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

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    #242
    shamwari
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    What ?:eek:


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    #243
    squonk
    Registered Users Posts: 8,583 ✭✭✭squonk


    What is happening with this shower? All day the predominant travel of the chowers has been SW to NE but this seems to be travelling SW to SE. It's just bubbling up here again now. I reckon we're heading into another arm of it because it was just getting bright but has gotten dark here now again. Still rumbles of thunder and some decent flashes. Is there another system coming into contact with an exisitng one?


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    #244
    Snowbie
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    Sferics easing off a tad but rumbles can still be heard.

    Edit more lightning to my North. Lots of IC in this one
    Rain rate back upto 84mm/hr


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    #245
    shamwari
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭shamwari


    Still very lively here in Rush snowbie. THe lightning seems to be quite high up. The sound of the thunder is untreal, almost echoy...


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    #246
    Snowbie
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    Yea i witnessed more lightning there m8.

    Max rain rate at 111.8mm/hr and upto 27mm of rainfall for the day


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    #247
    Abi
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    Same here, still lingering.


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    #248
    Conor108
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    Dying down here now pretty much stopped :(

    !1000TH POST!


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    #249
    squonk
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    It's a good show here. Lightening is high up IC for the most part. One or two nice CG's though but the thunder is great


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    #250
    shamwari
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    Rain here is still torrential, the core of the storm looks like it might have moved offshore now.


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    #251
    Snowbie
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    Max rain rate upto 129.5mm/hr
    Some lightning still to my north and it's IC.

    33.8mm today and nearly 25mm from this storm.


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    #252
    squonk
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    Rain has gotten torrential here now and there's a breeze picking up and still some rumbles


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    #253
    squonk
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    My god.... rain rate 3.39 inch/hr now and a total so far for today of .8 inch!!


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    #254
    Sierra Oscar
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    Just had a few massive booms of thunder here!


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    #255
    Mr Benevolent
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    No more thunder here for the past 10 minutes, still raining but sky beginning to break up. Anything still out there?

    Edit: Looks like it's moving east out to sea.


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    #256
    shamwari
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    Power gone now in Santry. I believe many roads in the city are seriously flooded.

    From AA Roadwatch site:

    MAIN TRAFFIC* * There are heavy downpours throughout the country and there is a lot of surface water to contend with. Slow down, stay a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you and be vigilant.
    *LAOIS* A river has burst it's banks along the Ballyroan to Portlaoise Rd at Cashel Cross. One lane is open to traffic. Avoid the area if possible though. Gardai and emergency services are on the scene. Expect delays.
    *KILDARE* Flooding around the Celbridge town. Many roads are impassable. Avoid any unnecessary journeys and Main St in particular.


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    #257
    ntlbell
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    it's up over my car wheels in cabra :eek:


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    #258
    Jesus Wept
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkEvy-9yVyQ


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    #259
    BendiBus
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    Got caught outside in it (Ballyfermot/Chapelizod). Watched, helpless, as a wall of water approached me. Totally unreal looking. Drenched beyond belief. My shoes were filled within a couple of seconds :(

    Arrived home a couple of minutes later to find my balcony flooding. Spent half hour bailing it out with a bucket. Never thought I'd have to do something like that in a second floor apartment :eek:


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    #260
    Mr Benevolent
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    Hmmm. Rainfall radar is showing lots more heading towards Dublin.


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    #261
    Sierra Oscar
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    Fire Brigade just left the station here in Newport, guessing responding to flooding calls. It is bucketing down at the moment!


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    #262
    squonk
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    Rain is lightening off here but I'm up to 1.05 inches of rain today so far. My guage is slightly sheltered so I'd even add a nit to that figure more than likely. Unreal! Still some thingder booming but it's getting more distant now


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    #263
    shamwari
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    Saw that alright. IF the current humidity continues then these showers could explode too.


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    #264
    Snowbie
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    http://www.sat24.com/frame.php?html=view&country=gb&sat=vis

    Lots of cells now building over the west


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    #265
    tomcosgrave
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    Easing off here in Ayrfield now, still the odd distant rumble of thunder. Persistant rain, but much less heavy than it was.


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    #266
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,743 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    No thunderstorm here - just a couple of rumbles. However rain is intense!

    24.1mm of rain reported at Dublin AP at 1700

    My rain gauge is acting the maggot :mad::confused::mad: of all the f*****g days!


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    #267
    cuppa
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    Just kicked off again in D20 ,,,,heavy rain again


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    #268
    Snowbie
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    36.8mm today and still raining.
    25.9mm in the last hour.


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    #269
    Mobhi1
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    Still heavy rain - there's flooding in the garden - a little lake under the plum tree! Only 15.9 now.


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    #270
    PauloMN
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    cuppa wrote: »
    Just kicked off again in D20 ,,,,heavy rain again

    Ditto here in Clonee. Had a respite of about 20 mins with just light rain, pouring down again now. If this keeps up tonight and tomorrow, we're in trouble. The ground was already pretty wet yesterday when I cut the grass.


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    #271
    DOCARCH
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    Snowbie wrote: »
    http://www.sat24.com/frame.php?html=view&country=gb&sat=vis

    Lots of cells now building over the west

    Bet you they'll head for north Dublin!


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