Storm Éowyn: Record winds, schools closed and flights cancelled

[@thesloaneranger1]

Most of my town were without power, but Scottish Power arranged a free food truck in the pub car park to ensure that those affected could at least access hot food and drinks quickly. It is not often that utility services deserve praise, but fair play to Scottish Power for finding a fast way of making the situation a little more comfortable until repairs could be made.

[@James-gf9jl]

Good on them.

[@MikeWalls7829]

Fair play props to them!

[@RobizGaming2024]

Shocking they reacted quicker than the government

[@82vitt]

You will pay for all those goodies tenfold in your next energy bill 🤣.

[@DanielCoffey67]

I am impressed by the resiliance in the network. In Ayrshire we had the power going on and off over and over as trees or branches bounced the lines but it held together. Off, pause one second, try again, off, pause theee seconds, try again, back on. The longest we went without an interruption while under the red warning was about half an hour but ultimately it held with only very short interruptions.

[@daniel_913]

When will people learn to tie down the f ing trampoline when high winds are forecast. Utter muppets.

[@vaiman7777]

Dude, danger to life warnings… I’ll drive a lorry! So trampolines have no hope

[@tubecated_development]

they were probably busy in KZbin comments telling everybody that its just ‘a breeze’

[@discoverkenya]

Yeah, lorries tipped over and massive trees uprooted but I guess if you tie your trampoline it'll stay put 😂😂

[@nunpho]

Exactly 😂. My sister's trampoline is anchored into the ground but it still blew around ​@@discoverkenya

[@DarkToth]

Honestly, my always looks like atacked by giant spider with ropes attached to everything around and neighbours is a freaking kite.

[@Ronald-o9x]

Why do reporters insist on going almost into the water to get a report while telling us to stay safe? Total madness and stupidity.

[@joginns778]

Why ? It's called money, well paid for doing it😅😅,

[@CortessemfiltrosEsemcortes]

It has nothing to do wiyh climate change, 😅😅😅 it made up by HAARP

[@FlySR220]

They do it so many others don't

[@AzguardMike]

@@FlySR220 reminds me of the one in the US a few years ago acting like he couldnt breathe in the wind, only for a guy in SHORTS to walk by, say "good morning" and get in his car. Meanwhile the reporter was all "its....a threat to...life...i cant....cant....breathe!"

[@user-ge3jk6fg1l]

Standing on the banks of the Clyde in Glasgow where the studio is

[@michaelmalech5742]

We hope You're well Britain and Ulster Love and kindest of regards from Ireland

[@phoenixrising5088]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😘

[@michaelmalech5742]

@phoenixrising5088 I don't kiss men sissies fairies or greyhounds Nor do I kiss married attached or nutty girls

[@JohnBradley-v7k]

I live in galway and the wind last night at 4 o clock was just unbelievable.

[@nickwinn7812]

Plenty of idiots commenting here certainly don't believe this was anything unusual!

[@meanlean3095]

Unbelievable Jeff 😂

[@TruthBot1984]

​@@nickwinn7812Abit blustery but nothing to worry about......

[@Greenpoloboy3]

I heard it at 4 30 this morning near London. Woke me up!

[@WhichDoctor1]

@@nickwinn7812 it's inherent to their ideology that unusually extreme weather doesn't happen. So this storm cannot have been worse than a normal windy winters day. If it was, they might have to re-examine their beliefs, and that's out of the question. So this storm has to have been perfectly normal and you'll never convince them it wasn't

[@coolhandk77]

Our roof blew off and crashed through our garage roof which contains asbestos. Today has been a nightmare for so many, stay safe out there!

[@williamrae9954]

Asbestos is OK, if handled right...decent mask,burn your gear!

[@megamonalithic3353]

Man that sucks, I’ve lost a couple roof slates so far. It’s still roaring away for us up here.

[@sc-no9uk]

Im fine

[@thebrunetteinroom7]

Asbestos was declared safe by science. Nothing to worry about..

[@seanthefox3159]

Sorry to hear that. What a nightmare. We have some asbestos roofs and we're really worried as they were shaking Alot. Will it cost much for you to dispose of the asbestos? Sorry again to hear your situation

[@chessplayer8019]

Praying from Gaza..for California and UK...❤❤❤

[@l.j.1163]

I'm praying for the Israeli hostages and people, too. John 3:3-16. Jesus loves all people ❤️

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

@chessplayer8019 In Saltcoats a woman was lifted up off her feet whilst out in this storm using an umbrella, she was blown approximately 23 miles away to the city of Manchester where the umbrella became lodged in a tree, thankfully the woman was unhurt but slightly shaken. Speaking yesterday to Gloria News, 64 year old Pamela Don feared for her safety as she was lifted off her feet and taken over 20 miles whilst holding onto her umbrella handle, thankfully Miss Don only received light scratches from the trees as she descended into Manchester. On lookers in Manchester reported the umbrella woman appeared in the sky during terrible winds on Saturday evening.

