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Thunderstorms and Convective Potential (Dublin Floods 9/8/08)

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    #302
    Mr Benevolent
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    And it's not over yet.


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    #303
    Calina
    Registered Users Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭Calina


    well we circled over Dublin airport for about 20 minutes waiting for thunderstorms to abate before landing and the road home was flooded.

    what a lovely welcome after two days away. argghhhhh


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    #304
    Snowbie
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    Two individual cells have exploded over the midlands with and east track to them. Radar returns don't show them up yet nor any Sferics so far.

    http://www.sat24.com/frame.php?html=view&country=gb

    Edit: Just appeared on radar in last 5 min run.


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    #305
    BoardsRanger
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    wouldnt like to be stuck on the m50 now:
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    #306
    Mr Benevolent
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    That's quite a puddle! :D

    Satellite is showing some major CBs to the west of Dublin. Huge they are!


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    #307
    shamwari
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    :(Talk about weird - theres a hole in the cloud just east of Portrane with blue sky visible. I saw some aircraft departing and arriving fly through it. I can also see sea fog rolling onshore from the sea around Portrane. The sky west of Swords looks like it's brewing up again as it did earlier. :(


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    #308
    Supercell
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    BoardsRanger wrote: »
    wouldnt like to be stuck on the m50 now:
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    WOW excellent stuff, thats missed here totally. Thats a a dampner on a Saturday night for many for sure. The tailbacks must be huuuge!!
    Should also add, why the feck are is there such flooding, its hardly a one in 10 year etc occurrence?
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie

    Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/



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    #309
    Jip
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    Take a look at the Blanchardstown exit on the N3. Totally backed up outbound due to flooding on the N3 at the Centre.
    Problem for me is I have to get from D15 to Tallaght in back in the next hour, don't think it's happening !


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    #310
    Mr Benevolent
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    First lightning in the Midlands.


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    #311
    Snowbie
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    Yep first sferics. Looks to be a S Dublin bearing this time.


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    #312
    Snowbie
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    Snowbie wrote: »
    Yep first sferics. Looks to be a S Dublin bearing this time.
    Nope, looks like the CB is dissipating on satellite.


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    #313
    tomcosgrave
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    Very quiet here now in D13 as I'm sure Snowbie will attest.
    Anything else coming our way later, Snowbie?


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    #314
    highdef
    Registered Users Posts: 6,155 ✭✭✭highdef


    My parents are currently trying to get from Baldoyle to my apt in Northwood, Santry for dinner but they're having no luck. Stuck in Beumont now!!!. M50 is a defo NO NO. Anyone been traveling that way by any chance???


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    #315
    mobby
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    very very heavy rain again in celbridge atm, never seen the likes of the flooding in this area.


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    #316
    Snowbie
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    tomcosgrave wrote: »
    Very quiet here now in D13 as I'm sure Snowbie will attest.
    Anything else coming our way later, Snowbie?
    Looks like somewhere i'd say north of Swords and south of Drogheda is going to get another severe downpour in the next half hour.

    Radar has the intensity slightly dropped compared to 5mins ago though.


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    #317
    Snowbie
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    Lightning again now over the N Dublin county area.


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    #318
    Abi
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    Massive flash and bang here :)


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    #319
    squonk
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    Heavy rain kicking off here again now. Haven't seen any more lightening or heard any thunder. What I thought was thunder a while ago was a low flying jet I'm pretty sure.


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    #320
    Mullaghteelin
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    Its so dark the street lights are coming on early in Balbriggan. I was just about to turn on the radio to listen for sferics when lightning flashed right overhead. Large drops starting to fall now. We missed out on the very worst of the deluges earlier.


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    #321
    squonk
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    Yeah, I was just about to post about how dark it has gotten in the past few minutes msyelf! It's only 25 to 9... it's crazy.


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    #322
    shamwari
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    A rumble of thunder and some more rain here in Rush. It's looking like its gonna kick off again.


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    #323
    Weather BOFH
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    Absolutely torrential rain here now with winds gusting to over 40km/h


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    #324
    squonk
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    No sign of local thunder or lightening here just yet but the rain has kicked off again in a big way


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    #325
    shamwari
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    Does anyone know if the M1 northbound from Whitehall is open?


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    #326
    Mr Benevolent
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    Looks like it's all going to miss the city. Curses!


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    #327
    eth0_
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    My mate took FIVE HOURS to get from Naul to the city centre this evening due to the floods.


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    #328
    highdef
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    Torrential again here in Northwood, Santry. Wind has suddenly come up too. Looks like this is the last blast before it finally clears!!! The place is in a state. Parents had to turn back :(


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    #329
    squonk
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    Still calm here... no wind yet but it's pouring outside. .95 inches/hr right now. Very nice effect as the sun is going down with the cloud. It's brightened things up again anyway


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    #330
    Weather BOFH
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    Rain has all but stopped here now and totally calm again, last downpour gave 4mm in about 5 minutes.


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    #331
    shantow
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    you wouldn't put a dog out in de weather in Knocklyon currently:P


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