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STORM OF CENTURY: Britain to be smashed by hurricane-force wind and SIX-STOREY waves
express.co.uk ^ | December 9, 2014 | express.co.uk

Posted on 12/09/2014 11:54:01 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper

The deepest and most powerful low pressure system for A CENTURY is currently hurtling towards the west coast where mammoth 50-ft waves threaten mayhem.

While waves the height of six-storey buildings are believed to be forming in the North Atlantic, according to the BBC.

These terrifying images show a gigantic sea swell on a direct collision course with Britain with landfall expected to hit tonight and through tomorrow.

(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Germany; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britain; storm; uk; unitedkingdom
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To: Berlin_Freeper
There's no escape!

I'm feeling pretty lucky right now - with just the icy mix and driving rains. Hunkered down with my wood stove -


81 posted on 12/09/2014 4:21:04 PM PST by maine-iac7 (Christian is as Christian does - by their fruits ye shall know them.)
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To: steve86
Every year they publish the same worst-of-century story and every time it’s just a bad storm.

looks pretty rugged to me! I wouldn't want this barreling down on me...


82 posted on 12/09/2014 4:23:35 PM PST by maine-iac7 (Christian is as Christian does - by their fruits ye shall know them.)
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To: maine-iac7
a farm in Teesdale, County Durham

Quite beautiful - but I wouldn't want to be in it.


83 posted on 12/09/2014 4:38:07 PM PST by maine-iac7 (Christian is as Christian does - by their fruits ye shall know them.)
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To: caww

Looks like they’re about to be swallowed by a giant clown.


84 posted on 12/09/2014 4:43:42 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry
FYI:

Some reporting now:

...Getting a tad windy up in here!..Bins are doing somersaults outside

.....Well the wind has arrived, sounds as if it's gonna be a rough tonight....my glasses blew off my face today.

....So it begins.....wind is starting to kick up and the lights are flickering.


85 posted on 12/09/2014 5:05:59 PM PST by caww
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86 posted on 12/09/2014 5:08:18 PM PST by caww
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To: caww

87 posted on 12/09/2014 5:09:35 PM PST by caww
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To: maine-iac7
Time to hunker down!


88 posted on 12/09/2014 5:11:28 PM PST by caww
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To: rfreedom4u

San Francisco:

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/12/09/hurricane-force-80-mile-per-hour-winds-torrential-rain-forecast-for-what-could-be-storm-of-the-decade/


89 posted on 12/09/2014 5:13:55 PM PST by Ozark Tom
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To: caww

They couldn’t find an evergreen tree?


90 posted on 12/09/2014 5:19:39 PM PST by txhurl (No more taglines)
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To: RegulatorCountry
People there reporting from Scotland already

...Sounds bloody rough outside is it this stormbomb thingy coming !!!

......stocking up food and loading our shotguns in preparation for the stormofthecentury


91 posted on 12/09/2014 5:25:14 PM PST by caww
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To: txhurl
Check this out...Pic from Eilean Donan Castle showing a waterfall being blown back uphill


92 posted on 12/09/2014 5:26:57 PM PST by caww
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To: caww

whoa.....


93 posted on 12/09/2014 5:32:11 PM PST by txhurl (No more taglines)
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Scotland....winds already leaves over 1000 homes in “Perthshire” without power.

....The weather bomb is hitting didcot truck is rocking about.
....So cold man, this weatherbomb is the real deal.
....Literally just heard something scrabbling about in the loft.....this wind is freaking me out!
....Oh God, the storm is certainly gathering momentum now.
.....The weather in Leeds is horrific at the minute. Wind sounds like it’s going to blow my room away .
....Man it’s WINDY out there !!!


94 posted on 12/09/2014 5:56:37 PM PST by caww
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To: txhurl

It’s going to get worse...it’s early still...


95 posted on 12/09/2014 5:59:27 PM PST by caww
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To: caww

Really nothing in the MenSeekingMen about this storm. Odd.


96 posted on 12/09/2014 6:27:51 PM PST by txhurl (No more taglines)
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To: a fool in paradise; Red Badger; AceMineral; Aevery_Freeman; Alex Murphy; Altariel; NeoCaveman; ...
Sharknado ping!


97 posted on 12/09/2014 6:31:23 PM PST by null and void (Will the obama love story be called Broke Barack Mountin' or The Love That Dare Not Say Hussein?)
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To: caww

That’s Racist!


98 posted on 12/09/2014 6:33:45 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I should be OK, where I am we’ve got dear old oireland to take the brunt of the storm before it gets to us...


99 posted on 12/10/2014 3:17:45 AM PST by sinsofsolarempirefan
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