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

Thepillowman

Just back from a spin down to the lake getting very rough water been picked up off the surface. Some very strong gusts and raining now. East Clare.

Gaoth Laidir

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Midnight, Valentia gusting 64 knots! stay safe in the South

And Sherkin Island 59 kts. Yet Kerry Airport only 40 kts.

Kristopherus

The deluge has started in West Mayo.

spookwoman

152kph

https://twitter.com/FastnetLHouse/status/1050526702592495616

Mount Vesuvius

Another view from 18z Hi Res Arome shows strong 100kph plus gusts overland.

Gaoth Laidir

ASCAT winds at 20.30Z this evening. Pity the satellite missed the southwest.

aisling86

spookwoman wrote: »

152kph

https://twitter.com/FastnetLHouse/status/1050526702592495616

It's rapidly increasing, during Ophelia it was 191km/hr.... imagine only 361 days ago. Interesting to see what it Max's out at tonight.

Miike

spookwoman wrote: »

152kph

https://twitter.com/FastnetLHouse/status/1050526702592495616

Isn't that red level speeds?

SleetAndSnow

Wind and gusts have just increased even more in cork city. Another two hours till peak? Crazy!

SleetAndSnow

Miike wrote: »

Isn't that red level speeds?

Fastnet is way offshore and is elevated.

Gaoth Laidir

Fastnet gusts shouldn't be even considered when mentioning warning levels as the anemometer is 600 ft above the sea.

spookwoman

Miike wrote: »

Isn't that red level speeds?

131km + is red

Rains arrived in Waterford

jimbobaloobob

Looking at those last charts posted is that showing the strongest winds running up along the south east coast into the Irish sea or am i reading them all wrong?

endainoz

Gusts up to 100km near the cliffs of Moher, have to work there in the morning, that'll be fun

PLL

Wasn’t expecting it to be this bad so early. Galway city, heavy rain, strong winds and howling gusts making things shake a little. Thought I was only going to wake up to it, not fall asleep with it.

MJohnston

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

Looking at those last charts posted is that showing the strongest winds running up along the south east coast into the Irish sea or am i reading them all wrong?

Yes, but then later on:

Gaoth Laidir

Midnight gusts

Shn99

Chances of school closures in Limerick?

monty_python

This is nothing out of the usual here in the SW of beara.
Maybe it's a bit early in the year.

Be grand folks. Have a cuppa tea and ride it out

JCX BXC

Gusting 46kts in Cork airport now

Burts Bee

Quite scary sounding in the upstairs of the dormer on an exposed hill in North Cork... Hope roof stays in tact.

SweetCaliber

4,321 without power now. Seems to be confined to Kerry and Limerick or there abouts at the moment.

Rougies

The jetstream is visible on satellite. If you play through the frames on sat24 you can even see it firing little cirrus lasers.

engiweirdo

Pissin rain and howling wind in Waterford. Just in time for bed. The perfect lullaby.

xii

Shn99 wrote: »

Chances of school closures in Limerick?

Give them the day off, I have done so with orange since Darwin destroyed Limerick while they sat petrified in class.

billy the squid

xii wrote: »

Give them the day off, I have done so with orange since Darwin destroyed Limerick while they sat petrified in class.

Darwin was a red level if i recall

Shn99

xii wrote: »

Give them the day off, I have done so with orange since Darwin destroyed Limerick while they sat petrified in class.

Tis picking up alright, am listening to the sheets of metal on the hay barn flapping...hoping they stay intact. When’s the peak?

xii

billy the squid wrote: »

Darwin was a red level if i recall

Not leading up to it iirc

YFlyer

Shn99 wrote: »

Chances of school closures in Limerick?

Lol no.

sicknotexi

Looked outside, seen a flag fluttering across the road. Wind is happening. Stay tuned for further updates.