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Leinster flooding - 24th October 2011

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    #212
    slowburner
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    If this weather is coming up from the south then an end is in sight (touch wood) - hasn't rained here for an hour.


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    #213
    Cionád
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    ThisRegard wrote: »
    The Poddle bursting it's banks by someone on twitter http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DO5-VMCGPCWY%26feature%3Dshare&feature=share&v=O5-VMCGPCWY&gl=IE

    Link wont work

    Is this it?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5-VMCGPCWY


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    #214
    ninebeanrows
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    Almost stopped here now.


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    #215
    rc28
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    M7 closed between j6 and j7, flooded on many side roads too. Rain moderate here in Meath.


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    #216
    ThisRegard
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    damino wrote: »
    wonder will the Liffey burst its banks with such heavy rain?

    Strawberry beds already so apparently.


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    #217
    torres9kop
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    dundrum shopping centre being evacuated right now


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    #218
    lucy2010
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    Waters bursting up out of the sewers on the side of the road .. mad. right hows high tide going to effect us now ???


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    #219
    cormie
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    crushproof wrote: »
    Where abouts is the flooding? Might try head out and get some snaps

    Just down from the Esso station between Monkstown and Dun Laoghaire Dart station, a few cars broken down and everything!


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    #220
    ThisRegard
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    Cionád wrote: »
    Link wont work

    Is this it?

    That's the one, on a mobile and the link I posted was the one my session gave me.


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    #221
    Cionád
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    Dundrum Town Centre ground floor under water

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    #222
    Sala
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    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    The underground car park in the Merrion Shopping Centre was flooding a few hours ago, wouldn't care to think what its like now!

    I tried to go there about an hour ago (I know.. I'm an idiot but I hadn't been following AA and needed milk!) Car park was shut so I turned right on to Merrion road and got stuck in a long line of traffic and very frightening conditions. My car literally fell into a puddle at one stage where there must be a dip and I honestly thought I was going to get stuck.


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    #223
    DOCARCH
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    Cionád wrote: »
    Dundrum Town Centre ground floor under water

    Can you imagine what the car parks are like? :eek: There are at least 2 levels of car parking under that.

    Just reached 82.0mm here since midnight. Rain has eased off very light now.


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    #224
    MiNdGaM3
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    Thanks for all the pics, videos and reports everyone. Keep 'em coming and stay safe!


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    #225
    Not
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    Not wrote: »
    This is absolutely insane. This area of Terenure has never flooded before. The road all the gardens, I suspect its already in some neighbouring houses. The drains are competely inundated, turn on the tap and the drain gurgles - no leaves causing this problem, drains just cant cope with volume, also plumes of air bubbles coming up through the water over the driveway and lawn, making a loud hissing sound to compete with the sound of the deluge falling. Really hope this rain stops soon.

    I'd seriously advise anyone living near flood prone rivers to get ready for a serious flood deluge if you haven't already got one, this is completely unprecented (in the last 40 years at least) even hurricane Charlie just produced a puddle at the doorstep.


    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:


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    #226
    Cionád
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    The Luas Blue line(r)

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    Near the Aisling hotel


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    #227
    rc28
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    Just some pics from Twitter of Dublin floods - second one is at Trinity's front square, never seen that flood before!

    http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/317069_2598626810608_1402911023_33072040_1664536187_n.jpg

    http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/310794_2598625170567_1402911023_33072038_416982597_n.jpg


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    #228
    crosstownk
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    dub56 wrote: »
    Jeez,you wouldnt put your mother-in-law out in that.

    I would, actually :D

    Eased off here in a big way. Now it's just normal 'Irish rain'. Met.ie radar would indicate that it will stop soon.
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    #229
    PixelTrawler
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    My GF lives off Emmet Road in Kilmanhaim. The Camac river has risen up to the level of the ground floor apartments. Her car (which she only has a month) was parked on the road and the water is up to the steering wheel inside it.
    The basement of the apartments is up to the ceiling in water. Several cars down there too.


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    #230
    Villain
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    Keep reports of roads coming.


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    #231
    Reckless Abandonment
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    DOCARCH wrote: »
    Can you imagine what the car parks are like? :eek: There are at least 2 levels of car parking under that.

    Just reached 82.0mm here since midnight. Rain has eased off very light now.

    There is a small river running along the west side of the centre that has probably
    burst its aqueduct it was running trough, its going to make a big mess


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    #232
    Paparazzo
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    Nightmare journey home. On my route home:
    Dolphin Road along the canal was completely flooded. Went through about 100m long flood at least 2 foot deep. David Road at blackhorse was flooded. Naas road after the Kilmore road junction was flooded. Kylemore road was flooded. Long mile road around Bikeworld was flooded. Nangor Road was flooded. JFK drive (parallell with naas road, along the BMW garage) was flooded.

    Italics are floods so bad I wouldn't chance going through them. Was on a motorbike. Most of those floods had a car or 2 broken down in the middle of them! Long mile looked deepest, no one on the side heading towards the Naas road was chancing it. Glad to get home!


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    #233
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    My other half stuck in traffic at Islandbridge, said they have been diverted, from Kilmainham I think


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    #234
    ninebeanrows
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    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!


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    #235
    TheBody
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    Any reports of the roads around DCU? I've to drive to college there tomorrow.


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    #236
    crushproof
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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!

    High tide between 10 and 10.30 around Dublin, should be interesting to say the least!


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    #237
    Paparazzo
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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!

    Did someone post earlier high tide was around 9:30 pm?


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    #238
    pigeonbutler
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    Paparazzo wrote: »
    Did someone post earlier high tide was around 9:30 pm?

    Depends where ya are. 22.19 for Dublin Port (North Wall) http://www.irishtimes.com/weather/tides.html


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    #239
    eigrod
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    Is that blob on the radar that's been crossing Brittany & Cornwall the last hour heading towards our East Coast ?


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    #240
    rc28
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    Wolfe Tone Quay closed in Dublin due to flooding according to AA twitter - that couldn't be the Liffey already breaking banks could it? I thought the banks were much higher on that end. High tide in next two hours - will be interesting.


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    #241
    Cionád
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    rc28 wrote: »
    Wolfe Tone Quay closed in Dublin due to flooding according to AA twitter - that couldn't be the Liffey already breaking banks could it? I thought the banks were much higher on that end. High tide in next two hours - will be interesting.

    Possibly, Garda Traffic tweeted:

    Parnell Rd, Crumlin Rd, Collinstown Lane and North Quays all closed to traffic due to flooding.


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