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Storm Ophelia - General Discussion/Local reports - See MOD NOTE Post #1

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'Scuse me if I'm breaking any rules of Weather here with another thread, but didn't want to derail the main thread with too much chatter.

Guessing a lot of people (particularly us mostly-lurkers) might be in the same boat as me - not really sure what this all means on the ground in terms of preparation - and even if it's not too awful, I for one would prefer to be over-prepared rather than under-prepared! (At the moment, I don't feel that prepared at all!)

I'm living in a pretty exposed place for this particular set of indicators (on a narrow, south-west jutting peninsula off the Galway coast) and thus somewhat nervous about it. We're moving the bedroom to the sitting room as I've always been a bit dubious about the tall trees on that side of the house, but apart from that, sheltering the car (somehow) and ensuring there's as little potential debris as possible, I'm a bit at a loss. Water, candles might be an idea to get in.

Any more experienced people have ideas? Or what are others in the firing line doing?

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Den Creed

Irish Steve wrote: »

Unlikely, given the way this is shaping up, presuming that's departure time from Keflavik, so arriving into Cork mid afternoon, which unless this downgrades massively will be close to the peak of the winds.

I don't know if its the departure time from Iceland, or arrival to Cork, but from memory, I'm leaning towards arrival time. Anyhow, thanks for the input

yellowlabrador

I've made sure I have some cash because if the esb and internet goes down, bank cards might be useless. Also most shops in my town have no natural light, so might have to close. I'm also going to lay my dustbins flat on the ground so they can't blow over. I've just had them emptied.

nagdefy

JJJJNR wrote: »

So I'm fairly high in the wicklow mountains, is there any precautions I should take with the likes of sheds and windows. Would boarding up be a step to far.

My homeplace is over 1,000ft. Make sure any light objects around a farm yard are inside. If you have straw bales in ricks with tyres on top they can be dangerous. Old out houses with slates. Fair bit of rain coming if cattle need to be brought in. Doors of sheds shut etc. Also most farm buildings are built to shelter from the prevailing south westerly wind. This may have an easterly/south easterly direction.

Irish Steve

Den Creed wrote: »

Can anyone give me insight if a flight from Keflavík International Airport Iceland Cork could take place on Monday 12:30 pm ?, a few relatives went up with a group there.

Unlikely, given the way this is shaping up, presuming that's departure time from Keflavik, so arriving into Cork mid afternoon, which unless this downgrades massively will be close to the peak of the winds.

flaneur

Gravity fed urban water mains should be fine.
Keep your mobiles charged!
Also, it's advisable to turn your fridge/freezer to lowest setting as there's a risk of a power outage. It will keep cooler for longer.

JackieChang

Should we be buying candles and torches tomorrow? Is is that bad?

Spanish eyes it sounds like you're preparing for the zombie apocalypse. Do I really need 8 litres of water stored away?

Den Creed

Can anyone give me insight if a flight from Keflavík International Airport Iceland Cork could take place on Monday 12:30 pm ?, a few relatives went up with a group there.

Spanish Eyes

Well here's the thing.

I have a hand held very bright torch thing from Aldi. Lights up the whole room. Batteries bought to feed it if necessary.

Bought 4 x two litres of water, and will fill kettle, and jug in the fridge too.

Have tins of corned beef (yum) and bread and butter. Will keep us alive, along with Weetabix. Milk is a problem the weather is very warm these days, but I will do what my old lady did back in the day and put the milk (decanted into screwtop bottles) in a sink full of cold water.

Other than that what can you do? No need to go all Prepper style and apocalyptic, but once you have the basics, you will be grand.

Oh and a bottle of wine/whisky/few beers for the spectacle is good too.

We will know more tomorrow.

Great thread and thanks to everyone for the updates.

JJJJNR

So I'm fairly high in the wicklow mountains, is there any precautions I should take with the likes of sheds and windows. Would boarding up be a step to far.

Irish Steve

Tom123 wrote: »

Do you mean the flights are likely to be cancelled?
I probably won't fly in the morning if I can't get back in the evening.

Flight is to and from the Isle of Man. Looking at flightradar it seems to usually a ATR 42-300

With the way the forecast is shaping up, the flight from Dublin to the Isle of Man won't be able to get out of Dublin, and depending on the eventual forecast tomorrow, it may be "hiding" on the ground somewhere safe a long way from Dublin, as winds of the magnitude that are possible would be capable of destroying an ATR, as that speed is above the stalling speed of the aircraft, so it could be lifted off the ground by them. So, it's not even safe sitting on the ground in Dublin, so it could end up being moved to somewhere well away from the dangerous winds, which could well be somewhere in the South East of the UK.

If that happens, then the aircraft won't be in the right place to resume the schedule until some time after the wind drops back to safe levels at Dublin.

Tom123

James Bond Junior wrote: »

I would be very surprised if the return flight isn't cancelled. However that is only my opinion so take it how you wish.

Thanks all advise much appreciated

spookwoman

If you are going beach hunting stay well back and if possible up on a height that wont have debris flying. Freak waves are not so freak

James Bond Junior

Tom123 wrote: »

Do you mean the flights are likely to be cancelled?
I probably won't fly in the morning if I can't get back in the evening.

