Collymore Posted 5 October 2015 Posted 5 October 2015 http://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/609769/Hurricane-Joaquin-Britain-storm-path-track-UK The most contradictory article ever. Does anybody remember the 1987 storm? I was only about 5 but remember watching all the roof tiles blowing off! Britain facing worst storms in 30 YEARS as Hurricane Joaquin RAGES across Atlantic GETTY/AP Hurricane Joaquin has Britain on heightened alertWorried forecasters have in the past few hours issued fresh warnings ahead of the churning vortex making landfall with the UK in just FIVE days. Latest weather models show the category-4 storm, currently unleashing 140mph-plus gales off the coast of the United States rapidly strengthening as it moves towards the UK. Rather than losing energy on its path across the cool Atlantic waters, experts warn instead it is becoming more powerful driven by the Sun and the jet stream. Britain could be in the firing line for a catastrophic battering worse even than the historic storm of October 1987 if Joaquin continues on its current track. Piers Corbyn, forecaster for WeatherAction, said exceptionally strong solar activity in the western Atlantic is charging the storm on its UK-bound journey. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTRE The storm could bring with it torrential rain and huge galesAP The hurricane is causing havoc on the other side of the AtlanticGETTY The path of the hurricane could send it straight towards BritainHe said: "Joaquin is going to be powered up by unusually high solar activity before it reaches the UK, current models show it will arrive here and will have a considerable impact. There is a big dip in the jet stream and and the position will be absolutely key to what happens US weather forecaster Mike Thomas "Even though it is moving over cooler waters it is gaining energy and is showing signs of being driven towards the UK by the jet stream. "The storm’s arrival will coincide with another deep area of low pressure expected to hit the UK at the end of the week, so its effects will be compounded." As the swirling monster veers towards the North Atlantic it will hit a kink in the jet stream before being dragged towards UK shores. It’s path has changed from earlier in the week when it looked like The US would take the brunt of the battering over the weekend. In the past 36 hours Joaquin has diverted onto a more easterly path putting Britain directly in the firing line. Experts keeping a close eye on the storm estimate landfall on or around October 10 although exact timings are uncertain. AP AP People watch the waves during a rainstorm at Atlantic Ocean at Carolina Beach, North CarolinaUS weather forecaster Mike Thomas said the position of the jet stream is pivotal to how the situation develops over the coming days. He said: "There is a big dip in the jet stream and and the position will be absolutely key to what happens. "It will dip to the south [of the US] into tropical gulf moisture then we will have to watch to see what Joaquin does." Britain’s saving grace may be that the cooler than average temperatures in the North Atlantic will help to weaken Joaquin before it hits. Ocean readings over the past few months have been lower than average, the result of a cold ‘blob’ of water in the Polar region. The cause of this is unsure although it has been put down to wider temperatures differences across the Atlantic and changes in salinity. AP Parts of New Jersey on the US east coast have been drenched and floodedNOAA/BARCROFT Over 160mph gales are feared to be coming towards BritainGETTY The storm can be seen from spaceThe knock-on effect has been that northern waters are cooler than average leading to speculation as to whether the UK faces an exceptionally cold winter. The good news for next week is that hurricanes require warm, moist ocean conditions to build and maintain strength. Although Joaquin still threatens to pack a substantial punch when it reaches the UK at the end of the week, is strength will have been tempered slightly. Met Office forecaster Emma Sharples said: "Hurricanes rely on a warm core to build and pick up strength. "It has been well publicised that temperatures in the North Atlantic are lower than average, so this, if anything should slow it down. "However there is a lot of uncertainty at the moment as to what the impact from Joaquin will be, we are keeping an eye on it, t depends on what track it takes." Joaquin is showing worrying similarities to previous Atlantic hurricanes which have unleashed damaging winds and torrential rain across Britain. Hurricane Joaquin Fri, October 2, 2015 Hurricane Joaquin, one of the largest superstorms ever recorded, is raging across the Atlantic Ocean towards BritainPhoto: 1 / 19 A satellite image of Hurricane Joaquin [AP] Ex-tropical storm Bertha last year sparked floods, felled trees and tore down power cables when she sideswiped the UK in August. In October Gonzalo saw gusts of more than 100mph batter the country delaying flights and killing at least four people. Unlike this time round, the remnants of both storms missed a direct hit with the UK with the impact significantly reduced as a result. The current position of the jet stream has put Joaquin on a direct collision course with the UK sparking fears of a significant storm. AP Container ship El Faro has gone missing near the path of the HurricaneWeather models show central pressure of the storm is currently 945mb, deeper than the Great Storm of 1987 which measured 951mb. If the storm continues to strengthen as it makes its way towards Britain, the country could be facing similar scenes of devastation. Weather Channel UK forecaster Leon Brown said: "The forecast depends on the eventual track of hurricane Joaquin. "Forecasts suggest it will run near the US east coast and past Newfoundland so arriving to our west as a large low pressure system at the end of the week and into the weekend." The most contradictory article ever. Does anybody remember the 1987 storm? I was only about 5 but remember watching all the roof tiles blowing off! Michael Fish's - award for the biggest fail ever - "Don't worry!"
