Storm Callum - Thursday/Friday 11/12 October 2018 **READ MOD NOTE IN FIRST POST**

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HighLine wrote: »

Was surprised by MT's forecast this morning. Friday morning/midday for the east coast doesn't look pleasant going by the following...

Would you expect some Friday morning flights to be cancelled?

charlietheminxx

To be fair guys, it's not really for anyone on Boards to say whether or not flights will be cancelled. The charts aren't conclusive. All they can do is make an educated guess, at the moment it looks like it could go either way, so you would be better off keeping an eye on airline websites and news.

looksee

I was just looking at the 5 day forcast on Met E, and the wind gusts do not seem to be nearly as strong as suggested by the charts here. Any thoughts, has the situation changed?

andyournameis

The media are really going to town on this storm.:cool: Anyone have any update to date graphs?

bnt

looksee wrote: »

I was just looking at the 5 day forcast on Met E, and the wind gusts do not seem to be nearly as strong as suggested by the charts here. Any thoughts, has the situation changed?

The charts are showing different things. The ones here are mostly wind gust speeds, while other charts show average speeds. Some French vocabulary may help, since that French site gets used a lot:

• résumé -> summary
• vent -> wind
• moyen -> average
• rafales -> gusts
• eau précipitable -> rain
• neige -> snow

P.S. keep an eye on the height of the winds on the chart. For surface winds, look for a height figure like 2m or 10m. If the chart says a number like "850 HPa" or lower, it's not showing surface winds.

okatied

Looks like NECG are meeting later today.
https://www.independent.ie/weather/storm-callum-officials-concerned-some-schools-will-not-be-in-a-position-to-open-tomorrow-37408092.html

Underground

Wonder how likely a red warning is?

randomname2005

Underground wrote: »

Wonder how likely a red warning is?

I think at this stage it would require a big shift to the east.

Gavlor

I’m more concerned by the rain event in the south east on Saturday that I am about tonight’s storm. It’s looking like a wet one!

Hooter23

It would not surprise me if this storm track shifts last minute...if the storm does not deepen as rapidly or deepens later than forecast...is all it would take to bring the storm closer to us

frosty123

andyournameis wrote: »

The media are really going to town on this storm.:cool: Anyone have any update to date graphs?

the media need to be careful they don't hype it too much....otherwise if its a damp squib people won't take further storm warnings seriously

harr

I am in kildare and just got a text from child’s school saying that it is unlikely the school will open tomorrow and that they will make that decision this evening.
We are only in an orange area , going by what people are saying here and the charts it definitely doesn’t look like school closers are needed just yet.
The media are definitely ramping this up as someone else said if it doesn’t materialise you are at the risk of people not taking future warnings seriously.

Rikand

harr wrote: »

I am in kildare and just got a text from child’s school saying that it is unlikely the school will open tomorrow and that they will make that decision this evening.
We are only in an orange area , going by what people are saying here and the charts it definitely doesn’t look like school closers are needed just yet.
The media are definitely ramping this up as someone else said if it doesn’t materialise you are at the risk of people not taking future warnings seriously.

Better safe than sorry

Sycamore Tree

harr wrote: »

I am in kildare and just got a text from child’s school saying that it is unlikely the school will open tomorrow and that they will make that decision this evening.
We are only in an orange area , going by what people are saying here and the charts it definitely doesn’t look like school closers are needed just yet.
The media are definitely ramping this up as someone else said if it doesn’t materialise you are at the risk of people not taking future warnings seriously.

I believe Kildare is in the Yellow warning list.

I agree, over-hyping these events will lead to apathy.

Storm Callum: South to southeast winds will gust to between 90 and 110 km/h. A spell of heavy rain will accompany the winds.
Valid from Friday 12 October 2018 00:01 to Friday 12 October 2018 09:00

Oscar Bravo

Cork airport TAF forecasting gusts up to 60 knots between midnight and 2am.strong enough.

knipex

KingBobby wrote: »

I have a 16ft trampoline in a fairly exposed location. I've nothing to tie it down to and at the moment i've been using 12x 20kg sand bags to secure it. It shifted a fair bit in the last storm so i'm a bit worried now for tonight. I just got another 5x 25kg bags. Should I get more?

