1. Some spotted an opportunity for political satire.
GOVERNMENT ADVICE: If your home is in the path of the storm, head to your second or third home for safety. #ukstorm
Iain Duncan Smith MP
@IDS_MP
GOVERNMENT ADVICE: If your home is in the path of the storm, head to your second or third home for safety. #ukstorm
2. Or for a dig at Macca.
Apparently, storm "St Jude" will be upgraded to storm "Hey Jude" if it goes on and on for about 17 choruses. #ukstorm #stormageddon #StJude
Dai Lama
@WelshDalaiLama
Apparently, storm "St Jude" will be upgraded to storm "Hey Jude" if it goes on and on for about 17 choruses. #ukstorm #stormageddon #StJude
3. Or at southerners.
All this #stormageddon hysteria is typical of Southern jessies. In Scotland we just call it 'autumn' and get on with it.
David O
@DRZO73
All this #stormageddon hysteria is typical of Southern jessies. In Scotland we just call it 'autumn' and get on with it.
4. Others exaggerated the storm's severity for comic effect.
UK storm. First pics from Devon #hurricane #BritishWeather #UKStorm2013
The Rising Sun Pub
@TheRiserBerko
UK storm. First pics from Devon #hurricane #BritishWeather #UKStorm2013
Just finished building this, just in time for #ukstorm. One place left. Must be an animal lover. Apply within.
Prad Patel
@praddles
Just finished building this, just in time for #ukstorm. One place left. Must be an animal lover. Apply within.
5.
Maybe we should send Bruce Willis and his chums into space, in humanity's last desperate attempt to prevent #stormageddon
Nick James
@jamesy1962
Maybe we should send Bruce Willis and his chums into space, in humanity's last desperate attempt to prevent #stormageddon
6. There were the usual fake photos.
Unbelievable photo sent from @BBCNews helicopter of #ukstorm surge in London. Wow!
hrtbps
@hrtbps
Unbelievable photo sent from @BBCNews helicopter of #ukstorm surge in London. Wow!
7. Which somehow never stop being funny, no matter how many times you see them.
@misslaidlaw @bobsitch @hrtbps @BBCNews this is the view from my window. http://t.co/0ADnOXXjm9
malcolm coles
@malcolmcoles
@misslaidlaw @bobsitch @hrtbps @BBCNews this is the view from my window. http://t.co/0ADnOXXjm9
8. Inevitably, one person won Twitter by taking the meta view and parodying everyone else.
Here's how the storm will (probably) play out on Twitter tomorrow. #UKStorm
Dai Lama
@WelshDalaiLama
Here's how the storm will (probably) play out on Twitter tomorrow. #UKStorm
9. A spoof Met Office warning (by @utterben) was nicked and reposted endlessly.
10. There was a lot of fun to be had with the concept of middle-class panic buying.
BREAKING NEWS: Reports of panic buying in Chelsea. Waitrose is out of swan liver paté & organic lavender-infused olive oil. Mayhem. #ukstorm
Dai Lama
@WelshDalaiLama
BREAKING NEWS: Reports of panic buying in Chelsea. Waitrose is out of swan liver paté & organic lavender-infused olive oil. Mayhem. #ukstorm
11.
Just panic bought (nicked) three kit kats and a jar of marmalade. Two kit kats have already blown away. Fucking apocalypse. #ukstorm
Ivan the Seagull
@ivantheseagull
Just panic bought (nicked) three kit kats and a jar of marmalade. Two kit kats have already blown away. Fucking apocalypse. #ukstorm
12. Other people referenced popular culture.
Don't want to alarm anyone, but I've just seen this outside my window. #ukstorm
James Martin
@Pundamentalism
Don't want to alarm anyone, but I've just seen this outside my window. #ukstorm
13. (Extra special shout-out for the Sharknado gag).
It's getting rough up in Yorkshire. #UKStorm2013 http://t.co/lToL7DUK7G
Mr Riley
@MrRileyEsquire
It's getting rough up in Yorkshire.
#UKStorm2013 http://t.co/lToL7DUK7G
14. Oh, and everyone basically made the same sarcastic joke. Thankfully it was a good one.
First photos of the catastrophic storm damage in London emerging.
Grumples
@Grumples_
First photos of the catastrophic storm damage in London emerging.
The terror has begun..... #ukstorm #GodSaveUs
VERIFY PEWDIEPIE!!!
@bethppineapple
The terror has begun..... #ukstorm #GodSaveUs
It’s all kicking off. #ukstorm
Jamie Jones
@JamieDMJ
It’s all kicking off. #ukstorm
DAMN THIS WEATHER!!! WHY???!! *shakes fist at the wind* #ukstorm
Lisaaaargh!
@BiscuitAhoy
DAMN THIS WEATHER!!! WHY???!! *shakes fist at the wind* #ukstorm
15. Finally, one person articulated the only sensible reaction to the storm.
Let's all go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint and wait for all this to blow over #ukstorm #StJude
Nicole
@nicolepluckx
Let's all go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint and wait for all this to blow over #ukstorm #StJude
16. Apart from maybe this one.
I'm going to build a blanket fort in preparation for #stormageddon
Amy.
@thisisamy_
I'm going to build a blanket fort in preparation for #stormageddon
Stay safe, people.
