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Severe Storm January 2nd/3rd 2012 (Malin records gust to 169km/hr)

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    #872
    mickger844posts
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,466 Mod ✭✭✭✭mickger844posts


    Max Gust still 58km/h about one hour ago. Average 32km/h. Judging by the Data can't say its got any stronger in the last hour in Waterford City.

    www.waterfordcityweather.com/wxindex.php


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    #873
    CB19Kevo
    Registered Users Posts: 799 ✭✭✭CB19Kevo


    Extreme gusts now in S. Kerry and its making a unsettling hissing noise :confused:


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    #874
    Lumi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭Lumi


    Wind is intensifying : Latest Gust 44mph, 10 min mean 26mph, bearing WSW

    Temp is a balmy 11.9C

    Baro 981.48 hPa - Falling Quickly

    www.galwaycityweather.com


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    #875
    seanknowsall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭seanknowsall


    I hate to say it but I think the reaction tomorrow will be "What was all the hype about?" There seems to be a growing trend on here of weather events being hyped up and then, as one poster on here put it, end up as a damp squib!!


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    #876
    John.Icy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,015 ✭✭✭John.Icy


    Wild Bill wrote: »

    As this storm appears, thus far, to be another damp squid, I'm off to bed.

    Considering that this is only really after kicking off, and the fact that Dublin was never in line for winds like the west and north, how do you call it a damp squid?


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    #877
    snow ghost
    Registered Users Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭snow ghost


    Really bad out there now.

    I'm watching various lights going on and off in the distance and hearing various crashing and breaking noises.

    There will certainly be serious structural damage in the morning.


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    #878
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    Cloud structure looking ominous for the northwest and would go with recent report in Mayo coast and Galway. Storm strengthening rapidly probably near 960 mb at this point.


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    #879
    delw
    Registered Users Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭delw


    still lightly raining,wind/gusts seemed to of died down for now,off to bed ,stay safe people


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    #880
    maquiladora
    Registered Users Posts: 11,134 ✭✭✭✭maquiladora


    I'm hittin the sack guys. Thanks for all the reports. Hope people in the high risk areas don't get any damage. Enjoy the wind!


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    #881
    Tactical
    Registered Users Posts: 1,542 ✭✭✭Tactical


    G'nite gang,

    need a little shut eye before the morning.

    Look forward to reading the posts I miss but hopefully when I surface in a couple of hours things will be picking up a bit here in Dublin.


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    #882
    M.T. Cranium
    Registered Users Posts: 14,422 ✭✭✭✭M.T. Cranium


    Pressure now down to 962 mbs at K4 ... wind reports have ceased ... think the centre must be around 55N 10W now.

    Variations in wind across the northwest are probably due to topographic effects but also a weaker wind field inside the 976 mb isobar at present, the stronger winds are evidently spiralling into the system and not hitting Belmullet or Donegal Bay yet (in general terms, there may be local differences).

    Would be very cautious about staying anywhere away from shelter in the calm zone just mentioned because hurricane force gusts could materialize at any time now. This storm has deepened at rates that are very unusual, 18 mbs in three hours at the K4 buoy is the biggest three-hour fall I've ever seen outside of a fast-moving hurricane, and I went back to compare with the superstorm of 26 Jan 1978 to find 15-16 mb falls with that one.

    Your reports are helping us a lot, but there is no marine data in the exact grid (west of Galway Bay) that I would currently like to have for confirmation of what I suspect may be 70-80 knot wind gusts developing.

    Back to watching and reading the reports. Dublin-Meath questions generally speaking, the storm has blown itself out on the warm advection side now, and you'll probably get some variations all night before stronger winds develop around 0700-0900h as a consequence of the west coast winds funnelling through the central lowlands.

    Remember, we can predict the general situation but you have to be your own local forecaster, hills and tall buildings can funnel the wind and block it out for some locations.

    For Donegal, I am going to stick my neck out here and say, where winds not already strong, expect a rapid intensification soon (0300-0500) with violent force 12 gusts likely (to 140 km/hr or perhaps even higher in spots). Direction will be WSW veering to WNW. Nasty squalls of hail and rain may develop then hill snow by mid-day.


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    #883
    james08
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    Getting very windy in Sligo now... really has intensified within the last half hour!


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    #884
    seanknowsall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭seanknowsall


    John.Icy wrote: »
    Considering that this is only really after kicking off, and the fact that Dublin was never in line for winds like the west and north, how do you call it a damp squid?
    True.... Dublin was never in line for winds like the west and north but in fairness the winds in the north and west are hardly strong or anyways unusual....and one of MT's earlier alerts/posts mentioned that Dublin would see some severe winds.... perhaps this swathe of imminent severe winds will push up speeds across the country? I hope so....