[@LucareonVee]

Storm Eowyn: "I am no man!"

[@Rajmaclart]

Big winds and bad stews

[@summer-roseknight]

Don’t be putting a bad rap on Eowyn. She is the truest shield-maiden Rohan has ever seen

[@bobbywaterboyboucher8820]

“Ride with me” “My lady”

[@WitchKingofAngmar-of3sj]

She already have a bad rap here in Mordor

[@KrisRoberts114]

​@@WitchKingofAngmar-of3sj there is two sides to every story😂

[@mohammedzaman948]

😂

[@clairegraceyscott2327]

Take a romantic view on it when a tree trashes your roof!!

[@leaedt7614]

The Scottish First Minister has got the same Ikea bookshelf as me.

[@phoenixrising5088]

😂

[@LaylaSpellwind]

Was tshirt weather up here on the Shetlands recently. And now my house is wiggling with the winds. I'm used to the weather being highly unpredictable, but it definitely feels like it's getting worse. I'll either be sunbathing or building an igloo tomorrow, I truly cannot plan ahead.

[@elenmoyo504]

Please people wake up! Jesus is coming again please turn to him before it’s too late. This is the signs and warnings God is sending us of the last days “…He who has ears to hear, let him hear” Mark 4:9

[@LaylaSpellwind]

​@@elenmoyo504 I'm afraid most religious people tend to behave terribly. High levels of bigotry. Discrimination toward gay and trans people. If your deity is to be the embodiment of all that, I shant be turning.

[@davecooper3238]

@@elenmoyo504I don’t believe any of these gods exist.

[@ANDREWLEONARDSMITH]

This is the worst storm since the great storm of 1987. Does anyone not remember that?

[@flippinheck]

I've seen as bad if not worse here, they just never got the attention they do now?...look at snow, a flake and the schools close, we had to walk to school, the only time it closed is when it ran out of coal lol

[@phoenixrising5088]

I remember it well. I was living on Brighton Sea front.

[@crackpacker]

Same in 1945 and then there was no so-called global warming...it's just brainwash

[@scrappy836548]

Yeah - they always ignore history & act like this is a new thing, due to their cult of 'climate change ' ...

[@Christinebanks11]

I was 4 , I'm born and raised in America.

[@Keln02]

Now watch every insurance company weasel out of this.

[@Freeman0022]

Aye

[@Joe-fx9yj]

@@Freeman0022 google offering translation to english for your aye 😅😅😅

[@JusticeAlways]

That's easy: Bankruptcy

[@Aussieloz1]

I used to work for an insurance company, provided it’s covered in their policy, they will cover storm damage. That is, provided the home is well maintained. If someone doesn’t look after their roof and it blows off, or the storm comes through and causes damage within the property, they won’t cover it as the poor maintenance is considered the root cause. If someone looks after their home and the storm causes damage, absolutely they will cover it, if only to avoid being taken to court.

[@KatA-p7v]

Why on earth are high-sided trucks on the roads in that weather? People have just become so incredibly stupid.

[@williamrae9954]

Stupid bosses...I've been in that industry...completely clueless

[@whatmatters683]

Bit like your comment

[@Whatsgoingon0798]

Putting other lives at danger money grabbers

[@JohnHarrison-it7wq]

​@@williamrae9954💯 %

[@A13_Mk1]

​@@williamrae9954 Yes, the drivers aren't to be blamed, the bosses are at fault for even considering letting the drivers out in such weather

[@codswallop164]

I quite enjoyed our power cut, I made spagbol on the camping stove and got to test our preparedness for the establishment talking us into WW3 because the financial system is about to collapse...

[@LindaGreaves-sf4rr]

Knob head

[@cashybearr]

uhh, how was ur spagbol then

[@GeekfromYorkshire]

Good for you. We have backup ethanol and propane cooking and propane heating. I quite like the Trangia for cooking. But seriously we all need to have backups so we're just staying put coping without being a burden, and to help those nearby. We do an annual dress rehearsal to just remind ourselves how to do things and test they still work. Money from fear, same old, the topic they try to scare us with changes but the strategy has always been exploited, invented by religion.

[@IMHAVINHOOPS]

Keep it light! 😂

[@codswallop164]

@cashybearr the lack of garlic bread was a complaint from the little one but otherwise superb but I would say that as I made it.

[@terryt.1643]

Prayers from California for the people impacted. 🕯️🙏🙏🙏

[@GoldilocksZone-665]

You already have more than enough to worry about.

