Leinster flooding - 24th October 2011

sparrowcar · 24-10-2011 10:56pm

Off duty Garda swept away by flood waters in Blessington...just on RTE news.:(

Welsh Wizard · 24-10-2011 10:57pm

Welsh Wizard wrote: »

Ok I think this maybe needs to hold on to the title a bit..

I've noticed another sPlurg of colour on the met office radar to the south of us.. Can the weather people tell me if this is heading for the east coast, uk or fizzle out...?

Can I suggest maybe starting another(if not already one) thread about current conditions, people's travels home, reports etc

Thanks.

Why bother..?

MilanPan!c · 24-10-2011 10:57pm

Cartoon_Head wrote: »

Well it's put me out of my home.

I live in a basement flat in Churchtown and when I last saw it at about 9.30 there was about 6-8 inches of water everywhere and rising. It was coming up through the floor, everywhere at once. I'm a bit stunned right now.

As for Dundrum Town Centre, I did expect this to happen at some point. If you are familiar with the former Dundrum Bowl, you will know why.

I'm just trying to find out if all the Basement car parks filled up completely with water too.

Eeeek!

Good luck!! That's awful

yosser hughes · 24-10-2011 10:58pm

joe stodge wrote: »

some gobsh1te taxi man on the fm104 phoneshow is blaming the goverment on all this rain/flooding.:rolleyes:

Well, the inability of this country to cope is the issue.I'm not saying it's this government but I was out in this and I saw very few emergency services dealing with the problem or even preparing for it. So in a way the damage this will do is sucessive governments fault.

Danno · 24-10-2011 10:58pm

NickDrake wrote: »

ANOTHER terrible forecast by Met Eireann. This amount of rain was not forecast.

Some shower of clowns.

Yawn, it WAS forecast... 40mm to 70mm was generally forecast, possibly more in places. It's not Met Eireanns fault if people give planning permission for/build/buy houses on flat flood plains.

Cantona's Collars · 24-10-2011 10:58pm

Sky News forecast this next batch of rain this evening,strange that Irish Tv forecasts didn't earlier.If it rolls up the East coast the flooding situation will get much much worse.
Some amazing pics and vids being posted in AH from Dublin:eek:.

Thor · 24-10-2011 11:00pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3wD6UY5vBA

More videos, Took this down the road from me at the dropping well.

Conchir · 24-10-2011 11:04pm

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The Bayside DART station subway through to Baldoyle. Note that the path drops much lower inside the tunnel than where the person is standing.

DominoDub · 24-10-2011 11:04pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzLwz37nLiQ

27 bus going through Dolphin's Barn:o

patneve2 · 24-10-2011 11:05pm

Weeks on end of above average temperatures have left a lot of energy around Europe...bit of instability on that and bam, intense rain. Just the other day in Rome 80-150mm (depending on area) of rain fell in just two hours...

km79 · 24-10-2011 11:06pm

zerks wrote: »

Sky News forecast this next batch of rain this evening,strange that Irish Tv forecasts didn't earlier.If it rolls up the East coast the flooding situation will get much much worse.
Some amazing pics and vids being posted in AH from Dublin:eek:.

What direction is that rain going

redsteveireland · 24-10-2011 11:06pm

nizo888 wrote: »

I hope all the windows are up

sorry, but that's not funny.

sarsfield06 · 24-10-2011 11:07pm

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.

Saw the bottle banks and a car float out of the car park at about 8pm this evening.

santasbird · 24-10-2011 11:07pm

Inside Bayside Train Station

:eek:

M.T. Cranium · 24-10-2011 11:07pm

With regard to the rain now falling over Cornwall, would expect that this will tend to fragment and move at least partially offshore (to east) but there could be a further 3-5 mms of rain from it towards 0400h-0700h. Given the ongoing flooding, this will not have much impact on what is likely to happen in any case. But keeping an eye on it, the guidance for this has remained about the same but it has been creeping closer. I think the worst it could do is to add about 10 mms, but there's no frontal boundary for this to use as a path towards Dublin, and a developing southwest flow at higher levels set to steer this a bit further east than the major rainfall system just finished.

