Severe Weather Snow / Ice Weds 28 FEB ( Onwards ) READ MOD NOTE POST#1

humberklog · 02-03-2018 5:06pm

crashadder wrote: »

so i am new in the country and wasnt expecting that life would shut down in Dublin so i havent prepared for this in terms of supplies. I have enough to last me until sunday maybe. what am i supposed to do if the grocery stores dont open ?

A lot are open. I'm just back from Lidl (I drive a 4x4 so it was handy) but local walking distance to me is a Euro Spar, Spar and corner shop- all open.
Where in Dublin are you?

I'm out in Balgriffin, NE Dublin. Snow today is more like traditional snow and quite a bit of it in the last few hours. Wind is a lot less strong than yesterday/early this morning.
The type of snow with the strong winds last night blew most of it westward before it could settle in any great amounts locally.

This is now...(fairly pelting it down just not visible on camera).

Alanstrainor · 02-03-2018 5:06pm

There's been constant snow for the last 3 hours in Portmarnock, North Dublin but little accumulation to speak of. It almost seems like sleet at this point.

beardo81 · 02-03-2018 5:07pm

froog wrote: »

oh give over maude flanders, people are allowed enjoy snow.

Where did I say they weren't? Maybe you should have read the original comment, Ralph Wiggum

SleetAndSnow · 02-03-2018 5:07pm

STATUS ORANGE

Snow-ice Warning for Munster, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan and Galway
Snow accumulations continuing to increase due to further falls of snow

Issued:Friday 02 March 2018 15:00
Valid:Friday 02 March 2018 16:00 to Saturday 03 March 2018 09:00

STATUS YELLOW

Snow-ice Warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo
Scattered snow showers

Issued:Friday 02 March 2018 15:00
Valid:Friday 02 March 2018 16:00 to Saturday 03 March 2018 09:00

Munster downgraded to Orange. New yellow alert too.

200motels · 02-03-2018 5:07pm

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

STATUS RED

Snow-ice Warning for Dublin, Kildare, Wexford, Wicklow and Meath
Update
Snow accumulations continuing to increase significantly due to further heavy falls of snow

Issued:Friday 02 March 2018 15:46
Valid:Friday 02 March 2018 16:00 to Saturday 03 March 2018 09:00

Munster changed to Orange

STATUS ORANGE

Snow-ice Warning for Munster, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan and Galway
Snow accumulations continuing to increase due to further falls of snow

Issued:Friday 02 March 2018 15:00
Valid:Friday 02 March 2018 16:00 to Saturday 03 March 2018 09:00

STATUS YELLOW

Snow-ice Warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo
Scattered snow showers

Issued:Friday 02 March 2018 15:00
Valid:Friday 02 March 2018 16:00 to Saturday 03 March 2018 09:00

Well I'm about 3 or 4 miles from Wexford and Waterford is snowbound, it's still snowing.

antodeco · 02-03-2018 5:08pm

Mike Litoris wrote: »

The slight thawing visible on cleared paths and cars today has stopped and is getting well covered again here in Ballyfermot. Snow hasn't stopped all day. No real further drifting as the winds has totally eased but the inches are starting to build again in the constant snow.

Looks like Centras and Iceland is/were open. Lots of people heading home with bags. A lot more folk out and about today compared to yesterday with very few cars being driven.

I'm in Ballyfermot and I've over 3 foot drifts in the garden. It's crazy. I had to dig out a trench to get some coal!

Rougies · 02-03-2018 5:08pm

Heavy dry powdery stuff belting down and accumulating quickly in D.16. The big fluffy flakes earlier were nice to look at but they weren't really accumulating.

wakka12 · 02-03-2018 5:08pm

nacho libre wrote: »

It'd hard to believe this is actually taken in Ireland. It's what we are used to seeing from Norway or any other snowy country.

Im wondering to myself if any of the snowfalls in some of the inland counties like meath and kildare might have broke global records never mind irish records, given the accumulations being so vast, in such a small timeframe, in relatively lowland terrain, and in march no less, makes me think its very possible

MJohnston · 02-03-2018 5:09pm

cnocbui wrote: »

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The YouTube tags don't work with the shortened YouTube links, you need to use the full URL

yermandan · 02-03-2018 5:09pm

nacho libre wrote: »

It'd hard to believe this is actually taken in Ireland. It's what we are used to seeing from Norway or any other snowy country.

I know, and Sallins of all places

bennyl10 · 02-03-2018 5:10pm

Red warning extended to 9am tomorrow

Daniel2590 · 02-03-2018 5:10pm

I want to take a timelapse of the snow but I haven't got a single window in the house not coated in snow...

Artane2002 · 02-03-2018 5:10pm

Car got stuck on my road...

r93kaey5p2izun · 02-03-2018 5:11pm

Relentless snow all day in Clondalkin. Wind has just gotten up and visibility now nearly zero.

patneve2 · 02-03-2018 5:11pm

Really wansn't expecting this. Moderate intensity, sometimes heavy. Starting to pile up

Cork Boy 53 · 02-03-2018 5:12pm

bennyl10 wrote: »

Red warning extended to 9am tomorrow

But only for certain counties.

AndrewJRenko · 02-03-2018 5:12pm

antodeco wrote: »

I'm in Ballyfermot and I've over 3 foot drifts in the garden. It's crazy. I had to dig out a trench to get some coal!

What are you complaining about? Your own coal mine in your garden - such a luxury!

wakka12 · 02-03-2018 5:13pm

Daniel2590 wrote: »

I want to take a timelapse of the snow but I haven't got a single window in the house not coated in snow...

first world probs

irelandspurs · 02-03-2018 5:13pm

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Heavy now. Nice. Cars getting a dusting again now. Roofs, bushes etc already dusted.

I'd say additional 2cms so far on snow covered areas.

Do you think laois could see some more this today, not had anything other than snizzle since last night.

awec · 02-03-2018 5:14pm

Snow very heavy in Leopardstown pretty much all day, but the past ~2 hours especially so.

Picky owner · 02-03-2018 5:14pm

Why isn't Waterford under the red warning, terrible conditions here, literally snowed in,Wexford is only a few miles away and they are under the red alert.

Kermit.de.frog · 02-03-2018 5:14pm

Roads that were cleared going white again near Santry. Finer grains helping it along.

SeaFields · 02-03-2018 5:14pm

Absolutely bucketing down snow here in south Kerry since about 1pm I think. Heaviest I've seen since the event started.

sunbabe08 · 02-03-2018 5:15pm

Jerry is back :-(:-(

D9Male · 02-03-2018 5:15pm

It is very heavy now in Dublin 9. Less sleety than before.

ZX7R · 02-03-2018 5:16pm

demakinz wrote: »

I'm right in the shadow of the Wicklow mountains on the radar ,been very light stuff all day. Will the winds change to give us more of the proper stuff ?

There has been a slight shift in wind direction to my eyes and it has started moving away from Wales, I expect perception to improve later

Surinam · 02-03-2018 5:16pm

Dublin 7, even the roads going white again. Proper accumulations now.

sean555 · 02-03-2018 5:16pm

Looks like West and NW are going to get even more snow tonight, have had over 24 hours in Galway city at this stage, has to be most we have ever had especially with more to come if the Hirlam is right.