On Sep 12, 11:32*pm, wrote:
I'm gauging that most people think today hasn't been anywhere near as
the good old Met'O had us expecting

snip

=================

I'd disagree strongly with "hasn't been anywhere near". Widespread
gusts of 60 to 65mph from central Scotland southwards across northern
England, Northern Ireland and north Wales, and locally in excess of
70mph (e.g. Boulmer and Glasgow Bishopton, with 86mph at Glen Ogle).
Gusts across inland Lincolnshire above 55mph. That all seems to be in
the right ball park; I don't know exactly what the Met Office were
putting out and wouldn't presume to speak for them but it's pretty
much what we were thinking here.

Northern Scotland, falling under the flabby low centre, did not of
course see much wind but that precise track was becoming clear a day
or so before.

There has been some nonsense in the media, though, about this being
the strongest storm for 15 years. I doubt it's even the strongest this
year - there was a beauty in May that gave 90mph+ in parts of NW
Scotland.

Stephen.