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

Samaris · 2017-10-14 13:26:59

Mod note This is a busy thread and as a result the Mod Team will be taking a zero Tolerance approach to trolling and flaming Don’t say you weren’t warned!! And please don’t feed Thanks '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.…

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#4442 16-10-2017 01:06PM

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if someone wants to know how is Dublin, is all goooood

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#4443 16-10-2017 01:07PM

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Really wishing that large tree near my apartment didnt exist right now

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#4444 16-10-2017 01:07PM

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Cork folks - it seems to be at a constant severity right now - is this going to get worse? Bad enough as it is.

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#4445 16-10-2017 01:07PM

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Couple of house shaking gusts in Newbridge now , along with some strong sustained winds.

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#4446 16-10-2017 01:08PM

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Bloody eejits out in Salthill, are people for real

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#4447 16-10-2017 01:08PM

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Absolute fcuking knobs on the news ignoring the weather warnings.

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#4448 16-10-2017 01:08PM

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That fracking stingjet better stay the frack away from my greenhouse.

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#4449 16-10-2017 01:08PM

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sryanbruen wrote: »

RIP to that person who died in Waterford .

But seriously, I thought Storm Darwin from February 2014 was much more severe than this.

I'd say today will end up just as bad by the time its all over.

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#4450 16-10-2017 01:08PM

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Part of turner's cross stadium has collapsed

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#4451 16-10-2017 01:09PM

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Straffan1979 wrote: »

not trying to be inflammatory but we need to have a national/global discussion about this type of hype and mass hysteria that's now part of day to day life- nuclear wars and global warming and hurricanes - much worse in Feb 2014 ; it really has gone too far

Come to Cork City, change your mind fast then

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#4452 16-10-2017 01:09PM

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Lamp post outside is moving about quite a bit here in the outskirts of Limerick city....getting scary now

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#4453 16-10-2017 01:09PM

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BLIZZARD7 wrote: »

Wind picking up properly in South Dublin now.

same in North Dublin

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#4454 16-10-2017 01:09PM

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titan18 wrote: »

Come to Cork City, change your mind fast then

Storm Darwin brought 25m waves.

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#4455 16-10-2017 01:09PM

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sunbabe08 wrote: »

Electricity out on the north side of cork city.

Still have power in the Camden Court/Camden Wharf area for now.

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#4456 16-10-2017 01:09PM

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Straffan1979 wrote: »

not trying to be inflammatory but we need to have a national/global discussion about this type of hype and mass hysteria that's now part of day to day life- nuclear wars and global warming and hurricanes - much worse in Feb 2014 ; it really has gone too far

Wait till its over before commenting like that.

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#4457 16-10-2017 01:09PM

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Straffan1979 wrote: »

not trying to be inflammatory but we need to have a national/global discussion about this type of hype and mass hysteria that's now part of day to day life- nuclear wars and global warming and hurricanes - much worse in Feb 2014 ; it really has gone too far

Might be in your location but as bad and worse in many places including at my station Darwin was 109kmh I have alread hit 114kmh.

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#4458 16-10-2017 01:10PM

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Calmed way down in cork city.....id say we're over the worst thank goodness and we still have power

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#4459 16-10-2017 01:10PM

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Live from North County Dublin https://youtu.be/Nxpxj8v4UEQ

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#4460 16-10-2017 01:10PM

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Wind has just picked up in West Dublin. Think it's starting to rain too....?

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#4461 16-10-2017 01:10PM

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Just in case you missed M.T. Cranium's 1pm update

(And you should subscribe to his thread, if you haven't already)

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=104988156#post104988156

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

UPDATE __ Monday 16 October 2017 __ 1:00 p.m.
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Post-tropical Ophelia made a brief landfall on outer Kerry peninsulas around 1215h and centre (959 mb) is now moving north from near Valentia towards Clare coast for another landfall near Clifden in west Galway. It will also pass near or over the Aran Islands.

A detail that I wanted to underscore for west coast readers especially from Tralee north to Galway is that extreme westerly winds 130-170 km/hr may develop shortly after the passage of the low centre between 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm. These may be stronger than any winds that occurred in the southeasterly phase before the centre arrived. Violent gusts could cause some structural damage and beach debris could become a hazard in some places (thinking of Lahinch for example). This cycle of the storm will probably begin to lose intensity just about when it reaches Galway so would predict 100-150 km/hr winds there around 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Otherwise, note that extremely strong south winds have hit the central south coast already and will make rapid progress inland, peak winds should occur soon in the midlands. Watching radar for any signs of local tornadic wind streaks.

More updates may follow.

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#4462 16-10-2017 01:10PM

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Wind beginning to pick up outside sligo
Very gusty, all in the last ten minutes

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#4463 16-10-2017 01:11PM

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Can't express strongly enough my thanks to you guys and ME for calling red. Have never seen anything to sustained winds. No let up here for hours. Doneraile, north cork. Pressure is at 964 and still dropping.

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#4464 16-10-2017 01:11PM

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Just because it’s not bad in your back garden now doesn’t mean it’s not bad elsewhere .

Very hard to call an event when it has not even touched most parts of the country yet

Straffan1979 wrote: »

not trying to be inflammatory but we need to have a national/global discussion about this type of hype and mass hysteria that's now part of day to day life- nuclear wars and global warming and hurricanes - much worse in Feb 2014 ; it really has gone too far

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#4465 16-10-2017 01:11PM

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Power gone here in laois/Kilkenny border. The gusts have really increased in the last few minutes. We have a big South facing window and I can't see it lasting...

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#4466 16-10-2017 01:11PM

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Straffan1979 wrote: »

not trying to be inflammatory but we need to have a national/global discussion about this type of hype and mass hysteria that's now part of day to day life- nuclear wars and global warming and hurricanes - much worse in Feb 2014 ; it really has gone too far

So do nothing and let everyone carry on as normal? One person has died already god knows what it would be like if everyone carried on like nothing was wrong.

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#4467 16-10-2017 01:11PM

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Straffan1979 wrote: »

not trying to be inflammatory but we need to have a national/global discussion about this type of hype and mass hysteria that's now part of day to day life- nuclear wars and global warming and hurricanes - much worse in Feb 2014 ; it really has gone too far

I think a national global discussion about stupid posts and opinions like this is more needed. Maybe something along of the lines of "Should these people be allowed to have children and pass on their genes?" No would be my answer.

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#4468 16-10-2017 01:11PM

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titan18 wrote: »

Come to Cork City, change your mind fast then

this facebook is one long list of carnage and road blockages
https://www.facebook.com/GardaCheckpointsCork/

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#4469 16-10-2017 01:12PM

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First death. A woman in Waterford crushed in her car by a tree

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#4470 16-10-2017 01:12PM

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randylonghorn wrote: »

Excellent news!

Christ knows it's not often we get the luck, as anyone actually born there knows.

So why are you belly-aching, Mr Straffan?

I'm not belly aching but I'm not a fan of this mass hysteria and culture of fear that's part of day to day life- I don't buy it and it's not just hurricanes - just my opinion

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#4471 16-10-2017 01:12PM

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Straffan1979 wrote: »

not trying to be inflammatory...

Ofc not, not an agenda in sight ...

Straffan1979 wrote: »

I'm not belly aching but I'm not a fan of this mass hysteria and culture of fear that's part of day to day life- I don't buy it and it's not just hurricanes - just my opinion

Yanno, I'm far from a fan of mass hysteria myself.

I'm also not a fan of covering my eyes to the blindingly obvious, tho.

A bit of critical thinking and cop-on goes a long way.

Just my opinion.

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