Severe Winter Weather, Snow/Ice - Sun 25th Feb (Onwards) ** READ MOD NOTE POST #1 **

Cantona's Collars

Just watched an interview with Wicklow Mountain Rescue. Yer man said the road to Sally Gap has been closed since yesterday and somebody went around it and had to be rescued,their car is still stuck up there.
Some people are absolute morons.

gazzer

RuthieRose wrote: »

Aliens! Snow finally here in Cavan about 5 miles north of the town. It was a LONG time coming. Some nice lumps coming our way on the radar.Virginia needs to join the red warning of Meath. Its really bad there. :P

Is Virginia that bad? Lots of people in my job here in Cavan town drive through Virginia on the way home.

Rikand

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »

Whiteout in Athlone here the last hour and a half.

And I've been driving thru all of it. Gorgeous to look at but holy **** is it dangerous

sdanseo

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Just watched an interview with Wicklow Mountain Rescue. Yer man said the road to Sally Gap has been closed since yesterday and somebody went around it and had to be rescued,their car is still stuck up there.
Some people are absolute morons.

Should be prosecuted and banned from driving, and seperately have the key thrown away for endangering emergency services.

Absolute and utter idiots.

long_b

Over a foot fell in The Curragh. Melting in the sun.

leahyl

Jaysus lads you wouldn’t know anything was coming in Cork...sun is splitting the stones!

sept17

grenouille1966 wrote: »

Rubbish. Dublin experienced more disruption in November and December 2010...lasted for weeks as well.
Many areas of south leinster and Munster have no snow or very little like Cork city.....

Dublin is always the worst affected from an easterly wind...and gets the worst snow.

Many areas of Dublin have no snow or very little also, but many parts, like where I am in West Cork, got significant covering. We have 6 inches. There is no mention of any other part of the country in the news, apart from Leinster. Dublin may or may not get the worst snow, but be assured, as the rest of us who also had to endure the lengthy disruption in 2010 have figured out, Dublin certainly gets the best of resources thrown at it.

RuthieRose

gazzer wrote: »

Is Virginia that bad? Lots of people in my job here in Cavan town drive through Virginia on the way home.

Our guys were working there and just got sent home. The photo attached was taken at 12pm

force eleven

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »

Whiteout in Athlone here the last hour and a half.

Near Moate, heaviest fall since December 2000. It's about equal to that but still snowing.

Cantona's Collars

Never thought I'd say it in Wexford but FECK OFF SUNSHINE!!
The showers are coming in but not getting a chance to leave any accumulation of snow.

Cork Boy 53

prinzeugen wrote: »

Rathmines and Rathgar are not in Cork though. Just because it is melting where you are doesn't mean its doing the same everywhere.

I was referring to the first part of the post about cars/people causing snow to thaw, not the location.

A Dub in Glasgo

At least the open top tour buses still run - Edinburgh

https://twitter.com/BBCPhilipSim/status/968833332736921601/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Flive%2Fuk-scotland-43224667

J Mysterio

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Dropped out to the mother's to see if she needed any help. She has a big box of salt/grit. I started spreading some on the paths around the house and she told me not to as she "was saving it". I said it's no good to use in June. All around the house is nice and clear now. I don't want to get a call telling me she has broken limbs.

She was probably enjoying it!

monty_python

Rte advising everyone to stay indoors from 4pm tomorrow until Friday night

joes girls

First the Sun tried to melt my Snow. Now the wind is trying to blow it away!!!!


Winds are picking up here now and the god damn Sun is out but we are also having a Snow Shower.
(Southeast Wexford)

jdcv94

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Never thought I'd say it in Wexford but FECK OFF SUNSHINE!!
The showers are coming in but not getting a chance to leave any accumulation of snow.

Snowing heavy for the past 20 mins near Gorey.

Try_harder

My Snow Angel
https://twitter.com/leftybearcub/status/968840167187468288

davemc6832

Getting teased here. Dark and snowy followed by sun less than 2 minutes later.

runawaybishop

Dandruff in Ballina!

seamus

There's always one or two who want to see Sally Gap deep in snow, and think their car can handle it. If someone's prepared to drive around a roadblock, there's not much the rest of us can do. You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into.

The tiniest of thaws here in D16. And by that I mean any snow has fallen from vertical surfaces, and anything on paving slabs has melted becaus ethe slab was slightly exposed to the sun. Still an 11cm deep snow cake on my garden table.

daheff

Beautiful sunshine here in North Kildare.

definite thaw on too. C'mon storm Emma :cool:

Realbhoy

long_b wrote: »

Over a foot fell in The Curragh. Melting in the sun.

Oh no the poor horse:P:P (Sorry couldn't resist, back to the weather)

lolo62

Anyone know where to buy a toboggan?

davehey79

Longford town getting an absolute pasting the last 40 minutes

sdanseo

In the last 5 days, I've had 10 e-mails and 6 text messages from Fingal Co. Council warning me about various closures.

Have to admit, they're pretty on the ball, although probably overdoing it a little.

Cork Boy 53

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Just watched an interview with Wicklow Mountain Rescue. Yer man said the road to Sally Gap has been closed since yesterday and somebody went around it and had to be rescued,their car is still stuck up there.
Some people are absolute morons.

Same as what happened during Ophelia. Some people think they are immune.

JCX BXC

Lot of melt today on surfaces despite the temperature currently at -0.1c. Hopefully more to come in West Clare.

awec

Sunny now in Dublin 18. Those clouds are moving away, not towards.

daheff

lolo62 wrote: »

Anyone know where to buy a toboggan?

Adverts next week!:D

right now...no idea...would imagine most are out of stock

Try_harder

lolo62 wrote: »

Anyone know where to buy a toboggan?

In Tabbagons 'R Us, in the Taboggan quarter!


We used to use plastic fertiliser bags when we were young
/sips Barry's Tea wistfully....