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

Samaris

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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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[Deleted User]

OK marked increase in wind and rain in the past minute.

Hastentoadd

ANDREWMUFC wrote: »

Ophelia just tried getting in my window the aul hore

Technical analysis. How exactly did Ophelia try and get in your window?

messinkiapina

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Dubl07

Will I look like an eejit for taping bins shut and putting everything away, warning family members to do the same?

happyoutscan

Damp with a bit of rain here in Westport and very very cold.

um7y1h83ge06nx

Hastentoadd wrote: »

And this is not normal?

Perfectly normal of course, just thought people further north and east might like to know when things begin to change from the dead calm.

We'll only know in the coming hours if it's just typical October weather or the advance part of the storm.

ANDREWMUFC

Ophelia just tried getting in my window the aul hore

Hastentoadd

Madelyn Thankful Jugular wrote: »

Raining now with the wind picking up in Murroe outside Limerick city on the Limerick/Tipp border.

And this is not normal?

brighterdays

ANDREWMUFC wrote: »

Lol that’s that then hahaha

Egg on everyone’s faces in here

If a less serious hurricane happens, then good. Everyone should want egg on their face in this scenario. That's not something to be ashamed of. I'd much rather be overly cautious and preaching safety to my friends and family and proven wrong, than taking it way too lightly and caught off guard.

Yeah it's cool to experience a hurricane since we never get them, but honestly who wants it in the grand scheme of things? No need to be on the high horse m8. You're not 'winning' anything here lol

And anyway, if it changes west it could just as easily go back east. It wasn't meant to even hit properly until about what 10am tomorrow? SO judging it now is silly anyway. Take care everyone. Sorry to go off topic.

Goodnight!

12gauge dave

Looks to me like it's turned east?

Hastentoadd

Can anyone say this has hit Cork/ Kerry yet?

um7y1h83ge06nx

Raining now with the wind picking up in Murroe outside Limerick city on the Limerick/Tipp border.

tomcosgrave

__..__ wrote: »

Was good to see the difference between scientific analysis and hysteria though.
I'll never be worried about a forecast of a bit of wind again.

I'd hold off on that sort of comment unless it turns out in 12 hours that time that this was nothing more than a few gusts.

I hope you're right - but based on what I know of storm systems, I'd say you're wrong. Tomorrow will tell a tale either way!

um7y1h83ge06nx

Thanks to the people on here posting such very useful information, the best overall one stop place for info I've came across. Fair play lads.

__..__

Rekop dog wrote: »

Hope everyone out west stays safe tomorrow and everyone east should probably go to bed as you'll look fairly silly not going in on a blustery Monday.

Was good to see the difference between scientific analysis and hysteria though.
I'll never be worried about a forecast of a bit of wind again.

ANDREWMUFC

__..__ wrote: »

Call the Gardai. They'll catch the guy who threw it.

Hahahaha brillaint

Hastentoadd

i refuse to acknowledge the reaction of my bin. i am better than my bin

fryup

who's our michael fish then ??

Oops!

And don't want to see them have to either!

__..__

torres9kop wrote: »

My bin has just bounced off my front window here in Greystones

Call the Gardai. They'll catch the guy who threw it.

kingshankly

EAst coast set for a windy winters day back to work folks

Rubberchikken

Isn't it better if it does veer west.
Who really wants to experience this type of weather.
There'll be no egg on anyone's face imo.

torres9kop

My bin has just bounced off my front window here in Greystones

fryup

its even further west than that

tomcosgrave

ANDREWMUFC wrote: »

Lol that’s that then hahaha

Egg on everyone’s faces in here

I wouldn't say that, this storm is large and the entire country is going to get a walloping - it's still the early hours, the next 12 hours will tell a tale. Please do not take this lightly just because the centre is going to be more westerly than the previous forecasting indicated.

Jimbob1977

"Let’s go burn down the observatory so that this never happens again!”

sword1

Surreptitious wrote: »

It's raining pretty heavily here.

That should go in the technical thread, very informative thanks
😁😁😁

fryup

hurricane, my arse

ANDREWMUFC

Surreptitious wrote: »

It's raining pretty heavily here.

It’s the middle of October what do you expect

__..__

Surreptitious wrote: »

It's raining pretty heavily here.

Typical October weather so.