Electrical Storms

AllForIt

According to the weather forecast electrical storms are on the way.

Apparently the system is moving up from the south northwards so Cork Kerry Waterford should experience them first.

We had an amazing electrical storm here in the west of Ireland last year. Highly unusual. It was amazing, constant lightening for over an hour that occurred right above my head rather than somewhere in the distance.

Will you look out the window or will you close the curtains and hide under the duvet?

fred funk }{

Electrical stroms? Playing the guitar?

bear1

I absolutely love going to bed when there is a storm outside.
Puts me right to sleep.

Harry Palmr

Not a sausage burnt or otherwise in the Deise as I ty

rodders999

Down in Bantry for the week and about a half hour ago the heavens absolutely opened and there's been a pretty big thunder and lightening show going on since.

Feels like continental Europe really because it's still roasting despite the storm. Have all the windows wide open here looking out at it and not a hint of a breeze coming in.

Brace yourselves....it's heading your way!

bear1

Anyone care to take a snap of it?

Rubberlegs

Thunder and lightening on the Waterford coast . Bring it on !

nelly17

A slow but steady increasing series of erections are currently arising over on the weather forum

Mam of 4

bear1 wrote: »

Anyone care to take a snap of it?

There are some pictures on the Weather Forum , amazing shots

Harry Palmr

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Not a sausage burnt or otherwise in the Deise as I ty

Heh the street lights just went out for a moment, and I can hear thundery noises outside and on the radio - crackling sound.

PixieMoth

Plenty of thunder and lightening here in Kerry over the last hour or so. Got my first opportunity to see brilliant fork lightening. I'm sitting here with the lights out, enjoying it all

bear1

http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057713547/85

biko

The atmosphere in Cork is always electric.
The cracks are mighty.

retro:electro

Literally the second I opened this thread I heard thunder outside. WHAT

The Backwards Man

anna080 wrote: »

Literally the second I opened this thread I heard thunder outside. WHAT

Were you shaking at the knees?

riffmongous

I love lightning, and where I live I get it all the time during summer which is great. Nothing cooler than a huge bolt coming down and hitting a lightning rod one or two hundred metres infront of you

retro:electro

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Were you shaking at the knees?

Come again, please?

The Backwards Man

riffmongous wrote: »

I love lightning, and where I live I get it all the time during summer which is great. Nothing cooler than a huge bolt coming down and hitting a lightning rod one or two hundred metres infront of you

Only ever seen a lightning strike up really close once, about maybe six or eight feet away, scary as fcuk

The Backwards Man

anna080 wrote: »

Come again, please?

There's just no help, no help from you

jacksie66

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riffmongous

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Only ever seen a lightning strike up really close once, about maybe six or eight feet away, scary as fcuk

I've never been that close, there's chance it could jump to you at that range I think

jamesbere

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Were you shaking at the knees?

Well that's thunderstruck stuck in my head

The Backwards Man

riffmongous wrote: »

I've never been that close, there's chance it could jump to you at that range I think

I was in a bink hole at the time, hit the moss just out the way a bit, some shock I'll tell you

riffmongous

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I was in a bink hole at the time, hit the moss just out the way a bit, some shock I'll tell you

Were you wearing wellies?

BillyBobBS

jacksie66 wrote: »

Tis too warum. Balls stuck to de inside of me leg..

Would be concerned if they where stuck to the outside tbh.

The Backwards Man

riffmongous wrote: »

Were you wearing wellies?

Can't remember, steel toed boots probably, I'm naturally well earthed anyway.

AllForIt

riffmongous wrote: »

I love lightning, and where I live I get it all the time during summer which is great. Nothing cooler than a huge bolt coming down and hitting a lightning rod one or two hundred metres infront of you

The most bizarre lightening I even seen was when I was on hols in Germany. All of a sudden there was one very thick lightening bolt that was completely vertical and very wide. No forks but just one straight line of white. And that was it, nothing more.