[@jeangemmel7895]

Some really stupid remarks on here by idiots, people have been injured a man has died as a tree fell on his car and so many destructions in this devastating path..............sad for myself and for the others who have been severely affected!

[@pumpkineater23]

Sometimes my farts smell just like roast potatoes.

[@badfairy9554]

I don't understand why they are like that. I feel the same has you.

[@jimbehr5685]

First day on the internet?

[@WolfyBoO]

@ cause they were raised by close minded, narcissistic and patronizing parents, looked up to them and never put in their place. grown kids, who also have kids - cycle goes on. Lets not lie, some scots are as daft as a brick

[@WolfyBoO]

cause they were raised by close minded, narcissistic and patronizing parents, looked up to them and never put in their place. grown kids, who also have kids - cycle goes on. Lets not lie, some scots are as daft as a brick

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

In Saltcoats a woman was lifted up off her feet whilst out in this storm using an umbrella, she was blown approximately 23 miles away to the city of Manchester where the umbrella became lodged in a tree, thankfully the woman was unhurt but slightly shaken. Speaking yesterday to Gloria News, 64 year old Pamela Don feared for her safety as she was lifted off her feet and taken over 20 miles whilst holding onto her umbrella handle, thankfully Miss Don only received light scratches from the trees as she descended into Manchester. On lookers in Manchester reported the umbrella woman appeared in the sky during terrible winds on Saturday evening.

[@thetraveller869]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kevinwilliams1768]

be safe all

[@deborahking2367]

Writing from Nova Scotia, Canada. Doolin,County Clare my favorite place in the world to visit as well as Galway. Hopefully everyone survived ! Best wishes to friend in beautiful Scotland as well! XO

[@NotMe-f2e]

Hi Deborah, My brother is the groundsman for Doonagore Castle in Doolin, he also works at Bunratty castle. We hope you make it back home soon Céad míle fáilte.

[@Angela-d1m3p]

I am sorry but companies should be fined if the HGV are on the roads in red warning winds. This is an accident waiting to happen 😢

[@SaltyPauly]

Prayers to the people affected by this. 🙏🏽

[@sambishop9567]

It's trumps fault! Or tommy robinsons fault!

[@SaltyPauly]

@ Both?

[@BenExell]

@@sambishop9567 Trumps rhetoric of "drill baby drill" wont help

[@sambishop9567]

@BenExell Lol I knew someone would blame him... pathetic.

[@kennybevan11]

​@sambishop9567 Trump didn't cause the storm and no one is suggesting he did. But, his actions threaten to worsen climate change for the future, making weather events like this much more common. You won't be thinking the way you do when your house roof blows off

[@MastooraBeautyProducts]

I can't believe we have received so much warning, and people still went out. They didn't tie things down...etc

[@Tinyfangs-xyz]

Warm in Scotland? We just had snow fall in the Republic of Ireland. It's truly bitter outside. Feel for the crews having to try get power restored and what not, and anyone who is not prepped for the outages. We are set up to handle this, and fortunately the roofs held, even though we are on a hill and faced this storm head on.

[@bevila4753]

The storm has pushed in bricks out in loft that damaged open roof, goes to show how powerful strong the forces of wind can be.

[@MrMowzy]

Last time i had a power cut i was so unprepaired and had no candles. I had to use the lightsaber from my darth vader halloween costume to get around the house.

[@GoldilocksZone-665]

We're rarely prepared. I try to keep my torch charged but I keep forgetting to carry it with me around the house. People are wont to mock weather warnings but, at least, I am learning to charge my torch and keep it with me. And have something cooked to eat just in case it will be a while before the opportunity again presents. A lightsaber does count, though, if that's what you can find in the blackness. I applaud you for realising it would work to give you light.

[@clairegraceyscott2327]

May the force be with you

[@ТатьянаГубина-и1и]

Wow!wow! Poor people! Hold on!😢😢😢

[@GeekfromYorkshire]

A 1KWh domestic backup power is in the £500 region, sufficient to cope in a limited but safe and warm way for many hours. More who can afford that should do so , and repair teams can prioritise the greatest need. I have 3 1 KWh backup power, I chose to not wire into the house just have one for internet, one for living room and one to move around as required. I was working from home, using the internet, and didn't even know we had a power outage of 90 mins til I stopped working and heard all the property alarms as they lost power. Modest adaption can handle these weather issues, the key one being aware, stay home, and have backup/reserves for use by self or neighbours in need.

[@Tinyfangs-xyz]

Yes, invested into EcoFlow and a small petrol generator to charge the EcoFlows. Rural populations are more prepared, I'd say. Wood stoves ftw.

