Wednesday Storm (15/08):MOD WARNING #626 High Winds + Heavy Rain/Flooding Likely

TheMilkyPirate

Hook head yesterday evening about 6 o clock I think it was, Say your man had some job gettin to the saltees in this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC54gEyOoRc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Have a few pics ill put up later as well.

redsteveireland

baraca wrote: »

Hook head yesterday evening about 6 o clock I think it was, Say your man had some job gettin to the saltees in this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC54gEyOoRc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Have a few pics ill put up later as well.

It says the video is private??

Big Tone

redsteveireland wrote: »

Fallen tree in Galway 15/08/2012

I hate driving under these trees in stormy weather, with good reason.

Those trees are FAR too big to have in an urban garden, they should've been cut down a long time ago. People don't seem to realise that having massive trees in their gardens poses a serious threat to the house or neighbours, especially at this time of the year when the trees are laden with leaves and therefore wind resistance is high.

Storm 10

Gone very quite here today, any pictures of damage like from the cove in Tramore where a poster said there were boats damaged.

redsteveireland

Big Tone wrote: »

Those trees are FAR too big to have in an urban garden, they should've been cut down a long time ago. People don't seem to realise that having massive trees in their gardens poses a serious threat to the house or neighbours, especially at this time of the year when the trees are laden with leaves and therefore wind resistance is high.

I agree, there are about 8 houses in a row with similar trees. One of them saw sense and cut them down, but I guess it's not cheap to hire a tree surgeon.
I have to use full beams on parts of that road at night because the trees block the street lights.

Also, the name of the house was four trees, guess they'll have to change it.

maquiladora

Its lucky this system wasn't very intense. A strong storm hitting rarely affected areas in the middle of August with the trees in full leaf could have been a nightmare.

sunbabe08

maquiladora wrote: »

Its lucky this system wasn't very intense. A strong storm hitting rarely affected areas in the middle of August with the trees in full leaf could have been a nightmare.

wasn't intense? i beg to differ, it was intense down in youghal yesterday and last night.

Deank

sunbabe08 wrote: »

maquiladora wrote: »

Its lucky this system wasn't very intense. A strong storm hitting rarely affected areas in the middle of August with the trees in full leaf could have been a nightmare.

wasn't intense? i beg to differ, it was intense down in youghal yesterday and last night.

I second that, I've never seen anything like it, Youghal got well and truly battered yesterday, even the locals were saying they'd never seen a storm that bad.

Good to hear you survived the night in the caravan....

Duiske

Another from the Hook yesterday. Blizzard of Foam.

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

maquiladora

sunbabe08 wrote: »

maquiladora wrote: »

Its lucky this system wasn't very intense. A strong storm hitting rarely affected areas in the middle of August with the trees in full leaf could have been a nightmare.

wasn't intense? i beg to differ, it was intense down in youghal yesterday and last night.

I mean wasn't very intense. Something as powerful as the Dec 97 storm happening in the middle of August would have brought down so many trees.

admiralofthefleet

Duiske wrote: »

Another from the Hook yesterday. Blizzard of Foam.

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

i was only there on sunday and it was completely calm! what a difference a few hours makes

sunbabe08

Deank wrote: »

I second that, I've never seen anything like it, Youghal got well and truly battered yesterday, even the locals were saying they'd never seen a storm that bad.

Good to hear you survived the night in the caravan....

i am glad i survived as well. back in cork now was supposed to meet friend and there all scared to leave the house because of a weather warning what weather warning?

leahyl

maquiladora wrote: »

I mean wasn't very intense. Something as powerful as the Dec 97 storm happening in the middle of August would have brought down so many trees.

I'll never forget Dec 97 storm - the winds were:eek:

Sponge Bob

sunbabe08 wrote: »

what weather warning?

Cough, see bottom of map > http://www.met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp

MrFrisp

Sponge Bob wrote: »

Cough, see bottom of map > http://www.met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp

This is what M.E. are predicting...

Although it is cloudy in Cork right now,,it is fairly bright,,and not much sign of any rain..



Today's Weather
Scattered heavy showers but sunny spells in many areas at first this afternoon.
A spell of heavy rain will move into southern and southwestern coastal areas early this afternoon and spread northwards to all parts later this afternoon and this evening with some thundery downpours leading to local spot flooding.
Top temperatures will range from 17 to 21 degrees C this afternoon.
Tonight's Weather
Heavy rain continuing early tonight and rather windy in southeastern and eastern areas for a time. However, the rain will clear northwards overnight and winds veering south to southwest will slacken generally. Mild overnight; lowest temperatures 12 to 14 degrees Celsius with some mist or fog around dawn.









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Sephiroth_dude

Ya weather in cork has been good all day,hopefully we wont see any thunderstorms,I do not need another modem replaced thank you very much :pac:

Sephiroth_dude

leahyl wrote: »

I'll never forget Dec 97 storm - the winds were:eek:

Nor Will I,I was 11 and the power went And I was afraid I wouldn't be able to use my nintendo 64 the next day

lostinashford

Rain has arrived in Ashford and wind picking up, gusts up to 36km/h

leahyl

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Nor Will I,I was 11 and the power went And I was afraid I wouldn't be able to use my nintendo 64 the next day

I was 12:) Remember being in the church in Wilton near the shopping centre on Christmas Eve and the windows behind the altar had all blown in and there were tree branches sticking in and everything and the roof was rattling cos there were wooden beams on it:eek:

Sorry, a bit off topic. On topic, weather today is nothing like Dec 97 :-D

Sephiroth_dude

and it's starting to rain in ballincollig again :-/ no wind though

Redsunset

Closing this now as its yesterdays weather. Any more pics, just stick them in weather pic forum


Deep Easterly has painstakingly put together a satellite sequence of the storm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDjBqxPDwMM&feature=youtu.be

and glossed up a synoptic Analysis chart from 06z yesterday just to keep this on record.

http://omg.wthax.org/Synoptic_Analysis_15th_August_2012_0600_UTC.png

Satillite images from METEOGALICA and chart image is from the UK Met Office.