Level 2 warning

[lizzylemon]

Forgive me for being completely dim, maybe it's the sunshine but reading a weather warning I came across this gobbledygook:

Forecasters had earlier raised the heatwave warning alert level from two to three.

The current weather spell is the hottest since July 2006(oooooow it must be hot then, 3 years is soooooooo long ago), with yesterday the hottest of the year so far at 31.8C (89.2F).

The heatwave plan alert is in four stages, with green level one signalling "summer preparedness and long-term planning" WTF.

Level two is amber and signals "alert and readiness" FOR WHAT!!, while three is red for "heatwave action" AH YES!. Level four is classed as "red emergency" GOOD, GREAT, I FEEL SOOOOO MUCH BETTER FOR KNOWING . NOT!!!!

What on earth are they rambling on about. I mean obviously it's some sort of warning system but I seem to have missed a whole load of information somewhere along the line or am I not the only person who has very little idea about the different stages of summer preparedness (suntan lotion - check. Sunnies - check etc etc) or red emergencies.

[NOG]

Its hot and going to get hotter....

[di]

I think it means office chappies & chappesses can wear shorts to work & ditch the ties?????
The rest of us can just sit back & enjoy the sun!!!

[zazen999]

I think it means get to the lottie about 7:30 not 8.

It's still not as hot as it was in New York in April.

[StephenH]

Have you noticed that we never get pools of molten tar in the roads in heatwaves nowadays, like what we did when I were nobbut a lad? Do they use better-quality tar nowadays, or summat?

[di]

Have you noticed that we never get pools of molten tar in the roads in heatwaves nowadays, like what we did when I were nobbut a lad? Do they use better-quality tar nowadays, or summat?

Do you know...I was only thinking that earlier today...one of my childhood memories is sitting in the middle of the road picking the half melted tar & making balls out of it!!!
I must add,we lived in a particularly quiet village where sitting in the middle of the road was at least mildly less dangerous than if we were in a town!

[snohare]

Level 1 - we've been sitting in our offices dreaming of a hot summer, and calling it work so we get paid for it. We know it's coming so we reminded Boots to stock up on kiddies suntan lotion at reduced prices.
Level 2 - Ooh, I saw a bumble bee ! Better pop into Boots...
Level 3 - Better send out leaflets telling the old folks homes to switch off the heating and use their government issue fans. Prepare quotes for hiring refrigerated lorries - should be cheap with the way the economy is.
Level 4 - Just like 2003 again. Send out leaflets about not leaving windows open to burglars, while disposing of the excess heatstroke victims that the morgues can't store, in the refrigerated lorries. Someone has to keep cool...
This is what UKCIP is about. (UK Climate Impact Programme.) Anyone can sign up and get loads of bumph telling you how to do the above things, on the assumption that you are a council/ngo/boy scout/undertaker. Believe it or not, this unsung governmental efficiency is why you get discounted suntan lotion in the shops nowadays. And yes, they changed the amount of bitumen in the tar, because after the 70s they decided it was too expensive to waste all that oil.
Don't worry about it, being a nerd I am doing all the agricultural research needed...available at any HMSO outlet near you at a reasonable price.
(The models say more short, nasty heatwaves and periods of flooding, btw.)

[ginger ninger]

Barnsley lass..... Level 1. Go to supermarket for 24 case of larger.
Level 2. Place said case of larger in fridge.
Level 3. Wait for larger to cool.
Level 4. Scrap level 3, and stick some ice in it ....Simple

[Michael Johnson]

Actually-it was reported on yesterdays TV news that parts of the M1 motorway was melting in the heat, and cars were sticking to the surface like glue in certain patches when they stopped for a breather.

[Two_Sheds]

Level 3. Wait for larger to cool.

lol
larger what?

NORFOLK WARNING:
level 1) coastal fog. Normal for Norfolk
level 2) the rest of the UK is baking, but you've still got fog hahaha
level 3) you poor boogers: 7 days of fog. Flipping carrot crunchers
level 4) emergency ... it gets to a whopping 20 degrees in Norfolk. Behind the fog.

[StephenH]

Re. Norfolk: it is rumoured that when Bernard Matthews first started producing his turkey-style frozen items, he wanted to use the slogan 'They're Norfolk and Good!', but changed his mind. Can't think why...

[lizzylemon]

LOL everyone - I knew I could count on you guys to add to some sense to it all.

[ginger ninger]

lol
larger what?

NORFOLK WARNING:
level 1) coastal fog. Normal for Norfolk
level 2) the rest of the UK is baking, but you've still got fog hahaha
level 3) you poor boogers: 7 days of fog. Flipping carrot crunchers
level 4) emergency ... it gets to a whopping 20 degrees in Norfolk. Behind the fog.

Ooooo Poor Two Sheds... your really having it bad over there...its 9.30 in the morning here and its 24 in the green house..clear skys as far as the eye can see..i'd love to swap....but then who would drink my cold larger????

[TEB]

Forgive me for being completely dim, maybe it's the sunshine but reading a weather warning I came across this gobbledygook:

Forecasters had earlier raised the heatwave warning alert level from two to three.

The current weather spell is the hottest since July 2006(oooooow it must be hot then, 3 years is soooooooo long ago), with yesterday the hottest of the year so far at 31.8C (89.2F).

The heatwave plan alert is in four stages, with green level one signalling "summer preparedness and long-term planning" WTF.

Level two is amber and signals "alert and readiness" FOR WHAT!!, while three is red for "heatwave action" AH YES!. Level four is classed as "red emergency" GOOD, GREAT, I FEEL SOOOOO MUCH BETTER FOR KNOWING . NOT!!!!

What on earth are they rambling on about. I mean obviously it's some sort of warning system but I seem to have missed a whole load of information somewhere along the line or am I not the only person who has very little idea about the different stages of summer preparedness (suntan lotion - check. Sunnies - check etc etc) or red emergencies.

These were put in place after a couple thousand people died in 2003 to "heat related issues", they warn health and social workers that they have to check daily on people in high risk groups, not a bad thing I suppose trying to save some lives.

[Incy]

Level 2. Place said case of larger in fridge.

Error at level 2. Should read place lager in freezer with level 3 being move to fridge and level 4 drink lovely cold lager.

Actually I live in a state of constant preparedness. My wine fridge is permanently full of white wine so that whatever the level it's ready to drink