Meanwhile in Scotland, where ultra-rapid charging hubs are few and far between, this site “will increase dependency on car travel contrary to policy which seeks to address the climate emergency by applying a spatial strategy which helps reduce emissions.”
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For a split-moment I thought Evri had sponsored / renamed Snowdonia!

That's a sample of the recent storms that caused memorable damage, but here's a more thorough timeline of all the storms that had peak gusts > 60 mph since 2006, and a few other notable storms.

#7 @ 58.8 mph - Ex-Hurricane Ophelia of 2017 - badly damaged "Scotland's Favourite Tree" - the Suffrage Oak.

#6 @ 62.2 mph - Storm Gertrude of 2016

#5 @ 70.2 mph - An unnamed storm in 2011 - back when there were no storm names, no red alerts, and people just thought "oh, it was a bit windy yesterday wasn't it?".

#4 @ 71.4 mph - Hurricane Bawbag of 2011 - blew up a wind turbine!

#3 @ 76.0 mph - Storm Isha of 2024 - interrupted filming of Outlander due to the devastation it wrecked in Kelvingrove Park.

#2 @ 85.2 mph - Storm Éowyn of 2025 - split the 400-year old Darnley Sycamore

Glasgow's Strongest Storms (since 2010)

#1 @ 89.9 mph - the infamous sting-jet of 2012 - split a tree in Kelvingrove Park at the trunk!

Winds are past their hurricane-strength peak, but still very stormy.

We had a chimney pot damaging two cars. Also had the occasional power flicker.

Fun? Beaufort 12, hurricane force, winds all day tomorrow! From 8am until 8pm!

Yes, I know, you didn’t need to blast a siren through my headphones to alert me to this fact!

Which is fine, but do they really need to startle everyone at rush hour with a loud klaxon for an alert that doesn’t require immediate attention? The US use an emergency alert system that is quiet if it’s not time critical: alerts such as these appear all the time without distracting you.

UKV predicting 88mph winds in Glasgow tomorrow

You can also pick your favourite weather model. UKV is predicting the strongest wind gusts, which seems to align with the Met Office app.

I’ve installed a new weather app to mark the occasion. Windy.Com. A bit annoying it only gives 3 hour intervals for free, but I like the layout and information density.