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Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) February 4th 07, 01:59 PM
Replies: 2
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Posted By Les Crossan
[WR] Borough, London


Perfect day on Hampstead Heath yesterday with clear blue sky and the City
lying under a haze of pollution trapped by the inversion.

Joe


Same here.

Was busy with my camera...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 17th 07, 12:09 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 212
Posted By Les Crossan
Notelets

Halifax, Nova Scotia is currently at -18C and this webcam shows the
arctic sea smoke:

http://www.halifaxwebcam.ca/live/index.php?CURRENT_CAM=cam1&SET_CAM=cam1

Brrr.
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 8th 07, 05:56 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 564
Posted By Les Crossan
O/T Scart issues

Robin Nicholson wrote:
Can anyone assist in pointing to a mail order company that will
assist?

I have a Freeview box set up in the bare concrete recently flooded
sitting room. It has the...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) January 5th 07, 03:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 215
Posted By Les Crossan
Missed!

Graham P Davis wrote:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/impacts/200701/18023338.html


Pity it didn't hit - an armoured vehicle would have given him all the
pretection of a wet paper bag...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 31st 06, 10:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,020
Posted By Les Crossan
Edinburgh Hogmanay

Equally as blowy 112 miles south here in Wallsend.... the beeb's asking
for footage of hogmanay parties, video of slates flying horizontally and
wheelie bins getting blown around, anyone??

EGNT...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 29th 06, 06:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 928
Posted By Les Crossan
Message FAQ updating etc.

Steve Loft wrote:
Weatherlawyer wrote:
Steve Loft wrote:
to take over hosting and maintaining the FAQ.

How does bandwidth work?



I'm happy to still host the backup, at least for...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 29th 06, 11:25 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 260
Posted By Les Crossan
(OT) FAO Steve Loft

Steve -

Can you contact me by email - remove nospam for a valid email address.

Les
--
Les Crossan,
Wallsend, Tyne & Wear
54.95N 1.5W
Home of the Wallsend StormCam and the Backup USW FAQ -
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 26th 06, 02:02 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 295
Posted By Les Crossan
[Announce] FAQ & Glossary update

Martin Rowley wrote:
The latest version of the FAQ & Glossary have now been uploaded to my
site ....
Date of FAQ: Christmas / New Year 2006/2007

...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 21st 06, 04:58 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 256
Posted By Les Crossan
Santa's travels in the fog

Bonos Ego wrote:
I hope Rudolf's fitted with the latest Sat Nav, plus flashing lights on
his antlers and sledge!


That'll make sure he'll end up lost then? Or down some sleigh -
unfriendly...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 8th 06, 09:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 317
Posted By Les Crossan
what the hell is a T4 when its at home

Keith Wassell wrote:
cupra wrote:
Keith Wassell wrote:
I thought tornados rated F1 to F5 ?????????????

is this another Imperial vs Metric type battle?
...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 7th 06, 06:14 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 256
Posted By Les Crossan
London Tornado/Torro chap/Radio Scotland

Les Hemmings wrote:
Brian Blair wrote:
The Main chap at Torro has just been interviewed on Radio Scotland

Just emailed Radio 4's PM about the same thing. They dropped it in the last
...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 7th 06, 01:04 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,634
Posted By Les Crossan
Tornado, NW London

Jonathan Stott wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6217514.stm

"A tornado has swept through an area of north-west London leaving a
trail of destruction behind...."

Footage...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 7th 06, 12:41 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,634
Posted By Les Crossan
Tornado, NW London

Steve Pearce wrote:
On 7 Dec 2006 05:20:45 -0800, "Weatherlawyer"
wrote:


Apparently the original headline did have the dreaded "M" word, as a
collegue sent me...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 5th 06, 11:40 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 211
Posted By Les Crossan
(Slightly Offtopic) Autovos Reporting Ships

Does anybody know any locations on the 'Net for details on these
automatic weather reporting ships (name, callsign, country, etc) that
you see on the ship locations website sailwx.info - callsigns...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 3rd 06, 12:31 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 346
Posted By Les Crossan
Bouy 62107 - nearly 50kts

zaax wrote:
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=62107

Autovos ship BATFR15 is reporting 46kt and VOS ship Maersk Dauphin (ex
Providence Bay) is reporting 33kt in the channel at...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 3rd 06, 12:16 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 283
Posted By Les Crossan
Heads up Les et al. Estofex update.

Tony Powell wrote:
I see http://estofex.org/ are issuing a level 2 severe weather for some
regions and may even upgrade to level 3.

Yikes.

Tony
slightly gusty Newbury, Berkshire but...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) December 1st 06, 11:40 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 508
Posted By Les Crossan
What Cloud?

Elaine Jones wrote:
Just looked out of the kitchen window and saw the sky - so took a
quick pic with mobile phone.

What would cause this cloud formation and what's it called please?

...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) November 28th 06, 03:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 846
Posted By Les Crossan
"Small tornado" hits Bow Street (Aberystwyth)

Graham P Davis wrote:
Adrian D. Shaw wrote:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6190372.stm

Around 1:30 this morning.

Adrian

Everton Fox got in a bit of a tangle this morning on...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) October 21st 06, 12:26 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 369
Posted By Les Crossan
Met Office News Story: New York City Snowstorm??!!

STUART ONYECHE wrote:

OK, if this is a story for New York State, which does have mountainous areas
that may have had snow, that's a different matter, but this story clearly
says New York...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) October 21st 06, 12:25 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 369
Posted By Les Crossan
Met Office News Story: New York City Snowstorm??!!

STUART ONYECHE wrote:
Looks like another dodgy weather story on the Met Office site, this time
regarding a killer snow storm hitting New York City , if it is'nt true (and
it appears not to...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) October 2nd 06, 01:47 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 203
Posted By Les Crossan
Slightly O/T - some Canada Photographs

Les Crossan wrote:
I'm sharing. Some photos from when I was travelling in Canada working -
as it's quiet in this NG!
==

A couple mo

'The Cat' at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. As seen on the...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) October 2nd 06, 01:13 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 203
Posted By Les Crossan
Slightly O/T - some Canada Photographs

I'm sharing. Some photos from when I was travelling in Canada working -
as it's quiet in this NG!
==

Tall Ship Bluenose 2 CYJZ at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia - a VOS reporting...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) October 2nd 06, 12:40 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 173
Posted By Les Crossan
Slightly O/T - Canada Photographs

Some photos from when I was in Canada working - as it's quiet in this NG!

Tall Ship Bluenose 2 CYJZ at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia - a VOS reporting...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) September 15th 06, 02:50 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,085
Posted By Les Crossan
wind during mini tornado leeds

wrote:
hymie wrote:
Just accessed my weather station data ,high gust of 98mph ,ave 48mph for 5
mins in high ash ave, leeds 17 ,half mile from wigton Lane.

...
Forum: uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) September 14th 06, 06:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 166
Posted By Les Crossan
(WR)Another TS Copley

Ken Cook wrote:
Squally wind gusting to 30kn, thick fog (150 metres), heavy rain, max
10min rate 6.6mm. 2000ft wind NE(going by St later after fog
clearance), surface wind W after being NE all...
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