Storm Hannah : Fri 26 - Sat 27 April 2019

Graces7

Gerianam wrote: »

Stay safe out there Graces7.

ah thanks! Not opening the door until all is over. Thanks to the warnings we can prepare in good time. and thanks to the weather folk here too

SeaFields

The forecast on the rte news now scrolling feed...."winds turning gusty in the southwest".

Award for understatement of the year goes to....

Storm 10

Wind getting very strong in Galway now

Jimbob1977

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

Wind has picked out dramatically to the south of Limerick City

From lovely to lively

At apple green Tuam Road Galway, blue sky patch believe it or not. Going past fast though. You can see the treetops swaying.

Meteorite58

Gusting 80 km/h now here near Tralee.

Oscar Bravo

ESB power check map starting to light up in the South west

Anteayer

The odd rough gust in Cork City now too.
Still fairly infrequent though but they're definitely picking up.

WoolyJumper

Things have all of a sudden picked up here (just outside Cork City)

CptMackey

20km west of cork city. Gusts have picked up and sky has got darker. Seems like it's starting to arrive

Sawduck

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Sunshine and blue sky east limerick

Same in Tipp right now,althought it was wet and windy a short while ago

munsterlegend

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Gusting 80 km/h now here

Seems to be following the expected path and strength so far?

d'Oracle

Fairly gusty here up a hill near killarney.

SlowBlowin

ESB Fault map shows where its hitting.

Looks like the whole area is out now, managed to catch a video of a gust just now, uploading it as we speak, hope the internet holds. 985 mb an 10.5 c at the moment.

trishchuck

Weather Alerts Ireland


A wave of 31.8 feet recorded in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ireland! .

Ghost Train

I'm impressed with the birds that are still flying in this weather

yllw.ldbttr

Wind picking up in Watergrasshill, Cork the last few hours but not too bad yet.

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Snow Garden

It's gone quite calm in Galway in the last 15 mins. It was breezier 1 hour ago.
Feels quite cold though.

Jpmarn

Getting Blustery near Limerick city at the moment. Fair now but we had outbreaks of rain or showers during the day. With Status Orange active I hope I have power in the morning.

pad199207

Gust of 71knots now at fastnet

SlowBlowin

Ghost Train wrote: »

I'm impressed with the birds that are still flying in this weather

I just took this clip with my phone, look at the bird feeders on the left, birds feeding/flying even in the gust at the very end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOg-dwzf4Ps

Discodog

Is the eye still on track for Galway Bay ?
If so do we have an approximate time ?

Itssoeasy

I'd say there are local/European election candidates who put up poster this week are probably wondering how many will still be where they were put tomorrow.

SlowBlowin

Healy Rae Posters dont budge..

lilmissprincess

Election posters blowing across the road in Wilton an hour ago when I was driving through. Fairly gusty in Douglas/Rochestown, currently charging EVERYTHING just in case...

Storm 10

Stobart Aircraft diverting to Shannon due wind in Cork

Cork Boy 53

SlowBlowin wrote: »

Healy Rae Posters dont budge..

They wouldn`t dare.:rolleyes:

SleetAndSnow

House currently being hit by a really strong gust in cork city

CB19Kevo

Calm enough currently in south east Kerry.
Sharp rises and falls in wind speed over the last 3 hours, Some powerful gusts also although has dropped off in the last 30 minutes.

adocholiday

What time is the worst of it due to hit?