Storm Brendan Monday 13 Jan 2020 ** See Mod note in OP before posting**

Graces7

Thanks; sokay; I just add to my "ignore " list. lolBest feature on boards ie.. Only read posts from the folk we trust.

Carol25 wrote: »

There’s a marine red and Grace lives on an island. Could you and a few others stop trolling this thread before the storm has even fully formed.

Graces7

Not concerned re rain but the gales are a different matter.

Deleted User wrote: »

In fairness, if the storm was bringing heavy snow instead of rain, this forum would be full of posters saying 'bring in on' and talking about white gold etc.

Acosta

Graces7 wrote: »

Dear God; this is new territory for me! Just seen the ferryman heading for the pier so clearly he is taking precautions. Lived here all his life.

All will be well...

Take good care of yourself.

Better put the kayak in the kitchen. I really need a shed!

Gaoth Laidir

Midnight soundings from the New Foundland area showed max jet winds of 180 knots at around 180 hPa (e.g. Stephenville). It should strengthen further to near 220 knots offshore this morning, but no soundings will pick it up. Very strong dynamics, which could yield a stingjet tomorrow, though well offshore of Ireland.

http://weather.uwyo.edu/upperair/sounding.html

Pelvis Parsley

Little snowy old me wrote: »

It looks like we will miss the worst of this storm. Another lost opportunity. I want to experience a massive storm. Massive damage. Massive disruption. And don't anyone here tell me that deep down that's not what they want also. I want another Oiche na Gaoithe Mor.

Don’t feed the troll.

Naggdefy

Oasis1974 wrote: »

No sane person would want that your just taking the rise I'm guessing

Has major history on Weather fora. Best ignored.

Discodog

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Hope the storm surge doesn't cause too much damage Monday night especially Galway and Limerick.

Galway





My tide app has the Galway tides a little higher:

06.43 5.4 metres
19.14 5.2 metres

Both almost a metre higher than the last storm. Wind direction & timing will be critical.

Discodog

JCX BXC wrote: »

With the driving standard of many in Galway I'm not sure a large sign would do anything really!

Salthill needs a flood warning siren, load enough to be heard inside buildings.

_Whimsical_

Getting out ahead of it in Galway this time!

#StormBrendan update Sunday 12.30pm:

🚨 Salthill public car parks closing at 2pm today.

🚨 Seapoint Promenade to Grattan closing at 7pm.

⚠️ Status Orange Wind Warning including Galway from early Monday morning.
Galway City Council's Severe Weather Assessment Team has convened in anticipation of Storm Brendan which will impact Galway from Monday morning.
The combination of high spring tides, a storm surge & the strong winds which could gust up to 130 km/h will lead to over-topping and potential flooding along shorelines.
City Council crews are reinforcing the flood barrier at Fishmarket and the Spanish Arch.
The Promenade in Salthill will close from 7pm between Seapoint and Grattan Road and the carparks at Toft Park and along the Prom will close from 2pm today (Sunday)
The Severe Weather Assessment Team will continue to monitor the situation and will put further measures in place as necessary on Sunday and throughout Monday.

Darwin

I presume met are going to add additional counties to Orange warnings? They currently don't make much sense - Limerick is under Orange, yet Laois is Yellow, but I can't find any part of Limerick showing higher mean wind speeds (at peak) than Portlaoise for example.

endainoz

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Getting out ahead of it in Galway this time!

Proper order too, plenty of warning ahead of time for this one now.

Discodog

It would be useful if the knowledgeable here could post the times & wind direction for peak gusts & keep it updated.

pad199207

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Getting out ahead of it in Galway this time!

Fantastic to see

Gaoth Laidir

Discodog wrote: »

It would be useful if the knowledgeable here could post the times & wind direction for peak gusts & keep it updated.

Here's the GFS hourly meteogram for Mace Head for the next 36 hours. The circle shows the mean speed, and the black dot is the direction.

They're available here

endainoz

Looks like it's more of a southerly wind again this time, at least for me in North Clare. Southerly winds can be that bit more damaging, add to that some very wet ground from recent rain and I can see some trees falling in a few places.

easypazz

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Getting out ahead of it in Galway this time!

