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

Cantona's Collars

seefin wrote: »

Is Cork city meant to get it bad? Debating taking half day and heading home at 1 and staying indoors until Tuesday ! A bit drastic or sensible as I cycle to work. Maybe safest take whole day off? ( am I looking for an excuse?? A resounding yes )

Just take it as pretty much the whole Southern half of the country will bear the brunt first.Plenty of models and charts posted,a quick look at them even to an untrained eye will show where the worst of the weather will be.

Cantona's Collars

squarecircles wrote: »

An emergency response group will meet tomorrow as the country braces itself for Hurricane Ophelia.

I hope they are doing a 1 day chainsaw training course Gonna be a lot of trees down by Monday night.

crashadder

No. No, you don't.

oh God. i cant even afford delays let alone cancellation :-(

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Nibs05 wrote: »

working in Dublin airport

Ah Shure.. you'll be flyin'



....gets my coat...and kite:)

ooompie5

flaneur wrote: »

House *is* surrounded by tall deciduous trees.

Doers anybody know what is the protocol if one of your big trees falls over the road? Who should you contact and what should you do?

AlekSmart

philstar wrote: »

Ophelia ? what sort of name is that anyway? sounds like a protestant name :mad:

I agree ......it's a shockin state of affairs,I blame The Band !!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RjqcTsxx-8

Mooooo

oscarBravo wrote: »

ESB's national trunk fibre network is carried on their 100kV lines, which tend not to suffer too badly in storms. SIRO have started building fibre on the local 10kV LV networks, which is much more vulnerable.

It'll be interesting to see how eir's rural fibre network copes. I've seen a lot of fibre run close to - and even through - trees.

In fairness the esb and contractors tend to be good in maintaining distance between trees and lines cutting, eir are a different story

philstar

@ alexsmart

great find, it'll be played ad nausim over the next few days i suppose

goodies

Thank you all for invaluable interpretations so far following v closely. We live in Fenit co Kerry on the coast and have secured property today as much as we can. We have 2 small children and wondering at this point would we be better off moving further inland/ up the country for the duration.

Stheno

Is youghal in the danger zone? And if yes should cars be parked as far from the house as possible?

aidanodr

https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/ophelia-hits-category-3-destructive-winds-tap-ireland

To call Ophelia unusual would be an understatement. For one thing, it became a major hurricane at longitude 26.6°W, further east than any other formation of a Category 3 in the Atlantic.

What’s a major hurricane doing in a place like this?

By conventional standards, one wouldn’t even expect Ophelia to be a hurricane, much less a major one. Sea surface temperatures beneath Ophelia are around 25°C (77°F), which is roughly 1°C below the traditional benchmark of SST levels warm enough to support tropical development. However, these waters are about 2°C (3.6°F) above average for the location and the time of year, and upper-level temperatures near the top of Ophelia are several degrees C below average.

With Ophelia strengthening even more than predicted, a destructive windstorm in Ireland on par with some of the most damaging in the nation’s history is becoming increasingly likely.

Regardless of whether it is still classified as a hurricane or not, Ophelia is predicted to approach Ireland on Monday with top winds somewhere near hurricane strength, plus an expanding field of gale-force winds.

Expect widespread tree damage and uprooted trees, damaged roofs, power blackouts, mobile phone coverage interruptions, and flying debris.

marno21

IT Tralee is closed on Monday.. https://www.facebook.com/ITTralee

RoisinClare6

Deeply concerned about the homeless that will be on the streets during this.

mikeecho

Cars are brimmed
I've some tinned food
Wind up torch/radio
Candles, lighters
Torches & batteries
50L of water and the bath will be filled (I've a well, so no power means no water)
Superser heater with 2 gas cylinders
2 camping stoves, and 8 aerosol type gas cans.
Lots of coal and timber.
Ereader charged
Power packs will be charged.
Freezers will be set to max freezing tomorrow.

Now.. just need to find my wellies, and tidy the garden tomorrow.

Hopefully, I've enough done.

spookwoman

mikeecho wrote: »

Cars are brimmed
I've some tinned food
Wind up torch/radio
Candles, lighters
Torches & batteries
50L of water and the bath will be filled (I've a well, so no power means no water)
Superser heater with 2 gas cylinders
2 camping stoves, and 8 aerosol type gas cans.
Lots of coal and timber.
Ereader charged
Power packs will be charged.
Freezers will be set to max freezing tomorrow.

