Gale force winds hitting UK
@sprite1950 (30453)
Corsham, England
February 23, 2017 5:59am CST
It's horrible here in South West England. I really thought my slip of a granddaughter would be blown away in the high winds we have here at the moment. We were more or less blown to school this morning.
Apparently it's being named Storm Doris and gusts of 80-100 mph are hitting the UK from across the Atlantic. My fence is swaying in a worrying fashion :(
What's it like where you are?
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@purplealabaster (22094)
• United States
23 Feb 17
Those kinds of winds are terrifying. They also make it difficult to breath ... or maybe that is just me, but other family members also have difficulty breathing in high winds.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
23 Feb 17
I don't have difficulty breathing but they are so horrible when walking against them. My face stings and my eyes run. The cold goes right through your clothes too.
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@purplealabaster (22094)
• United States
23 Feb 17
@sprite1950 Oh yes, the cold definitely goes right through your clothes, even when you try to put on layers. For me, the wind, especially when it is cold, seems to take my breath away as well. That could be from my asthma, though, which would also explain why it has the same effect on other members of my family.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
23 Feb 17
Up North it has taken tiles of the Roofs in some houses. Here its not so bad at the moment but it has been very bad.
Fence is tilting a bit on one side.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
24 Feb 17
@sprite1950
Strong Gale force Winds are back here again this Weekend so anything can happen but hoping nothing bad happens like that poor Lady from Wolverhampton.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Feb 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 Yes it's kind of scary to think she got out of bed that morning not knowing it was her last day. Life can end so suddenly.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
23 Feb 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 It's quiet here now so I'm hoping we've seen the worst of it.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
24 Feb 17
We have had this mini tornado visiting July of 2015. It came so quickly and that too localised.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
24 Feb 17
@sprite1950 Trees got uprooted, our water tank fell off and all this meant work and spending/
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Feb 17
@allknowing Natural disasters cause so much damage and cost money we don't want to pay out.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Feb 17
@allknowing Today it is completely different, there is no wind and it is bright and sunny. Apart from the debris lying everywhere you wouldn't know we had it. I hope your tornado didn't cause too much damage.
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@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
24 Feb 17
It's stormy and windy there. We have fine weather here not too hot, not too cold
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Feb 17
I wish I was where you are. Could really do with some warmth. It's been a colder winter than normal here in the UK.
@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
24 Feb 17
@sprite1950 I don't like cold weather. I can't stand the chill and I feel sick. I want warmth
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
23 Feb 17
Tomorrow is supposed to be better so I will be trying to mend my fence! The winds are back for the weekend though. How can that be?
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
24 Feb 17
@sprite1950 It rained a lot during the night, now the sky is partly cloudy, but the temperature is warm, too warm for the season.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
24 Feb 17
@LadyDuck It's beautiful here today. I can't believe the change so I must get my partner to come and help me fix the fence :)
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
23 Feb 17
A Wolverhampton Woman was killed when some brick fell off a building where she was passing by.
@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
23 Feb 17
Ooh I envy you. It seems such a long time since we had any warm weather.
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
23 Feb 17
My word! that is very strong wind! We get wind up to 40mph and my house wants to fly away haha!
It had been windy but no where in the sorts of that storm.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
23 Feb 17
It is worrying and expected to last a few days. I've just noticed the roofing cover has been blown off my shed now. Never mind spring is on its way!
