airbnb in Twickenham. Stayed in in the evening and even though the sun was setting it seemed to get hotter and hotter as night fell.

[tabascoboy]

I think they factor in humidity as well. SE England gets remarkably humid (or at least feels it)

Weird in our Airbnb in Twickenham. Stayed in in the evening and even though the sun was setting it seemed to get hotter and hotter as night fell.

There was a bit of a breeze here yesterday morning and early afternoon. Then some massive downpours nearby and the temp dropped but the humidity rose and the wind dropped for the rest of the day. Also very still this morning and unpleasantly humid even this early in the day. No air moving through the house even with windows and doors open everywhere.