Rainfall warnings ( Orange Cork, Waterford) Thurs 14 to Fri 15 Sept 2023

Meteorite58

Worthy of its own thread perhaps. Shaping up to being extremely wet, Orange level warning given so far for Cork but the models are showing other counties also getting very high amounts and not too far off Orange level also, in fact there is a group of models shifting very heavy rainfall further to the SE and E. Will see what the forecasters say later .

Rebelbrowser

Any idea if there will be an appreciable wind and, if so, from what direction? I ask as here in Cork most flooding seems to occur when there is a SE wind which pushes against the flow of the Lee.....

pauldry

Likely around 60mm of rain for Vanlentia, Cork and Roches Pt. Other areas in Munster and Leinster 25 to 40mm.

West and North 5 to 15mm mainly showers.

pad199207

Status Orange - Rain warning for Cork, Waterford

• Met Éireann Weather Warning
• From this afternoon (Thursday) to Friday evening, persistent and heavy rain will lead to localised flooding, poor visibility and difficult travelling conditions.
• Valid: 16:00 Thursday 14/09/2023 to 18:00 Friday 15/09/2023
• Issued: 12:45 Thursday 14/09/2023
• 
  

Rebelbrowser

I think this thread is proof that an orange warning for rain just isn't sexy enough! Contrast it with how many posts there would be for a wind event or, God forbid, an orange snow warning for Cork and Waterford....

Reckless Abandonment

What's seldom is wonderful Rebel.. a wet cork is common:)

Meteorite58

Latest model output very much brining in the SE and E with high totals, more counties close to being in Orange warning territory.

chrisd2019

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121109102#Comment_121109102

currently can only describe the evening as a wet day, nothing that unusual!

Widdensushi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121110562#Comment_121110562

I don't think there's very heavy rain forecast, just consistent rain for eighteen hours or so bringing the total to warning levels.

Meteorite58

Trailing front drawn up over warm waters coming up against cold air, position of HP over Europe keeping the fronts over and close to Ireland especially the S, SE and E.

Feeling quite cold over much of Ireland tomorrow.

pauldry

13mm so far today in Cork.

JanuarySnowstor

Reporting on echo (local cork paper/site) that 2500 are without power across cork this evening. I could be wrong but surely this is coincidental!! Rain does not cause power cuts

The council are on standby, what a laugh in fairness. It's moderate rainfall nothing less, nothing more!

FastFullBack

Potentially a months rain in 36 hours is not moderate rainfall.

https://twitter.com/CarlowWeather/status/1702358205903311366?t=NSwNEUnocHHxOI6qhYAQpA&s=19

aidanodr

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121111151#Comment_121111151

It happened to be a power outage in Carrigaline where I am. 2840 houses. Power back on at about 9.30pm. Not likely to have had anything to do with the weather. This is the third, if not the fourth power cut here with same number of houses in last 2 months.

Here is my stab at the reason - Carrigaline has grown from a small village in 80s with about 700 people to about 20,000+ today. The power infra has never got appropriately upgraded and is creaking. And still, the "village" expands and expands in all directions

Weather wise here .. a few hours into Orange warning, nothing much out of the ordinary to be honest, just showers of rain. I however get the idea that the warning is more to do with the continuous rain until late tomorrow. We will see ..

spookwoman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121111271#Comment_121111271

If it's a house estate the lines are probably underground. If anything like ours, the tv acble was not buries properly and a stone was putting pressure on it over time and it gave up. Lot of estates especially those built in the boom don't fully comply with what they were supposed to do eg cables laid wrong and pipes smaller than the ones they were ment to be.

Hopefully you get it sorted soon enough.

Steady heavy rain in waterford city

pauldry

About 17mm now in Cork City. 20mm in some other parts. Nothing too bad yet

SweetCaliber

Close to 18mm after falling so far in Waterford. Rain isnt overly heavy but just continuous.

JCX BXC

Rain never made it to Galway City and seems to be retreating again for a while.

Speak Now

Just drizzle this morning in Waterford, plenty has fallen though. 42.4mm so far.

https://www.waterfordcityweather.com/

DOCARCH

Heavy drizzle at the moment in Greystones. 25.4mm (1 inch) since rain started yesterday evening around 6pm.

pauldry

Over 30mm in Cork City now. Halfway there. A brief respite Saturday more rain Sunday.

Dublins rain building up too.

Speak Now

We've hit the 50mm in Waterford City, plenty more to come too.

Kutebride

Drizzle or none at 7am.

Back from my walk there now in rain. Down for the day as it says.

12⁰ Meath

JCX BXC

Dry as a bone in Galway City, rain never made it here it seems!

JCX BXC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121112507#Comment_121112507

I jinxed that one! Light rain Galway City.

Supercell

31.8mm here in south Dublin so far including the rain last night at the beginning of this. One day (midnight to midnight) won't be anything special but probably over 30mm all the same, day for the ducks. Temperature only 12.3C @ 11:38 , cold by any measure, last weeks warmth seems like a distant memory already!

cml387

Now at 48mm in Clonmel since yesterday afternoon.

Speak Now

65mm Waterford City

DOCARCH

39.2mm so far in Greystones. Rain has not been particularly heavy - just persistent.

giveitholly

Just gone past 50mm in tipp

Chris_5339762

72mm where I am in Cobh.