Storm Imogen - Feb 07/08-Strong Winds/High Seas for Southern Areas

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Stealthfins wrote: »

As for Quilty,I wouldn't like to be in those house's right on the seafront.

At least the wind might rid the smell of rotten eggs from the place.

Timfy

She's a tanker and will be heading for Galway Harbour where she is a very frequent visitor. Big old tub and well able for a rough sea...

blue4ever wrote: »

She is just off spanish point (10pm)- exposed as hell - dont think Galway Bay will be too helpful - if you go back to http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-9/centery:53/zoom:10 you'll see a few hiding/hugging on the east side of the Aran Islands - might be more protection there.

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Warnings were updated at 7pm.

STATUS ORANGE

Wind Warning for Cork and Kerry
Update: Westerly winds will reach mean speeds of 65 to 75 km/h with gusts of 100 to 130 km/h, strongest winds along the coast and on hills.

Issued:Sunday 07 February 2016 19:00
Valid:Sunday 07 February 2016 19:00 to Monday 08 February 2016 12:00


STATUS YELLOW

Wind Warning for Wexford, Clare, Limerick and Waterford
Westerly winds will reach mean speeds of 55 to 65 km/h with gusts of 90 to 100 km/h, strongest winds along the coast.

Issued:Sunday 07 February 2016 19:26
Valid:Sunday 07 February 2016 20:00 to Monday 08 February 2016 12:00

Hooter23

I wonder is the storm still on its exact predicted track right now

Meteorite58

Hooter23 wrote: »

I wonder is the storm still on its exact predicted track right now

Latest run on the GFS would suggest still on the original track and still more or less the same intensity and duration.

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Winder than your average named storm, and Clare's only on a yellow warning!

CB19Kevo

Lights flickered 20mins ago in South east Kerry,getting wild out there now.
Been a while since a system has been this south so will be interesting to see how it plays out,So far the mean speeds have been as strong/stronger than the other storms this winter or at least in my view,Gusts have not been of note as of yet.

Akrasia

Carnacalla wrote: »

Winder than your average named storm, and Clare's only on a yellow warning!

Yeah it's fairly blustery in ennis now

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https://www.esb.ie/esb-networks/powercheck/

For anyone who has a power cut, take a look at this website, you will get information about estimates for it's return.
Also try the phone app, handy when you don't have a computer, but absolutely terrible quality.

lottpaul

Mean wind speed has increased here now. Constant noise outside with occasional gusts that really shake the house. Still have power though so I'm off to bed in the hope that I'll sleep through the worst of it! ( earplugs if needed!) Will deal with whatever the morning brings. Look forward to reading about it all then

poconnor16

Blarney, Cork and all mysteriously quiet. I'm on a hill too. One or two gusts so far, lights flickered once. Interested to see how this plays out...thought wind would be howling by now?

Oscar Bravo

11pm -Sherkin Island gusting 67 knots ..... !

MidMan25

poconnor16 wrote: »

Blarney, Cork and all mysteriously quiet. I'm on a hill too. One or two gusts so far, lights flickered once. Interested to see how this plays out...thought wind would be howling by now?

Must be just there, in Midleton and it's very windy!

P.lane78

ya howling in Glanmire now ....strongest of all the storms so far

lilmissprincess

Absolutely howling just outside Douglas!

Colser

poconnor16 wrote: »

Blarney, Cork and all mysteriously quiet. I'm on a hill too. One or two gusts so far, lights flickered once. Interested to see how this plays out...thought wind would be howling by now?

Im near the city and its really howling now..opened the door for a second and decided not to even try going out.

kingshankly

So it's going to be wet and windy
Nothing new so it's been like that this two months

poconnor16

Colser wrote:

Im near the city and its really howling now..opened the door for a second and decided not to even try going out.

That's mad - seriously, some very strong gusts a few minutes ago but quiet again. The northside is being spared 😅

sunbabe08

i'm on the northside and it is howling out side from time to time. but i've heard worse

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11pm TAF's out. (Aviation forecast)

60kt gusts for both Cork and Shannon at some point over the night.

downwiththatsor

Power gone here in kerry

billy the squid

In ballincollig it alternates between dead calm and vicious howling wind. Cant say we have had a lot of rain but we did get a soaking this morning

Grimreaper666

Seems very calm in Cobh, was expecting to be blown away by now!!

MidMan25

Incoming!

http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-5.94,51.09,1075/loc=-7.173,53.820

Meteorite58

Handy live site here in Fenit Harbour

http://www.fenitharbour.com/weather/

Meteorite58

Latest 18Z WRF run shows no real deviation from the earlier run

waterways

Wave height 14.8m at buoy M6 at 2300 is not less.

ninebeanrows

Kinsale Energy has been destroyed.

Sherkin 44 Gust 69kt (128kph)

mud

Ominous banging noises and LOUD gusts in East Limerick. It'll be a creaky night methinks.

StewartGriffin

Weathercheck wrote: »

Kinsale Energy has been destroyed.

Has it?