By the way, this thread was excellent and did a lot to emphasize the concern for flooding before it happened, so well done to those who were busy on this front earlier today.

Cantona's Collars · 24-10-2011 11:07pm

km79 wrote: »

What direction is that rain going

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

Thor · 24-10-2011 11:07pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ethLrHvagA

Another video, The dodder looks fierce!

The poor Dropping well!!

spockety · 24-10-2011 11:08pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sguW9SbnYRI

Outside Maxwell Motors in Blackrock

Glenvw · 24-10-2011 11:09pm

Cartoon_Head wrote: »

Well it's put me out of my home.

I live in a basement flat in Churchtown and when I last saw it at about 9.30 there was about 6-8 inches of water everywhere and rising. It was coming up through the floor, everywhere at once. I'm a bit stunned right now.

As for Dundrum Town Centre, I did expect this to happen at some point. If you are familiar with the former Dundrum Bowl, you will know why.

I'm just trying to find out if all the Basement car parks filled up completely with water too.

I am so sorry to hear about your home. Will home insurance cover

crushproof · 24-10-2011 11:10pm

santasbird wrote: »

Inside Bayside Train Station :eek:

Wow!

eigrod · 24-10-2011 11:11pm

This doesn't look good at all. Hopefully he will be found alive.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1024/wicklow_flooding.html

A search and rescue operation is under way in Co Wicklow after a young Garda was swept away in floods near Blessington.

A search and rescue operation is under way in Co Wicklow after an off-duty Garda was swept away in floods near Blessington.

It is thought the officer was swept away in a flood after attempting to divert traffic away from a dangerous bridge.

The Garda Helicopter, Coast Guard and several mountain rescue teams are involved in the operation.

The bridge near Ballysmuttan was in danger of being swept away by strong river flow.

It is thought several bridges in the area have collapsed this evening, but the newly-built bridge at Ballysmuttan remains in place

Su Campu · 24-10-2011 11:11pm

Some nice videos and pics on Irishweatheronline

duckysauce · 24-10-2011 11:11pm

santasbird wrote: »

Inside Bayside Train Station :eek:

fcuk do you have scuba gear on?:eek:

Bishop_Donal · 24-10-2011 11:11pm

2236: Met Éireann forecast from 2230:
"Spells of heavy rain affecting parts of north Leinster and Ulster will continue to clear northwards overnight, with drier weather developing in many areas and just a little patchy rain or drizzle.
"However, another spell of persistent and locally heavy rain will spread into much of Munster and south Leinster overnight."

NickDrake · 24-10-2011 11:12pm

Danno wrote: »

Yawn, it WAS forecast... 40mm to 70mm was generally forecast, possibly more in places. It's not Met Eireanns fault if people give planning permission for/build/buy houses on flat flood plains.

Link?

A lot more fell than that lad.

Yawn - your defence of your employers is pathetic

sdanseo · 24-10-2011 11:12pm

Madpaddy79 wrote: »

The rush hour drive home this evening in the Dublin Region will not be fun.

Certainly on the ball. Well done.

I was inbound on the M1 remembering that post, thinking to myself "what was he on about".

Then I jammed on the brakes to avoid the small river that appeared in front of me, blocking the HS and 3 of the 4 running lanes. Chaos ensued.
As for my journey home - 1.5 hours of madness. Came out of the tunnel after waiting 20 mins to get into it, veered off the M1 onto M50 SB, came off at ballymun to go round the airport. All flooded. Tried the R132, impassable at ALSAA. Tried to get the other direction to Coolock Lane, impassable. Back to Ballymun.M50, down the M50 NB, onto the N32 and out the Malahide Road.

Got home at 9.30 which by all accounts wasn't half bad, about 1.5 hours or slightly more. My mam on the other hand was in the car for 3.25 hours coming from D4 to here. Total gridlock.