[@GoldilocksZone-665]

Do you have big battery backups, then? How does it work? I have solar panels that direct the energy back into the grid but I've often pondered if I could divert some of their output to charge a battery for the power cuts. I imagine, though, even if it's not too difficult to charge a battery - keeping it charged is an issue.

[@GeekfromYorkshire]

You're financially better off storing excess solar than selling it. You're getting excess solar during the times when demand is the least they're buying electricity off you at less cost than you buying from in evening. You need a smart meter, a long period of usage data and do some maths. I will warn you that to cover these winter storms when you will have had little sun the hours before means you'll need a large battery. So one way is you get a modest battery and most days you use it in evening early morning consuming what solar gave you midday, if you have a full battery and excess solar then sell it, but when there's a severe weather warning just ensure your battery is full.

[@GeekfromYorkshire]

Batteries primarily pay for themselves by you using them during expensive energy periods like evening and if not full recharge then when power is cheap around 3am. All you do differently when a storm is due is instead of letting them drain in a morning or evening is not, just keep them full.

[@smartypants7284]

Ok but the internet went down here

[@roseoreillysievers6057]

Stay safe in Ireland from California

[@michaelcarney6280]

Every other month it's a Generational Storm or a Super Storm.

[@MsVanorak]

i just stay indoors as i can't afford a new outfit for every christening.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Exactly as scientists told us would happen if we don't deal with climate change. Generational storms will become the new normal for storms

[@michaelcarney6280]

@@Alex-cw3rz They said that the ice caps would melt in the 80s.that the ozone layer would kill us all in early 2000s. Global warmer would kill us turns out the planet is cooling. If you believe them you are a gullible fool with a catastrophe fetish.

[@AG-ie7nt]

@@Alex-cw3rz if you bother to look there are so many scientists that say climate change is completely wrong. Co2 is the food of life. We have around 420ppm of co2 now, in the Jurassic period it was near 2000ppm... I don't think dinosaurs walked around on fire as your scientists say would happen. The Cambrian explosion was when life took off.. that was near 8000ppm. Stop watching controlled tv and look stuff up for yourself.. it's truly liberating

[@XcaliburReborn]

Obviously can’t avoid the damage but make sure you get cosy with your neighbors, never know when you’ll need their help and stock up on power banks, battery power torches / radio and a small gas burner for hot water with a insulated flask. £100 in total but a small price to pay for relative comfort if the power goes out. Might be a good idea if you’re in smaller tight knit communities to put towards a couple battery generators some can access in times of need to keep their fridge freezers on and such.

[@xAxonRBLX]

Sadly i was effected by this storm as i walked outside to see the weather i was hit by a bit of scrap metal from some kids tree house hit my head as it flew off obviously i didn’t see it and i went unconscious, next minute you know im in the hospital with blood going down my head from where the scrap metal had hit my head 😢

[@Mopantsu]

Hope you are OK

[@abitofeverything343]

bonk

[@GoldilocksZone-665]

Why did you feel the need to go outside to 'see the weather'? Don't do that! If you have windows, and are curious, look out the window. Then back away from the window as glass has a tendency to smash when debris hits it.

[@phoenixrising5088]

Hope you're ok. 😢

[@mw01908]

I hope this was a joke post, if not, hope you are ok

[@irish-mapper-editor]

I live in Ireland and i am currently without electricity . Shops are closed throughout town.

[@trashandcheese3636]

Then how did you manage to log on and post this message, without electricity?

[@irish-mapper-editor]

@trashandcheese3636 mobile data

[@omotaraibiloyetwentyninete6279]

it was so strong here in portsmouth between 4am-6am... my windows kept budging

[@philipbaker6567]

So sorry to hear that

[@redacted9290]

Don't come to Scotland. It's normally, and forget about shetland, nothing longer than rushes grow there.

[@SpringTrap2023.]

Well i live in kendal 65 mph wind here so i couldn't leave the house i hope everyone alright in Ireland

[@alanpatterson2759]

croppers papermakers?

[@scwe]

I'm unsure about what the First Minister mentioned regarding home insurance. Do insurance companies cover losses caused by natural disasters?

[@heleneGelle]

Malin Head recorded winds speed of 199km/h. That's in Donegal

[@dhills9055]

Bad in Moville too, facia board was ripped off the apex of the house and few tiles were loosed. I was lucky compared to other houses

[@juliesheard2122]

The warmer the oceans get the bigger, stronger and more frequent these storms will be.

[@JAWS-qj1rj]

They're not getting more frequent.

