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Extreme Weather in United Kingdom on February 23 2017 02:26 PM (UTC).
Storm Doris's strong winds and rain are causing train delays of more than two hours in Cumbria. High winds and a failure in electricity supply are affecting trains across the country, which is having a knock on affect on trains in Cumbria. Trains across the Virgin Trains network are delayed by up to two hours while others are cancelled. Trains are now leaving London Euston but services will be severely disrupted for the rest of the day. A speed restriction because of high winds is in place between Preston and London Euston. Virgin Trains is running an hourly service between Preston and ...[/size]
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Power Outage in Ireland on February 23 2017 02:16 PM (UTC)
Storm Doris moved in over Ireland in the past 12 hours or so and most people are waking up to extreme winds. Lashing rain and the huge gusts have caused massive power outages as well as knocking trees onto main roads. The storm is expected to surge on for most of the morning.
Affected person(s) 56000
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[size=83]Storm Doris left a tragic trail of devastation in its path after battering Britain with winds of almost 100mph, as one woman was confirmed dead and many more were left fighting for their lives. The 29-year-old woman was killed by rotten wood blown off a building by the swirling winds outside a Starbucks coffee shop in Wolverhampton city centre, prompting more than a dozen horrified onlookers to call 999. A girl was left with life-threatening injuries after a ceiling collapsed in a school sports hall in Milton Keynes, while in Aldgate, London, dramatic footage showed a woman receiving ...[/size]
Cheers Martyn, got back live again sometime between 7pm and 1am, i went to bed and woke at about 1 and it was back on
My max speed clocked in at 56.4mph @14:00, not so sure how much more my mast could handle at 6m unguyed… 8O 8)
It may have read a touch faster had it been at the 10m mark but without guylines i dare say the mast and equipment
would be in a carrier bag this morning :roll: