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Storm Eunice

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foxfanazer

foxfanazer

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4 hours ago, Carl the Llama said:

Oh wow, people were saying Cornwall would see the worst of it but looking at that it looks more like the Midlands/East Anglia bearing the brunt.

Guess who's gotta go back to Norfolk tomorrow from visiting family in Leicester?

leicsmac

leicsmac

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4 hours ago, Wymsey said:

A very good example of climate change?

 

2 hours ago, st albans fox said:


 

it’s not 
 

To add my own twopence to this, it's probably not caused directly by climate change, but increased global average temperature will cause more extreme events like this to become more likely to occur.

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leicsmac

leicsmac

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20 minutes ago, tom27111 said:

Don't think so mate. Just a freak of nature.

 

See Michael Fish in 1987.

 

Once in a generation kind of thing.

As per above:

 

33 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

 

To add my own twopence to this, it's probably not caused directly by climate change, but increased global average temperature will cause more extreme events like this to become more likely to occur.

 

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Vacamion

Vacamion

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I work for an Insurance Loss Adjuster. :)

 

I usually spend my days investigating insurance fraud, but we will all be getting pulled in to help with claims arising from this.

 

Most of the named storms hit the North and Scotland where not many people live.  I was up in rural Perthshire earlier this week looking at disputed damage from storm Arwen in November. 

 

My company usually just shrugs when these storms hit.

 

However, earlier this week we started getting the kind of emails about pitching in, emergency teams, and doing overtime that I haven't seen for years.

 

I knew that this storm would be 

 

a) a very bad one indeed

 

and

 

b) one that would hit the more populated areas.

 

Roofers, tradesmen and materials will be in very short supply so the Insurers will want to cash settle as many claims as possible and just straight away pay claims under a certain level on day 1 (unless it is a brand new policy, or you've had 20 previous claims).

 

If any of you suffer damage, I would advise you take photos or video, if you can see damage, just in case, though.

 

Likewise, if any of your contents are broken or water damaged, don't chuck them away until your insurer has accepted the claim and seen the extent of your loss.

 

Phone lines to insurers will be rammed, so it is worth seeing if you can register a claim online or through an App (you can do this with the bigger firms).

 

Most insurance policies don't cover storm damage to hedges, fences and gates, so if your fence blows over, sorry, you are on your own.

 

Stay safe, everyone.

 

 

 

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Vacamion

Vacamion

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Oh, another thought.

 

If your roof is old and falling to bits before the storm, and you think this might be a cushy little opportunity to claim for a new one, the Insurers all use Streetview and Aerial imaging.  :P

 

Knowledge is power.

 

 

Milo

Milo

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Trainline has a ‘Do not travel’ message on the website of the train I need to get. Some cancelled, some showing as delayed. 
 

If I drive in to work I’ll have to pay £15 congestion tax and £12.50 ULEZ tax and about £40 for parking. 
 

It’d be nice if these were suspended for the day when there doesn’t seem to be any easy way to get in to work. 🙄
 

 

murphy

murphy

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8 hours ago, foxfanazer said:

Guess who's gotta go back to Norfolk tomorrow from visiting family in Leicester?

Is it Bernard Matthews?

 

Come on, give us a clue.

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murphy

murphy

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18 minutes ago, Milo said:

Trainline has a ‘Do not travel’ message on the website of the train I need to get. Some cancelled, some showing as delayed. 
 

If I drive in to work I’ll have to pay £15 congestion tax and £12.50 ULEZ tax and about £40 for parking. 
 

It’d be nice if these were suspended for the day when there doesn’t seem to be any easy way to get in to work. 🙄
 

 

Well if that's not a recipe for a 'sicky' I don't know what is.

 

Go back to bed.

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st albans fox

st albans fox

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8 hours ago, leicsmac said:

 

To add my own twopence to this, it's probably not caused directly by climate change, but increased global average temperature will cause more extreme events like this to become more likely to occur.

It’s definitely not caused by climate change but I agree that across the globe, extreme weather events will become more commonplace because of the general rise in sea temperatures.  Incidentally, there are pretty decent arguments that for our part of nw europe, extreme windstorm weather events will become less commonplace.

 

on the subject of Eunice, it seems Leics will see max gusts 60/70 mph which is going to cause some problems but not ridiculously unusual.  Meanwhile the sting jet risk seems to be across se england (hence the red warning).  We will know by mid afternoon if there has been one (if there has then that will cause significant damage to property and trees). 

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Fazzer 7

Fazzer 7

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Let's not forget, the MSM will ramp up wind speeds and destruction somewhat in excess of reality. The Met office forecasting gusts up to 63mph this afternoon with mean wind speed of around 40 for this region and most other places in the South.

Trumpet

Trumpet

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3 minutes ago, Fazzer 7 said:

Let's not forget, the MSM will ramp up wind speeds and destruction somewhat in excess of reality. The Met office forecasting gusts up to 63mph this afternoon with mean wind speed of around 40 for this region and most other places in the South.

Usually yes, but I don’t think they have with this one. The South looks set to take an absolute pasting today. Im no expert but from memory the Met tend to struggle with scenarios like today as the tiniest change of detail with the low pressure system can change the picture entirely. 
 

Whenever we have stormy weather I always think back to that poor Everton fan that was killed by debris on the way to the ground. I wouldn’t go out today unless absolutely necessary.

st albans fox

st albans fox

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9 minutes ago, Fazzer 7 said:

Let's not forget, the MSM will ramp up wind speeds and destruction somewhat in excess of reality. The Met office forecasting gusts up to 63mph this afternoon with mean wind speed of around 40 for this region and most other places in the South.

Indeed, all those covid reporters with nothing to do will be sent to the tops of hills and cliffs across England ! 

 

the issue today is that the strongest winds are coming through during the day when many are out and about. That comes into the judgement by the met office.  And the risks are generated by complex atmospheric models - so there is indeed a correlation with those pesky covid scientists who have to take their cue from their ‘tech helpers’! 
 

perhaps piers Corbyn can be encouraged  to go out with an enormous placard and stand on Waterloo bridge at lunchtime!

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st albans fox

st albans fox

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4 minutes ago, Samilktray said:

What times it due to kick off in Leicester? It looks lovely outside at the moment lol

Between 11am and 3pm (peaking around 1pm). 

 

currently looking like a very windy day for most of s half of England  but that risk of 80/100 mph gusts if that sting jet occurs is the issue

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