The Great Storm of Wednesday 12/02/2014

tphase

tphase wrote: »

now gusting over 40m/s - 44.2 the latest maximum

gust 45.3m/s or 88kts in old money

Dcully

Eerily calm here in Monasterevin CO Kildare all of a sudden :eek: after being windy all morning, not storm force or anything just your usual wind of late.
Right now its unbelieveably calm,hard to imagine there is a storm raging southwest of me.

BionicRasher

Barometer climbing in Cobh. can someone give us a little info on what that maight mean?

http://86.43.106.118/weewx/

MilfordBud

ergonomics wrote: »

Power gone in National Technology Park, Limerick.

Ok down my end of it anyway. Where are you based?

leahyl

Announcment made over intercom in work that all lectures are postponed and students are to remain in the building

JONJO THE MISER

College street Killarney about to be closed off, loads of slates flying everywhere.
Fells Point apartment building in tralee, roof about to come off:eek:

oak5548

Not joking when I say right now that my room is shaking.
My desktop pc and screen are wobbling left to right.

I live on the third floor/converted attic of a house.

JanuarySnowstor

Cork has peaked now I think.
Met Eireann made dogs dinner of this one
Why so slow with their red alert

Salty

Have to head into Cork city centre for 3.30 for work...really not looking forward to having to drive in this, I only drive a Ford KA!

jenjenten

scared

ergonomics

MilfordBud wrote: »

Ok down my end of it anyway. Where are you based?

We're up near Cooke! Lights are off but our generator is keeping computers on.

Power also gone in the Crescent.

Super-Rush

Stargate wrote: »

You going to the game Super?

I wish.

If things keep going the way they are here i won't be able to see it on tv.

tiegan

Terrifying here in south tipp - watching the slates lift off my tack room roof, now a gaping hole and not a damn thing I can do about it - stay safe people, never will I get excited about a storm again ........... too dangerous out there for words !!

_Kaiser_

_meehan_ wrote: »

Have to head into Cork city centre for 3.30 for work...really not looking forward to having to drive in this, I only drive a Ford KA!

I'd check if you're still expected to come in today - seriously!

MilfordBud

ergonomics wrote: »

We're up near Cooke! Lights are off but our generator is keeping computers on.

Power also gone in the Crescent.

Ok, I'm in Cook, must be our generator too. Tree down blocking the road up by lodge fwiw.

maquiladora

Power gone in other parts of Waterford now. Damage to the roof of one of the schools. Some trees down around town. Lights flickering but still have power. Doesn't sound too bad where I am, but I'm fairly sheltered.

ninebeanrows

Gusting 91mph @ Shannon Airport at 130pm

mickger844posts

Gust of 64kt or 118km/h recorded at Waterford Airport in the last half hour. My station 88km/h still max for the day.

www.waterfordcityweather.com

Xenji

force eleven wrote: »

Approx. 100,000 without power at present. Haven't seen that many since 97'.

I think it was 200000 in the Jan 74 storm.

It is the top story now on Aertel, so they should finally give it some coverage on the news at 6.

The12thMan

Its all gone quiet now here in clonakilty, worst over?

tphase

tphase wrote: »

gust 45.3m/s or 88kts in old money

just keeps getting better - gust 48.4m/s or 94kts. Last time I saw a gust over 90kts was back in 1991

deisediva

Weathercheck wrote: »

Gusting 91mph @ Shannon Airport at 130pm

Closed now
Shannon Airport ‏@ShannonAirport 2m Due to adverse weather conditions we are closed for the time being. Updates to follow shortly.

sunbabe08

leahyl wrote: »

Announcment made over intercom in work that all lectures are postponed and students are to remain in the building

no such thing happening in the college of commerce. i'm staying here until this blows over.

although lights are flickering.

also, my weather app is telling me there's thunder and lightening in the area.

Salty

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

I'd check if you're still expected to come in today - seriously!

I think I might, the road in is not the most sheltered and my mum is hell bent against me going! Glad I didn't bother going into UCC today, I was meant to have a lecture at 2 but it was cancelled along with everything else.

tiegan

Status yellow for tipp on ME - are they for real?? Red, red, red!!!

ergonomics

MilfordBud wrote: »

Ok, I'm in Cook, must be our generator too. Tree down blocking the road up by lodge fwiw.

Yeah I heard a tree fell by the Hurlers.

I'll be heading out to Murroe so we'll wait and see how that road fares.

pebbles21

No power here Mallow, Kanturk and Charleville..Roof tiles, wheelie bins and branches flying all over the place ...God Ted its lovely out

hawkwing

maquiladora wrote: »

Power gone in other parts of Waterford now. Damage to the roof of one of the schools. Some trees down around town. Lights flickering but still have power. Doesn't sound too bad where I am, but I'm fairly sheltered.

Kilmac and Lismore lost power,urlingford,CAshel also at times

Zoney

Roof lifted off one of our buidlings in Raheen, limerick. evacuation. Very dangerous here.

maquiladora

The12thMan wrote: »

Its all gone quiet now here in clonakilty, worst over?

Yes should be easing around there now as the stronger winds transfer eastwards.