Was thinking of heading on down to the sea wall to see how big the waves get. Looks like the wind won’t be very strong here though so probably won’t bother.
Depends where you are. It’ll be dangerous around here - in previous storms there was a video of someone jogging along the promenade as the waves crashed. Looked fancy but the debris the next day included plenty of bricks and rocks, and an old car tyre, so they could easily have been brained.
Doesn’t need to be windy if the waves have a good run in from where it is windy though. Can still be quite impressive!
A rare red weather warning covering Northern Ireland and Scotland was issued on Thursday before what could be the strongest storm in generations.
The Met Office said the arrival of Storm Éowyn on Friday could bring gusts of up to 100mph and “flying debris resulting in a danger to life”.
The red warnings, an upgrade of existing amber warnings, covered all of Northern Ireland and parts of central and southern Scotland, including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ayr and Peebles.
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Northern Railways, which operates across northern England, advised passengers to “avoid travelling where possible” as it cancelled services before the storm. The company said it was expecting “severe disruption” and had cancelled services across the network including trains across the Pennines, down the Cumbrian coast and between Carlisle and Newcastle.
LNER said there would be no services north of Newcastle in either direction from 11am on Friday. Avanti West Coast advised passengers not to travel north of Preston or on its North Wales route.
Blimey, we’re in for a rough one.
Good luck and keep that upper lip stiff
I’m out and about in that mess tomorrow, so I’m going to need more than a stiff upper lip. Perhaps a pair of weighted trousers.
Wrap up warm, and mind how you go!
I have a pair of diving goggles for you. Lemme toss it over the channel for ya.