Rincewind Posted 5 October 2015 Posted 5 October 2015 I bet it will start as I am travelling up to Cumbria or whilst I am there.
WhatsHisName Posted 5 October 2015 Posted 5 October 2015 I don't think most of us in leicester were affected by the 1987 storm
Bellend Sebastian Posted 5 October 2015 Posted 5 October 2015 Is there anything on this anywhere else at all? They're weirdly obsessed with the weather at the Express, and are always predicted the windiest/coldest/most intense downpour of frogs etc and it never is. They're quoting Jeremy Corbyn's climate change denying brother in that piece for extra spice. It was a windy old night in Leicester in 1987 but it was the southeast that really copped it. Ridiculous numbers of trees came down, as I remember
StanSP Posted 5 October 2015 Posted 5 October 2015 Don't they say this kind of thing every year? WORST storms to hit UK this winter. HOTTEST summer since records began STRONGEST winds to batter England etc. BIGGEST snowstorm etc etc Is it ever really that bad?
purpleronnie Posted 5 October 2015 Posted 5 October 2015 Don't they say this kind of thing every year? WORST storms to hit UK this winter. HOTTEST summer since records began STRONGEST winds to batter England etc. BIGGEST snowstorm etc etc Is it ever really that bad? Nope, considering what is happening in other countries atm and what happens in other countries every year our weather is boring...in a good way.
Frank to be Posted 5 October 2015 Posted 5 October 2015 Don't they say this kind of thing every year? WORST storms to hit UK this winter. HOTTEST summer since records began STRONGEST winds to batter England etc. BIGGEST snowstorm etc etc Is it ever really that bad? Correct it's almost always clickbait.
Beliall Posted 5 October 2015 Posted 5 October 2015 the 1987 storm on the south coast was epic. chimneys in the street, with boats and collapsed tree, mayhem for weeks
Footballwipe Posted 5 October 2015 Posted 5 October 2015 Quoting the Express as a weather news source is like having First4LCFC as your reliable source of Leicester City news.
stripeyfox Posted 6 October 2015 Posted 6 October 2015 I can't see the link but I assume this is by Nathan Rao at the Express? The patron saint of weather related bullsh1t stories. He's been predicting apocalyptic snow, rain, wind and heatwaves for the last few years despite having zero knowledge of weather forecasting.
stripeyfox Posted 6 October 2015 Posted 6 October 2015 Is there anything on this anywhere else at all? They're weirdly obsessed with the weather at the Express, and are always predicted the windiest/coldest/most intense downpour of frogs etc and it never is. They're quoting Jeremy Corbyn's climate change denying brother in that piece for extra spice. It was a windy old night in Leicester in 1987 but it was the southeast that really copped it. Ridiculous numbers of trees came down, as I remember I remember getting ready for school the next morning (after the storm) and watching TV-AM (as it was in those days). I think they had random researchers and cameramen presenting because the usual anchors weren't able to get in because of the weather!
Alexikokopops Posted 6 October 2015 Posted 6 October 2015 It's probably worth reading this article before posting something by Nathan Rao and the Express. If you look at his article history it is 99% EXTREME WEATHER.
stripeyfox Posted 6 October 2015 Posted 6 October 2015 It's probably worth reading this article before posting something by Nathan Rao and the Express. If you look at his article history it is 99% EXTREME WEATHER. That's a great article. The fact is that the weather is hard to predict with any degree of certainty beyond a few days. I have to roll my eyes at work when the girls are chatting their usual crap (fed by the Express and Mail no doubt) "they say it's going to be a really bad winter this year".
stripeyfox Posted 6 October 2015 Posted 6 October 2015 Chucking it down now. Chucking it down means "end of the world" in Nathan Rao's house
Trav Le Bleu Posted 6 October 2015 Posted 6 October 2015 Quoting the Express as a weather news source is like having First4LCFC as your reliable source of Leicester City news. Or as I prefer to call it, the Daily "THE WEATHER IS GOING TO KILL US ALL!" Express
Darkon84 Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 The Express and Nathan Rao yet again. He writes about 4 stories exactly the same as this every single year, gets paid for it and everyone goes crazy. I can't stand the paper, and I can't stand his smarmy fvcking face. You can guarantee in about a month, he'll write another article about how this winter, there'll be the biggest snow storms for over a century.
stripeyfox Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 The Express and Nathan Rao yet again. He writes about 4 stories exactly the same as this every single year, gets paid for it and everyone goes crazy. I can't stand the paper, and I can't stand his smarmy fvcking face. You can guarantee in about a month, he'll write another article about how this winter, there'll be the biggest snow storms for over a century. Purely because he irritates me so much, I looked at his own website where he brags about how many front page weather stories he's had. What a knob!
Dan Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 To be fair it rained earlier and I've got no way of proving that it wasn't the worst storm since the eighties.
Darkon84 Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 Purely because he irritates me so much, I looked at his own website where he brags about how many front page weather stories he's had. What a knob! Haha I saw that quite some time ago and it helped fuel my hatred. He really is a complete sockwank.
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