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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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Romantic Rose

PixelTrawler wrote: »

They did. Red warning was issued nationwide at 8pm. It was all over 9 news.

I know but all along the south was to be worse hit. Until this morning!

_Dara_

Romantic Rose wrote: »

Flip sake, so now the west and north will be worse hit. They should have told us that yesterday. My husband has gone to work already. We were on orange alert up to late yesterday evening.

There’s been a nationwide red alert for 12 hours.

pilly

Theresa is on the radio from Galway!

Belt

Romantic Rose wrote: »

Flip sake, so now the west and north will be worse hit. They should have told us that yesterday. My husband has gone to work already. We were on orange alert up to late yesterday evening.

They can't tell you if they don't know. The path isn't fixed days in advance

frankythefish

Saw 2 cats airborne in tallaght. A bad gust surely

PixelTrawler

Romantic Rose wrote: »

Flip sake, so now the west and north will be worse hit. They should have told us that yesterday. My husband has gone to work already. We were on orange alert up to late yesterday evening.

They did. Red warning was issued nationwide at 8pm. It was all over 9 news.

Rikand

Hastentoadd wrote: »

Would it not be fair to say that this storm is slowing/reducing?

Well Bill....

No. Not anymore than it was predicted to do (re: going ex tropical)

Romantic Rose

Flip sake, so now the west and north will be worse hit. They should have told us that yesterday. My husband has gone to work already. We were on orange alert up to late yesterday evening.

mountainy man

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

The RTE News channel has a video feed of Morning Ireland from the radio with text graphics of storm info on screen.

It might very handy for older people to stay in touch.

I tried to watch that on the RTE player but it played the same two ads on a loop constantly and never started the program

munsterlegend

Burts Bee wrote: »

Wind been strenghting since it woke me a six. First storm in little dormer on top of a hill in north Cork!

Yeah in north cork too. Getting very blustery in the last hour or so.

Gaoth Laidir

Bacchus wrote: »

So is this actually a hurricane? Radio calling it a hurricane this morning, met calling it a hurricane last night. I thought it was supposed to downgrade when it got to Ireland.

It's not a hurricane. It's a low pressure system with hurricane-force winds that used to be a real hurricane.

DOCARCH

Bacchus wrote: »

So is this actually a hurricane?

No.

It's an extratropical storm with (possibly) hurricane force winds.

Jobs OXO

Hastentoadd wrote: »

Would it not be fair to say that this storm is slowing/reducing?

Don't think that's the case at all

haminka

Achasanai wrote: »

I've had zero contact from my workplace too. Somebody said online that today is the day people will find out a lot about their employer.

We got texts and whatsups last night informing us the work is closed today and we are to work from home. It gives you a good feeling to know that your emplyers prefers people to be safe.

tkd93

pilly wrote: »

And when your laptop goes dead?

Full battery storm isnt hitting till lunch hour in Dublin so still get the days work is done.

masterbenji08

Anyone heard anything on Peoplepoint? I've seen that DPER have said all there offices are closed but I don't think we are under them anymore

Strangegravy

Fair play to Recycle Right here in Limerick. They just collected our bins early and I went out to bring it in to secure it and it was placed in a sheltered place on its side behind our bushes. Looking along the street they've brought most of them back to somewhere safe lying down or up beside the owners house.

Down there for dancing and all that..

Also, starting to get quite blustery here, Castletroy side of town.

jasper100

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

The RTE News channel has a video feed of Morning Ireland from the radio with text graphics of storm info on screen.

It might very handy for older people to stay in touch.

Until the power goes!

Cork Lass

Getting quite windy here in Cork City now. Eerie feel about the place this morning. I see there’s well over 2000 users on this forum at present. Thanks to all the contributors for the updates especially my go to person M.T. Cranium - superb job.

Itssoeasy

froog wrote: »

in cork city, the wind is just picking up now, getting quite noisy out there.

It's been like that since I woke up at 6:00am

Burts Bee

Wind been strenghting since it woke me a six. First storm in little dormer on top of a hill in north Cork!

Chester Copperpot

__..__ wrote: »

I just heard from a mate who has been instructed by his boss to wait until 8:45 and then issue a company wide text to people to not to come in. HE says they chose that time because 90% of staff will be at work at 8:30 and it covers them in case anything happens.
Sneaky, sneaky.

The boss is relaying on your mate not to disclose that nugget if something happened. I spot a flaw in his plan. Iago he is not. I can imagine a judges reaction if that came out in a case related to it

Donal55

The animals are unbelievable. My dog who is normally dying to get out in the morning, just looked up from his bed and put the head back down
He knows somethings up.

[Deleted User]

__..__ wrote: »

I just heard from a mate who has been instructed by his boss to wait until 8:45 and then issue a company wide text to people to not to come in. HE says they chose that time because 90% of staff will be at work at 8:30 and it covers them in case anything happens.
Sneaky, sneaky.

Just got a bit sick in my mouth reading that. You give the best years of your life to these *****, and all you are is just a worker ant to them. Gotta love capitalism.

Sorry for off-topic, but that's disgraceful.

pilly

tkd93 wrote:

We are all on laptops so the power going likely wont stop us. Would not mind but not a single email or text.

And when your laptop goes dead?

froog

in cork city, the wind is just picking up now, getting quite noisy out there.

Fishorsealant

Some wind in the se now :O

Hastentoadd

Would it not be fair to say that this storm is slowing/reducing?

tkd93

Mr.S wrote: »

Keep an eye on the reports and aim to leave at lunch time, no point sticking around and getting trapped in the afternoon.

Sure im depending on public lunch so likely be trapped soon enough. Dont need wifi for alot of my work.

Irish_rat

Wind picking up in Limerick just now