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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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Wombatman

Samaris wrote: »

Roches Point, this morning - there's a pair to that photo where there's two trees in that red circle.

About 60km west of Galway is doing okay. WIndy alright, wouldn't want to be outside, but not alarming. Mind you, it was the second part that was due to be the worst hereish.

Not too bad around Athenry. Still have power.

NegativeCreep

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMQXRbIWkAEPBb_.jpg

What’s that supposed to be?

AMKC

Feck sake power just gone in Offaly where I am on the Kildare/Offaly border.

OldRio

Serious gusts in Leitrim. Surrounded by trees. The noise is unbelievable.
Time to break open the 'Use only in an emergency Holy Water bottle'

Oneiric 3

redsteveireland wrote: »

Increase in the sustained winds now, driving rain as well. Glad I'm not out driving as I normally would be at this time.

Just heard a bang on the roof here, I'm scared to look... I think an old BBC aerial may be gone. Still getting wind readings so not two worried.

Penny Tration

Suddenly gone sunny and wind disappeared in Coolock

average_runner

ThisRegard wrote: »

I've seen a few people claim this. It's absolutely wild in my part of Dublin, and if you look at the Dublin Fire Brigade map you'll see trees down and issues with roofs all over the city.

Its wild here in Dublin but nothing that I haven't seen before.

My name is URL

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Where is this?

Roche's Point

polydactyl

https://mobile.twitter.com/AaronKearney987/status/919916546348277766/video/1

froog

lots of rumours about round 2 coming for cork. anyone got any solid info on that?

FrostyJack

Lord Trollington wrote: »

You must be in a different Dublin to me. There is trees down all over and power outages in Lucan, Clondalkin, Drimnagh, Rahtfarnham, Churchtown ect ect.

It hasn't reached it's peak for Dublin yet

They are probably on the Northside, wind is afraid to go over there...

McGrath5

Some very strong gusts around Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham. It felt like the windows where going to blow in.

Kermit.de.frog

lawred2 wrote: »

Roches Point - it says so on the image

Wasn't meant to post that. Boards is messed up for me at the moment.

torres9kop

Power gone in Ballybrack/Killiney

LastLagoon

Turns out the windurfers(not kite surfers) who everyone was getting on their high horse about earlier were fine and never in trouble.some knitter paniced and called for emergency services
Ridiculous the outrage also about people swimming in Dublin and Galway HOURS before storm was due to hit. Happy pear twins have had to apologize for going for a swim this morning.Guess people need their outrage fix. Although I would imagine a few of the people at it would be nowhere to be seen near the water on a normal October day just looking for social media kudos

TomOnBoard

Pac1Man wrote: »

Power gone in parts of Westmeath. Time to open up the jar of pickled gherkins.

Friends in Drumraney and Walderstown in Co. Westmeath have lost power.

Samaris

Roches Point, this morning - there's a pair to that photo where there's two trees in that red circle.

About 60km west of Galway is doing okay. WIndy alright, wouldn't want to be outside, but not alarming. Mind you, it was the second part that was due to be the worst hereish.

earthwormjack

Roof half blown off Scoil Mhuire School in Wexford Town from what I hear as well.

r93kaey5p2izun

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Where is this?

It was tweeted by ME from their Rochestown station I think.

Ginny

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/hurricane-ophelia/no-decision-yet-on-whether-schools-and-institutions-will-open-tomorrow-bruton-36231736.html
No decision made on schools yet.

Kermit.de.frog

Someone posted a live feed of what looked like a surge on a coast on netweather but couldn't tell where it was.

loveisdivine

Made it home from North Dublin to just north of Dundalk about an hour ago. Wind is already crazy here and looking at Ventusky we're not due the worst of it till around 4pm.

iamwhoiam

Lord Trollington wrote: »

You must be in a different Dublin to me. There is trees down all over and power outages in Lucan, Clondalkin, Drimnagh, Rahtfarnham, Churchtown ect ect.

It hasn't reached it's peak for Dublin yet

Tree down in Old Bawn Tallght too

emo72

I'm in lucan and it's wild. A branch came off a tree and nearly hit my wife. Dark skies are pushing in from the south West, it's just about to go very dark. This could be the front of it. My bath is making a very strange gurgling sound. So it begins.

lawred2

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMQXRbIWkAEPBb_.jpg

Roches Point - it says so on the image

Lord Trollington

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Still fine in Dublin. Just a blustery afternoon. Seems like the east coast is escaping anyy major winds.

You must be in a different Dublin to me. There is trees down all over and power outages in Lucan, Clondalkin, Drimnagh, Rahtfarnham, Churchtown ect ect.

It hasn't reached it's peak for Dublin yet

stevek93

Dublin 5 power is now gone

road_high

stevenup7002 wrote: »

Roofs blown off several shops in Clonmel (a shop on O'Connell Street, and The Crescent from what I've seen), and the roof of the Lidl is currently all over the car park. There were unconfirmed reports of deaths in Tipperary on TippFM. Electricity gone (ESB spokeswoman on TippFM said it could be days before it's restored). Gusts don't seem as bad now as they were about an hour ago.

Really? Lets hope not. Awful if true.

pad199207

In Naas here now and its ferocious. Lost a tree and now lost a part of my fence

TheRiverman

Amazingly and touching wood and everything else, where I am here in West Offaly we still have our electricity working.We had three or found 30sec approx cuts between 12 and 1 30pm,but full power since.Winds very very strong now,probably at it's peak.