[@thetraveller869]

Except that the data says these storms are neither bigger, nor more severe, nor more frequent. They create less financial loss or loss of life due to our ability to forecast them with greater accuracy. The claim - less than a minute in - of record-breaking wind speed is just plain wrong. The record breaking wind speed in county Down was set in 1974 at Kilkeel and was measured at 124mph so a full 10 mph greater than this 'record-breaking' speed of 114mph.

[@JusticeAlways]

​@@thetraveller869 I live in state of Georgia USA...in 2017 we had winds of 70+ mph...did considerable damage. The winds came from a easterly direction...never seen it like that before. Snow has fallen in deep central Florida last week...that's a first. What do you reckon is going on?

[@bgflames3095]

@@JAWS-qj1rj they are and were running out of time prepare yourself for the next 4 years..

[@bgflames3095]

@@JAWS-qj1rj Yes, the heat of the oceans plays a major role in controlling weather patterns around the globe, as it stores and distributes heat through ocean currents, significantly influencing air temperature, humidity, and the formation of weather systems like storms and rain patterns; essentially acting as a key driver of global climate and weather events. Key points about how ocean heat impacts weather: Heat absorption and distribution: Oceans absorb large amounts of solar radiation, storing heat which is then transferred to the atmosphere through evaporation, impacting air temperature and humidity levels. Ocean currents: Movements of ocean water, driven by temperature and salinity differences, transport heat from the equator towards the poles, influencing regional weather patterns. Storm formation: Warm ocean waters provide the energy needed for tropical storms like hurricanes to develop and intensify. Climate events like El Niño and La Niña: These large-scale climate patterns are significantly influenced by variations in ocean temperature, impacting weather patterns across the globe. do more research no brainer..

[@MrTomo89]

The transport managers don't care it will be alright going out in a 16ft double decker , pay the driver to stay home

[@jablot5054]

Don't drive , no pay.

[@bloodangel7731]

Nature is unpredictable

[@Whizzy-jx3qe]

Global warming isn’t

[@snaz27]

But they predicted it... 🤣

[@daveyboy6210]

@@snaz27 its a storm

[@lidopina4334]

@@snaz27 Nothing to say?

[@snaz27]

@@lidopina4334 - About what? What are talking about?

[@ForgottenStoryteller]

Storm Eowyn unleashed its fury in a dramatic display of nature's power. 🌪 With howling winds and relentless rain, this hurricane left a path of destruction in its wake. Watching this footage, I can only hope that everyone affected by the storm is safe and receiving the help they need. 💙 Mother Nature can be breathtaking but also terrifying-stay prepared and stay safe during times like these. 🙏

[@PopPulsarGames]

acctuarlly this isnt a record there was something stronger than this in 1998

[@woolyimage]

In 1992, the RAF Saxa Vord weather station on Unst, Shetland recorded a wind gust of over 197 miles per hour (mph). However, this is not an official record for the UK because the station and measuring equipment were destroyed

[@greywarden1261]

yea 1998, nearly three decades ago

[@williamrae9954]

Correct...we had over 140mph recorded west of Glasgow...doesn't suit the climate scam narrative!

[@williamrae9954]

​@@greywarden1261Life began slightly before then...Davos is on,shouldn't you be there brown nosing?

[@nunpho]

They're talking about in the specific area ye dafties

[@mickhiggins1031]

Light breeze and sunshine in South East Kent, it’s like we are on different continents 😳

[@Kaidey_Equestrian]

My trampoline fell into my swing area😭😭😭😭😭😂

[@MidlandsAviation]

😂😂

[@ThoseOtherJeremysLie]

Someone has ‘died’ 😂😂😂😂 how pathetic

[@Christinebanks11]

I thought you were serious

[@robertmaloney2255]

Strongest ever recorded storm, playing with words. The 1839 storm was much worse 300 people lost their lives, many ships were wrecked

[@aussie405]

Were they given advanced warning of what was headed their way?

[@asjahan7748]

damn. Gulf stream is getting disrupted, have to be ready for extreme cold winters and brutal storms in western Europe in the coming years

[@philipbaker6567]

Global cooling far more likely than what the media keep pushing

[@juliesheard2122]

Yep

[@elliegreen4738]

3.06 I love that colour paint on the walls. The gutter on my shed got blown off during the storm because I'd tied on a second clothes line to it and forgot to take down the pole before the storm. An empty wheelie bin got blown over in my yard and the lid of another got blown open and made noise all night. Thank God it wasn't bad in my area in Co.Waterford, the sea was amazingly loud though.

[@LighthouseInTheStorm24]

getting a storm of stromg winds is rare. but weve had 6 or 7 of them in the last few months. this is not normal weather!!!

[@alexmiller7721]

Yeah, we usually only get one that lasts a few months. :)

[@mickdundee7604]

Weather manipulation

[@LighthouseInTheStorm24]

@@mickdundee7604 Yes!

