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

Rougies

d'Oracle wrote: »

Who are calling it a curfew?

TV3. They also called 30cm of snow 6 inches so that says it all really.

Woshy

I’m also waiting until 5pm to crack open the booze. Have it sitting outside sitting in a pile of snow ready to go

sryanbruen

https://twitter.com/PamelaNewenham/status/968904070118375427

Sully

Not really much activity in Kilkenny town. So far the past couple of days were overnight accumulations but noting holding during the day

lintdrummer

thelad95 wrote: »

Meanwhile I’m in maynooth and I wouldn’t be surprised if we have gotten the worst of it, the canal is frozen, snow up to shins in most places and the town on complete lockdown except for one pub!

Which pub out of interest? :pac:

dacogawa

My video of high tide on Sandymount strand earlier on, now that's not something you see every day...

https://twitter.com/DavidCostelloDC/status/969196547144634368

LaVail

Light flakes starting in North Kerry now near Ballybunion... So far it hasn't been bad at all.

irelandspurs

you can see emma approaching here http://www.meteoradar.co.uk/realtime-snowfall

sean555

Looks like Galway could get plenty of snow later according to the latest models,
also o the city has had snow most of the day from the Irish Sea streamers.

sdanseo

leahyl wrote: »

This is the most unpredictable weather event I think we’ve had! Siobhan Ryan saying record breaking snow, others saying that the south may have rain tomorrow morning...

Pretty much defines major snow events here. Always marginal

My biggest worry is if the mild air follows too quickly. We will have feet (and in some isolated places at altitude, metres) of snow melting at the same time as a spring tide and potentially while still raining.

Will be an awful mess and for that reason if no other I hope the cold sticks around to thaw things mor gradually over a few days. No one needs several feet of freezing water in their house.

Kiith

Nonstop in Monasterevin since 8am this morning, and i went for a walk there. Absolutely beautiful in places.



https://streamable.com/8cuap

ZeroSum76

BigMoose wrote: »

ZeroSum76 wrote: »

Close to Wicklow Head it's started to fall as snow - good sign for the deprived east coastal towns. Worry was sleet. Mad looking at a wall of it coming in from the Irish Sea!

Hope it gets on with it for Wicklow/Rathnew, the kids are going spare with the lack of it (and lack of school!)

Well it looks to have started and this isnt even the main precip. we are expecting. Fingers crossed.

power pants

Any indication roughly if and when Emma will be hitting Dublin? Thanks

bennyl10

emma not even hitting ireland until approx 6.. still a long way to go yet..

Hooks Golf Handicap

I went out and wiggled my hole outside at 4:30.
Fight the power.

Near Carlow, snowing all day but we've less snow now since the day started, don't know what's going on.

smodgley

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

Nothing like a weather event to expose the rampant cretin like intellect that runs deep in this country.

Nobody cares about your precious little brats and whether or not they could go to school and nobody cares about your small business either.

Lives could potentially be lost in what is an unprecedented and unpredictable situation.

It is one or two days so get a grip and think of the wider community and the emergency services instead of your own self-centred little universe.

post of the day

d'Oracle

Rougies wrote: »

TV3. They also called 30cm of snow 6 inches so that says it all really.

People get their news from TV3?
In 2018?

power pants

Achasanai wrote: »

We have a bird feeder, and the feckers are ignoring it and continuing to burrow in the snow and up and down the trees. More fools them.

Have a bird feeder and they have been emptying it within 24 hrs, usually takes them 3 days

Also seeds on the ground to avoid them queuing

nomdeboardie

NAGDEFI wrote: »

Beauty (Emma) and the Beast

I raise you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4fFL4uU_RE

3dogs

clownface95 wrote: »

Where is the best place to leave some food for the birds, they are digging all the snow looking for things to eat. We don’t have a bird feeder

I put food on the back wall for them, they went nuts for it, obviously really hungary

awec

Turns out if I walk 10 seconds round the corner the snow is literally three times as thick :pac:

spookwoman

d'Oracle wrote: »

Who are calling it a curfew?

I believe TV3 are, the the irish times yesterday, leinster express and few rags.

haminka

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Did Leo not say the army would shoot anyone caught outdoors during the storm

Unfortunately, utter moronism hasn't been categorised as an offence worthy of capital punishment. Yet.

Woshy

I’m also waiting until 5pm to crack open the booze. Have it sitting outside sitting in a pile of snow ready to go

mickmackey1

ffs I think the skies are getting lighter here - mid Limerick

jo06555

They told us to be in doors from 4 pm but that does not mean Emma will be arriving at 4.01 pm I'd say they gave themselves a hour or two cushion to be sure and by radar images it's around that far away from my untrained eye ..

foxyladyxx

dacogawa wrote: »

My video of high tide on Sandymount strand earlier on, now that's not something you see every day...

https://twitter.com/DavidCostelloDC/status/969196547144634368

Man that is epic.. am getting those winds here and snow streams.

munsterlegend

Have to say this place is gas at times. Like did everyone expect at 4pm it would start snowing in every location as per the warning? Emma is on the way as scheduled so just be patient.

Storm 10

Stranded German tourists in Dublin can't believe that the Country is shut down they said the get huge amounts of snow in Germany and the transport system keeps going and business open

sryanbruen

Me and this guy, Benjamin, had some great craic today.