Now.. just need to find my wellies, and tidy the garden tomorrow.

Hopefully, I've enough done.

Toilet paper

Skippette

Well we have the trampoline down in preparation for Monday but the tv signal is a bit iffy already with the wind.... how do ye think Castlebar will fair out?

Harry Palmr

I'm now seriously considering bringing down the main branches of the tree at the bottom of the garden.

ooompie5

Harry Palmr wrote: »

I'm now seriously considering bringing down the main branches of the tree at the bottom of the garden.

Miaght be more dangerous for you to be messing with it yourself. It might survive ok. Is it in range of buildings if it were to fall?

mikeecho

spookwoman wrote: »

Toilet paper

Sh!t.. literally.

I've plenty, also have wet wipes and lots of plastic bags.

I'll be going to the shop early on Monday, to get the last few essentials, bread, milk, fig rolls, Jaffa cakes, and a bottle of scotch to enjoy in front of the open fire.. as long as the roof stays attached to the house.


Also have petrol and two stroke for the chainsaw.

gozunda

Working class heroes wrote: »

Paywall.....

Google National Emergency group to find article - should allow you direct access

"The National Emergency Co-ordination Group will meet on Sunday to discuss preparations for the post-tropical storm due to hit Ireland on Monday.

Officials from a number of Government departments as well as emergency services and the Defence Forces will meet to discuss co-ordination for the event..."

Beechwoodspark

munsterlegend wrote: »

I thought our national news was very poor this evening. The focus was on buses being cancelled as opposed to possible severe structural damages and potentially risk to life. Surely they could have had someone from met eireann in their studio or a live link as opposed to a pre recorded interview.

I agree. There's probably loads of people who will wake up on Monday morning in "blissful ignorance" about what is bearing down on this island.

RTÉ need to up their game tomorrow otherwise I fear for the consequences.

Pinkycharm

Very nervous for driving to work on Monday. I'm teaching 70km from home. Wonder will they close the schools? I'm in Tipperary.

Harry Palmr

ooompie5 wrote: »

Miaght be more dangerous for you to be messing with it yourself. It might survive ok. Is it in range of buildings if it were to fall?

I'll have a proper look at the height/angles etc in the morning.

jacksie66

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The Specialist

jacksie66 wrote: »

I work in the cresent shopping centre in Limerick. Do places like that have their own backup generators in case of a power outage? Or would that only apply to hospitals?

Nope the Crescent got blacked out by the storm in 2014, most shop staff were sent home.

Galway1989

The main thing is that people stay safe. Heres hoping that damage to property and cars is minimal. I'm not worried about a couple of days waiting for power to be restored. I'm genuinely worrying now about getting to and from work on Monday. I've got the motorway (a crosswind moved the car yesterday on the journey home, never mind contending with a storm) and I've got several roads I could use lined with poles and trees.

If I decided not to travel, would I be the only wuss that stayed at home or the only sensible one that didn't venture out?

A downgrade to a few gales would be excellent right about now!!!

SweetCaliber

jacksie66 wrote: »

I work in the cresent shopping centre in Limerick. Do places like that have their own backup generators in case of a power outage? Or would that only apply to hospitals?

Not sure, however I know bigger supermarkets usually have back up generators in case of power outage to keep the fridges and freezers going.

star gazer

Some useful essentials for keeping informed:

The Irish meteorological service
https://twitter.com/MetEireann

The Office of Emergency planning
https://twitter.com/emergencyIE

Electricity Network
https://twitter.com/ESBNetworks

Plus your Local Authority

aidanodr

https://twitter.com/CotswoldWeather/status/919223043788017664

Record breaking stuff!!

#Ophelia has just become a Category 3 hurricane. A Cat 3 has never been recorded this far east since records began.

spookwoman

star gazer wrote: »

Some useful essentials for keeping informed:

The Irish meteorological service
https://twitter.com/MetEireann

The Office of Emergency planning
https://twitter.com/emergencyIE

Electricity Network
https://twitter.com/ESBNetworks

Plus your Local Authority

AA Roadwatch https://twitter.com/aaroadwatch