[@BegudMaximan-zp2tc]

Not anymore generational, but our actions are constantly heating the atmosphere so expect these extreme storms on a more regular basis, probably yearly or even sooner, and plan for them accordingly.

[@steve00alt70]

Poor quality roof materials and construction they shouldnt be ripped apart like that. Very old Bungalow house roofs are bombproof thats how they should be built.

[@shahidahsanullah9439]

Very sad to see that.

[@junky360]

Ban trees now!

[@sandrastirling3557]

Thankyou to all our NHS workers who had to travel to work regardless also fire brigade I salute to them

[@Jackaustin95]

Sure that lorry at 1:30 was from the last storm not this one

[@lidopina4334]

Yawn.

[@divaden47]

I noticed that a shot from a quayside was also an old one.

[@Jackaustin95]

@@lidopina4334 news stations love people like you who blindly believe everything reported 😂

[@Jackaustin95]

@@divaden47 too much work to fact check these days for news stations

[@STUART5.7]

Major wildfires have the ability to create significant climate change very suddenly, thenceforth. This needs to be acknowledged as a contributing factor! Many occur accross the globe yearly!

[@AnnieOsumane]

From $10K to $110K that's the minimum range of profit return every week I think it's not a bad one for me, now I have enough to pay bills and take care of my family!!!.

[@RebeccaAkissi-w5d]

That's lovely 🌹 if I may ask, How did you come up with so much biweekly?

[@AnnieOsumane]

It's (Victoria Ruth Ross) doing she's changed my life. A BROKER- like her is what you need.

[@AnnieOsumane]

$700k and yet still counting on. Victoria Ruth Ross is the kind of person one needs in his or her life to be honest❤️❤️❤️>>>>

[@BenjaminBonnie-o4k]

Wow 😱Wow 😱 here too, Miss Victoria Ruth Ross is a remarkable individual whom has brought immense positivity and inspiration into my life.

[@EthanLogan-k3d]

Would love to reach out to her.

[@reflective5001]

Saw a completely empty X37 bus heading into Edinburgh on Friday morning after 8.

[@JustOofing]

This happened when it was lunch time at my school.

[@paulka7837]

What can we do? We should stop believing the politicians and start believing the scientists! 🤔

[@teijaalanko5165]

Its very bad you country, i'm sorry this. I hope its peoples okay.

[@philipbaker6567]

It just hyped by government propoganda. We will survive the storm but maybe not survive 5 years Labour Government

[@jablot5054]

And idiots still drive around in high sided vehicles.

[@Madammclean]

Stop cutting down the rain forest

[@ebonyeyes1986]

What has that got to do with anything 😂

[@Angela-cc1hd]

Correct the decimation of our Environment is the cause of many extreme weather problems and climate change all down to man messing with nature eg seeding???😮

[@craigdobson9068]

Nah cut it all down, make exotic timber cheap again

[@hydorah]

@@ebonyeyes1986 CO2 - Forests consume CO2, deforestation releases even more

[@williamrae9954]

​@@hydorahPlanet Earth dies with no CO2...barely enough at present,if it drops, humanity dies

[@Giuseppe1299]

Hopes 🤞🏻 and prayers 🙏🏻 for those people have been caught bye the strong winds and storms

[@Ppppooiiuuyytrree]

i took my fish for a walk

[@clairegraceyscott2327]

😂

[@clairegraceyscott2327]

Was it flapping

[@Charlotte-wx4jz]

I saw someone showing how lots of other countries prepare for massive storms compared to how the UK prepares. I know ours generally aren’t as bad as some other places but it does make me wonder why we take it not a seriously.

[@anthonypert574]

Where was that not Lincolnshire for sure

[@andrewstevenson6540]

Two of my wheelie bins have blown over...what are the SNP doing about it?

[@JoshWarhammer-h9z]

Nuttin

[@Thompson011]

Best to stay off facebook today too avoid this carry on 😂

[@codswallop164]

You will be visited by police Scotland tomorrow for miss gendering those bins.

[@Bungle-UK]

Steal them?

[@ynwa3476]

Blaming it on England

[@thorntonovski]

The person driving the lorry, seriously 😂 good luck with the insurance

[@dub1951]

😂😂 Agree

[@matthewrowland875]

Why do people think they stop a planetary cycle of warming and cooling by spending money???!

[@dancarter482]

Funny how giant fires, volcanoes and war all get a free pass - because you can't stealth-tax the people over them!

[@BenExell]

A cycle thats been rapidly sped up because of humans. Unless you dont believe in science?

[@hybrid1608]

Very well said sir its a natural cycle this planet goes through not humanities fault

[@BenExell]

@@hybrid1608 Youre literally ignoring all climate science.

