Massive white flash in sky?

W.Shakes-Beer

Anyone just notice a massive flash in the sky there a minute ago? Bright white and covered the whole dublin 5/17 area.

Dont hear any thunder either.

Atlantic Dawn

Yes spotted it 3 times, not sure if it's lightening or not, no thunder after it.

Nozebleed

thought i saw a shooting star just a few mins ago. out in west dublin.

smokie2008

Happened in Dublin 18 too, I was attending the scene of an accident and the firemen and I were waiting on the Gaurds to turn up and they all saw it and figured it must have been someone throwing something at the power lines or something, hardly now if you saw it on the north side too

Omnipresence

Saw it here too - bonkers

smokie2008

This was at 2330 BTW

deftones

deffo lightning .

shabbyalonso

I've seen about 3 or 4 flashes outside my window, in the last hour - it just catches the corner of my eye, as I'm sitting watching tv - weird......what's that all about? I'm in Swords by the way!

Adhamh

Yeah, what the hell?

I saw one two days ago, startled me.

I saw one just 45minutes ago- I was looking down at my feet and suddenly the almightiest flash ever- I was ****ing stunned, frightened. I've never seen lightning that powerful but it was so exceptional that I wanted to run up to some randomer to ask if he thought a bomb went off (joke-kinda) but there was nobody around. Then there was a less intense one a few minutes later, except this time I did hear very delayed thunder as I strained my ears.

And I heard very faint thunder when I started typing this post and pretty loud thunder by the time I've finished this sentence.

But that flash was unlike anything I've witnessed ever- even stronger than the lighting at huge concerts. And it was so far away that I didn't hear anything. Strong stuff...

Siog-Alainn

Saw this twice earlier, about half 11 and again 10 mins later. And I'm in Dunboyne!

W.Shakes-Beer

Yeah there was a massive one there about two minutes ago. Hard to say if its lightning as there really isn't that many clouds out there. Really strange.

heffomike54

I was sitting in my car in Dublin 15 waiting on some fast food and I also saw a massive flash, thought it was a camera or something but didn't see anyone around, very strange.

Holybejaysus

Anyone get any pics/video?

Captain Chaos

There is thunder after it. It's very far away. It's been going on since 23:30, lighting up the whole eastern part of the sky.

smokie2008

Sh!t I just remembered I saw one while I was at the Junction on the n11 at Cabinteely at about 12ish and it was real bright cause I was looking around for one of those camera vans but wasn any, I was one the phone so kinda panicked a bit an looked around, I was stopped but it DEFINATLY wasn lightning

Atlantic Dawn

Just heard thunder now too.

Noo

I've been seeing them all night in all directions, got stunned in my car by one whopper flash. Must be some massive stationary storm out at sea or something, its been going on for hours. I'm starting to hear thunder now...must be getting closer.

Oh and the one that freaked me out in the car was at 8 this evening

i_love_toast

this just in from the rte website "The IMF have landed in Ireland from large saucer like object floating in the sky giving off a somewhat blue light every fifteen minutes".....were doomed!!!!

Equium

I saw them too, and I'm in north Louth. So it must be a huge storm

joker87

saw a couple too, and i think i just heard faint thunder there a min ago but didnt notice a flash before it, but no clouds to be seen, weird

whiskeyman

Wouldn't sound not travel as well in cold, dense air too? That's why thunder not as loud...

Nozebleed

is it snowing yet? im gona make a massive snowman if it is.

Bjorn Bored.

doesnt this type of activity usually occur just before an earthquake? I have hard that as the ground shifts it gives off a sort of an earthlight which is caused by gases being released,could be a biggie:eek:

CrazyRabbit

I haven't seen flashes in the sky like that since I was abducted by aliens & the last lightning storm.

Since I'm still here typing this, I assume it's not the aliens back to take me aga

CrazyBiscuit

A flock of ducks just flew over my house, I can hear a crow and my dog is barking widly. I'm standing in the garden now.

fikay

saw it too in rathmines. I'm sure that it was something boring like lightening but it didn't look like that. I thought the sky was over

Stealthirl

W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »

Yeah there was a massive one there about two minutes ago. Hard to say if its lightning as there really isn't that many clouds out there. Really strange.

i was siting in my car near weston airport and saw a small one then a few min latter a real big one in a SE direction at about that time

John Mason

massive thunder/snow storm just off the coast at moment

big discussions in the weather forum http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056102346&page=21

CrazyBiscuit

Just saw flash and heard thunder. I counted 25 seconds between light and sound. I'm in Nort Dublin.

TravelTales

Yeah, I saw at least five big flashes tonight in Dublin 1. Didn't hear any thunder. Nothing on Met Eireann about lightening.

