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Storm Doris - Wednesday PM/Thursday AM

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    #422
    ninebeanrows
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    Beginning to ramp up in Dublin 13


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    #423
    jmlfc
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭jmlfc


    Mexican wave with the roof tiles
    Seems to be coming in waves and pulses here in Sligo


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    #424
    JCX BXC
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    Dublin airport 5am TAF forecasts winds possibly gusting up to 60 knots from 6am-8am this morning.


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    #425
    Addle
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    Seems to be getting worse in Roscommon too.
    Hoping nothing from out garden and shed has damaged neighbours property.
    Afraid to check!


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    #426
    Cdosrun
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    Graces7 wrote: »

    All OK here; my insides are not but I am ...

    Bad toast maybe. :)

    My dogs not liking it at all,Just like fireworks to her


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    #427
    Cloudio9
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    @jcx bcc: Saw your atc updates on the aviation forum. Sounds like the early transatlantic arrivals had it rough in the last hour.


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    #428
    emo72
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    Woken by the sound of a Wheely bin going to ground in Lucan. No going back to sleep now. Tis fierce windy out there.


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    #429
    Larbre34
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    Dublin 15 checking in, mean speeds have increased considerably in the last 30 mins, sufficient to wake a heavy sleeper like me. I can only go by official stations for speeds after the fact, but the characteristic constant high wind is not something we see often in the City area. I would not be surprised to hear of widespread disruption by 7am from fallen trees on backroads and on the nearby Sligo-Maynooth-Dublin railway which is heavily tree lined.

    That concern for high sided trucks on exposed sections of Dublin arterials is well founded, M50 westlink and Southern Cross sections may well see blockages, the wind direction is perfect to catch out lorries


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    #430
    JCX BXC
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    Cloudio9 wrote: »
    @jcx bcc: Saw your atc updates on the aviation forum. Sounds like the early transatlantic arrivals had it rough in the last hour.

    Yeah, no issues though, the first wave of arrivals into Dublin have all landed, and Shannon has also 3 items about to land, but looks okay.


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    #431
    Rougies
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    Frequent strong gusts in south Dublin, about on par with the peak of what we usually get from Atlantic storms. This should get pretty lively in the next few hours if things go as models suggest!


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    #432
    Graces7
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    Cdosrun wrote: »
    Bad toast maybe. :)

    My dogs not liking it at all,Just like fireworks to her

    No; interesting the way out bodies react. This weather is physically terrifying so we react in two ways, chosen and not chosen... and our bodies prepare us for flight... No more need be said! I was trying to sleep and flinching instinctively when the roof shook.

    My dog is fine but she is downstairs and it is quieter there. The cats on my bed here have the right idea. Sleep!.

    When i lived in Orkney, these severe gales would last 72 hours, The reeds would be bent to the ground. No trees there and guess why Shetland ponies have short leg!

    St Patrick in the 5th century; "The whirling wind's tempestuous shocks..."

    Dear Lord help the emergency services tonight; we have the easy part.


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    #433
    Cdosrun
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    Good point.
    A box bodied van is the worst to drive in wind.


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    #434
    ninebeanrows
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    Situation at 8am according to Arpege... Going for about 70kt at Dublin airport

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    #435
    Larbre34
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    Well that'll be fun for the departures peak.


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    #436
    emo72
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    Alarms going off. Things hitting the ground. Worst than expected. Going to try go back to sleep but doubtful I will be able. Chaos expected in the morning.


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    #437
    Cloudio9
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    Don't remember seeing pink over Dublin before.


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    #438
    redsteveireland
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    Not too bad here in Galway now, but there are wheelie bins and other debris everywhere.


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    #439
    JCX BXC
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    Wind gusting up to 61knots currently at Dublin airport.


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    #440
    Cdosrun
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    Anyone in the west to let us know how it is the as it will leave there first.
    Thanks redsteve.


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    #441
    horsefarm
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    Very stormy here S.Dub 260m. There will be damage for sure. Is it to get worse? Are the timelines the same, 7-8am peak for Dub?


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    #442
    JCX BXC
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    Cdosrun wrote: »
    Anyone in the west to let us know how it is the as it will leave there first.

    Here in West Clare it's remained steady since 2am, gusting up to 40kts regularly, mean speeds around 25-30kts.


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    #443
    snowflaker
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    Weather people, Doris is loud and scary - was it supposed to be this bad?


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    #444
    AndiG
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    Kicked off again in Wexford. Stronger again. Bloody weather station packed in last week & waiting on parts to come so no readings. Worst week for that to happen.


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    #445
    Larbre34
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    snowflaker wrote: »
    Weather people, Doris is loud and scary - was it supposed to be this bad?

    Yes. Early warnings so far accurate. Worse to come for next 2-3 hours.


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    #446
    snowflaker
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    really??? aargh


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    #447
    Graces7
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    Larbre34 wrote: »
    Yes. Early warnings so far accurate. Worse to come for next 2-3 hours.

    West Co Galway here and as bad as it has been all night. Sudden loud terrible gusts that shake the roof and walls. No let up at all. NB I am 400 ft asl and mountains on three sides and near the coast, which may increase gale effect?

    Impressed that so far the power has held; have been here only a few weeks and noticed that the electricity pole connection was short and sturdy.. Well done ESB.


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    #448
    charlietheminxx
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    snowflaker wrote: »
    Weather people, Doris is loud and scary - was it supposed to be this bad?

    No, MT Cranium said a page or 2 back that this really should have been a level 3 warning.


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    #449
    M.T. Cranium
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    I think weathercheck and some of the people who contributed frequently to this thread did a great job with an early call on the storm, also the Arpege model and to some extent the ECM model did well in showing the intensity of the storm. Some of the other guidance would have suggested a less dramatic outcome (wind speeds maybe 20-30 km/hr lower generally speaking). It certainly developed very quickly between 2300h and 0300h as it approached Connacht. Probably fair to say that it overperformed where quite often storms marginally underperform. As bad as it may seem now, I think it could be worse for parts of Britain.


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    #450
    Larbre34
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    charlietheminxx wrote: »
    No, MT Cranium said a page or 2 back that this really should have been a level 3 warning.

    Locally, probably yes. But warnings on forum thread titles dont mean much except to us boardsies, its whether Met Éireann warnings are accurate and borne out that matters, they dictate emergency response.


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    #451
    horsefarm
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    Very scary gust just now S.Dub 260m. Roof tiles coming off. I'm quite worried now.


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