⚠️ Storm Éowyn - Fri 24.01.25 (**Please read Mod Instruction in OP.**)

D-Lo Brown

Power gone in Castlebar. Worse it's getting. Really dreading to think what damage is being done. Terrified the solar panels are going to get lifted

_Kaiser_

Mostly awake here in Laois for the last hour. House rattling and creaking, wind whipping around the corner above my head and that disturbing whistling sound every few minutes.

This one is rough. They got this right to be fair.

Rebelbrowser

Sorry, apologies if posted already but Mace head had a 174 gust on the last report from met.ie. that's 15km p/h faster than the biggest gust during Ophelia or Darwin (ignoring the 191km gust at Fastnet lighthouse in the middle of the sea). Wow. Is that the highest of the night so far? was asleep til now.... Interestingly that gust is way stronger than the next nearest on the last reports, being 137km in Shannon. A 130km in Knock also and then a spread of 120kms or so up and down the country.

HollyG17

South Leitrim here. Oh my God the gusts are insane in the last 10 minutes.

Rebelbrowser

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123093222#Comment_123093222

And of course it goes to 183km while I typed that. Incredible stuff

bauney

South West mayo. Electricity gone at 2am . Very Very wild out. Consistent high winds with unbelievable gusts threatening to lift the roof. Gusts seem to be getting worse.

Thankfully my kids and wife are sleeping through this storm somehow.

Dread the morning scan of the damage around the place.

corks finest

Carrigaline Co Cork

Windy as hell

No structural damage AFAIK so far

SEPT 23 1989

Peaked?

it’s only getting started now in Dublin

TracyMartell

I’m awake since half three here in Blanch with the wind whistling around the apartment. This is definitely the worst storm we’ve had around this neck of the woods. I can only imagine how terrible it must be out west. Stay safe everyone!

Polar101

Gusts picking up again, something just flew past my window.

NW Dublin

Asdfgh2020

3 hrs into it here and 5 to go…(south east / waterford/wexford/Kk region) can’t say it’s been that extreme yet thank god. In an urban location and thankfully electricity still fine…….hopefully the worst is over🤔 hard to get back to sleep though.

Rebelbrowser

Mace is on its own really, next nearest is Knock at 141km (which is a serious gust, don't get me wrong, but 42km p/h less)

sudocremegg

Seems to be calming a bit in the SE. Very intense gusts around 3-4am. Still quite windy and dangerous.

Maybe I'm wrong but it seems like ophelia was worse.

watchclocker

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123093228#Comment_123093228

Met.ie says we're in the worst of it right now in south Dublin, continues like this for another hour or two and then starts to ease off

typhoony

Here on the galway Clare border it seems to be easing up just a tad, a few longer lulls in between the crazy winds

charlessmith22

A cat just flew past my window Lietrim.

Dazler97

I’d say we will get a 200km/h gust perhaps by 06:30 in Galway at a guess , lights flickering here a lot gonna go out and have a smoke

lordleitrim

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123093235#Comment_123093235

Then why are ME only giving RED coverage from 6am for Dublin if worst of winds was prior to it?

Curse These Metal Hands

Roof tiles put up a brave fight but sadly faced one gust too many and a number of them landed on the driveway. Thankfully had moved the cars earlier.

If it ramps up any more in Meath the damage to the house will be significant.

Mr.Crinklewood

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123093235#Comment_123093235

Do you have a link to that?. Still saying 0600 - 1100 for me.

eggy81

seems to be getting more powerful again here in north Offaly. Hard to see how there won’t be huge damage done. Wish it would just fcuk off now at this stage.

_Kaiser_

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123093235#Comment_123093235

Says 6-11 for Laois. It's already worse than I remember in a long time.

Don't think I'll be going back to sleep anyway. Might as well get up and showered etc while we still have power just in case that goes (hasn't in years)

sydthebeat

Offaly Laois border. Zero ability to sleep in this.

Everything locked down thankfully. One single bucket flying around the back yard in a very freaky manner. I would not like to be out in that at all

nacho libre

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123093232#Comment_123093232

That is to be expected given Knock is much further inland. The max gust for Knock is 97 mph according to Arpege. Let's see can it be realised. I doubt it will somehow.

_Kaiser_

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123093237#Comment_123093237

Ah jaysus.. Poor thing. No pets/particularly small animals should be out in this.

Ros4Sam24

Power gone f*ck north Ros

GHendrix

By the sounds of it, some areas that haven’t hit Red yet probably should have an hour or 2 ago. Even if just for safety / precaution

bazlers

Light of day going to reveal alot of hardship to come for many.

watchclocker

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123093239#Comment_123093239

Well it's only giving the 6am time now, so I presume the timings across the top are up to 6am, and it uses my location so other areas of dublin may get worse at 6

sudzs

In Armagh in what I thought was a draught free house but there's a definite breeze in here this morning.