edwin_m
Veteran Member
The last few of these storm warnings seem to have been pretty accurate in terms of timing and extent of disruption. Conversely I only recall one in the last few years (Doris in Feb 2017) which has been worse than expected and caught people out. So for all but the most essential travel I would take them into account and make other arrangements if one came through several days before. One advantage of widely-publicized warnings is that business associates, family members etc are more likely to understand if someone opts not to travel.
What they can't always predict is exactly where it will happen, as a small change in the track of the storm can make a big difference to where it passes over a few hours later. Not too far from you there were three or four trees blown down within a mile of where I live, and at one point the wind was so strong it was pushing the rain upwards and bringing it in through various gaps that would normally drain downwards. But an hour later it was cloudless blue skies.
) - it wasn't unsafe to drive between Shipley and Bradford yesterday, but I was very glad to have been indoors when a violent storm blew up mid-morning. On the other hand rainfall seems to have been under-forecast for Lancashire and the Pennines, with the Aire, Yorkshire Calder, Lancashire Calder and Ribble (among others) flooding spectacularly.
