Storm Ciara - Reports/Chat/Non Technical

m17

Tramore co Waterford

Graces7

munsterlegend wrote: »

We await the snow king Kermit for a thread.

Please! Shiny bright new thread for the white gold! YAY!

Dizzyblonde

YanSno wrote: »

Squall making it way towards Dublin in the next 30mins expect heavy rain and gust of 100km.

Looks like it's arrived in north County Dublin, along with hail and thunder.

appledrop

YanSno wrote: »

Squall making it way towards Dublin in the next 30mins expect heavy rain and gust of 100km.

Jesus I'm glad you warned us. It had turned sunny here in North County Dublin but was still very windy.

However in last two minutes it has become seriously stormy. Ferious winds accompanied by torrential hailstones + I think I heard a clap of thunder.

I'm not leaving the house today!

Larbre34

Squall arriving in Dublin 15 now, small trees bent well over, precip incoming.

venusdoom

Calm and dry here in South Donegal. This morning was windy but nothing too out of the ordinary. Still hoping for snow in the next few days, didn't reach us last week.

appledrop

2pm in day + pitch dark here in house. Another squall here again.

My 3 year old asked me why the weather was so loud!

What’s this squall people keep mentioning?

Graces7

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

What’s this squall people keep mentioning?

Sudden onset of fierce wind and heavy often sideways rain. ie not continuous as in a shower, and very violent.

I think that covers it? One minute there is calm and blue sky then POW! Then calm again and repeat.

up for anything

Some crack of thunder out there just now in Kilkenny town. I lost a big branch from a tree in the front garden this morning. ETA: And now the rain.

ChikiChiki

Larbre34 wrote: »

Squall arriving in Dublin 15 now, small trees bent well over, precip incoming.

Same squall just hit Drumcondra. Vicious there for a few minutes.

honerbright

I'm out near Mallow way and it's not bad at all. Bursts of wind, but nothing unusual at all.

redsteveireland

People online, asking someone what a word means just gets me every time.

Still getting some nice meaty gusts here.

redsteveireland

redsteveireland wrote: »

People online, asking someone what a word means just gets me every time.

Still getting some nice meaty gusts here.

One is as easy as the other.

TTLF

Squall hit Dublin, wild out there lol

Meteorite58

https://twitter.com/countykerry/status/1226481490307010560?s=20



https://twitter.com/countykerry/status/1226491158911758336?s=20


https://twitter.com/countykerry/status/1226461905612656641?s=20

appledrop

Graces7 wrote: »

Sudden onset of fierce wind and heavy often sideways rain. ie not continuous as in a shower, and very violent.

I think that covers it? One minute there is calm and blue sky then POW! Then calm again and repeat.

Yep that's spot on Graces. Constant pattern here all day in North County Dublin.

Meteorite58

https://twitter.com/Alanpbarry/status/1226511827837870080?s=20

m17

Belmullet

Graces7

Listening to the tide, rhythmic on the stony shore just behind my home. A lovely peaceful sound. Quiet enough between squalls to listen to with pleasure.

Graces7

Meteorite58 wrote: »

What a catastrophe; was that storm damage? Used that road a lot in my Kerry years

Meteorite58

Graces7 wrote: »

Meteorite58 wrote: »

What a catastrophe; was that storm damage? Used that road a lot in my Kerry years

Yeah looks like the river had a part to play, think they were also clearing trees there recently , might have undermined the road a bit.

appledrop

m17 wrote: »

Belmullet

Wow that's some picture. I hope the person taking it was in a safe spot.

Donegal Storm

Nice day today in Letterkenny with plenty of bright sunshine, storm Ciara, like most of these hyped-up named storms was a complete non-event around here

Cantona's Collars

https://twitter.com/i/status/1226461776163766273

Across the water getting hit hard. Homes flooded and tower cranes collapsed.

silverharp

thinking of the poor bastasds who have to use a ferry today, or has stabilisation technology come on leaps and bounds? its not often you see the Hollyhead ferries need tugboats

https://twitter.com/dave77737115/status/1226483118791700482

calgary bound

Meant to be going to Center Parcs tomorrow and they just put out a statement saying they might have to close tomorrow - would have devastated kids if thats the case. Anyone know if the weather is expected to turn that bad?

An Ri rua

Quite worrying flooding now in Mountmellick. The Owenass is ready to burst, the surrounding fields have up to 1ft of water and the Portlaoise Rd at Irishtown is now compromised (outside the Fire Station of all places).
If snow falls, it will add to the flood. If it falls heavily up on Slieve Bloom, it will be a Godsend as it will delay any extra flooding.

Bio Mech

The Liffey around Lucan and Leixlip has broken its banks in a few places. Nothing too major yet but it’s still rising.

NIMAN

It was lovely afternoon in north Donegal a few hours back.

But just as it's starting to get dark the wind is whipping up again now.. is there a second spell of wind due?