[@Scott_M]

@@BenExellall climate change will be used for is to charge us more money in the name of green taxes and restrict our lives in the name of ‘saving the planet.’

[@HW-Plays-EST23]

30% of northern Ireland lost power and it was crazy i was in Italy when it happened but my cousins who lived in a smaller town said that i was crazy people walking around with torches since the whole town lost power people going into their cars to listen to the radio and just pure destruction i remeber the small hurricane that happened in Ireland in 2018 we thought that was bad but this was terrible.

[@simonshee5155]

Never miss an opportunity to blame climate change. 🙄 Storms have existed since forever.

[@nunpho]

Don't you understand... Anything?

[@R_Adam_K]

@@nunpho glue your hand to the road. that will help

[@juliesheard2122]

114mph winds friend

[@AG-ie7nt]

​@@nunphonot sure you understand anything... The HAARP installation actually says weather modification in the patent! The first hurricane to be diverted happened in 1947! Weather as a weapon.. look it up and stop the climate BS fear.

[@deirdrenugent1887]

It's the frequency of them my friend

[@Krista-p5m]

I actually love the chaos the weather brings 😊

[@centralkingdom8141]

Bad news for insurance companies 😮

[@thalesofmiletus2966]

Why? They will just increase the premiums for all.

[@alistairbeveridge2753]

You cannot be serious 😱 this’s what it’s all about , higher premiums and taxes , increased profits all round , have you been asleep .

[@melgrant7404]

@@centralkingdom8141 they will say you aren't covered.

[@Tcrumpen]

They'll get out of it by claiming "Act of God"

[@GoldilocksZone-665]

@@alistairbeveridge2753 At some point - they're going to remove their requirement to pay out for storm damage. Insurance works on a bad thing being less likely to happen than the insured predicts. I think, in certain parts of the UK, many insurance companies will no longer insure against flood damage - simply because it happens too frequently now. It's no longer a freak occurrence to be flooded.

[@crystalhebrard8625]

Oh my Soul. Please keep safe.

[@TheBazQueenTV]

1703 was Britains worst storm ever. It lasted almost a week! And killed thousands. Who’s to blame for that????

[@N1611n]

Bill Gates ancestors. 😂😂😂

[@williamrae9954]

Farting bovines 😂

[@larsbjrnson3101]

It was an abnormality back then. Now it's more the normality.

[@manosparavida3551]

Thanks for clarifying that pal. I'm sure that something has changed in the last 40 year's, but it's not global warming, merely climate change. Take note that this report was followed up by some commission driven scumbag for life insurance!😡

[@jayo3074]

The labour party

[@user-ge3jk6fg1l]

Could we have subtitles please for the Kilmarnock part?

[@AndrewDaley-lr9qg]

Put the subtitles on

[@anitacarrier9386]

That HARP machine appears to work really well

[@dand2810]

your room temperature iq brain doesn't tho. good equilibrium

[@i_no22]

People will make conspiracies about anything, it's just a powerful storm. .

[@sarahperks8226]

Could be mother nature saying that's not windy this is real wind .

[@anitacarrier9386]

@@dand2810 read Nikola Teslas documents of inventions, He was one of the most intelligent people on the planet.

[@I-OGameDev]

Mary Greer absolutely killing it with the purple (sincere)

[@Retrox1989]

One of my plastic chairs fell over outside, i don't know how i'm going to recover from this.

[@malamuteaerospace6333]

Praying for all to be safe.

[@TheBudgie29]

After all the warning's, Idiots will still go out In It. Anyone going out and getting Into trouble. Should have their License taken off them and fined for Endangerment to others.

[@Glowsaphinebaker]

“Climate change isn’t real”… until a tree is in your home after the strongest storm on record

[@philipbaker6567]

No thats high winds not global warming

[@nunpho]

​​@@philipbaker6567 it's both ya dafty. Are you one of those people that things global warming just means warm? 😂 I can't believe how many conspiracy theorists are in the comments. They should at least try to learn how it works instead of denying it because they don't understand.

[@Glowsaphinebaker]

@ you know I’m not going to make fun of you but you really need to pick up a few books. You clearly don’t understand how any of this works.

[@thebrunetteinroom7]

It’s the 🐄 💨 that’s causing all this. Like the science says

[@philipbaker6567]

@@Glowsaphinebaker trees have been falling on houses ever since man has been building houses near trees

[@deejannemeiurffnicht1791]

"Dodging satellite dishes isn't normal in Kilmarnock"? REALLY? Tell that to the folks up OnThank estate!

