Severe Weather Warning

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 30 Mar 2010, 17:05

Edinburgh & the Lothians are bright red on the Met Office Weather Warning Map

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk ... html?day=1

The sea is huge this afternnon - high tide has past but the waves are still rolling right up to the wall and over it in some places. Near the baths a wave has crossed the Prom via a wee flight of steps judging by the seaweed and sand against the coping of the tenement. It's a bit breezy for a stroll today!!!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 30 Mar 2010, 17:45

Oooo! Haven't seen that before. I'm away to find some torches and candles, just in case......

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 30 Mar 2010, 20:02

Anyone get any photos? I went down to try to get some video but I had missed the best/worst of it.

Someone put this up a few weeks ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RIVBqLtVoY

It would be even more impressive if they had just held the camera steady instead of waving it around. And left the girl in the foreground as, erm, a reference point.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 30 Mar 2010, 20:15

I thought about it but I doubt I could have kept the camera steady (or myself upright) enough in the wind - and the bad light and the driving rain and spray presented a problem too! I tried to open a window to take pictures [couldn't see through the glass!], but the force of the wind made it all a bit dodgy.

The next high tide in daylight is tomorrow about 16.15 (if that's 15.15 GMT

?) which is predicted to be 6 m which is high, but the wind may have died down by then. It might be interesting to see how much sand is left tomorrow though?

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 30 Mar 2010, 20:20

Ooooo, our lights are flickering!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 30 Mar 2010, 20:27

Same here. I think Marya's candle and torch idea might be worth considering!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 30 Mar 2010, 20:37

Our lights flickered too! I've insisted that we fetch our two camping lanterns and as many torches as we can find - comes of being a teuchter and being accustomed to frequent powercuts. Homer thinks I've completely flipped.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 30 Mar 2010, 20:40

Plenty wine too, Marya, I trust!!

Post by **wangi** » 30 Mar 2010, 20:46

It's going to be interesting around 4am...

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 30 Mar 2010, 20:46

Got any sandbags, wangi????

Post by **wangi** » 30 Mar 2010, 23:14

Nope. I've been mopping all night - we've got a bad seal at the bottom of our front door... Water runs down the door and into the house. Of course didn't help that some tube left the letter box open today with an unwanted flyer.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 31 Mar 2010, 06:05

wangi wrote:we've got a bad seal at the bottom of our front door

Don't be too judgemental. It's probably just a bit miffed after being washed up in the storm.

Post by **wangi** » 31 Mar 2010, 09:38

[flickr]<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkindness/4478050045/" title="Man down by Lee Kindness, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/447 ... f903_o.jpg" width="900" height="506" alt="Man down"></a>[/flickr]

[flickr]<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkindness/4478049991/" title="Sand awash by Lee Kindness, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/447 ... 0f9f_o.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="Sand awash"></a>[/flickr]

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[flickr]<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkindness/4478675868/" title="Sand awash by Lee Kindness, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2720/447 ... 39d0_o.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="Sand awash"></a>[/flickr]

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 31 Mar 2010, 19:45

Bob Jefferson wrote:
wangi wrote:we've got a bad seal at the bottom of our front door
Don't be too judgemental. It's probably just a bit miffed after being washed up in the storm.

This seal? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8597542.stm

StarVanMan · Post by **StarVanMan** » 01 Apr 2010, 00:41

Do any longstanding local residents remember a higher tide than the one we just had? I've often thought that memories ought to be a useful benchmark of extreme weather and perhaps climate change - and I'd have thought high tides would be something that people could remember quite accurately.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 01 Apr 2010, 09:01

According to Stray No. 666 the waves were right over into the Dog and Cat Home which is pretty high! When I was wee the waves regularly came right over the wall at the Fun City but I haven't seen that for a while either. I like how 'Global Warming' has now changed to 'Climate Change' to accommodate the snow.......

