Storm Clodagh - 29 November 2015

Oneiric 3

Highest gusts recorded up to 12pm. Data from Ogimet & Met.ie and subject to QC.

FWVT

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Highest gusts recorded up to 12pm. Data from Ogimet & Met.ie and subject to QC.

Donegal Airport 53 kt, Sligo Airport 52 kt.

Magilligan No. 2 in Derry had 57 knots, the highest in the North.

WheatenBriar

T'was Glasnevin that classified this as a named storm
The UKMO mightn't have named it otherwise


http://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/11/28/met-eireann-names-storm-clodagh/

JanuarySnowstor

WheatenBriar wrote: »

T'was Glasnevin that classified this as a named storm
The UKMO mightn't have named it otherwise


http://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/11/28/met-eireann-names-storm-clodagh/

what a surprise that is!!
Am someone said last night we'll be naming shower troughs next!

FWVT

ASCAT winds at 10:06 this morning, showing the strongest winds centred around Mace Head.

FWVT

WheatenBriar wrote: »

T'was Glasnevin that classified this as a named storm
The UKMO mightn't have named it otherwise


http://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2015/11/28/met-eireann-names-storm-clodagh/

Maybe they name alternate storms and this one was Met Éireann's turn? I see no evidence of the Met Office saying they would not have named it otherwise.

maquiladora

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

what a surprise that is!!
Am someone said last night we'll be naming shower troughs next!

148 km/h gust in Capel Curig, Wales now.

And storm naming is a joint decision :

Names will be assigned based on the potential for a disruptive event following liaison between the Duty Forecasters in both Dublin and Exeter.

http://www.met.ie/news/display.asp?ID=338

WheatenBriar

maquiladora wrote: »

148 km/h gust in Capel Curig, Wales now.

Thats quite high in Snowdonia though isn't it?,the weather station is a few miles outside the village in the direction of Snowdon
Little wonder its also one of the wettest stations in GB

FWVT

There is some windshear alright, as shown in the 12Z Albermarle sounding. Wind jumped from 14 to 45 knots in just 60 metres above the surface!

EDIT: Not so impressive, the actual surface report had the standard 10-metre windspeed as 23 knots at 12Z.

WheatenBriar

FWVT wrote: »

Maybe they name alternate storms and this one was Met Éireann's turn? I see no evidence of the Met Office saying they would not have named it otherwise.

Aye, Im just thinking they're a bit 'meh' on this one,their news 24 forecasts last night only mentioning the name once and more interested in Scottish snow today

They were all over Barney, understandably

Cantona's Collars

Celtic fans having the craic today.

swoofer

looks a lot different on sky sports !!!!! now, sunshine blue skies, green grass, calm seas

maquiladora

WheatenBriar wrote: »

Thats quite high in Snowdonia though isn't it?,the weather station is a few miles outside the village in the direction of Snowdon
Little wonder its also one of the wettest stations in GB

Not terribly high, 216m, it's not classified as a high ground station such as Aonach Mòr (1130m), Cairnwell (933m) etc.

andrew

So what's the logic behind naming storms? Do people take warnings more seriously when they're in relation to a name?

WheatenBriar

maquiladora wrote: »

Not terribly high, 216m, it's not classified as a high ground station such as Aonach Mòr (1130m), Cairnwell (933m) etc.

Is that the village or the station location (which is a few miles outside the village towards Snowdon according to Wikipedia?)
Regardless once you get up above five or six hundred feet asl,you will be getting much windier than further down!

FWVT

This is the station at Capel Curig. It looks to be taken looking northwestwards, so there is probable a valley to its west. This could enhance westerly winds.

FWVT

ASCAT winds at 11:47 today.

maquiladora

Damage in Manchester area :







Can we end the nonsense now about this being "joke" storm? It met the Met Eireann / Met Office criteria for storm naming : i.e. the winds were of a level that caused disruption.

Storm 10

Some posters seem to think Clodagh was only a name for Ireland when it was for the UK as well, some damage there could have killed someone

squarecircles

Is there something in our DNA that gets people all hung up about something being official??? Between officially naming a storm or the choosing of an alert level warning,peoples jaws seem to be put awfully out of joint for no rational reason.

M.T. Cranium

I will start a new thread within the next half hour to cover rainfall and wind potential over the time frame Monday to Wednesday.

Looking back to how this thread began, I would put in a request that whoever thinks an Alert at level one or higher is justified should either start the thread in the normal way or contact (by PM) one of the usual suspects or a moderator to inquire. It is neither helpful nor good forum policy to have "where is the alert?" type thread starting headers that will inevitably need to be changed.

People may think that the Boards weather forum operates like Net-weather which has paid staff and a duty roster (designated responsibilities to watch the weather more or less 24/7 like national weather agencies and private companies). We are not organized in that way at all. It usually works out that way by the probability that in a group this large, some experienced person will happen to be watching at all times. There is probably a group of at least a dozen forum members (participants) that might start an alert thread, there is no individual member who has any responsibility to do so. Usually a thread will be started at an early stage, but occasionally perhaps nobody in that group is paying attention to the weather. If you are paying attention and you spot an alert that needs posting, then you're the duty forecaster of the moment, go for it. That's how this forum operates, and will be the way it operates until somebody organizes it like a private company. It is possible in theory that people would accept a duty roster and promise to be on the watch when assigned. But I'm not going to be the one to ask people to do free work, and I don't think anyone else wants to be that person. So it is what it is -- and despite those design flaws, we have a pretty good track record over the past few years, for example with storms in the winter of 2013-14 notably 12 Feb. But all of that happened without a formal structure in place. Hope nobody takes offence, I sometimes wonder if people think we are on duty to provide a service, if so, this is not the case at all.

FWVT

In the end, looking at it from a Beaufort point of view, only one of the 31 reporting stations that I saw reached anything higher than Force 8, and that was Mace Head, which briefly had a peak 10-minute speed of 48 knots (just about Storm Force 10) this morning. Barney was a worse storm over a wider area but still Clodagh warranted her name.

maquiladora

Highest gust today : 191 km/h on Great Dun Fell hill (848 m)

KingBrian2

Any details on storm Clodagh continuing into the week.

JCX BXC

KingBrian2 wrote: »

Any details on storm Clodagh continuing into the week.

Storm clodagh is gone, further adverse weather will be just the weather.

Tactical

Storm 10 wrote: »

Some posters seem to think Clodagh was only a name for Ireland when it was for the UK as well, some damage there could have killed someone

There were trees blown down across roads here in West Limerick, so if naming the storm helped with public awareness then it was required. If a tree had fallen on a passing vehicle then damage or injury would have been caused. Raising public awareness hopefully made people more alert and careful.

Typical winds generally do not fell large trees. Storm Clodagh ( however brief in duration) did...

Jpmarn

Naming storms put a bit of fun and banter into what can be serious and destructive weather events. At least the name would be remembered by people who have suffered as result of severe wind.

JamboMac

Didn't hear the name at all but felt crosswinds on the N2, anybody could seen it was dangerous a name for the storm. saw many traffic lights shaking.

Rikand

Twas a very windy day, but still played golf in it. So not too bad thankfully

FWVT

She is blowing a hoolie in Denmark right now. Karup airport (EKKA, 52 m) has a mean speed of 49 kts and a recent gust of 77 knots!

METAR EKKA 291920Z 29049G73KT 2000 R09/1800N R27/1900D SHRA SCT008 BKN012CB 03/03 Q0977=

METAR EKKA 291913Z 28045G77KT 230V300 2000 R09/1700U R27/P2000D SHRA SCT008 BKN015CB 04/03 Q0975=