The media are far too keen to big it up and generate a news story.
Just like snow. Oh the whole of Britain is paralysed,! No! some areas in the north that are prone to severe weather lose power and get snowed in while in the rest of the country lazy tykes decide it’s a good excuse to say they can’t get to work.
The trains don’t run if a twig falls on the line even in good weather, case of crying wolf too often. When people do get caught out the emergency services criticise them, but people just don’t believe these scare stories any more.
According to the forecast down here we should have had 90mph winds! I got some damage on a couple of old fence panels and had to tie up my neighbours fence that was leaning a bit!