"Hurricane To Smash Britain"

parrai · 04-10-2011 12:01am #1

This was just on sky news as a headline in the Daily Express tomorrow, anyone know anything about it?

TheMilkyPirate · 04-10-2011 12:04am

Yeah, It's bullsh!t.

Weylin · 04-10-2011 12:08am

NEW HURRICANE TO HIT BRITAIN

Hurricane Katia battered Britain earlier in the summer

Tuesday October 4,2011

By Nathan Rao

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BRITAIN’S Indian Summer is about to be swept aside as four days of gales and torrential rains batter the country.

The tail end of Hurricane Ophelia, currently lashing the United States, is due to hit tomorrow causing chaos with 65mph gusts.
And on top of that, an early Big Freeze is expected with an “Arctic blast bringing severe frosts” and snowfall in some areas before the end of the month.
Over the next few days there will be a risk of flooding, falling branches and damaged buildings across virtually the entire UK, weather experts said last night.
Jonathan Powell, senior forecaster at Positive Weather Solutions, said the strength of the winds could match Hurricane Katia which devastated parts of Britain last month.
“The remnants of Ophelia are gearing up to cause chaos this week and look likely to set in until the weekend with virtually the whole of the country in for a battering,” he said. “It will be coupled with torrential rain, although there will be a lull in the downpours on Thursday and Friday.

The tail end of Hurricane Ophelia, currently lashing the United States, is due to hit tomorrow

“The end of the month and November are looking colder than average with an Arctic blast bringing freezing temperatures, severe frosts and even the chance of snow.”
He said Ophelia could “give Katia a run for her money”.
Helen Chivers, forecaster at the Met Office, said: “The tail of Ophelia is going to get mixed up in our system towards the end of the week.
“The North could be in for some gale-force gusts. It is certainly the end of the warm spell and is looking much more like a windy and rainy autumn picture.”
It will bring an abrupt end to Britain’s autumn heatwave which has made the past few days feel more like mid-summer than October.

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Virtually the entire country has basked in an Indian Summer with temperatures nudging 86F (30C) over the weekend, breaking previous records for October.
That followed the hottest September 30 for more than 100 years with parts of the country hitting 85F at the weekend.
The heatwave is thought to have caused the deaths of thousands – a 10 per cent increase in deaths is expected in hot spells.
Doctors said it could even exceed the 11 per cent death rate spike seen when temperatures hit 86F in August during a hot snap that lasted just two days.
Last week saw temperatures consistently pushing 86F for five days, nearly 30F higher than average, with night-time temperatures higher than expected for the time of year.
London Ambulance Service reported a 20 per cent rise in emergency calls for people with breathing difficulties, with a call every 20 seconds at some points.
Yesterday the Department of Health defended its decision not to issue a heat health warning.
Dave Britton, spokesman for the Met Office, which issues the warnings on behalf of the Department of Health, said: “Temperatures did not reach trigger levels.”
Weathermen yesterday warn- ed that an early cold snap could see temperatures plunge to freezing this month bringing snow in a matter of weeks.

mike65 · 04-10-2011 12:11am

"some woman just rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way"

dsmythy · 04-10-2011 12:13am

There's no bloody hurricane coming to Ireland. Tell as many as you can before the idea gains traction.

parrai · 04-10-2011 12:18am

dsmythy wrote: »

There's no bloody hurricane coming to Ireland. Tell as many as you can before the idea gains traction.

Thought as much, going to London tomorrow but have to be back in a few days so was just wonderin... Thanks

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 04-10-2011 12:25am

baraca wrote: »

Yeah, It's bullsh!t.

That you Michael Fish?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKPQLl5rupg

mike65 · 04-10-2011 12:29am

Carpenter · 04-10-2011 12:31am

Waiting for a Hurricane

delw · 04-10-2011 1:03am

http://youtu.be/Ow9naBfvrhs
sorry couldn't resist

:D

Duiske · 04-10-2011 1:04am

parrai wrote: »

This was just on sky news as a headline in the Daily Express tomorrow, anyone know anything about it?

Seen it on the news earlier but could not remember which paper they were reviewing. Caused a bit of a WTF moment.

delw · 04-10-2011 1:13am

delw · 04-10-2011 1:17am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow9naBfvrhs

Deep Easterly · 04-10-2011 1:28am

Weylin wrote: »

NEW HURRICANE TO HIT BRITAIN

BRITAIN’S Indian Summer is about to be swept aside as four days of gales and torrential rains batter the country.

The tail end of Hurricane Ophelia, currently lashing the United States, is due to hit tomorrow causing chaos with 65mph gusts.
And on top of that, an early Big Freeze is expected with an “Arctic blast bringing severe frosts” and snowfall in some areas before the end of the month.
Over the next few days there will be a risk of flooding, falling branches and damaged buildings across virtually the entire UK, weather experts said last night.
Jonathan Powell, senior forecaster at Positive Weather Solutions, said the strength of the winds could match Hurricane Katia which devastated parts of Britain last month.
“The remnants of Ophelia are gearing up to cause chaos this week and look likely to set in until the weekend with virtually the whole of the country in for a battering,” he said. “It will be coupled with torrential rain, although there will be a lull in the downpours on Thursday and Friday.