Just disconnect the springs and remove the bed. You can fold that up and put it away for the winter. Without all that surface area the risk of it blowing away will be far less.

nim1bdeh38l2cw

KingBobby wrote: »

I have a 16ft trampoline in a fairly exposed location. I've nothing to tie it down to and at the moment i've been using 12x 20kg sand bags to secure it. It shifted a fair bit in the last storm so i'm a bit worried now for tonight. I just got another 5x 25kg bags. Should I get more?

Just move it to the neighbours garden. It'll be back in yours by tomorrow morning.

Storm 10

KingBobby wrote: »

I have a 16ft trampoline in a fairly exposed location. I've nothing to tie it down to and at the moment i've been using 12x 20kg sand bags to secure it. It shifted a fair bit in the last storm so i'm a bit worried now for tonight. I just got another 5x 25kg bags. Should I get more?

Guys as was posted yesterday can we stay on the Storm, surely you can decide for yourself what to do around your house, this is just getting silly now.

I've a feeling I'll go to bed on an orange warning and wake up to red. So I'll bring the laptop home this evening just to be safe

limericklad87

KingBobby wrote: »

I have a 16ft trampoline in a fairly exposed location. I've nothing to tie it down to and at the moment i've been using 12x 20kg sand bags to secure it. It shifted a fair bit in the last storm so i'm a bit worried now for tonight. I just got another 5x 25kg bags. Should I get more?

Can you not just flip it over

Mr Velo

limericklad87 wrote: »

Can you not just flip it over

I did that for Ophelia. Turned it upside down (obviously netting etc was taken off it) and put some sandbags on undercarriage.

Villain

He is getting going now!

https://twitter.com/CarlowWeather/status/1050347505123291137

TopOfTheHill

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Cork airport TAF forecasting gusts up to 60 knots between midnight and 2am.strong enough.

Hi,

Where can this be seen?
I have 6AM flight from Cork, so want to keep an eye on as much as possible.

Cheers

jimbobaloobob

What is the expected landfall time on the west coast Galway, West Conamara, thank you

Storm 10

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

What is the expected landfall time on the west coast Galway, West Conamara, thank you

Roughly around midnight, I passed Galway Docks this morning and the tide was nearly up to the top of the quay, the tides are currently very high so with storm force winds and a low pressure system flooding will be a major concern.

loveisdivine

Does seem like maybe we could go to bed with one warning and wake up to a different one. Thankfully, my employer automatically closes on a red warning. The boss knew one of the people that died in the Ophelia so now he takes no risks.

Oscar Bravo

TopOfTheHill wrote: »

Hi,

Where can this be seen?
I have 6AM flight from Cork, so want to keep an eye on as much as possible.

Cheers

I cant comment on the 6am flight but the worst of the winds will have passed that area by then. the TAF will update at 6pm and again at Midnight.

Tombo2001

Neighbours house was quite badly damaged by trampoline in storm three weeks ago, smashed their window.

On a separate note - the storm three weeks ago for me anyway was beyond what I had expected; I'd actually say its the worst storm I've ever seen in terms of damage done, maybe the worse since Hurricane Charlie; and regardless of whether it was red or orange or yellow, I didnt really pick up much sense of urgency about it from Met Eireann or from the media before the event.

cherryghost

Can we have a technical discussion thread please, this is getting a bit silly

asteroids over berlin

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Neighbours house was quite badly damaged by trampoline in storm three weeks ago, smashed their window.

On a separate note - the storm three weeks ago for me anyway was beyond what I had expected; I'd actually say its the worst storm I've ever seen in terms of damage done, maybe the worse since Hurricane Charlie; and regardless of whether it was red or orange or yellow, I didnt really pick up much sense of urgency about it from Met Eireann or from the media before the event.

didn't think it was that bad? Trees suffered most as they still had their full head of leaves on them!