That's the right way to do it. Target the specific areas that are always likely to see damage.

The same warning applies to Salthill and Portumna, although they will be worlds apart in terms of potential damage tomorrow.

squarecircles

Red Weather Warnings possible as Storm Brendan approaches Ireland forecaster warns

https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/home/508050/red-weather-warnings-possible-as-storm-brendan-approaches-ireland-forecaster-warns.html


im not sure of the legitmacy of this site but it states that




A forecaster has warned that Red Weather Warnings are likely to be issued by Met Eireann later today as Storm Brendan pushes towards Ireland.
with Mayo and Donegal most at risk of being issued red warnings.


its probably conjecture/misinterpreted information or confusion regarding the RED ALERT MARINE WARNING.

Discodog

endainoz wrote: »

Looks like it's more of a southerly wind again this time, at least for me in North Clare. Southerly winds can be that bit more damaging, add to that some very wet ground from recent rain and I can see some trees falling in a few places.

A Southerly / South Westerly at either high tide would be bad news for Galway.

Xenji

squarecircles wrote: »

Red Weather Warnings possible as Storm Brendan approaches Ireland forecaster warns

https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/home/508050/red-weather-warnings-possible-as-storm-brendan-approaches-ireland-forecaster-warns.html


im not sure of the legitmacy of this site but it states that




A forecaster has warned that Red Weather Warnings are likely to be issued by Met Eireann later today as Storm Brendan pushes towards Ireland.
with Mayo and Donegal most at risk of being issued red warnings.


its probably conjecture/misinterpreted information or confusion regarding the RED ALERT MARINE WARNING.

Total conjecture at this point, but the Connaught Telegraph is running with it as well.

https://www.con-telegraph.ie/news/roundup/articles/2020/01/12/4184322-red-status-warning-lookin/

Graces7

South out here too; for some reason my fire here is hard to light in a south wind and it has been thus most of the week



Southerly wind again this time, at least for me in North Clare. Southerly winds can be that bit more damaging, add to that some very wet ground from recent rain and I can see some trees falling in a few places.[/QUOTE]

Cantona's Collars

jimmynokia wrote: »

Red warnings on Facebook. Off the usual pages. .

Should put the people who post that in a boat and send them out into the Atlantic. Let's see them update their status then.;)

jirafa

Marine Weather Warnings

STATUS RED

Gale Warning

(1) Southerly gales or strong gales will develop overnight on Irish Coastal waters from Roches Point to Slyne Head to Malin Head.

(2) Strong gale force to storm force southerly winds will develop tomorrow morning on all Irish coastal waters and on the Irish sea, reaching violent storm force at times in the west.
Issued:
Sunday 12 January 2020 11:00

Link ................ http://archive.met.ie/nationalwarnings/default.asp?t=Marine

Cantona's Collars

A quick question for the more knowledgeable here.
Is it the jet that causes it or pressure over Europe that sees the majority of big storms get to a certain point and veer off North easterly between Iceland and the Scandinavian countries?
We see so many headed for Ireland and they take a sudden turn,the North West of Ireland feels some of the impact but generally the country escapes well enough.
Imagine if these kept making direct hits,the place would be in a heap.

easypazz

jirafa wrote: »

Marine Weather Warnings

STATUS RED

Gale Warning

(1) Southerly gales or strong gales will develop overnight on Irish Coastal waters from Roches Point to Slyne Head to Malin Head.

(2) Strong gale force to storm force southerly winds will develop tomorrow morning on all Irish coastal waters and on the Irish sea, reaching violent storm force at times in the west.
Issued:
Sunday 12 January 2020 11:00

Link ................ http://archive.met.ie/nationalwarnings/default.asp?t=Marine

Old news.

fryup

is this the first storm with an irish name ? can't seem to recall any other

squarecircles

fryup wrote: »

is this the first storm with an irish name ? can't seem to recall any other

loads.

yellowlabrador

https://twitter.com/patmcgrath/status/1216326362702798849

Cork Boy 53

fryup wrote: »

is this the first storm with an irish name ? can't seem to recall any other

Conor, Deirdre and Hannah are 3 recent ones that come to mind.

