On 27/10/13 19:57, Christina Websell wrote:
"Tom Gardner" wrote in message news:wPdbu.30264
the winds will be 18-21mph mean, gusting to 36-38mph.
Hurricane is 75mph mean and above.

Of course, local conditions may be different, but that's /always/
the case.

Maybe you were here where the wind got up today to 60-?

Coleshill had 15 gusting to 35-40
Nottingham had 20-25 gusting to 40-45

We have a warning about we are going to get high winds and you might be
lucky if you don't.

So did we in Bristol, to the extent my mother was /very/ worried.
The forecast was pretty much right on, 20-25 gusting to 40.

In other words, nothing exceptional and certainly nothing to
worry about. /Certainly/ not a "hurricane" (i.e. 75+)!