Possible severe weather warning for Monday 28th.

[Delta9]

http://uk.weather.com/story/news/severe-weather-outlook-st-jude-day-storm-28th-october-2013-20131023

[Pluto]

No need to worry, it's only going to affect the south of England. There may be some heavy rain further north, but the reservoirs do need replenishing.

[matty40s]

There is no certainty over the track yet, the potential low is still in the gulf of mexico.

it could hit northern france or northern england, however, the south coast and SE is it risk so lets amber warn it.

[Kiwidad]

Great, just arrived on the Thames :-)

[c c]

Great

Planning to head down the South Oxford on Monday

[tree]

yikes.. its my day off so best batten down the hatches, stay safe everyone.

[RLWP]

yikes.. its my day off so best batten down the hatches, stay safe everyone.

 

Oh, so it's YOUR fault then!

 

Richard

[junior]

Stupid question coming up.......

 

I'm going away on Monday for the week (Norther France incidentally), before leaving the boat for the week is there anything I should bear in mind with the storm warnings and expected weather? I'm on a canal not a river.

 

When I have to leave the boat for a week at a time I keep having dreams that I'm going to come back to it sunk. Do these go away after time?

[tree]

 

Oh, so it's YOUR fault then!

 

Richard

oh eck my giddy aunt.. nowt to do with moi , honest me lud ..aint cast any weather spells lately too busy working

[Guest]

@junior -

 

on a canal all should be fine. Just make sure your boat is securely moored and well tied up and secure things that could be blown away.

 

Canals can flood if they are canalised sections of rivers or they can be overwhelmed by flooding from adjacent rivers, but it's less common.

 

If you post a rough indication of where the boat will be moored you will likely get advice specific to the location.

Edited October 24, 2013 by The Dog House

[junior]

On a canal all should be fine. Just make sure your boat is securely moored and well tied up and secure things that could be blown away.

Canals can flood if they are canalised sections of rivers or they can be overwhelmed by flooding from adjacent rivers, but it's less common.

If you post a rough indication of where the boat will be moored you will likely get advice specific to the location.

GU PaddingonArm, which I believe is a 20 mile pound so not likely to flood I shouldn't think. I'd just hate to be the cause of a catastrophe based on my own naivety.

[Guest]

GU PaddingonArm, which I believe is a 20 mile pound so not likely to flood I shouldn't think. I'd just hate to be the cause of a catastrophe based on my own naivety.

Somebody who better knows the location will be better able to advise.

 

Sounds low risk to me,

 

is there anybody nearby who you could ask to keep a lookout for your boat?

[Ange]

When I have to leave the boat for a week at a time I keep having dreams that I'm going to come back to it sunk. Do these go away after time?

The fears decrease over time but even after 5 years it's still a relief when we return to the boat to find it's still where we left it, unmolested. My biggest fear was always vandalism, but (touch wood) we've left it many, many times now for up to 2 weeks and had no problems at all

[churchward]

I think the world must be coming to an end I just got an email from Craftinsure warning about severe weather as well and what you should do with your boat to help make sure it is safe! Lummy!

[Hoose]

I've just had the same email

[Naughty Cal]

Think we will stick some extra ropes out this weekend just to be on the safe side!

[FredW]

And me.

Fred.

The email, that is.

Edited October 24, 2013 by FredW

[Delta9]

Craftinsure haven't sent me an e-mail. They clearly don't care what happens to me

[trackman]

We've had the Craftinsure email. I'd add to the earlier comments the advisability of keeping clear of large trees when mooring ahead of severe weather.

We've seen trees down many times in high winds, especially when the ground is wet and soft after lots of rain. Heavy snow can also increase the risk of trees falling, though I don't think that is expected just yet!

[steven wilkinson]

they must be looking at ways to not payout after the storm!

 

'Sorry, we will not settle your claim as we told you the storm was heading your way, and you didn't do enough to protect yourself'.

[sueb]

Great

Planning to head down the South Oxford on Monday

Have a good holiday. Sorry we aren't there doing our duty but hopefully now in house move mode

[Athy]

What a shame that we shall be (d.v.) in southern Spain by then and shall miss the excitement.

[Ricco1]

The British:

 

Not happy to have one of the most benign climates in the world. Not just that though. No active volcanos, little likelihood of an impending disaster by earthquake. No poisonous spiders, few poisonous snakes, no dangerous wild animals. In short, if you exclude the dangers other humans may pose, one of the safest places on earth.

 

And yet; barely a puff of wind is predicted; everyone starts jumping up and down in mild panic. Official warnings are issued. Amber or red apparently, by the met office. They are issued that regularly that an outsider might think that Britain is subjected to regular cyclones and tornados.

 

And then, we have one nice day in spring, all the mini skirts come out accompanied by goose pimpled legs. A month later, when it hits 25 degrees, everyone is moaning because they can't sleep at night. But then when autumn sets in, more doom, only nasty cold weather to come.

 

You have to live outside Britain for a while to realise how obsessed we are with the weather. Elsewhere, where the weather is usually much more extreme, it's barely worth a mention. It's just weather. It happened, it happens, it will happen. There's not much more to say, perhaps move onto something interesting.

[churchward]

The British:

 

Not happy to have one of the most benign climates in the world. Not just that though. No active volcanos, little likelihood of an impending disaster by earthquake. No poisonous spiders, few poisonous snakes, no dangerous wild animals. In short, if you exclude the dangers other humans may pose, one of the safest places on earth.

 

And yet; barely a puff of wind is predicted; everyone starts jumping up and down in mild panic. Official warnings are issued. Amber or red apparently, by the met office. They are issued that regularly that an outsider might think that Britain is subjected to regular cyclones and tornados.

 

And then, we have one nice day in spring, all the mini skirts come out accompanied by goose pimpled legs. A month later, when it hits 25 degrees, everyone is moaning because they can't sleep at night. But then when autumn sets in, more doom, only nasty cold weather to come.

 

You have to live outside Britain for a while to realise how obsessed we are with the weather. Elsewhere, where the weather is usually much more extreme, it's barely worth a mention. It's just weather. It happened, it happens, it will happen. There's not much more to say, perhaps move onto something interesting.

You still felt moved enough to write quite a lot about it though.

[tree]

That made me chuckle, just finished work and after a mild windy day, got moi washing off the line just before the heavens opened. Its traditional to natter about the weather, like a good roast beef and Yorkshire Puds with thick onion gravy sunday dinner lol

Edited October 24, 2013 by tree