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Hurricane Ophelia for the UK?
In reply to mikesiva
Nothing to worry about!
In reply to NineMiles
"Temperatures in south and central England are expected to reach between 21C and 24C on Saturday and Sunday. The average temperatures for mid-October in previous years has been around 15C. But on Monday parts of the UK will be hit by winds of up to 80mph (128km/h), and temperatures are expected to get up to 25C as a result of the hurricane. Hurricane Ophelia, which will be a storm by the time it makes landfall, will hit the UK exactly 30 years after the Great Storm of 1987 killed 18 people."
That kinda typifies the British attitude towards disaster preparedness
In reply to mikesiva
Ireland and then the Scandinavians 
In reply to Chrissy
What’s funny about that, Chrissy?
Scotland will also be affected...and I have family up there!
In reply to NineMiles
The thought of a hurricane reaching Denmark is funny.
I have a sister, her husband, three nephews and five grand nieces and nephews.
But it is you who trivialized the storm.
In reply to Chrissy
You need some geography lessons if you think that hurricane will reach Denmark....and I wasn’t trivialising it. It reminded me of 30 years ago and the forecast by Michael Fish. It is legendary in these parts.
If this was going to affect JA, you woulda been wailing all over the place and pleading for help!
In reply to NineMiles
You'd better wail for help now - Ophelia is Cat3
Ophelia in enhanced infrared satellite imagery from 1:45 pm EDT Saturday, October 14, 2017
Figure 1. A remarkably well-organized Ophelia in enhanced infrared satellite imagery from 1:45 pm EDT Saturday, October 14, 2017. Image credit: NOAA/NESDIS.
To call Ophelia unusual would be an understatement. For one thing, it became a major hurricane at longitude 26.6°W, further east than any other formation of a Category 3 in the Atlantic. The former record-holder was Frances (1980), which became a Category 3 at 12.8°N, 29.8°W. Ophelia’s achievement is even more impressive when you consider its latitude: 34.8°N. In data going back to 1851, no other major hurricane is known to have formed anywhere close to as far northeast as Julia. The runner-up at Julia’s latitude range, Michael (2012), developed some 900 miles further west (see Figure 2 below).
Ophelia also extends this year’s count of major Atlantic hurricanes to six, a tally last achieved in 2004. Only two years have notched seven major Atlantic hurricanes: 1961 and 2005.
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I did not say that it would reach the Scandinavian countries -I reported what the experts said.
In reply to Chrissy
Yeah, I'm sure you'd like to see that. Sorry to disappoint you Chrissy but the hurricane will become a storm when it hits the UK!
The Rep. of Ireland will get the worst of it though!
fight fight
come on .....
In reply to Dan_De_Lyan
Go look for a fight somewhere else... Chrissy and I just having a lil disagreement here!
In reply to NineMiles
Seriously I don't wish a Cat1 let alone a Cat3 hurricane on anyone.
Time to deal with climate change.
Ireland cannot handle a Cat3 hurricane.
And it should be weakening
hurricane in Europe
In reply to mikesiva
I was there for the 87 storm,my worst storm experience..sounded like a freight train in the roof,slate tiles were embedded in cars ,trees,the ground and other houses etc.
In our area in Surrey the roads disappeared ,only fallen trees could be seen,was surreal..
Great experience though..
In reply to NineMiles & bravos
Here!
Word is high Cat1 at landfall.
Ophelia has made landfall....follow updates here
Kinda feels weird and eerie around here. Weather forecast says it should be sunny in the south-east but it is dark with a reddish skyline due to the Saharan dust.
Warm enough though!
In reply to Chrissy
Damn the weather man got it wrong big time!! lol..
In reply to NineMiles
A driver has died after a tree fell on a car as ex-hurricane Ophelia sweeps across Ireland.
The woman, reportedly in her 70s, was killed in Waterford after gusts of 92mph (148kph) hit the country's south-west coast on Monday morning.
She was the sole occupant of the car, which was travelling close to the village of Aglish when the tree was torn down.
Authorities have urged the public to stay indoors until the "very dangerous" storm has passed, with forecasters warning stronger winds were expected.
Why didn't she follow the advice and stay indoors
In reply to mikesiva
People need to pay attention and listen to the advice from the meteorologists, etc. Seems like a preventable tragedy 
Or, assuming that not everybody has access to news reports or whatnot, call your friends and loved ones and pass it along.
In reply to Tryangle
De people eh tek dis ting seriously. Dey driving around. People walking along the waterfront.
Dey keep calling de ting de remnants of Hurricane Ophelia, but remnants make you feel like de ting dead and gone
In reply to Maispwi
They just showed a woman going for a swim!
In reply to Tryangle
Three people dead in Ireland now. Two of them died when a tree fell on their cars while they were driving around.
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