Little snowy old me

I relish the prospect that someday a storm will hit that will rival or exceed the big one of 1839. Many on here do too but unlike me, are afraid to admit it. Anyway, from what I can gather is that this will be a strong but not notable event on the west coast with a normal windy day inland. The centre is just to far west to really cause trouble for us. Its a wasted opportunity. I love storms. Will never apologise for that.

Storm 10

yellowlabrador wrote: »

https://twitter.com/patmcgrath/status/1216326362702798849

They have never been taken away and are useless already one end is burst and the water drained out it's the most silly barrier I have ever seen either way if the tide is up it will come from the docks and flood into the area

Widdershins

I think that's normal. Exciting and scary. Seeing the elements show us what they can do. Doesn't mean enjoyment of others being harmed.

igCorcaigh

https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1216356043430690822?s=19

squarecircles

During the afternoon a second core of extremely strong winds will affect parts of the west and northwest. Gusts are likely to exceed 130 km/h during the afternoon in exposed areas and along the coasts.

easypazz

Little snowy old me wrote: »

I relish the prospect that someday a storm will hit that will rival or exceed the big one of 1839. Many on here do too but unlike me, are afraid to admit it. Anyway, from what I can gather is that this will be a strong but not notable event on the west coast with a normal windy day inland. The centre is just to far west to really cause trouble for us. Its a wasted opportunity. I love storms. Will never apologise for that.

It will be no more than a blustery day for most.

The timing of the spring tides may cause coastal damage though.

squarecircles

easypazz wrote: »

It will be no more than a blustery day for most.

The timing of the spring tides may cause coastal damage though.

The strongest winds will be initially along the west coast early on Monday morning before they spread countrywide during the morning affecting eastern counties around midday into the early afternoon. Disruption to travel and localised structural damage is possible as these winds affect the country.

easypazz

squarecircles wrote: »

During the afternoon a second core of extremely strong winds will affect parts of the west and northwest. Gusts are likely to exceed 130 km/h during the afternoon in exposed areas and along the coasts.

Interesting that met eireann are saying that winds may fit their criteria for a red warning but they haven't declared a red warning.

Discodog

igCorcaigh wrote: »

https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1216356043430690822?s=19

Is anyone else finding that the animation won't play ?

easypazz

squarecircles wrote: »

The strongest winds will be initially along the west coast early on Monday morning before they spread countrywide during the morning affecting eastern counties around midday into the early afternoon. Disruption to travel and localised structural damage is possible as these winds affect the country.

That still translates to a blustery day for most.

squarecircles

easypazz wrote: »

That still translates to a blustery day for most.

No,it doesnt.

covey09

easypazz wrote: »

That still translates to a blustery day for most.

Brendan not the only one around here full of bluster:D

igCorcaigh

Discodog wrote: »

Is anyone else finding that the animation won't play ?

I think they're just static images

squarecircles

Troll Warning issued as of Sunday the 12 january at 14;00 hrs

moderate at first,rising slowly.

severe later.

Possibly violent for a time tommorow afternoon.

US2

squarecircles wrote: »

No,it doesnt.

Half the country is under yellow warning which is blustery. Its tracking way to far west to having any meaningful gusts away from western coastal counties.

Zeek12

The Met Eireann website currently advises a Yellow Wind warning for Munster on 13/01/2019.

And

A status Orange wind warning for Clare, Cork, Limerick, Kerry, Waterford.

Is this the norm?

Would the Orange warning not just make the yellow redundant for the same counties?

squarecircles

US2 wrote: »

Half the country is under yellow warning which is blustery. Its tracking way to far west to having any meaningful gusts away from western coastal counties.

no,i think your wrong.

easypazz

squarecircles wrote: »

No,it doesnt.

most of the population is covered by a yellow warning, which is a blustery day.

Constantly writing in bold text and bigger letters won't change that.

squarecircles

easypazz wrote: »

most of the population is covered by a yellow warning, which is a blustery day.

Constantly writing in bold text and bigger letters won't change that.

it might.

Xenji

Can we have a technical thread please........please?

Hooter23

Would not be surprised to see violent winds anywhere even away from the center with a storm this bad

squarecircles

Hooter23 wrote: »

Would not be surprised to see violent winds anywhere even away from the center with a storm this bad

yes the windfield is very large.