WE ARE ALL (UK) HUNKERING DOWN AT THE MOMENT - DIABOLICAL!

Everyone is moving to the same side of a leaky boat. It will capsize soon.

Don't come near my lifeboat. I'm well armed.

Lord E--

Have the winds subsided or will you continue to report?

No. Noddy...they're getting worse, if anything.

Four people reported dead, so far.....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6272193.stm

The great "ripping" noise was a very large Beech tree splitting in half, just inside the entrance to my local park (about fifty yards away).

They were cordoning it all off as I came back out about fifteen minute ago...

The main trunk is now at 45 degrees, leaning against an adjacent beech.
Hundreds of schoolkids pass through there every day, so it's wise that they've stopped them from walking underneath, the way things are...

...and on just a very quick walk in the park (maybe 800 yards or so), there's evidence of trees down all over the place.

At least you can go out - impossible here with the additionally rain (but no great damages at my place).

High winds and big trees don't mix. By the time you hear the crack the only reaction you can make is pure luck. Best to stay inside in a safe place if possible.

Latest tally - seven dead!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6272193.stm

i see on wetter.com that all of grmany is shown in red with the notation "hoeschste gefahrenstufe" - sounds pretty serious .
in canada , the pacific coast(vancouver and surrounding area) was pounded quite severely for about a month with wind and rain .
vancouver was beaten so severely that stanley park had to be closed because of all the fallen trees . the forestry people think it will take many years - probably decades - to reapair the damage ; that is replant trees) .

we had to have a forty year old spruce tree cut down just before christmas . we planted four spruce trees forty years ago . they had turned into beautiful trees , each about 30 - 35 feet tall . with all the rain (which had softened the soil) and wind we had during the fall , one of the trees was leaning over about 20 degrees , so we thought we'd better have it cut before it might kill someone . we were sorry to see it come down - perhaps we'll replant in the spring .

hold on to your hats !
hbg

All trains have been stopped in our state this afternoon - and I saw some videos from shopping malls in bigger cities: only a handful people to be seen outside.

Edited: all long-distance trains have been stopped additionally in all Germany.

Most flights to/from all six airports in our state are cancelled since 14:00 GMT

This global winding is such dangerous, exciting stuff. Stay safe everyone.

Thanks - we are just in the second wave here - 11 bft in the moment.

Several died meanwhile in Germany as well - one here where I live.

No trains are running in all Germany.

Nationwide, firebrigades are in a state of emergency. (In my native town - 20,000 inhabitants - the firebrigade has been out from 15:00 tol 18:00 24 times; then the webmaster stopped adding new alarms.)

What does bft stand for?

Yikes, scary pictures there Lord E.

Stay safe, everybody.

Beaufort.

All major highways are closed around here, statewide ten autobahns additionally.

I've been looking at the BBC site intermittently for updates.

Scary stuff.

Be careful everyone.

bft - Beaufort - windspeed

11 beaufort?

http://home.hetnet.nl/~jsi/weather/Infoweatherdata.htm

11 very severe storm 103 - 117 (km/hour)