Warnings: Heavy rainfall in Munster and South Leinster : 20-21 Nov 2019

km79

TTLF wrote: »

D14 weather station totals

Wed - 12.4MM
Thurs- 9.6mm
Fri- (as of 8pm) 12.8mm

34.8mm in the last 3 days!

Nothing major so
We were getting those totals per hour in the West in the “summer “ and there wasn’t any threads about it

TTLF

km79 wrote: »

Nothing major so
We were getting those totals per hour in the West in the “summer “ and there wasn’t any threads about it

yikes..

How do you even get used to that?

marvin80

weisses wrote: »

If that fence is the flood defense I say all hope is lost

This is what it looks like from the other side (if you're standing on the bridge).
The part to the right is the car park.

Just beyond the barrier is the part that would have previously flooded.

They also have barriers to sit on top of the wall that prevents the houses from getting flooded.

km79

TTLF wrote: »

yikes..

How do you even get used to that?

It’s depressing at times !!!!!
I don’t mind very wet weather in winter . It’s expected
But Mid July to end of September was just the pits

ongarite

Incredible amount of rain this afternoon, evening in D15.
The Blanchardstown on ramp to N3 is nearly impassable.
That part of the road has flooded a few times before.

Meteorite58

Escaped most of the rain here in Tralee .

Weds 6.6mm
Thurs 0.2mm
Fri 0.6mm ( so far )

km79

ongarite wrote: »

Incredible amount of rain this afternoon, evening in D15.
The Blanchardstown on ramp to N3 is nearly impassable.
That part of the road has flooded a few times before.

Looking at met reports for dublin stations they are showing on average 10 mm for the last 6 hours
15 at most
Hardly incredible .........

TTLF

km79 wrote: »

Looking at met reports for dublin stations they are showing on average 10 mm for the last 6 hours
15 at most
Hardly incredible .........

I think it is for the east, but then again we aren't used to this

Danno

km79 wrote: »

Looking at met reports for dublin stations they are showing on average 10 mm for the last 6 hours
15 at most
Hardly incredible .........

Prolonged rainfall in the Dublin area will cause localised spot flooding owing to much of the place being concreted and the generally flat topography does not allow for a quick outflow into the rivers and on out to sea.

Mortelaro

TTLF wrote: »

yikes..

How do you even get used to that?

Stations in the west,for context,so far this year are getting on for treble the rainfall I've recorded south of Arklow
I'd agree with Danno's point though as regards built up areas
Blockages not cleared and roads will flood
Put 1000's of cars into that and it looks worse
Rain spitting down at maybe 1 or 2mm an hour is able to do that alright

pad199207

10mm in the gauge now. Rainfall now overly heavy

highdef

ongarite wrote: »

Incredible amount of rain this afternoon, evening in D15.
The Blanchardstown on ramp to N3 is nearly impassable.
That part of the road has flooded a few times before.

The very fact that the road has flooded a few times before would suggest that the rainfall is credible rather than incredible.

highdef

Danno wrote: »

Prolonged rainfall in the Dublin area will cause localised spot flooding owing to much of the place being concreted and the generally flat topography does not allow for a quick outflow into the rivers and on out to sea.

Yes but that's due to the results of rain. To describe rain falling as being "incredible" is inaccurate as I'm not aware of any rain in the GDA region being incredible or monsoon like or once in a life time or whatever other fancy term you can make up, unless it was a very localised event.... Quite possible though but need some evidence.

Apologies, that was supposed to be a reply to Ongarite.

Mortelaro

According to the Davis its raining cats and dogs in Arklow at the moment
Current rain rate 18.2mm/hr

TTLF

kinda thought dublin would be in this rain warning too, since its lashing here

JCX BXC

Outdated thread title?

Haven't seen a drop of rain today in West Clare, looking grim over the east though. Nice for a change!

Cantona's Collars

JCX BXC wrote: »

Outdated thread title?

Haven't seen a drop of rain today in West Clare, looking grim over the east though. Nice for a change!

Waterford and Tipp are in Munster too.

It's been grim and dark here in Wexford for the last few days. Generally it's the West coast that's like that.

JCX BXC

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Waterford and Tipp are in Munster too.

It's been grim and dark here in Wexford for the last few days. Generally it's the West coast that's like that.

I was referring to the dates!

Sun shining through some limited gaps of cloud here in West Clare.

Cantona's Collars

JCX BXC wrote: »

I was referring to the dates!

Sun shining through some limited gaps of cloud here in West Clare.

We need to change the second date to "Whenever it stops raining".

Send the sunshine East, still raining here.