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Storm Goretti

TallTrees — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:22:27 GMT

Storm Goretti

Hope everyone on the Community safe and well after a terrible battering overnight throughout the UK

South West .. windy and raining very hard, trees swaying and branches creaking. crossed fingers, scary as neighbour left for home just around the corner at about 4pm with terrifying battering rain, couldn't put up umbrella 😳. No snow here don't normally get snow. Mild temperatures in comparison to last few days.

Going into Town later hope roads clear of tree debris etc.

Take care all.

How are you?

@pgn @Cleoriff @jonsie @Mi-Amigo @gmarkj @MI5 @Pipstop78

@RunrigForever @Oxonian @blissgirl @ComaChameleon @Spindle

Re: Storm Goretti

Spindle — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:46:09 GMT

Good morning.

it was windy with sleet/snow, but thankfully, mostly gone this morning.

I hear we're in for lots of lovely rain next week.

Roll on Spring!

Re: Storm Goretti

Enlli — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:46:19 GMT

Missed it here on the Costa Del Mersey

Re: Storm Goretti

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:29:49 GMT

Heavy snowfall overnight. No gritters in my road or surrounding roads. Few neighbours ventured out so only a couple of tyre tracks through snow. Hense, my carer was much later than usual, having had to dig her car out, [she lives some way away from me], and driving conditions to other users before getting to me.

At least I am in the warm, heating is working and on, and had delivery yesterday, so I am OK. Ifeel sorry for those who suffered power cuts and have difficulty coping and having to go out.

Take car everyone, be thinking of you.

Re: Storm Goretti

Cleoriff — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:10:21 GMT

Really tough weather here in Warwickshire. Snow started about 21.00. Stopped at 01.00 and rain started.

As we live in a cul-de-sac the snow is still everywhere. Very windy.

This morning the sun is out but temp is 2c and feels much colder.

More snow expected this afternoon

Feel sorry for those 60,000 people still without power.

Re: Storm Goretti

jonsie — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:01:45 GMT

Normal drizzle overnight and a nice day up to now

Re: Storm Goretti

blissgirl — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:20:27 GMT

@TallTrees been lucky here in scotland where I live no snow just some ice & frost 🙂

Re: Storm Goretti

gmarkj — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:04:41 GMT

More wet than snow here, although work had more snow than home.

Hope everyone is keeping dry and warm.

Re: Storm Goretti

ComaChameleon — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:45:25 GMT

It's cold here and it rained all day. They expect blizzard for tomorrow, but we'll see.

Re: Storm Goretti

pgn — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:41:27 GMT

Cold and crisp, sparkly on the untreated roads at 07:30 this morning. No wind. Grass crunchy underfoot this evening.

Re: Storm Goretti

Cleoriff — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 09:28:49 GMT

Saturday am 10/01/26

As of Friday evening, 9/1/26, the storm itself has passed through the UK with warnings of ice in various parts of the country.

The aftermath (according to Sky News) is now on the big clean up. Removal of felled trees, restoring power to homes in the Midlands and South West areas.

Travel services (roads, rail and flights) are still heavily disrupted

Yellow Weather warnings for ice in many parts of the country are still in force.

Re: Storm Goretti

RunrigForever — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:32:23 GMT

The French named the Storm Goretti !

Had no winds up in Skipton, North Yorkshire

Further up the Yorkshire dales would have been snow and wind.