Storm Eunice: Amidst gusts of winds across the UK reaching 122mph, St Thomas Church spire in Wells, Somerset, has toppled

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1. [Storm Eunice: Gusts of winds at 122mph recorded as damaging winds wreak havoc across the UK](https://news.sky.com/story/storm-eunice-britons-urged-to-stay-at-home-as-rare-red-weather-warning-issued-12544848)

   [Wells: Church spire falls to the ground after being hit by strong winds from Eunice.](https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/18/storm-eunice-somerset-church-spire-blown-off-by-high-winds-16129940/)

2. Shit, I asked Tim Messenger to wait there!

3. Was it a stone spire? Is yes… damn.

4. This church tower in The Hague is swinging around, but hasn’t collapsed (yet):

   https://twitter.com/geert73577607/status/1494710880570859523?s=21

5. The storm is pushing hard on my house and it’s pretty loud outside (German North Sea coast). Slightly scary.

   Wonder what it looks like behind the dikes.

6. [wrong church](https://twitter.com/edgarwright/status/1494694748422029312)

7. Probably not had any serious maintenance done on it for 50+ years.

8. At least not Salisbury, that would be a major loss