#Weatherbomb blows Twitter away with 30,000 mentions
The so-called ‘Weather Bomb’ which hit UK shores earlier this week has been mentioned 30,000 times on Twitter in the last 72 hours.
Then high winds racked up high waves
Social media users have taken to Twitter to keep updated and share their thoughts on the bout of bad weather.
Furthermore, organisations such as the Met Office, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) have been using the social network to share live information and advice with residents who may be affected by the severe conditions.
Severe weather warnings for #snow, #ice & #wind have been issued. Stay #weatheraware at http://t.co/ziqeF98g9I pic.twitter.com/xWM9FrSZXe
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 11, 2014
Anna Slingo, social media manager at the Met Office, said: “Twitter has become an important way for us to share information and advice with our followers, especially in severe conditions such as we are seeing this week."
Ross MacLeod, coastal safety manager at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, added: “We support anything that raises awareness of dangerous coastal conditions. We’re pushing prevention to the front of what the RNLI does as UK coastal fatalities remain consistently high, so we need to keep our approach fresh and innovative.”
Twitter users also used the site as a platform to air their dissent and share images of their personal weather-related misfortunes.
Oh dear Scotland. Looks like you have annoyed the big man upstairs. The #weatherbomb is on its way! pic.twitter.com/63vjIoyNym — Super Stu. (@stujak74) December 9, 2014
#weatherbomb at park #Portstewart @barrabest pic.twitter.com/O4aLXtn5Be
— Mary McCann (@mkellycann) December 11, 2014
@Leicester_Merc the #weatherbomb caused some damage in countesthorpe last night! pic.twitter.com/P5OoosCgDr — Jessica Lucas (@JessicaGLucas) December 11, 2014Spectacular waves today near Port Wemyss on Islay. Try to spot the face in the wave!! #scotstorm #weatherbomb pic.twitter.com/6K3q7CFEnz — Isle of Islay (@isleofislay) December 10, 2014Pic from Eilean Donan Castle showing a waterfall being blown back uphill #weatherbomb pic.twitter.com/5FvO2fTqSB — Graham Huband (@C_GHuband) December 9, 2014Content created with:
