18.30pm Lee just burst it's banks Union Quay

beer enigma

Lads, if you know anyone parked in town near union quay best give them a call to move their car. Just out from the school of music and the Lee has breached the wall & it's still raining .

Outkast_IRE

I think it receded shortly afterwards did it ?

No mention on news etc of any serious damage.

Milly33

just looking too see no mention hope all is ok and there wasn't too much damage done

beer enigma

I wasn't hanging around to find out but doesn't sound like too much damage. Quite a sight when it came over the top though !

Mushy

Lapps quay, Albert quay, city hall quay all partially overflowing. Plunkett street and south mall closed off. Patrick street partially flooded too.

evilivor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgahWo6QKoA

hoodwinked

is it just me or does the water look very clear?


not much debris or mud or sewerage?

Red Nissan

Just a heads up, tomorrow's storm is less than 24hrs away now, models show storm to strong storm force winds from our vulnerable side, the East, with a sustained 12 hours of storm winds to violent storm force coming up river.

leahyl

So yeah took me 2 hours to get to work this morning....:(

Giak

Red Nissan wrote: »

Just a heads up, tomorrow's storm is less than 24hrs away now, models show storm to strong storm force winds from our vulnerable side, the East, with a sustained 12 hours of storm winds to violent storm force coming up river.

What does that mean? The storm is coming up the river into the city?

who_me

Giak wrote: »

What does that mean? The storm is coming up the river into the city?

I think the point is with Easterly winds, a surge of water comes up-river causing worse flooding (in addition to the heavy rainfall and high tides).

Haven't been listening to the weather forecasts much - has this year been freakishly wet/windy/stormy? I know there were a couple of exceptionally bad storms in previous weeks, but it seems to be constant winds and downpours before & since.

who_me

Andip wrote: »

Lads, if you know anyone parked in town near union quay best give them a call to move their car. Just out from the school of music and the Lee has breached the wall & it's still raining .

Not meaning to sound like a pedant, but I don't think 'breaching' is correct here; more overflow / overtop. Breaching kind of implies the bank has been broken, which I don't believe happened, and would be more severe.

Red Nissan

who_me wrote: »

Haven't been listening to the weather forecasts much - has this year been freakishly wet/windy/stormy?.

In a way, yes, these storms and frequencies of are not unique or inandof themselves freaks, they are normal enough but usually are diverted far north of Ireland so we only get hit occasionally.

The main reason we are being hit by this constant stream of storms is the position of the jet stream that these storms follow once they drift into the Atlantic.

Additionally the extreme mix of cold and less cold air is whipping up almost everything that moves into a storm rather than a prolonged period of wet wet glooooomey weather.

beer enigma

who_me wrote: »

Not meaning to sound like a pedant, but I don't think 'breaching' is correct here; more overflow / overtop. Breaching kind of implies the bank has been broken, which I don't believe happened, and would be more severe.

Mea Culpa...apologies, but I was typing hurriedly on my phone at the time whilst marshalling three kids into the car and trying to save people grief in case it got worse.......

No offence taken though, my wife keeps me in my place

Missyelliot2

leahyl wrote: »

So yeah took me 2 hours to get to work this morning....:(

Me too! Don't want to drive into the city (as there was an ambulance trying to get past a line of traffic-me being there). I don't want to go into the city, if it can be avoided. The gardaí were great today- they kept traffic moving and I was advised as to how to drive through the massive 'puddle' in Patrick Street!

Can't wait for those clowns to come round looking for votes!:D:D

beer enigma

Missyelliot2 wrote: »

Me too! Don't want to drive into the city (as there was an ambulance trying to get past a line of traffic-me being there). I don't want to go into the city, if it can be avoided. The gardaí were great today- they kept traffic moving and I was advised as to how to drive through the massive 'puddle' in Patrick Street!

Can't wait for those clowns to come round looking for votes!:D:D

Don't suppose those 'most intelligent traffic lights ever' helped....:rolleyes:

Seriously though, drove out of the city at 5am and gardai standing in puddles marshalling traffic even at that stage, fair play

Missyelliot2

Andip wrote: »

Don't suppose those 'most intelligent traffic lights ever' helped....:rolleyes:

Seriously though, drove out of the city at 5am and gardai standing in puddles marshalling traffic even at that stage, fair play

Yep.....heads up to the gardaí! What are the 'most intelligent lights ever'?Please do divulge....am blow-in!

beer enigma

Missyelliot2 wrote: »

Yep.....heads up to the gardaí! What are the 'most intelligent lights ever'?Please do divulge....am blow-in!

Sorry, its off thread and I should ban myself here :P just a reference to some decisions taken in terms of road junction changes that would solve all Cork woes - apologies, back to the floods

Missyelliot2

Andip wrote: »

Sorry, its off thread and I should ban myself here :P just a reference to some decisions taken in terms of road junction changes that would solve all Cork woes - apologies, back to the floods

Funnily enough, was thinking that if the Council filled in a few MASSIVE potholes around the city, traffic might flow more freely! But there are roundabouts (that were working fine) etc to be replaced!Egos!

Sonics2k

All credit to the Fire Brigade yesterday, they did a great job and had Oliver Plunkett Street mostly cleared up by 11.

who_me

Andip wrote: »

Mea Culpa...apologies, but I was typing hurriedly on my phone at the time whilst marshalling three kids into the car and trying to save people grief in case it got worse.......

No offence taken though, my wife keeps me in my place

So, basically what you're saying is the flooding was the least dramatic thing going on in your life!

On Union Quay there isn't much difference as apart from a small bit of concrete at the bottom of the railing, there's no protection / nothing to 'breach'. Once the water level reaches any higher than the quayside, it floods.

