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Leinster flooding - 24th October 2011

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    #242
    The Scientician
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    Leaky roof in Superquinn in Swords, otherwise the rain isn't that heavy anymore. Quite pleasant to walk in when well covered up.


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    #243
    fred funk }{
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    Does anyone know what condition the N11 is in?


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    #244
    BMSF
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    Heard Dart's all down. Hope it'll be all ok tomorrow :-(


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    #245
    DOCARCH
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    eigrod wrote: »
    Is that blob on the radar that's been crossing Brittany & Cornwall the last hour heading towards our East Coast ?

    YES!


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    #246
    [Deleted User]
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    Haha, talk about enterprising, was on Facebook, and whats on the main page only an add for Sandbags :)


    Need sandbags?

    Irelands biggest supplier! No quantity too big or small! We can supply wholesale or post a few to your house! Full bags coming in 2010!


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    #247
    zenno
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    I'm getting a bit worried now as the flooding outside my house is getting higher and higher. the road in front of us is completely flooded and we are on a bit of a hill but it's rising fast, it's a couple of feet high now. will have to keep an eye on it.


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    #248
    Derfil
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    Weathercheck wrote: »
    Heavy rain started again.

    Any facts on high tide times.

    Time lag to water from the mountain coming down the Liffey?

    I did do some hydrology but not enough!

    The Liffey is damned at Poulaphouca. Should be able to regulate the flow of the Liffey I'd imagine.


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    #249
    rc28
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    Got this from another thread but it's pretty funny the Dundrum centre is flooding - http://www.irishconcrete.ie/Flood_Flooring_precast.html Another gift from the Celtic Tiger :rolleyes:


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    #250
    slowburner
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    High tide at Dublin port is at 22.19 and height is predicted to be 4.1m and 4.4m tomorrow.
    Floodwaters move downstream at an average rate of around 4mph (from memory - could be wrong)


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    #251
    Riamfada
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    Cars submerged in Templeogue along the Poddle. Seriously worried about the house.


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    #252
    ninebeanrows
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    I would suggest the high tide in the morning will be the biggest concern.

    I think time lag is usually 12 to 18 hours


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    #253
    DOCARCH
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    Derfil wrote: »
    The Liffey is damned at Poulaphouca. Should be able to regulate the flow of the Liffey I'd imagine.

    The problem is that if they also have to let a lot of water out to stop the floodwaters breaching the dam. The same thing happens on the Dodder, usually they have to release water from Bohernabreena and that can cause a lot of flooding along that river.

    Rain stoped here now with a total of 82.0mm since midnight and a 48hr total of 125.1mm!


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    #254
    ThisRegard
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    Paparazzo wrote: »
    Did someone post earlier high tide was around 9:30 pm?

    According to Dublin Fire Brigade they are expecting an ' unusually high tide', so not the normal high tide.


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    #255
    Thor
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UujJDBMhgEU


    This was another video i recorded at the dropping well, This was at around 6pm. The pace is destroyed now. The dodder is hitting the second floor on the pub.


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    #256
    biomed32
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    saw this on Facebook!
    https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/309728_2291411279364_1071477487_2613553_1033319218_n.jpg


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    #257
    MagicMarker
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    Thor wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UujJDBMhgEU


    This was another video i recorded at the dropping well, This was at around 6pm. The pace is destroyed now. The dodder is hitting the second floor on the pub.
    Must have been earlier, it was dark at 6pm.


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    #258
    Cuddlesworth
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    Riamfada wrote: »
    Cars submerged in Templeogue along the Poddle. Seriously worried about the house.

    At the KCR?


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    #259
    Not
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    Not wrote: »
    Rain eased off now thankfully, flooding subsiding, can now see the problem. yes, it is leaves. Clogging the drains on the road and diverting the rainwater into gardens and domestic drains :rolleyes:

    Having said that, a bus just went through the remains of the flood outside causing the bath drain to gurgle loudly:eek:, so maybe water inundation in the drains is blocking the leaves, rather than the other way around !


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    #260
    MagicMarker
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    biomed32 wrote: »
    saw this on Facebook!
    https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/309728_2291411279364_1071477487_2613553_1033319218_n.jpg
    Is that Dundrum S.C?


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    #261
    cameramonkey
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    Weathercheck wrote: »
    Heavy rain started again.

    Any facts on high tide times.

    Time lag to water from the mountain coming down the Liffey?

    I did do some hydrology but not enough!


    was up in coronation plantation earlier, left about 7pm, the amount of water going into the liffey there was amazing, the river was at least 1meter above normal levels, higher in other parts. all the roads have a few inches of water and the bogs up at the sally gap are saturated, water just running off them. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=75111314

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    #262
    Derfil
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    N7 closed between Castlewarden and Johnstown. Carnage. Good news is it looks to be easing off now.


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    #263
    Cionád
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    MagicMarker wrote: »
    Is that Dundrum S.C?

    Yes

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    #264
    lee_baby_simms
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    Weathercheck wrote: »

    Time lag to water from the mountain coming down the Liffey?

    19 hrs approx.

    Pollaphuca has huge storage - the water collected there will be drawn down slowly over the next few weeks. The flow from Pollaphuca has to be controlled because Leixlip has to discharge exactly what comes in.


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    #265
    royalflush2003
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    Very dry here watching telly having a hot drink , crazy weather outside , y do people go out , how is shankill ,??


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    #266
    ctrl-alt-delete
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    Mayhem at dublin airport flight wise, a flight in the air for me that has 25 mins of fuel left or will have to divert to shannon, as my original one has.

    None are being allowed land. Not going to be an enjoyable evening at all.


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    #267
    Danbo!
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    royalflush2003 wrote: »
    Very dry here watching telly having a hot drink , crazy weather outside , y do people go out , how is shankill ,??

    I don't think the whole city hopped in their cars for the craic, it was rush hour traffic, folk trying to get home from work.


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    #268
    bigron2109
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    Dundrum

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    #269
    Dyr
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    MilanPan!c wrote: »
    just had a leak develop in the kitchen.... first one in 10+ years...crazy stuff... there's a small stream behind our house... getting a bit nervous... it'd have to raise 2 feet though... so not THAT nervous...

    Sky back... crisis averted... whooops now it's gone again... glad they don't use satellite technology for anything important...

    Only moved into a place this summer and the kitchen was like a sieve earlier on. Nightmare


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    #270
    Cionád
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    More Dundrum

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    #271
    Trevor451
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    wouldn't it just be great if my school got flooded :D


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