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 01 Apr 2010, 10:21

StarVanMan wrote:Do any longstanding local residents remember a higher tide than the one we just had? I've often thought that memories ought to be a useful benchmark of extreme weather and perhaps climate change - and I'd have thought high tides would be something that people could remember quite accurately.

Several factors here perhaps? The amount of sand on the beach over the years would affect any meaningful high tide info, also the other night was probably a combination of three things: a very high [spring] tide anyway, the amount of water coming down from the hills recently and, perhaps the biggest element, the strength and direction and duration of the wind.

It was pretty spectacular at 4 am yesterday, though I wouldn't like to go through it too often!

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 01 Apr 2010, 15:21

I have a recollection of seeing an old photo of damage to The Prom during high spring tides, I'm sure I saw it online somewhere but cant remember where
I also have a vague recollection of reports of damaging spring tides in the late 1950s, ? 1958

The council workmen have been down clearingt he debris on the beach today, the tractor was also out before the high winds started pulling the sand from the wall
I hear the railings along at the fun fair were damaged and other bits of the Prom have collapsed

Scorpion · Post by **Scorpion** » 01 Apr 2010, 20:01

I seem to remember putting the clocks forward for British Summer Time a few days ago

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 01 Apr 2010, 20:42

A little bit of footage I got the other day. Not quite as dramatic as I would have liked. Hoping we might get one more big high tide storm and I'll be ready this time.

Stormy Weather

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 02 Apr 2010, 11:05

From our kitchen window, I wasn't keen to go out in it.

Yeah, Scorpion, Summertime

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 02 Apr 2010, 15:15

From today's EN:

Fears gardens will be swept away after sea wall collapse

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 02 Apr 2010, 16:57

The beach is littered with all manner of dead shellfish, crabs, starfish, sea cucumbers etc. and local kids are assembling some interesting, if gruesome, collections.

Some of the damage along at Seafield.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 03 Apr 2010, 21:21

I was sent this - don't know who took it.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 04 Apr 2010, 20:42

wow that is amazing pic - thanks for sharing!

We had squid for tea

Post by **wangi** » 04 Apr 2010, 21:11

Bob Jefferson wrote:Some of the damage along at Seafield.

Joppa, surely? Anyway, that patch of grass has never been busier!

From the looks of things the brick wall is something to do with the old salt works (note the doorway) and when that was abandoned the basement was filled up with all sorts of building rubble and grassed over... No surprise that when the wall gives way the loose infill spews out too. Perhaps the area is best given to the sea and the line of the coast adjacent? I'm not talking about throwing the Eastfield and other house into the sea, but the owners of these properties are surely aware of their situation but yet have both recently extend their properties toward/over the sea.

( and certainly, no parking! )

L/

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 05 Apr 2010, 02:37

Sorry, I meant Eastfield (or Joppa if you prefer). You were taking your life in your hands with that shot. I'm sure that whole section must be just about ready to fall into the sea.

Post by **wangi** » 05 Apr 2010, 14:56

Part of the wall at the back of Rock Cottage is bust in too...

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 24 May 2010, 19:33

Video footage of the storm damage to the Rockville Hotel here:

http://www.awag04.dsl.pipex.com/video.html

Strange to think this was just a few weeks ago.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 24 May 2010, 21:05

I love the line "I think a fish just came over into the car park"

As they do..........

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 20 Sep 2010, 20:19

From today's EN;

Storm-wrecked sea defences will cost £500k to fix

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 20 Sep 2010, 20:45

The report can be found here:

http://cpol.edinburgh.gov.uk/getdoc_ext ... cId=144257

Post by **wangi** » 09 Oct 2010, 15:44

wangi wrote:http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkindness/4478050045/

The two east-most groyne markers -- the lollipops -- were restored to their standing position this morning!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 18 Jan 2011, 15:50

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topst ... 6694182.jp

Is there really enough sand to move from one end of the beach to the other? I thought the plan was to bring in more sand to replace the sand lost, but it appears that isn't the case.

Post by **wangi** » 03 Jan 2012, 18:24

Fun Park wall down:

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