Stormy Weather II

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Today has been much windier than the two previous days that had the weather warnings

- same in this bit of the Pennines: both today (and last Sunday) were much more blustery than the Yellow Warninged Monday & Tuesday.

[oddoneout]

The wind has dropped a bit and is much less gusty thank heavens, and about an hour ago some gentle rain started which will be useful. The freshly seeded fields round here have been taking off as the soil is so dry - driving back from work was periodic sandstorm immersions( adding to the bits of vegetation and rubbish already flying around). Very unpleasant to be out in(especially for contact lens wearers) and I felt sorry for the 'free-range' pigs whose fields were swirling round them and must have been getting into ears, eyes and snouts.

[BBMmk2]

My goodness! Did’nt the wind get up yesterday Dow here! See what happens today!

[oddoneout]

From one extreme to the other. Woke to flat calm, the only leaf movement was from occasional raindrops - very odd, and rather uncomfortable knowing what is ahead. I will need to get errands done before the 'occasional' becomes persistent and/or heavy; fortunately choir rehearsal this evening is five minutes walk away so no worries about blocked roads or difficult driving conditions.
So sad(and worrying long term) to see so many trees coming down; it's not as if we have any to spare what with general neglect, bodies such as Sheffield Council and Network Rail undertaking mass felling, even before taking into account assorted disease threats, old age and ignorance/selfishness. The national tree planting scheme is several years and millions of trees behind and not even keeping up with covering current losses, let alone achieving a net increase.

[Flay]

Are we to get all the summer's missing rain in the next week?

https://youtu.be/ughJeJ4LJD0

[Serial_Apologist]

Are we to get all the summer's missing rain in the next week?

https://youtu.be/ughJeJ4LJD0

Operations to rescue Noah and his ark should be underway by next Monday.

[Serial_Apologist]

Speaking of which, I'm quite worried about tonight and tomorrow morning, actually. I've never seen official wind gust maxima being predicted as being as high as 48 mph for down here at any time of the year, let alone this early in the autumn, when trees are still bearing most of their leaves, and most at risk of being uprooted. Forecasters normally predict on the safe side of risk. We've already got several large branches broken off from the large mature sycamores and hornbeam situated just outside my windows .

[Flay]

Operations to rescue Noah and his ark should be underway by next Monday.

I've just been out spiking my lawn* to encourage at least some rain to stay rather than run off

* brown flat patch of earth

[Bryn]

Speaking of which, I'm quite worried about tonight and tomorrow morning, actually. I've never seen official wind gust maxima being predicted as being as high as 48 mph for down here at any time of the year, let alone this early in the autumn, when trees are still bearing most of their leaves, and most at risk of being uprooted. Forecasters normally predict on the safe side of risk. We've already got several large branches broken off from the large mature sycamores and hornbeam situated just outside my windows .

Large branches broken off a mature hornbeam? I would wonder whether it was not merely mature, but sick.

[Serial_Apologist]

Large branches broken off a mature hornbeam? I would wonder whether it was not merely mature, but sick.

I would hope not. Its shade keeps my flat relatively cool in hot weather. It looks healthy enough, with profusive "adventitious stems" sprouting from where a large lower branch removed 2 years ago. (Nice to-the-book collar cut). Wouldn't one think it normal for even sturdy trees to shed branches to conserve water, especially following prolonged drought?

[Bryn]

I would hope not. Its shade keeps my flat relatively cool in hot weather. It looks healthy enough, with profusive "adventitious stems" sprouting from where a large lower branch removed 2 years ago. (Nice to-the-book collar cut). Wouldn't one think it normal for even sturdy trees to shed branches to conserve water, especially following prolonged drought?

For a sycamore, yes, but much less so a hornbeam, I would have thought. I bet the local crack willows are going to be in a bit of a state, come the morrow. I am glad that the local proliferation of sweet chestnuts does not closely impinge on my abode. Back in 1987, when I was living in Trent Park, a good proportion of them were uprooted, and where I live now, the soil is pretty sandy. I don't think I will be going out for a walk in the woods this evening.

[Serial_Apologist]

Gales right on cue. The forecasters are always right when bad weather is predicted!

[burning dog]

Gales right on cue. The forecasters are always right when bad weather is predicted!

Just come home from work and a downed silver birch was blocking 3/4 of the road.

Only 20 mph or so winds on the way in and the way home , Must have pretty windy in between!

[Bryn]

Just come home from work and a downed silver birch was blocking 3/4 of the road.

Only 20 mph or so winds on the way in and the way home , Must have pretty windy in between!

Got up to find not only a fence panel down but a 4"x4" post, to, snapped off near its base. Well, I was planning to repalce the whole fence line in the near future anyway. I think I will opt for concrete posts, this time.

[BBMmk2]

It been feeling right since yesterday. We decided not to go t0 Duxford on those grounds, p.us the weather being rather circumspect, it’s probably worse not to?