welshbairn Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Sounds a bit gusty. Quote The eye of the storm hit the island of Barbuda, which has a population of around 2,000 people at about 02:00 local time (06:00 GMT). Winds gusted at 250km/h, before the recording equipment broke and no further readings were received. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41168117 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 https://twitter.com/woolfallalex 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fide Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 20 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Thats bad recycling etiquette. Dead bodies in the garden waste bin (brown), metals in the maroon bin. Is that not what Aberdonians say when buying you a drink in the boozer? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 This Irma hurricane is beginning to look catastrophic. With 185 mph winds and storm surges up to 6 metres some smaller islands could be totally wiped out. https://apnews.com/71b5ce79245a4741807edf56d6495ced/Powerful-Hurricane-Irma-hits-first-Caribbean-islands 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Bad parenting. Quote Alison Strand, originally from Staffordshire, is on the island of Anguilla. She said her family had spent several hours fortifying her home on the coast, which she expected to be "the first house hit by the storm". "Our house is 5m (15ft) above sea level and we're expecting 8m swells, so we're just crossing our fingers," she said. "We are expecting to lose our wooden roof." She told the BBC she had a "little dance party" with her four children on Tuesday night to drown out the noise of the storm as it approached. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41172755 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fide Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Sleep well Anguilla's rose x 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Get him Irma. https://twitter.com/richardbranson/status/905392830029471744 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fide Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 20 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Get him Irma. https://twitter.com/richardbranson/status/905392830029471744 The ultimate VL. Mon Irma, in about that smirking p***k. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, Fide said: The ultimate VL. Mon Irma, in about that smirking p***k. Could have a p&b competition, similar to the T towel one. Guess which beach Branson washes up on. Ayr? Troon? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 https://twitter.com/kurtsiegelin/status/905403206121005058 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 While the models are a bit uncertain so far out, ECMWF, the best for predicting hurricanes has this news for Maimi. 140mph winds plus very serious storm surge. https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DJC5Vy3UMAQ9Kbi.mp4 But it looks like it is going to hit Haiti very hard. Hurricane Matthew took nearly 600 lives there last year, this one looks worse. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 While the models are a bit uncertain so far out, ECMWF, the best for predicting hurricanes has this news for Maimi. 140mph winds plus very serious storm surge. https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DJC5Vy3UMAQ9Kbi.mp4 But it looks like it is going to hit Haiti very hard. Hurricane Matthew took nearly 600 lives there last year, this one looks worse. There doesn't seem to be much that misses that country.I was in The Dominican republic a few years back when a hurricane passed off the coast.It then hit Haiti with everything it had. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud131 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I was due to fly out to the Dominican tomorrow but decided to cancel and will rebook it for less stormy times! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 30 minutes ago, spud131 said: I was due to fly out to the Dominican tomorrow but decided to cancel and will rebook it for less stormy times! ffs, it's just an autumn breeze for us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fide Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 6 hours ago, dorlomin said: While the models are a bit uncertain so far out, ECMWF, the best for predicting hurricanes has this news for Maimi. 140mph winds plus very serious storm surge. https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DJC5Vy3UMAQ9Kbi.mp4 But it looks like it is going to hit Haiti very hard. Hurricane Matthew took nearly 600 lives there last year, this one looks worse. I bet they'll Haiti this one then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 ffs, it's just an autumn breeze for us. Feeling a slight uptake in the wind on Dumbarton rd this morning; should have brought a coat. Ah well, least we've got past the worst. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityDave Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 21 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Thats bad recycling etiquette. Dead bodies in the garden waste bin (brown), metals in the maroon bin. You can't put bodies in the brown bin, have you ever seen the film Fargo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgertheeuro24witness Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 With the benefit of hindsight: It wasn't a great idea to build a resort city, in a hurricane-prone region, on a sandbank situated between an ocean and a swamp. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fide Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 1 hour ago, badgerthewitness said: With the benefit of hindsight: It wasn't a great idea to build a resort city, in a hurricane-prone region, on a sandbank situated between an ocean and a swamp. You can't make an omelette with breaking a few million eggs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 22 hours ago, dorlomin said: 140mph winds plus very serious storm surge. https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DJC5Vy3UMAQ9Kbi.mp4 But it looks like it is going to hit Haiti very hard. Hurricane Matthew took nearly 600 lives there last year, this one looks worse. I believe the highest gusts of wind ever recorded in the UK was 177mph. This was in Unst, in the Shetland Isles and was recorded shortly before the measuring equipment was blown away and never seen again! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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