Actually, as a postscript, I take my hat off to the Edwardian builders who built
my house. It is made of solid brick rendered with cement. The roof is slate on
wooden boards (no felt), and I never heard the slates move at all. I guess it
has withstood much worse in the past (like the trees). However, in the 1987
storm I was living in Crowthorne Berkshire and the highest gust (recorded from
nearby station was circa 60 knots) and all night the tiles were shifting in a
worrying fashion but survived, unlike two trees one of which crashed through my
daughter's bedroom window. However, the 1987 gale lasted far longer than last
nights with repeated strong gusts, last nights gusts (although stronger) were
less frequent (at least from where I was at the time), different on the coast I
suspect. Well done Met Office forecasters in the OPs Centre for some timely
warnings!

Will.
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0930

What a night.
Front came through at 0415 with a temperature drop of 3 degrees and a massive
gust of 68 knots (81 mph) calculated at 10m agl, recorded 3 metre gust was 41
knots (49 mph). I did say I expected the strongest wind to be on the front.
This
is my highest recorded gust so far. I am relieved to say that there has been
no
damage to the house as far as I can tell. That was higher than expected as I
am
fairly sheltered from the south. Rainfall 30 mm BTW.

Will.
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