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    #885
    redsteveireland
    Registered Users Posts: 3,034 ✭✭✭redsteveireland


    seanknowsall wrote: »
    I hate to say it but I think the reaction tomorrow will be "What was all the hype about?" There seems to be a growing trend on here of weather events being hyped up and then, as one poster on here put it, end up as a damp squib!!

    I won't be saying that, Snow Ghost won't be saying that...Storm is only starting to wind up off the west coast so plenty more to come.


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    #886
    TheMilkyPirate
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    snow ghost wrote: »
    Really bad out there now.

    I'm watching various lights going on and off in the distance and hearing various crashing and breaking noises.

    There will certainly be serious structural damage in the morning.

    Any way of throwing up a video SG?


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    #887
    Sponge Bob
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    He lives in the country and it is dark. Get a video upped for Baraca there so he can complain about the picture quality Snow Ghost. :p


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    #888
    snaps
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    snow ghost wrote: »
    Really bad out there now.

    I'm watching various lights going on and off in the distance and hearing various crashing and breaking noises.

    There will certainly be serious structural damage in the morning.

    Its worse ive heard for ages, the young lad is awake now and screaming. The roof here is rattling with gusts. Funny thing is, the wheelie bins that always blow over on a windy monday night before collection are still standing!


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    #889
    bassy
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    snaps wrote: »
    Its worse ive heard for ages, the young lad is awake now and screaming. The roof here is rattling with gusts. Funny thing is, the wheelie bins that always blow over on a windy monday night before collection are still standing!

    must be some serious xmas snacks left overs in that wheelie bin :D


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    #890
    TheMilkyPirate
    Registered Users Posts: 5,992 ✭✭✭TheMilkyPirate


    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    He lives in the country and it is dark. Get a video upped for Baraca there so he can complain about the picture quality Snow Ghost. :p

    Most phones/camcorders have a light these days. :)


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    #891
    jirafa
    Registered Users Posts: 2,391 ✭✭✭jirafa


    Current Cork Harbour Weather


    Summary
    Date: 03/01/12
    Time: 3:00 LMT
    Forecast
    Increasing clouds and cooler. Precipitation possible within 6 hours Windy with possible wind shift to the W, NW, or N.
    Temp
    Temp: 11.7 °C
    Humidity: 98 %
    Dewpoint: 11.4 °C
    Pressure
    Now: 989.7 mb
    Trend: Falling Rapidly
    Wind (10 mins)
    Dirn: SW
    Speed: 15.5 kt
    Wind (Today)
    Max Gust: 40.0 kt
    Rain
    Today: 0.6 mm
    Rate: 0.0 mm/hr

    Wind Speed
    windTodaySmall.php


    Info from ..................... http://86.43.106.118/weather/


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    #892
    snow ghost
    Registered Users Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭snow ghost


    baraca wrote: »
    Any way of throwing up a video SG?

    I thought about getting one 10 mins ago baraca, but tbh I never really take videos; have never uploaded a vid to youtube nor am I a member and figured it would be too dark unless I went out to get it under some kind of light. Sorry mate, I know it would have been good and I really should get into the videos when I get a chance.

    It has quitened down a bit now, still bad and lights flicking.

    Be safe people - its a dangerous one alright.


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    #893
    tzfrantic
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭tzfrantic


    can these winds knock down trees


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    #894
    bassy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,552 ✭✭✭bassy


    tzfrantic wrote: »
    can these winds knock down trees

    apparently yes.


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    #895
    tzfrantic
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭tzfrantic


    why apparently


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    #896
    Panda Moanium
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭Panda Moanium


    Gusts starting to get scary now (I'm a few miles north of Castlebar). There's a tree close enough to the house to do serious damage if it were to topple, and the wind is coming in just the wrong direction for that to happen. Thinking of moving downstairs for a few hours. Certainly won't sleep while this is going on...


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    #897
    snaps
    Registered Users Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    tzfrantic wrote: »
    can these winds knock down trees

    No its the wrong type of wind.....................!!!!


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    #898
    SnowY32
    Registered Users Posts: 226 ✭✭SnowY32


    I thought it was the west and north west getting hit by this storm?? im in cork and there is slates flying outside and the gaff is creeking never seen wind as bad, stay safe!


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    #899
    elvis99
    Registered Users Posts: 173 ✭✭elvis99


    Just got really horrible in the last 10 minutes in Headford, Co Galway, wheelie bin in the middle of the road :mad:


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    #900
    tzfrantic
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭tzfrantic


    snaps wrote: »
    No its the wrong type of wind.....................!!!!
    what type of wind can knock down trees then


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    #901
    redsteveireland
    Registered Users Posts: 3,034 ✭✭✭redsteveireland


    snaps wrote: »
    No its the wrong type of wind.....................!!!!

    I wouldn't even bother.

    No real change here. House creaking again.


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