Stephen Davenport wrote:

On Sep 13, 8:38*am, wrote:
Fair point re no red warning.
I live in east cumbria in the lee of the Mts and my weather warnings
yesterday were telling me that such locations should expect to have
the strongest of the winds.
But I still trees in full leaf (and won't have to be out there
sweeping up today), with thankfully no damage caused.
I do think it is an over sensitivity and a case of better to put a
warning out than not, just in case.

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It's a point of view but not one with which I agree. There is no way
it can be argued that there should have been a Green hazard state for
Cumbria with gusts in places in excess of 60mph. Warnings don't and
can't take into account every sheltered nook and cranny. They are just
that -- warnings, not tailored local forecasts. And people generally
know through whether or not their particular locale is going to be
affected in exactly the same way.

Some of the strongest winds yesterday were indeed on the eastern side
of high ground -- Loftus and Boulmer, for instance, from the
observations we have.

That was certainly my experience, Stephen. As I said in another thread, the
wind at 180m a.s.l. near Dronfield yesterday afternoon was much stronger than
it was at 300m a.s.l. at Tideswell. Dronfield is about 12 miles east of
Tideswell.

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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.