Flight is to and from the Isle of Man. Looking at flightradar it seems to usually a ATR 42-300

I would be very surprised if the return flight isn't cancelled. However that is only my opinion so take it how you wish.

DontThankMe

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

What'd be the best beach to go to on Monday to see some huge waves?

You're better off watching home and away from the comfort of your home on your tv instead of trying to see some beaches in real life.

Tom123

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Forget. About. It.

Do you mean the flights are likely to be cancelled?
I probably won't fly in the morning if I can't get back in the evening.

Flight is to and from the Isle of Man. Looking at flightradar it seems to usually a ATR 42-300

James Bond Junior

JCX BXC wrote: »

Care to expand?

In my humble opinion, the early flight may be fine but the return will likely be canceled before you leave DUB in the morning.

For some reasonable certainty we must wait for the TAF to be issued tomorrow at 6pm.

Exactly what you said. Return flight is almost certain to be cancelled especially as it is a regional flight.

jamo2oo9

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

What'd be the best beach to go to on Monday to see some huge waves?

And the darwin award goes to...

JCX BXC

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Forget. About. It.

Care to expand?

In my humble opinion, the early flight may be fine but the return will likely be canceled before you leave DUB in the morning.

For some reasonable certainty we must wait for the TAF to be issued tomorrow at 6pm.

James Bond Junior

Tom123 wrote: »

I am meant to be flying aerlingus regional Monday morning at 9 and back again that evening at 6.
Is it likely that these flights will be cancelled haven't seen anything on aerlingus website yet?

Forget. About. It.

Ultimate Seduction

What'd be the best beach to go to on Monday to see some huge waves?

Tom123

I am meant to be flying aerlingus regional Monday morning at 9 and back again that evening at 6.
Is it likely that these flights will be cancelled haven't seen anything on aerlingus website yet?

LordSutch

Doltanian wrote: »

Not a chance, best try to get onboard tomorrow if you are going to the UK, if its to France then I'd say tomorrow will nearly be cancelled too.

Well if you're heading towards the north of this island you'll be in the UK, never mind sailing over to Britain ...

Wonder will it be as bad as 87'.

Copper_pipe

IT Tralee is closed Monday

bnt

floorpie wrote: »

Is this bad enough to not bother going into work in Dublin city on Monday? I presume I wont blow away but, how do the roads from the city typically cope after events like this? Floods, fallen trees...?

I'm almost certainly going to go in (by LUAS), but will be watching the weather and may want to leave early. I wonder how many numbskulls will try using umbrellas in that ..? :rolleyes:

aidanodr

Bonzo Delaney wrote: »

Out of curiosity is there many tower cranes up around the South coast areas

This post IRMA in Miami recently:

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At the back of CUH over Wilton Road / Wilton Gardens is a massive crane at the moment

Doltanian

mand0621 wrote: »

Booked on an 8am sailing from rosslare monday morning..chances of it happening slim/ none??

Not a chance, best try to get onboard tomorrow if you are going to the UK, if its to France then I'd say tomorrow will nearly be cancelled too.

mand0621

Booked on an 8am sailing from rosslare monday morning..chances of it happening slim/ none??

RoisinClare6

I'm a bit iffy about work too. My boyfriends parents give me a lift both in their sixties. Its 30 mins from my house. Through a town and then country roads for a couple of miles through a road fully lined by trees. An office that's a converted barn on a farm surrounded by trees.

Whatever about me but I may find another way because I cant ask them to drive through this.

Irish Steve

The comparison with previous storms that was posted at the end of the forecast was actually helpful, in that it put the potential for Monday into some sort of context. The previous event of similar magnitude was in 1961, so outside living memory for a significant percentage of the population, and many of those that can remember it would have been quite young, so not likely to remember the problems that it caused. Another very sobering thought which should not be ignored was that there were 18 lives lost in that event. The worry is that the population now is much more mobile than it was 60 years ago, and there is a much higher dependence on things like electricity that would have been the case. Both of these factors could mean a much more significant impact on day to day life this time round.

The 2014 storm by comparison was relatively mild in terms of wind strength, but it did a lot of damage to the ESB network, so we have no real pointer to how much damage could result from Monday's onslaught, and the reality is that the ESB network is a lot larger and more complex that it would have been in 1961, so the potential for significant problems would seem to me to be a lot higher.

My concern would be that if the response here is anything to go by, there are too many people that are not prepared to accept that a storm of this magnitude could actually hit Ireland, so they are not buying in to the warnings. That's probably not being helped by the historic snow threads that happen here every winter, and almost always result in a downgrade to nothing of significance (or worse) most of the time,

The reality is that the early warning that were given here are proving to be very much accurate advance warnings, and unlike the snow scenarios, if anything, the latest updates are showing an increase in the intensity, and a possibly even more damaging route further east, but even though we'd like them to, even now, no one can actually give us a more accurate track for this storm, or a more specific forecast of the wind strength that will eventually arrive.

sjb25

I'm not normally one to prepare I'm usual the sceptical one and the ah won't be that bad all the lads on the weather forum are mad

But

Emm

Think il bring in the trampoline anything lose in the garden and check a few other bits this time

I'm working a 12 hour day shift 08.00 to 20.00 should be fun driving around