seefin wrote: » Is Cork city meant to get it bad? Debating taking half day and heading home at 1 and staying indoors until Tuesday ! A bit drastic or sensible as I cycle to work. Maybe safest take whole day off? ( am I looking for an excuse?? A resounding yes )
squarecircles wrote: » An emergency response group will meet tomorrow as the country braces itself for Hurricane Ophelia.
No. No, you don't.
Nibs05 wrote: » working in Dublin airport
flaneur wrote: » House *is* surrounded by tall deciduous trees.
philstar wrote: » Ophelia ? what sort of name is that anyway? sounds like a protestant name :mad:
oscarBravo wrote: » ESB's national trunk fibre network is carried on their 100kV lines, which tend not to suffer too badly in storms. SIRO have started building fibre on the local 10kV LV networks, which is much more vulnerable. It'll be interesting to see how eir's rural fibre network copes. I've seen a lot of fibre run close to - and even through - trees.
To call Ophelia unusual would be an understatement. For one thing, it became a major hurricane at longitude 26.6°W, further east than any other formation of a Category 3 in the Atlantic.What’s a major hurricane doing in a place like this? By conventional standards, one wouldn’t even expect Ophelia to be a hurricane, much less a major one. Sea surface temperatures beneath Ophelia are around 25°C (77°F), which is roughly 1°C below the traditional benchmark of SST levels warm enough to support tropical development. However, these waters are about 2°C (3.6°F) above average for the location and the time of year, and upper-level temperatures near the top of Ophelia are several degrees C below average. With Ophelia strengthening even more than predicted, a destructive windstorm in Ireland on par with some of the most damaging in the nation’s history is becoming increasingly likely. Regardless of whether it is still classified as a hurricane or not, Ophelia is predicted to approach Ireland on Monday with top winds somewhere near hurricane strength, plus an expanding field of gale-force winds.Expect widespread tree damage and uprooted trees, damaged roofs, power blackouts, mobile phone coverage interruptions, and flying debris.
mikeecho wrote: » Cars are brimmed I've some tinned food Wind up torch/radio Candles, lighters Torches & batteries 50L of water and the bath will be filled (I've a well, so no power means no water) Superser heater with 2 gas cylinders 2 camping stoves, and 8 aerosol type gas cans. Lots of coal and timber. Ereader charged Power packs will be charged. Freezers will be set to max freezing tomorrow. Now.. just need to find my wellies, and tidy the garden tomorrow. Hopefully, I've enough done.
Harry Palmr wrote: » I'm now seriously considering bringing down the main branches of the tree at the bottom of the garden.
spookwoman wrote: » Toilet paper
Working class heroes wrote: » Paywall.....
munsterlegend wrote: » I thought our national news was very poor this evening. The focus was on buses being cancelled as opposed to possible severe structural damages and potentially risk to life. Surely they could have had someone from met eireann in their studio or a live link as opposed to a pre recorded interview.
ooompie5 wrote: » Miaght be more dangerous for you to be messing with it yourself. It might survive ok. Is it in range of buildings if it were to fall?
jacksie66 wrote: » I work in the cresent shopping centre in Limerick. Do places like that have their own backup generators in case of a power outage? Or would that only apply to hospitals?
Record breaking stuff!! #Ophelia has just become a Category 3 hurricane. A Cat 3 has never been recorded this far east since records began.
star gazer wrote: » Some useful essentials for keeping informed: The Irish meteorological servicehttps://twitter.com/MetEireann The Office of Emergency planninghttps://twitter.com/emergencyIE Electricity Networkhttps://twitter.com/ESBNetworks Plus your Local Authority