Danye

Thank God im not the only one that has been seeing these! I thought I was going mad!

I seen it happen in Dublin 12, 7, 2, and 24!!

Although what Im seeing is more like a blue flash of light and cant hear any thunder!

Stealthirl

just seen a big white doubble flash here in celbridge

mass

Just heard thunder at 02:39 but had the curtains closed. Lightening I guess?

Stealthirl

mass wrote: »

Just heard thunder at 02:39 but had the curtains closed. Lightening I guess?

another flash here

mass

Here's the radar live detail. Looks like a fairly big one just offshore:

http://www.met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp

TT09

Just seen this myself no thunder though

dazdrog

just been lookin out for it myself and seen a clear one happening, its 100% lightning as i seen the bolt, + if u check out met.ie youll see theres a storm just off the coast working its way inland
u can view the animated map here http://met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp?ani=y

Magzire

Seen several of them myself coming from the eastern direction. was a bit worrying indeed. myself seen a bright strong blue flash without sound. well now, but just heard thunder. so people i think you can relax now. 2012 didn't come early nor is north korea nuking the planet

Bjorn Bored.

Bjorn Bored. wrote: »

doesnt this type of activity usually occur just before an earthquake? I have hard that as the ground shifts it gives off a sort of an earthlight which is caused by gases being released,could be a biggie:eek:

We're not on the edge of a teutonic plate, hence no earthquakes in Ireland. It's ok to move out from the doorframe/under the table.

Killer Pigeon

Nah, someone's just nuking the British West Coast that's all. And that's not snow, it's ash.

Jay D

Was definitely lightening, thunder isn't always heard when you see it.

shivkk06

seen this in kilkenny at same time as OP and another about 5 mins later frightening sh***e outta me huge big white flash lit up whole sky no thunder heard

GLaDOS

Was walking home last night and saw/heard it. No thunder at first but by the time I got home it was deafening. Was glad to avoid getting soaked!

ardle1

You were not seeing things,, I drive a taxi in Dundalk, and from about 12.30am today I started seeing those white flashes,, was in forkhill at the time,, it was hard to work out were it was coming from,, my last call of the night took me as far as Collon near Drogheda,, By that time it looked as though it was along the east coast somewhere straight out from Clogherhead or there abouts. Must have been lightning,, jus not sure,, Very long thunder storm that was at 4.30am.

caseyann

ardle1 wrote: »

You were not seeing things,, I drive a taxi in Dundalk, and from about 12.30am today I started seeing those white flashes,, was in forkhill at the time,, it was hard to work out were it was coming from,, my last call of the night took me as far as Collon near Drogheda,, By that time it looked as though it was along the east coast somewhere straight out from Clogherhead or there abouts. Must have been lightning,, jus not sure,, Very long thunder storm that was at 4.30am.

It is very odd isnt it,I never saw it before in Ireland.It started from when i saw it about 1200 last night and was still going tis morning,Flashes were going over every five to ten minutes.I heard large booms didnt sound like thunder tbh.
But apparently been happening over few days.I didnt see it before last night though.
I was thinking top gear was causing it lol Then i was thinking meteor shower,never imagined would be lightening,as i have said blue to orange flashes very odd :P

cazzerliam

I was out in Howth and there was thunder and lightning continuously all nite but yea when i came home to meath, everyone said there was lighning but no thunder, she was out at sea i suppose..odd thou

Wolfe Tone

I live in Drogheda and I saw these too, I literally thought my neighbor was out taking photos in his garden!!

Whippersnapper

My sister was texting me last night, freaking out, telling me that there were big white flashes coming through the curtains. I thought she was going crazy...

cazzerliam

Just found an explanation to lightning but not thunder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning


Heat lightning
Main article: Heat lightning
Heat lightning is a common name for a lightning flash that appears to produce no thunder because it occurs too far away for the thunder to be heard. The sound waves dissipate before they reach the observer


The humidity was mad in howth so....

fullback4glin

Any pics of the lightning last night? My mate was on his way home from night duty he said it was unbelievable, dogs going crazy everywhere!

Yakuza

There seems to have been a lightning strike in St. Gabriel's (Clontarf) at approx 7.30 am on Sat. It knocked out the cable tv, dsl broadband and tripped some breakers in my parents' place (and some of their neighbours) which is near the church. Their dsl modem is fritzed, while the digital box was reset ok (with some help from UPC) and they were able to reset the breakers.

My dad and some of their neighbours reported feeling a charge in the air after the strike. I'm guessing some sort of current was induced in the lines entering the houses which did the damage. I might invest in a few surge protectors now! I'd never have thought lightning could cause damage like that.