The Backwards Man

AllForIt wrote: »

The most bizarre lightening I even seen was when I was on hols in Germany. All of a sudden there was one very thick lightening bolt that was completely vertical and very wide. No forks but just one straight line of white. And that was it, nothing more.

Was it coloured? Seen a reddy tinged lightning like that once

biko

Just got a lightning here in Galway.
Took 30 seconds for the thunder so still a bit away.




For anyone not knowing about why I counted seconds
https://www.livescience.com/37734-how-far-away-is-lightning-distance.html

riffmongous

AllForIt wrote: »

The most bizarre lightening I even seen was when I was on hols in Germany. All of a sudden there was one very thick lightening bolt that was completely vertical and very wide. No forks but just one straight line of white. And that was it, nothing more.

Seems common enough around these parts, was it hitting a tall building or tower?

retro:electro

Fcuk. This is the loudest thunder I've ever heard

retro:electro

I think everyone is dead

AllForIt

riffmongous wrote: »

Seems common enough around these parts, was it hitting a tall building or tower?

No, it looked like it went straight into the ground from my perspective. It looked like it was a few miles outside of the city (Cologne) which doesn't have any tall structures anyway apart from the Cathedral.

The Backwards Man

Clear skies here, the sun would be shining if it hadn't fcuked off around the globe

thelad95

This weather is no fun if you're a dog owner

bodhrandude

Listening to Polygon Window Surfing in Sine Waves and blown away but this electrical storm, seems to have mellowed for the moment in Salthill, and just as I say that there this bejaysus lightening bolt. WOW!

CollinTheCrisp

Just a reminder mother nature is the ultimate WMD and we are powerless to it's whim.

Beastermc

Here in Limerick you can see the lightening every minute or so in the distance, but no thunder at all and no rain...It's quite relaxing..

MadYaker

bodhrandude wrote: »

Listening to Polygon Window Surfing in Sine Waves and blown away but this electrical storm, seems to have mellowed for the moment in Salthill, and just as I say that there this bejaysus lightening bolt. WOW!

Another Salthill resident here. This is more like something you see in Florida.

Grab All Association

Reached Thurles.

Eyes Down Field

Some serious Thunder and lightning over Galway in the past half hour. Super loud and bright flashes. It was crazy warm leading up to it, House windows wide open and still sweating. A massive heavy downpour of rain along with it.
This was end of the world type stuff.

bodhrandude

MadYaker wrote: »

Another Salthill resident here. This is more like something you see in Florida.

And a Picnic head too .

CollinTheCrisp

RTE Send in Theresa Mannion

CollinTheCrisp

There's something awe inspiring about it, I kinda don't want it end.

jimmycrackcorm

nelly17 wrote:

A slow but steady increasing series of erections are currently arising over on the weather forum

I hope they are all wearing rubbers for safe insulation.

RobbingBandit

Hope it's worth staying up for, pity it's July I'd love a bit of Thundersnow with big old blue lightning but a storm tonight should be cool, hurry up and get to Dublin weather gods.

Mrs OBumble

Galway all quiet again now. The world didn't end.

We now know that some building in the neighbourhood (city centre) has a big-ass generator which kicked in sharply when the lights flickered and just turned off again a few minutes ago. Now wondering who could be important enough to need it.

CollinTheCrisp

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Galway all quiet again now. The world didn't end.

We now know that some building in the neighbourhood (city centre) has a big-ass generator which kicked in sharply when the lights flickered and just turned off again a few minutes ago. Now wondering who could be important enough to need it.

Ed Sheeren is doing a reshoot of Galway Girl.

Jim Bob Scratcher

I personally love an auld thunderstorm

BeerFarts

Anyone in Galway lose internet access with eir? Router seems fine but no internet light now.

CollinTheCrisp

BeerFarts wrote: »

Anyone in Galway lose internet access with eir? Router seems fine but no internet light now.

eir surviving in Renmore.