Ex Katia storm thread - TECHNICAL DISCUSSION, FORECASTS AND OBSERVATIONS ONLY!

maquiladora

Pangea wrote: »

lol

Youve got to be kidding me.

So much fail.

DarkJager

Pangea wrote: »

lol

Damn. I'd better go get that free loaf before it hits!

delw

Pangea wrote: »

lol

je55ie

I remember the days (before I found this forum )when I used to believe the media and would be anxiously waiting on a hurricane.. now I know better thanks to you lot!

ninebeanrows

I wonder who made the graphic!

Here is the real one!

sunbabe08

ahhhh the daily express going into hyperbole mode.

gbee

But in light of an increasing demand for my tee shirts , they're now €35 each, no discounts.

They're flying off the line ...

pauldry

So as not to clog up the page with quotes of that newspaper I see it says dine out for £10. Why dine out in a hurricane?:(

dsmythy

Just the two go front page surprisingly. Some editors still have sense it seems when it comes to weather reporting.



On a side note what has Britain ever done to Katia to deserve a backlash from her

nacho libre

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/23degrees/2011/09/whats_in_a_name.html

All tabloid hacks should be made read this blog repeatedly, with their eyes forced open - aka Clockwork Orange, until it finally sinks in.!!

cherryghost

Damn those newspapers will send some people into a frenzy of panic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYiv76qRCkA

dsmythy

nacho libre wrote: »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/23degrees/2011/09/whats_in_a_name.html

All tabloid hacks should be made read this blog repeatedly, with their eyes forced open - aka Clockwork Orange, until it finally sinks in.!!

Even if you transport all the knowledge of meteorology into their heads they will go with the headline that sells papers and misquote warnings and words.

M.T. Cranium

Weathercheck, here's your link for RGEM charts, they can be expected every six hours about 3 hours after time zero (a little before the GFS begins).

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/model_forecast/index_e.html

The link is to all four menus (00z, 06z, 12z and 18z).

Same site has the global output also somewhat earlier than you'd see it elsewhere.

Regional grid ends at about 18W so as we get closer to the event the final panel may leave you hanging.

Tazio

Gentlemen (and Ladies) am I detecting a certain amount of excitement/anticipation? Eh? This thread resembles something from After Hours at this stage..

Reading here and other sources are we saying we're going to experience strong winds..but that's it.. ie nothing cataclysmic like the 'vortex of doom' etc.

I live on a hill facing SSW approx 12km from south coast..... I'm praying this fizzles out. Sorry to the storm chasers... I like snow not wind.

200motels

Will this storm have much impact in the South East?

Harps

Nothing major no, the north and west will bear the brunt of it

Pangea

Tazio wrote: »

I like snow not wind.

I said the exact same thing when I joined the weather forum, look at me now!

irishgeo

i might tempted to head down to Achill sunday for the drive and see is this something special or is it a "bit windy" in achill. I mean a strong breeze in Achill would be a gale in other parts.

ill take the camera with me and take some pictures.

the step mother said she would have bacon and cabbage ready as well, if i was down, so there is another reason to go.

snow ghost

200motels wrote: »

Will this storm have much impact in the South East?

Possibly, a large influx of crows.

nacho libre

I'm tempted to head to Belmullet or Achill Island for this also.

fizzycyst

snow ghost wrote: »

Possibly, a large influx of crows.

I'll keep my eyes peeled and let ya know if I see anything hahaha.

nacho libre

nacho libre wrote: »

I'm tempted to head to Belmullet or Achill Island for this also.

Achill Island would be deadly , in a good exciting way I mean..:))))):D

barnacle

Jake1 wrote: »

Achill Island would be deadly , in a good exciting way I mean..:))))):D

I'm down in achill at the mo. Rain hammering off the window, should hopefully be a good one!

snow ghost

nacho libre wrote: »

I'm tempted to head to Belmullet or Achill Island for this also.

Do you know that spot on the Mullet penninsula - with the fake standing stones - where you can see Achill and the Inshskeas Nacho? I'd say that would be a class spot.

That last storm I drove out to Carniskey strand and was freaked out by small boulders and large seaweed branches thrown 100 metres from the beach on the road down.

irish1967

Don't think I'll have to travel too far. 1 mile from donegal bay here

Pangea

I'l probably stay where I am and let the storm come to me as usual lol.
Plus I wouldn't fancy driving if the winds are really strong.

delw

irish1967 wrote: »

Don't think I'll have to travel too far. 1 mile from donegal bay here

Pangea wrote: »

I'l probably stay where I am and let the storm come to me as usual lol.
Plus I wouldn't fancy driving if the winds are really strong.

plenty of before&after pics

p.s stay safe

Harps

Either of you near Sliabh League? Wont get many windier spots than up there on Monday!

saywhatyousee

I live only 15 meters from the sea should i pack up all my valuables?(serious question)

nacho libre

snow ghost wrote: »

Do you know that spot on the Mullet penninsula - with the fake standing stones - where you can see Achill and the Inshskeas Nacho? I'd say that would be a class spot.

That last storm I drove out to Carniskey strand and was freaked out by small boulders and large seaweed branches thrown 100 metres from the beach on the road down.

Yes I know it! Erris Head would be A good option too
By the way I was at that beach in Louisburgh a few weeks ago. A great spot!