Storm Jorge : February 29th

Gaoth Laidir

Satellite-derived mean surface winds at 03:57 this morning. Core of 64+ knots (underestimated), which should be coming ashore along the midwest coast in the next couple of hours. Airport warning out for Shannon of 60-70 knots up to midday.

EINN AD WRNG 03 VALID 290800/291600 WIND SFC SW 20-25KT MAX 40-45 BECMG 2910/2912 W 35-40KT MAX 60-70 FCST=

redsteveireland

Now you're talking, first meaty gusts, shaking the car around the place and making an awful racket in the chimney, there'll be no fire lit today.

Snow Garden

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Closing in.

Storms are beautiful.

aido76

ESB power outages starting to stack up already.........
https://www.esb.ie/esb-networks/powercheck/index.html

endainoz

North Clare has gotten wild. First proper storm we have had in a while.

naughto

Power outage in Newport with 2,935 properties affected. ESB Networks seeking to restore supply asap.

Pangea

Graces7 wrote: »

Must be like trying to pin a butterfly down though

Thats not the point I was making, they updated their times for the red warning on their website, but the tv still had the red warning for 1 pm to 4pm.
Perhaps the forecast was pre recorded?

Comhrá

Windy now in Limerick City, but nothing out of the ordinary just yet.... totally overcast now and the sky has a real mean look to it. Windchill is very evident. 4.0c atm.

Hal1

https://www.severe-weather.eu/mcd/sting-jet-bomb-cyclone-rapid-jorge-mk/

sting jet.

morgana

North Cork near Mallow still sunny but wind picking up somewhat

Graces7

After a brief lull, back to squalls. New feature that there is short pause after each then the next one crashes in. Dark again too.

Lit the fire earlier and it is grand. Loves this wind direction.

Wombatman

Some solid gusts hitting the house south of Athenry. Might get up and get breakfast in case the power goes.

Itssoeasy

Very windy in cork city with snow blowing around kind.

Pretzill

Pangea wrote: »

Thats not the point I was making, they updated their times for the red warning on their website, but the tv still had the red warning for 1 pm to 4pm.
Perhaps the forecast was pre recorded?

The website and the app from Met Eireann are reporting different times (updated on the website) maybe that has something to do with it?

Gaoth Laidir

Dubious gusts from the WT1 buoy off the Belmullet coast. Gusting to 94 knots, however I've noticed it always seems to report unrealistically high gusts in every system. But here's the chart for the record.

http://cilpublic.cil.ie/MetOcean/MetOcean.aspx

nthclare

My phormiums are horizontal in the garden and the contorted Hazel seems to be loving it too.

Im in two minds now as to whether or not I should do my usual storm tour from Ballyvaughan to Doolin taking video clips and photos of waves etc

I always stand well back.

Not many trees on those roads

aido76

very gusty here now.....

endainoz

Station at Clahane just outside Liscannor Co. Clare shows winds still rising.

Faoilean mara

Very windy here for the past while (offshore Galway) and sea starting to get up. Not a spring tide but running quite high, could be interesting

Snow Garden

Galway max gusts at 10am
Mace Head = 130 km/h
Athenry = 76 km/h

Less then 100km between them.

Hooter23

Gone up a notch in Galway proper stormy now

Gaoth Laidir

Winds | Pressures at 11 am. Mace Head down slightly.

Mace Head | 240 49 gust 68 kt | 965
Newport | 220 32 guts 52 kt | 963
Belmullet | 230 34 gust 50 kt | 959
Sherkin Island | 250 38 gust 54 kt | 979
Shannon Airport | 210 25 gust 39 kt | 973

Finnis Buoy | 220 19 gust 60 kt | ---

https://twitter.com/FinnisBuoy/status/1233707914268946433

irish1967

Donegal Town 11am.
Medium snow. Temp 1.2c. Wind picking up.

Kutebride

Left Meath 0830. Sunglasses all the way to Athlone. Sleet all the way after that to NE Galway. All indoors now rain pelting off the windows. Hearing most of Galway City closing shop.

Snow Garden

Kutebride wrote: »

Left Meath 0830. Sunglasses all the way to Athlone. Sleet all the way after that to NE Galway. All indoors now rain pelting off the windows. Hearing most of Galway City closing shop.

A lot of shops closing at noon in Galway.

Sundew

Just went outside about 10 mins ago to top up the birds feeding station, and a gust of wind came out of nowhere. It caught me unawares and
I was lucky not to be knocked over. Sth gal

Gaoth Laidir

I thnk overall Jorge has peaked in winds just offshore, as all information is hinting at a slight downgrade in windspeeds compared to what we should be getting. The 00Z ECM 100-metre windchart shows the strongest core at 09Z rather than just onshore at 12Z, a downgrade on yesterday's forecast. Current observations are a little lower than expected too. We'll see what happens in the next hour, but for me it peaked a little earlier than forecast.

torres9kop

Wind starting to pick up on Sandymount strand. Angry looking sea. The dog has a worried look on his face

Snow Garden

Has calmed down significantly in west Galway. I think this one might pass quite quickly. Similar to Ali.

nthclare

Snow Garden wrote: »

Has calmed down significantly in west Galway. I think this one might pass quite quickly. Similar to Ali.

Hopefully