Were any of you badly affected by the windy weather in the UK today?

Question

For me the traffic was horrendous.

Answer 1

Took me 2.5 hours to drive home (normally takes me 1.25). When I got home, loads of tiles had been blown off my roof.
Also, our neighbour's large tree has been uprooted. It is leaning on their shed. i am very worried that any more strong wind will completely blow it over, and it will land on my house.

Not the best of days.

Answer 2

I'm not exactly in the U.K. I'm in Ireland, but we had very strong winds over here, to such an extent that around midday today the roof of a roancablin (plasterboard type cablin) for storing maintenence stuff in the grounds of the school I go to, took flight and landed around twenty yard away in a field behind my school.

I think the high winds are something to do with the tail of a hurican or the remander of a hurican that was over the atlantic ocean during the week - I'm not sure.

Answer 3

I have spent most of the evening sweeping out the hearth in my chimney, but no sooner do I sweep the dirt away, another load comes whooshing down. I have given up now, and have a steady pile of soot over-taking the lounge floor.
My poor Mum took 4 hours to get home, on a journey that usual takes just 1 hour, but she is home safe, so that's the main thing.
I feel lucky my loved ones are safe, other families today have not been so lucky. My thoughts are with them.

Answer 4

Preston has lost a lot of trees and been badly affected with Power cuts. Thankfully, apart from getting blown a little bit I've been ok. I have friends who are drivers and I just hope they are OK. I know that a lot of wagons around here have been blown over.

Answer 5

I had to retrieve my dustbins from the bottom of our garden twice! Don't sound much, but it was hard going, and I got soaked! Plus my bird table got blown down and smashed.
We have some one else's litter in our garden plus the remnants of all the trees on the estate. Its just the way our house is situated I guess, but we have to shift probably about 5 bags of leaves, and we don't have a flipping treee!!!!

Answer 6

Every time there was a big gust of wind at work, the lights flickered, the answering machine switched on and all our computers crashed. We lost loads of work. I was sat under the window, listening to it rattle, and just waiting for it to crash in on my head. Thankfully it stayed in place. And the bus didnt turn up coming home. I suspect because there were several trees fallen down on its route.

Answer 7

My youngest daughter rang me from the M602 which was gridlocked after Barton Bridge was closed and a friend of mine as only recently got home after 7 hours on the A1.

Answer 8

Stepped out the door this mornin ended up in Exeter cost me £20 to get back to Plymouth.2 hours late for work

Answer 9

I spent the day in bed, nursing a storm in my head but felt the rather frightening 96 mph gust reported in our town.
The storm outside has subsided but alas not my cold, another few days and nights of that I fear.

Answer 10

Those most affected won't be able to answer your question now as they have no electricity. All the villages around me are out...but you you lucky thing have me because I have power! Loads of trees down...!