Love the sense of urgency and panic in that article, and over something that is not out of the norm for this time of year. It is just funny how Britain is facing 4 days of torrential rain in one line, yet there will be a lull in the torrential rains for two days in another. In other words, its a big pile of arse.

Su Campu · 04-10-2011 6:28am

Ophelia's currently battering the US? That's funny, I could have sworn it stayed out to sea and completely missed them, though maybe the NHC, satellites, radar and surface charts were all wrong!

This is the worst trash journalism yet....

cml387 · 04-10-2011 8:30am

Possibly OT for the weather forum,but bear in mind that the Daily Express,once a great newspaper, is now a comic.
Its headlines are designed to sell the newspaper and seldom bear any resemblance to reality.

OK,back to the weather.

gbee · 04-10-2011 11:24am

Su Campu wrote: »

This is the worst trash journalism yet....

I have to take exception to your post Su. You can't bash journalism like that, it's neither trash nor journalism.

The article is totally inaccurate of course for it to be lashing the US as we type and it'll be lashing Britain tomorrow it'll cross the Atlantic in less than 24hours. Making the speed of the storm some 125mile per hour [or more] which means it crosses Britain in just two hours and is gone.

The paper has it lingering around for a couple of days ~ so they have a few facts wrong, they seems to have all their facts wrong and it's an insult to call them journalist.

It's a rubbish report more likely by made by the tea lady while the meteorologist reporters were having a fag outside during their tea break.

***This is a fun post and I don't take exception at all. ***

:):)

kstand · 04-10-2011 11:46am

Typical sensationalist ill-informed rubbish article from a rag of a newspaper. Had to laugh when I read this:

"That followed the hottest September 30 for more than 100 years with parts of the country hitting 85F at the weekend.

The heatwave is thought to have caused the deaths of thousands – a 10 per cent increase in deaths is expected in hot spells."

Yeah, like people were lying dead on the streets from heat exhaustion and there werent enough sapces in the morgues so the living had to improvise with makeshift freezers in order to preserve the dead. Whoever wrote this is not a journalist, not even a reporter.

Iancar29 · 04-10-2011 11:47am

Why is this thread not in inverted commas? ...

cherryghost · 04-10-2011 11:54am

So a hurricane is a splash of rain now? God help us when the temperatures start dipping

'BRITAIN SET FOR 4 MONTH BIG FREEZE' :rolleyes:

pauldry · 04-10-2011 3:13pm

Next thing they will say is 5,600C Fireball to hit Britain!!! (i.e. Rays from the sun):p

sunbabe08 · 05-10-2011 12:02am

hang onm so this hurricane is supposedly going to smash Britain, but completely avoid ireland? who on earth wrote that crap?? ahhh the express :rolleyes: idiots

also... when did Ophelia smash the u.s with rain and wind?? seriously :rolleyes:

IRCA · 05-10-2011 10:02am

Deep Easterly wrote: »

Love the sense of urgency and panic in that article, and over something that is not out of the norm for this time of year. It is just funny how Britain is facing 4 days of torrential rain in one line, yet there will be a lull in the torrential rains for two days in another. In other words, its a big pile of arse.

Lets not forget FIRE and BRIMSTONE and the WORST PARTS OF THE BIBLE!!!! think I'll stay in bed....:D

mike65 · 05-10-2011 10:06am

Tom Dunne just mentioned the "hurricane" as well

cherryghost · 05-10-2011 12:05pm

Fierce storm force winds of about 30mph gusts here in Athlone. Saw a plastic bag being dragged down the road from the severity. Heavy flooding here too. Almost walked into a puddle this morning. :rolleyes:

Tom Cruises Left Nut · 05-10-2011 12:10pm

cherryghost wrote: »

Fierce storm force winds of about 30mph gusts here in Athlone. Saw a plastic bag being dragged down the road from the severity. Heavy flooding here too. Almost walked into a puddle this morning. :rolleyes:

Oh my god

Are you ok ?

:pac:

kstand · 05-10-2011 12:20pm

Saw a storm warning in a tabloid here in England this morning. The second last sentence read:
"Temperatures will plunge to as low as 12 degc"

mike65 · 05-10-2011 12:30pm

That's a shock for anyone in Kent though!

Chicken Run · 05-10-2011 3:22pm

kstand wrote: »

Saw a storm warning in a tabloid here in England this morning. The second last sentence read:
"Temperatures will plunge to as low as 12 degc"

better break out the extra woolly socks and the winter duvet then....

(slow news day is it that they've nothing better to print ??)

kstand · 05-10-2011 3:28pm

Chicken Run wrote: »

better break out the extra woolly socks and the winter duvet then....

(slow news day is it that they've nothing better to print ??)

It appeared in one of the pages in the Sun. Not that they dont have very much to print, its just that those writing those stories couldnt tell the difference between 12 Celcuis and 12 Fahrenheit. But if Coleen McLoughlin appeared outside a shop wearing a dress, they'd be able to tell who made the dress, where to get it, what it cost and what looked like it in Primark just by seeing the colour.

force eleven · 05-10-2011 4:00pm

It's been like this in much of the print media since the days of 'Phew What a Scorcher!' back in 1976. My pet hate is when those pesky 'mini tornadoes' occur here.

"Hurricane To Smash Britain"

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