Wot? No name?

[Len]

The coming storm for the SW and S England is nameles atm.

With sustained 60 mph gusts forecast from the south and SSE tomorrow this spells some possible serious impacts for the south coast.

Wembury is particulary vunerable for a southerly gale.

Len

Wembury

[Graham Easterling]

Luckily fairly small tides still, so Looe should remain above water (just).

Lovely day today, after a chilly start (Minimum 6.7C) around 16C at 14:00. 

10:15 today at Sennen

Graham

Penzance

[Freddie]

It should get named if an amber warning is issued for the wind.  If there is an amber issued, it will probably be for rainfall rather than wind, seeing how wet it has been in certain areas and the potential for further flooding to cause disruption.  So maybe it will remain nameless.

On Saturday 28 September 2024 at 15:01:43 UTC+1 Len wrote:

[Graham Easterling]

Wind (as opposed to sea) conditions are as bad on the sea front in Penzance as at any time last winter, it's the first real S-SE blow for a very long time. Lot's of branches down as trees are in leaf, and it's not the common strong wind direction. I had to detour back from Morrisons, and it was difficult to stand in the car park. 

I think wind, not rain, is the feature here. Despite our thundertorm a week ago, rainfall for September (until now) is 110% of normal. May was 71%, June 52%, July 95%, August 94% The rivers are still quite low and the local reservoir is just 51% full (lower than last year). 

So in Cornwall, and I think at least the western half of Devon, it's wind not rain that's the issue. 

Recent mean and gust speeds on Scilly. (MetO) 

I'm with Len on this one, conditions are now quite severe, windwise. A bit's just blown off my conservatory and there's a largish branch down in the garden. Rainfall amounts fairly insignificant so far, horizontal drizzle mainly. I'd say the south coast of Devon & Cornwall could do with an amber warning, and I normally say warnings are thrown out too liberally.

Graham

Penzance   

[Graham Easterling]

Image with Scilly windspeeds didn't appear, I'll try again.

Graham

[Graham Easterling]

A good webcam to watch when the tide is high in 4 hours time. 

https://www.aspects-holidays.co.uk/webcams/penzance

Fairly small tides and not a really big swell, but a directly onshore wind and low pressure will add quite a lot, without taking into account the sea conditions. Some sandbags out just in case, Jubilee pool closed, all the flags tables & chairs gone, The caravan cafe (Pickle) moved etc etc. More of a barren wasteland now.

Graham

Penzance

[Graham Easterling]

Minack Live, 2 hours after low tide.

It's really quite severe now by any standards. The sea state is worse than yesterday's predictions. (Where's Magic Seaweed when you need it)

Anybody out in that sea deserves sympathy. After all the named non events . .

Graham

Penzance

On Sunday 29 September 2024 at 11:41:14 UTC+1 Graham Easterling wrote:

[Len]

Dawlish Warren camera is a good one too atm.

Waves crashing over the railway line at high tide as usual.

https://www.camsecure.co.uk/DawlishWarrenWebcam.html

Len

[Graham Easterling]

No trains west of Exeter this afternoon. Even if they got past Dawlish there's so much debris on the lines in Cornwall.

Greg Martin has some great photos of Newlyn here

https://www.facebook.com/gregmartinphotojournalist/?locale=en_GB

He starts by saying "The wild, wild west. A storm with no name is battering west Cornwall today,"

I think that title about sums it up.

Graham

Penzance