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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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Atlantic Dawn

Douglas Community School...

https://twitter.com/calvin_kissane/status/919901028891361281

SweetCaliber

Never seen anything like this before in Tramore.

111km/h gusts.

John_Rambo

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Kite surfers had to be rescued.

Selfish ****ers should be left to drown, putting other people's lives at risk :mad:

Update, they weren't kitesurfers, they were windsurfers. They weren't in trouble and didn't have to be rescued. Dundalk Gardai saw them, panicked and made the wrong call.

Yawns

Confucius say wrote: »

how long before the TV3 Orphelia documentary with over dramatic music?

I'd ask the question of how many lives need to be lost before people stop saying this storm is overhyped?

1 person reported dead already on Rte, tree fell on car she was driving. Reports of school roofs and other buildings destroyed. People were told not to go out, but idiots insisted they knew best.

Other idiots out kite surfing, truck drivers out driving.

spoonerhead

Just cause there is sunshine, doesn’t mean it’s safe. Taken in Dublin 12

bodice ripper

Confucius say wrote:

how long before the TV3 Orphelia documentary with over dramatic music?

Soon after we have a storm called Orphelia...

pistolpetes11

Power gone in Newbridge

Gamer Bhoy 89

Boards is a bit wonky for me at the moment.
nzyZ3MY

Flibble

Storm picking up in North Kildare... Has been just strong winds for the past while but there's been a couple of alarmingly forceful but short lived blasts there a few minutes ago.

Nervously eyeing up a large tree near my sitting room window. Lots of cables around too.

Confucius say

how long before the TV3 Orphelia documentary with over dramatic music?

marno21

Does ESB powercheck record faults with the HV network or just the MV network faults?

Confucius say

Was in Howth by the Martello tower on the Sutton side about an hour ago, really amazing, huge waves coming in and you could lean right into the wind. Back inland now and it doesn't seem much worse than a normal blustery day in Dublin, different story on the coast though.

road_high

Roof blown off a Lidl store in Clonmel apparently...

zetalambda

WhiteRoses wrote: »

Not sure if it's been posted already but will post again for attention.

There is a 13 year old child missing in cork. Her father dropped her to the ferry in Cobh this morning to go to school in Passage not knowing school was cancelled.
The father went to work but was sent home, can't get in touch with the child and she isn't at home or with any friends.

All the local news sources are running with it so it seems legit. As of 1pm she's still missing.

I hear this child has been found safe and well but that guy needs a serious kick up the hole.

gebbel

Last 30 minutes seeing some very strong gusts in Drogheda. It’s getting wild out there. A low flying plane on its descent into the airport just now, hard to think they’ll allow him to land.

Trebor176

spookwoman wrote: »

Anyone else getting 5.3 errors and taking ages to load boards

I thought it was just me. Maybe there are a lot more visitors at this time than normal.

zetalambda

WhiteRoses wrote: »

Not sure if it's been posted already but will post again for attention.

There is a 13 year old child missing in cork. Her father dropped her to the ferry in Cobh this morning to go to school in Passage not knowing school was cancelled.
The father went to work but was sent home, can't get in touch with the child and she isn't at home or with any friends.

All the local news sources are running with it so it seems legit. As of 1pm she's still missing.

I hear this child has been found safe and well but that guy needs a serious kick up the hole.

randylonghorn

iLikeWaffles wrote: »

Is boards taking longer to load for anyone else. Just thank if so.

Yup, Ophelia has distracted Boards hamsters with her coquetry, and their little paws have floundered on the wheel ...

mickmackey1

spookwoman wrote: »

Anyone else getting 5.3 errors and taking ages to load boards

volume of traffic probably.

Harry Palmr

spookwoman wrote: »

Anyone else getting 5.3 errors and taking ages to load boards

3500 on this board alone and the refresh rate is probably massive

signostic

Pressure falling more rapidly on my barographs in Mayo

mdwexford

Can people stop making stupid comments.

There are roofs and trees all over the place. Going outside is ridiculous.
Stay the fook in until the morning.

Overhyped my arse.

[Deleted User]

Suns out in Cork city! Only a little bit windy now.

Tramore1072

Here is a live video feed from Tramore:
replace the DOT for .

wwwDOTfacebookDOTcom/NickFromWaterford/videos/10155717787011240/?hc_ref=ARSqb6oLNcwfx3_H3VImFeCcnwcZJphuX2H3GPaGQF_mssHmnDShZbuQdDcPkmGJUyo

Hannibal_Smith

Picking up here in Dublin now.

SusieBlue

lawred2 wrote: »

were the parents foreign nationals?

I can't see many other reasons for someone to be totally unaware that schools had been closed!

I believe so. I can't believe it either, but then again things were very calm circa 8am this morning in cork. Hope they find her soon.

iLikeWaffles

sryanbruen wrote: »

Out of curiosity, when did the storm in 1989 occur?

87 wasn't it.

lawred2

WhiteRoses wrote: »

Still missing according to both 96fm and her mother, as per appeals made 7 minutes ago.
I think that she was falsely reported safe.

were the parents foreign nationals?

I can't see many other reasons for someone to be totally unaware that schools had been closed!

spookwoman

Anyone else getting 5.3 errors and taking ages to load boards

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