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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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Gamer Bhoy 89

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

pistolpetes11

Power gone in Newbridge

bodice ripper

Confucius say wrote:

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

Soon after we have a storm called Orphelia...

spoonerhead

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

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.

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.

SweetCaliber

Never seen anything like this before in Tramore.

111km/h gusts.

Atlantic Dawn

Douglas Community School...

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

IQO

road_high wrote: »

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

https://twitter.com/thejournal_ie/status/919909383605174273

https://twitter.com/pbcdave_dave/status/919907561779924992

posy2010

D6. Hopefully not the first of many!

Sierra Oscar

Gerry Murphy is taking questions on RTE Radio 1 Liveline now. It's also on RTE News Now.

zetalambda

Anyone getting double posts?

Feckoffcup

111km/h isn't that bad

retro:electro

Is Boards being glitchy for anyone else? I'm not having trouble with other sites

TitianGerm

C__MC wrote: »

Still Nothing to severe in north Wexford any how

Very heavy wind in Enniscorthy. Got very heavy about 20 minutes ago.

Blanco100

d'Oracle wrote: »

Yes.

I mean I was talking about the valley and the poddle.
I mispoke really because its not actually built over the poddle, but Its basically in the poddles flood plain. Unlike Citi Bank which is built on an actual Quay that was planned to be a quay and not in a narrow valley without any consideration to flooding.

I'm saying that they aren't similar to the extent that you could make comparisons, but I'm not looking for a fight either.

Is there a chance of damage to the Citi building? Lots of people working in there I'd say

LEIN

Massive gust here and then the power went.

HighLine

Wicklow Weather just recorded a 72mph gust. The highest on record at that station.

cursai

John_Rambo wrote: »

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.

Wow. Safety first. It's a saying I just made up.

mdwexford

John_Rambo wrote: »

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.

They're pricks is what they are.

Reati

anna080 wrote: »

Is Boards being glitchy for anyone else? I'm not having trouble with other sites

Yes, Boards is gltichy for everyone. It's under a huge strain with requests. Even the anti-DDOS system is now kicking in.

[Deleted User]

Reports that the Shakey Bridge in Cork has collapsed!

froog

sunny in cork city but still very windy and gusts.

randylonghorn

Yawns wrote: »

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

There seems to be two dominant tendencies ... to treat it as Apocalypse Now (which it's not) or to treat it as a typical Irish Autumn storm (which it's not).

IP freely

In case anyone is remotely interested, I've set up a camera to stream live to youtube from a window upstairs looking south. I live on the top of an exposed hill outside Letterkenny Co.Donegal so should be good for seeing it come in.

Can only steam a max of 30 minutes then need to restart again...

https://youtu.be/kKotCqZpEL4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKotCqZpEL4

spookwoman

Portlaw waterford fecked 7 roofs have blown off at Brown street

from_atozinc

Has it hit Galway city yet in its full force?

Seanmk1

Getting wild here in Clontarf, bits of my neighbour's roof are coming off.

[Deleted User]

Planes really struggling to get off the ground. Thought they were to stop at 1.30 in Dublin.

km79

Electricity flicked on and off in East Galway an hour ago
Still have it though
Most outages still restricted to south of country