Whereas on Grenville Place for example (by the Mercy hospital), there's a wall there that does keep the water back, well above the level of the road. When that breached a couple of years ago, there must have been a huge deluge through it.

Scary stuff either way!

beer enigma

who_me wrote: »

So, basically what you're saying is the flooding was the least dramatic thing going on in your life!

I'm married to a Cork woman

Just seen they've announced a further €15m in flood contingency....why o why they don't just start improving the defences rather than keep paying out for the damage and repairs. The insurance companies will hit us with yet another levy to recoup the costs.

BanzaiBk

Well, I'm effectively trapped in work.

.E_C_K_S.

BanzaiBk wrote: »

Well, I'm effectively trapped in work.

Where are you Banzai and is it very bad inside??

The_Kew_Tour

some thunder just gone there...

hold me!!!

Cool_CM

Jaysus, not looking good judging by the pictures of the South Mall and Grand Parade going up on twitter.

BanzaiBk

.E_C_K_S. wrote: »

Where are you Banzai and is it very bad inside??

The Mercy. Town is submerged and exceptionally stormy.

who_me

Patricks Quay and Horgan Quay partially underwater (inside lane is still 'dry'). Water still rising though..

p.s. I now have a moat! Yaaaay!

Cork Lass

who_me wrote: »

Patricks Quay and Horgan Quay partially underwater (inside lane is still 'dry'). Water still rising though..

p.s. I now have a moat! Yaaaay!

Would you like a canoe with that?

who_me

Cork Lass wrote: »

Would you like a canoe with that?

Don't go giving me ideas!!

Was tempted to buy skis after the winter a few years back, now a canoe. Cork's becoming one big activity centre!!

sok2005

Anyone know where I can find some pictures of flooded Cork if i'm not on social media?

Cork Lass

Never mind the cycle to work scheme - I'm going to apply for a sail to work grant.

The_Kew_Tour

throw up photos here if ye can.

its sad to see people trapped and business underwater.

not nice.

evilivor

sok2005 wrote: »

Anyone know where I can find some pictures of flooded Cork if i'm not on social media?

Go to the twitter homepage and search for corkfloods.

Days 298

Pathetic prevention and response by the Council and Government again like a few years ago. Theyll be all talk about big action plans and funds but this will keep happening.

sok2005

evilivor wrote: »

Go to the twitter homepage and search for corkfloods.

Thank You. Shocking pictures, poor ol Cork, why are our Councils not preparing for these storms!

evilivor

Days 298 wrote: »

Pathetic prevention and response by the Council and Government again like a few years ago. Theyll be all talk about big action plans and funds but this will keep happening.

There's a flooding conference in Cobh this Friday.

Days 298

sok2005 wrote: »

Thank You. Shocking pictures, poor ol Cork, why are our Councils not preparing for these storms!

High risk gambling that things like this wont happen with the taxpayer to bail them out when things like this happen.

Outkast_IRE

sok2005 wrote: »

Anyone know where I can find some pictures of flooded Cork if i'm not on social media?

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/cork-flooding--follow-live-updates-here-257617.html

dreamers75

http://instagram.com/p/kAh7muIRMK/

opus

You can keep an eye on the water height at the Lee Malting via the monitoring station here....

The_Kew_Tour

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/cork-flooding--follow-live-updates-here-257617.html

worse then I thought.

very sad day for this great city.

awful. just hope people in these areas are ok.

Sonics2k

Jesus, that's really bad.

As much as I loathe the council, its not really fair to out the entire blame on them, even flood barriers could only do so much against that.

who_me

Receding a bit now, reckon that was the worst of it. Horgan's Quay and Patricks Quay still have a good bit of water on them - as does the quay by the bus station, so probably best to avoid unless you need a free car wash.

evilivor

who_me wrote: »

Receding a bit now, reckon that was the worst of it. Horgan's Quay and Patricks Quay still have a good bit of water on them - as does the quay by the bus station, so probably best to avoid unless you need a free car wash.

Pana seems to be badly flooded.

Outkast_IRE

Who in their right mind would leave their car in town with all the warnings etc the last week.

BanzaiBk

Well I just walked home from the Mercy. Some brainless idiots were canoeing down Patrick's Street and Oliver Plunkett street, I kid you not, in groups of 4/5 creating waves which pummeled into already devastated businesses. Owners outside pleading with people to not cause waves. I'm actually dumbfounded to be honest, I cannot believe the sheer idiocy of these people.

Check out @alanhealy on twitter for pictures of these clowns.

beer enigma

BanzaiBk wrote: »

Well I just walked home from the Mercy. Some brainless idiots were canoeing down Patrick's Street and Oliver Plunkett street, I kid you not, in groups of 4/5 creating waves which pummeled into already devastated businesses. Owners outside pleading with people to not cause waves. I'm actually dumbfounded to be honest, I cannot believe the sheer idiocy of these people.

Check out @alanhealy on twitter for pictures of these clowns.

Courtesy of Alan Healy

Milly33

Tis pretty nasty in there.. We took a wonder in. Centre Park road was closed off, Monaghan is badly flooded half way down. All Victoria road up to the sextant was flooded. And the back of the Clarion hotel that's as far as we went but it looks pretty bad. A lot of cars around the back of the clarion had water up to the doors..

evilivor

BanzaiBk wrote: »

Well I just walked home from the Mercy. Some brainless idiots were canoeing down Patrick's Street and Oliver Plunkett street, I kid you not, in groups of 4/5 creating waves which pummeled into already devastated businesses. Owners outside pleading with people to not cause waves. I'm actually dumbfounded to be honest, I cannot believe the sheer idiocy of these people.

Check out @alanhealy on twitter for pictures of these clowns.

KCAccidental

Idiots