[@deejannemeiurffnicht1791]

You'd likely get a sudden satellite dish shower

[@realCharAznable]

Incredible. A report about a storm in the UK, and somehow Channel 4 finds a way to make it about Donald Trump.

[@colz4r454]

Yet not fire and brimstone. We should be thankful.

[@willymc7262]

Make sure and get climate change a mention when are we gunna wake up climate and weather are not the same thing and correlation doesn’t mean causation

[@StephenAndMaritha]

Climate change " is considered the average weather conditions over a period of looking at the average temperature, precipitation, and other weather factors recorded over a 30-year period. There’s no debate, the planet’s weather is becoming more extreme over the last 30 yrs irrespective of its cause.

[@BenExell]

Climate change causes more extreme weather events. This is primary school stuff.

[@neilburns8869]

It wouldn't really surprise me, if as predicted such Storms become much more frequent that Haulage companies will be telling drivers to park-up in secluded areas where both their cabs and trailers are somewhere out of the winds until the most powerful of them has passed. Obviously it would only really be in the Red weather warnings, but extreme caution should also be advised in the Amber weather warnings.

[@pippipster6767]

I think putting an aquarium in a carpark is probably a bad idea.

[@mw01908]

You have never been to Galway

[@rogerioalmeida5253]

I'm worried for my house😭 I'm on holidays and my house with no protection.. I'm worried for my auntie as well..

[@festo8885]

Schools closed. Yep it is Friday evening

[@sandrascott7351]

😂😂😂

[@DanYoung-e2r]

Owww my God hope everyone okay

[@flippinheck]

We didn't have any really bad winds, a little gusty nothing out of the ordinary, plenty of trucks were running the length of the UK, as usual high bridges were closed to high sided vehicles, as for the sensationalises and most are the news channels, this is the UK, we have had this unpredictable weather since we became an island. Islands are typically vulnerable to the quick changes in temperatures etc, as are coastal areas on large land masses, also the huge solar activities that have been going on for the last decade, shapes our weather, and at present they are exceptionally huge flares, anyone clicked on to the heavy northern lights everywhere yet??... Solar flares?..and let's not forget all those roads all the buildings, concrete, traffic lights, street lights etc, those thermals are off the chart, ask anyone who flies gliders where the lift is, if all the cars were electric nothing will change only another excuse would appear.

[@aaronmicalowe]

Lol, I told some people I went for a walk and they reported me to a support line for people who want to unalive themselves. 🤦‍♂

[@WolfyBoO]

I'd call that harrasment haha

[@ghosthdel3098]

hahahah

[@Jeff-ut5sx]

No way really?

[@ElDubz2025]

Fr? 😆

[@Jeff-ut5sx]

@@aaronmicalowe lol lol

[@johnmacleod4481]

It was the most terrifying storm ice ever seen in my 60 years on earth

[@teresasteele5327]

For goodness sake, I remember 30 years ago my outdoor Christmas decorations were ripped off the outside of our home and we found them streets away. Why all these weather warnings today? It's not about our welfare at all, if they cared about our welfare they'd stop the unnecessary wars, they wouldn't freeze pensioners in winter, they wouldn't undermine the health service by having people like Simon Stevens as the one time CEO of NHS England, he was a big cheese in a US Health insurance firm for ten years. Come on they want to bring citizens to their knees, stop family farms, and let the billionaires take over everything. I'm shadow banned on KZbin.

[@ebonyeyes1986]

They go on and on about climate change, the climate has always changed. But they are making out its humans causing it, wrong and they are trying to control us

[@HulkRS.]

Someone with sense

[@MrTim207]

😂😂😂 Jesus mate

[@cyberash3000]

Wrm global warming started during the industrial revolution and has increased since then. So unless you are over 100 years old then yes global warming and climate change. I bet you are one of the uneducated old people that thinks global warming means we should get warmer weather arnt you

[@OneEyedWheeler]

😂😂😂😂 Jesus Christ

[@Rome372]

I hope you are all oke ❤

[@patrickwhite3127]

Sad to see Channel 4 still pushing this global warning nonsense.

[@andrewc5362]

A weather update by John Swinney, just what we all needed...

[@Romez27]

Incoming wind tax

[@allykhan8594]

Poo tax will come before that!

[@valdomero738]

Wind council will be jolly

[@cyberash3000]

What we should do is tax trump for it. Every disaster we should tax trump. It's easy to do. Just tax his golf course more tax him for flying to the uk.

[@keyboardpatriot]

I'm sure they'll have a vaccine for it in a few months.

[@ryanhanna6059]

And air tax

[@nanahamilton1101]

O my God, that storm was too much looking at it. The person died. May she or his soul rest in peace. It is very sad

[@nothussain-f5x]

my teacher was joking bout 100mph winds...