Snowpocalypse 2014

[Laurna]

Oh My! Annie. That's a lot of water. Poor Somerset.  I hope your rain stops and lets the countryside dry out. 
Now, if they could just transport some of that to us in Southern California. We did get a light drizzle yesterday and we could really use more.

[AnnieUK]

Yup. On the waves video, the last shot is of Dawlish. There, the main railway line between Devon and Cornwall has been completely swept away. The sea wall broke, and the whole understructure of the railway was swept away first. It was kind of left dangling, like a theme park ride. And then the force of the waves collapsed it.

It's not been as bad where I am, thankfully, although it does feel like it has rained solidly for about 6 weeks now. It's a bit like living in Blade Runner. 

[DesertRose]

California in general, from what I'm hearing, Laurna, could use the rain that the UK is getting in such ridiculous amounts.

[Jerusha]

It seems there is more rain where we don't need it, and not enough where we do. 

Awesome pictures, Annie.  For once, I won't complain about our snow. 

Though the snow banks are high enough, DH comes out in the mornings to signal when it's safe to back my car out into the street.   

[AnnieUK]

45ft waves expected in the south-west overnight tonight. It's taking a real hammering down there.

I can't even imagine what a wave 45ft high might be like, and have no inclination to find out.

[AnnieUK]

OK, I guess it's a lot like this. Holy natural elements, Batman!

https://plus.google.com/+WorldexploreEuOfficialPage/posts/ECEknZuJR2q

[revanne]

All train links to the south-west of England are now cut - the train line on Annie's picture in Somerset is  completely under water, plus a landslip on the one otherwise unaffected line. We're fairly ok up north but it is getting a bit scary with endless gales and rain. It's apparently the wettest January for 250 years - that takes us back to King George!!

[revanne]

Just thinking if some of you kind folk over your side could trap the low pressure systems before they head out into the Atlantic ...(Shiral nets perhaps).

[Evie]

I'd give it a try,  but finding shiral crystals in sufficient quantities for that sort of weather working might prove to be a problem.   

[revanne]

So now we have winds gusting over 100 miles per hour to add to the coastal storm surges and our major rivers competing to see which ones can turn into lakes first.

Perhaps winning medals in rowing at the Olympics was a bad omen...

[Evie]

So now we have winds gusting over 100 miles per hour to add to the coastal storm surges and our major rivers competing to see which ones can turn into lakes first.

Perhaps winning medals in rowing at the Olympics was a bad omen...

LOL!   

100 mph winds, though?  Wow!  That's like hurricane strength winds here,  or nearly so at least (I forget the dividing line between tropical storm and hurricane force winds). Usually if my part of Alabama sees winds that strong,  there are roofs blowing off houses,  winged monkeys flying about,  and a green woman going on about some house falling on her sister.  Sure hope you get some better weather soon!

[DesertRose]

Yes, 100 mph is hurricane force.  A tropical storm becomes a hurricane at sustained winds of 74 mph; 100 mph winds are in the low end of category 2, actually. 

So saith the delegation from Florida, wherein we deal with the silly things pretty near every summer/early fall. 

[revanne]

The weather men are calling them hurricane force winds  (apparently we can't actually get hurricanes here because it's not warm enough???)  adding to the general chaos. The strongest gust on land was recorded at 108 mph in North Wales earlier today No red shoes seen sticking out from under houses that I know off, but maybe they're keeping that quiet.

[Evie]

The weather men are calling them hurricane force winds  (apparently we can't actually get hurricanes here because it's not warm enough???)  adding to the general chaos. The strongest gust on land was recorded at 108 mph in North Wales earlier today No red shoes seen sticking out from under houses that I know off, but maybe they're keeping that quiet.

Be careful if you find any.  You might end up in Kansas!   

[Aerlys]

Be careful if you find any.  You might end up in Kansas!   

*Shudder*

No, not that!!

Run and hide, Revanne! Kansas isn't called the "Land of Blahs" for nothing.


**Sends weather-stabilizing spell to Revanne**