Storm Ophelia - General Discussion/Local reports - See MOD NOTE Post #1

C__MC

Stheno wrote: »

Pretty mild here in swords

Can you confirm if it's pretty mild in swords

My name is URL

Varadker just called it a National Emergency

https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/1016/912621-ophelia/

Kerrydude1981

Same here in North Kerry,I think we got off light enough compared to parts of South Kerry and Cork

Foweva Awone

Strong Life in Dublin wrote: »

Jesus why would he use a chainsaw in a hurricane

Maybe to clear the road for emergency services to get to an accident scene? Bit unfair to judge until facts are established.

RIP.

iLikeWaffles

jimmynokia wrote: »

I this lightning or light effects,take at dublin airport today pulled from twitter https://twitter.com/SeanHassett/status/919916752863154176

Thought it looked like lightening hitting the tail. Pilot was on fire anyway jayzus.

rustledjimmies

Just realised I can see a crane from my house. Should be interesting.

alchemist33

Just saw footage of the divers in Salthill. That's some pretty stupid stuff they're doing.

DesperateDan

Jesus someone get Gerry a red bull

certifiedcrepe

Man dead in tipp after trying to clear a fallen tree

Canonfan

From RTE:

A man in his early 30s has died while in the course of clearing a fallen tree in Co Tipperary.

It is the second death linked to storm Ophelia, after a woman in her 50s died when a tree fell on the car she was driving in Co Waterford this morning.

The man sustained the fatal injury while clearing a fallen tree at Ballybrado, Cahir at about 12.30pm.

His body has been removed to Clonmel Hospital.


RIP, and stay indoor people.

appledrop

I know some parts of the country have been really badly hit but as I expected red warning for Dublin way off. Yes bit stormy here but no way did everything need to close down. Birds still feeding at seed feeder + bins haven't moved an inch. I'm near Malahide like other poster. We have had much worse coastly storms than this in North County Dublin when we just had to get on with it.

by the seaside

Picking up in Skerries. Still a few people driving up and down the coast road to Balbriggan.

Bobeagleburger

is boards broke?

Reati

No, lens and light flaring from landing lights

km79

Last hour has been mental in east Galway
Hope it calms soon

sryanbruen

__..__

Nothing much in Dublin at all.

wonga77

Considering the storm passed right over our heads (SW Kerry), we got nothing really. Perhaps because im right on the coast and used to rough weather but we had much worse winds about 2-3 weeks ago during the night, I actually thought the roof was going to be damaged that time.
Power was out for about 3 hours but fair play to the ESB, they have it up and running again
At the moment it's just a normal breezy day, I'm still expecting some sort of a kick tonight but for the most part it was just another winters day around here, luckily we seem to have missed the worst part of it

My name is URL

RoboKlopp wrote: »

is boards broke?

Yeah, they've been losing money for years

Kermit.de.frog

https://www.facebook.com/pauldevane79/videos/10155770157557943/

Video from Galway of storm surge

ronnie3585

https://www.facebook.com/clarenbridgegardencentre/videos/1640305505991062/

Guy swimming in Blackrock, Galway just now. I swim here daily and this behavour is unbelievably dangerous.

sean555

Salthill a few minutes ago

hank scorpio89

Honest to god I'm in Dublin 5 and it's sunny with some high winds has it just not hit yet ???

kabakuyu

Wind turned to SW in Galway now, very strong gusts, last quite long, one gust moved me and I'm 200lbs.

MJohnston

__..__ wrote: »

Nothing much in Dublin at all.

In Dublin 7 here and while thankfully there has been no damage, this is by far the most violent winds I've heard in the 4 years I've lived in this part of the city

Boater123

Vizzy wrote: »

Apparently he was cutting a tree that was in danger of falling on his house when a second tree/branch feel on him.

I assumed as much or was at least prepared to give the poor guy the benefit of doubt, that he took a risk for what he believed was a damn good reason.

Some people on here are too quick to jump to conclusions!!

Samaris

Strongest gusts to date recorded by Met Eireann are:

191km/h at Fastnet Rock (6.5km SW of Cape Clear Co. Cork, at a height of 200ft)
156km/h at Roches Point
135km/h at Sherkin Island (before the weather station lost power)
126km/h at Cork Airport (before a loss of power)
122km/h at Shannon Airport

Rainfall of 17mm at Valentia, including 9mm in one hour, 17mm at Mace Head, including 8mm in the past hour.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/hurricane-ophelia-two-dead-and-230-000-without-power-as-monster-storm-hits-1.3257434

zetalambda

jimmynokia wrote: »

I this lightning or light effects,take at dublin airport today pulled from twitter https://twitter.com/SeanHassett/status/919916752863154176

Most people wait inside the terminal.

__..__

Now.

DOCARCH

RoboKlopp wrote: »

is boards broke?

Yip....