Storm Approaching The Northwest

corsav6 · 26-01-2014 3:01pm

Xenji wrote: »

Been very wild in Castlebar since about 06.00 this morning, a few window benders as well, still very stormy at the moment with some sustained violent gusts coupled with a lot of hail and sleet.

Same story here outside Newport, some very strong gusts and dark clouds filling the sky. I assume this will be an all day show.

blackbird99 · 26-01-2014 3:01pm

just watching a group of climbers on the Galtees through binoculars.
heavy shower approaching now, going to be some experience for them.

Oscar Bravo · 26-01-2014 3:14pm

Very windy here at Knock Airport. Flights operating as normal though.

Mayo_Boy · 26-01-2014 3:21pm

Just after having a light snow shower here near ballina county Mayo!

Lumi · 26-01-2014 3:37pm

Getting pretty gusty in Galway city in the last hour
Current wind speed 25mph gusting up to 46mph
Further west Mace Head reported a gust of 69knots in the 1400hrs reports

Pretzill · 26-01-2014 3:58pm

Snow flurries south sligo - dark and windy and damn cold too!

Storm 10 · 26-01-2014 4:32pm

Sleet stormy wind thunder and lightning in Galway

gordongekko · 26-01-2014 4:34pm

Storm 10 wrote: »

Sleet stormy wind thunder and lightning in Galway

no thunder or lightning in the east side of the city

Gremlinertia · 26-01-2014 4:34pm

Seems to be landing Galway city now. Dark with hail/sleet and surge in wind..

Clarification - salthill side..

gordongekko · 26-01-2014 4:35pm

gordongekko wrote: »

no thunder or lightning in the east side of the city

I stand corrected there its is now

zero19 · 26-01-2014 4:35pm

gordongekko wrote: »

no thunder or lightning in the east side of the city

Getting it at Renmore here anyway!

Hooter23 · 26-01-2014 4:43pm

Torrential Hail sleet wet snow thunder and lightning a bit of everything really just now Galway city everywhere is now all white

vickers209 · 26-01-2014 7:10pm

From Facebook

the storm system (see warning) has bombed with its core pressure dropping by 50mbar since last night. We likely upgrade to Severe weather warning especially for the west as wind speeds are likely to be stronger than our last warning of 120kmh now looking at 150kmh gusts which will lead to coastal flooding in the west. Warning update at 7pm.

Weather Alert Ireland
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING (RED) MUNSTER/CONNACHT WEST ULSTER
Unfortunately an upgrade to severe weather warning for coastal Munster, Connacht & Ulster. Over the past 24 hours data indicates that the central low pressure of the storm system has undergone explosive cyclogenesis. Highest impact will occur from 9pm onwards and overnight with gusts of 150kmh possible in western coastal areas with mean wind speeds of 80kmh. Our warnings earlier this week gave a risk of coastal flooding in Munster / Ulster and this has now increased significantly so please take appropriate precautions. Power outages and travel disruption is very likely nationwide. The rest of Ireland will also see a higher wind speed with gusts of 120kmh in exposed locations of Leinster late tonight and during the early hours of tomorrow.

http://www.facebook.com/weatheralertireland

Xenji · 26-01-2014 7:20pm

Time for a level 3 warning then so? the window bending gusts are back in Castlebar now.

irishgeo · 26-01-2014 7:30pm

just left achill about an hour ago and the wind was really getting up. i had trouble closing and opening the car door. got some nice pictures of the huge swell early this morning. am i allowed post them here?

Red Pepper · 26-01-2014 7:31pm

Galway West: The afternoon was blustery and then it went very quiet but it has started up again. Few nice hailstones/sheet slowers alright.

Cogsy88 · 26-01-2014 7:32pm

irishgeo wrote: »

just left achill about an hour ago and the wind was really getting up. i had trouble closing and opening the car door. got some nice pictures of the huge swell early this morning. am i allowed post them here?

Why not?

Red Pepper · 26-01-2014 7:32pm

blackbird99 wrote: »

just watching a group of climbers on the Galtees through binoculars.
heavy shower approaching now, going to be some experience for them.

Oh man I would have loved that!!! Fair play to them.

Rikand · 26-01-2014 7:35pm

irishgeo wrote: »

just left achill about an hour ago and the wind was really getting up. i had trouble closing and opening the car door. got some nice pictures of the huge swell early this morning. am i allowed post them here?

Pictures always welcome and in most cases insisted upon!

bockeys jollocks · 26-01-2014 7:35pm

irishgeo wrote: »

just left achill about an hour ago and the wind was really getting up. i had trouble closing and opening the car door. got some nice pictures of the huge swell early this morning. am i allowed post them here?

Post, post, post.....:pac:

M.T. Cranium · 26-01-2014 7:36pm

The K4 buoy in outer Donegal Bay reports 16.2 metre waves at 17z.

Probably another case where level 2 is justified for most of the exposed west, level 1 would be appropriate for most of the east and central counties, and level 3 might apply to a few exposed coastal locations from Galway Bay to north Ulster. With those swells and waves coming in, astronomical high tides may run 1-3 metres above table values tonight and Monday.

A slight weakening trend is evident on the models as the low centre stalls near the Hebrides, then drifts south towards east Ulster. This closer approach combined with a weakening trend will combine to produce a very slow weakening trend in observed wind speeds but there are likely to be oscillations from troughs rotating around the low in addition to the larger trend.

Lumi · 26-01-2014 7:36pm

irishgeo wrote: »

got some nice pictures of the huge swell early this morning. am i allowed post them here?

Absolutely!

3fullback · 26-01-2014 7:57pm

Galway nearly blew up there with the bang of thunder !

Storm 10 · 26-01-2014 7:59pm

That was the loudest thunder I have ever heard, the place is white with snow

irishgeo · 26-01-2014 8:00pm

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/163n0wdhybf3hr8/9ZqSSNJVFP/2014-01-26%2010.29.48.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/163n0wdhybf3hr8/Q0NulnT4qX/2014-01-26%2010.36.05.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/163n0wdhybf3hr8/fFLM3Oexup/2014-01-26%2010.36.10.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/163n0wdhybf3hr8/X6zg7qiemY/2014-01-26%2014.58.09.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/163n0wdhybf3hr8/mhy9wa6Uvw/2014-01-26%2014.59.13.mp4

a few photos and a video for good measure. the quality is not so good as the spray was covering the lens as fast as i could clean it. some are taken at 11am and some at 3pm. the video is 3pm . i have a few more.

all taken from safe locations.

SamAK · 26-01-2014 8:07pm

There's a bleedin' Bulmers can being blown around in circles making a racket out behind my apartment block, been there since yesterday and i't starting to p1ss me off!

Gonna go down there and stomp the fecker in a minute.

Call me Al · 26-01-2014 8:12pm

irishgeo wrote: »

a few photos and a video for good measure. the quality is not so good as the spray was covering the lens as fast as i could clean it. some are taken at 11am and some at 3pm. the video is 3pm . i have a few more.

all taken from safe locations.

Looks like it is rough down in Dooega again. I'm hoping all in Coláiste Acla are safe.

irishgeo · 26-01-2014 8:17pm

Call me Al wrote: »

Looks like it is rough down in Dooega again. I'm hoping all in Coláiste Acla are safe.

the tide is not as high as the last storm so they should be safe enough.

Hooter23 · 26-01-2014 8:17pm

More thunder and lightning in Galway afew minutes ago with more big showers following on behind .......:)

Call me Al · 26-01-2014 8:20pm

irishgeo wrote: »

the tide is not as high as the last storm so they should be safe enough.

Thanks.

Storm Approaching The Northwest

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