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

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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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vektarman

Turners Cross stadium. Cork.

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RTE reporting that winds in Dublin are to peak between 5pm-7pm according to Eoghan Murphy

jimmynokia

Wind pretty consistent last hour in DN20

by the seaside

Grandeeod wrote: »

My part of the midlands took a battering from 12.30 - 3.30. Power went at 1pm and only back on now, which I appreciate so much. Still windy out, but the fierce stuff is gone. I was watching from indoors and a lot of the gusts were very strong and frequent. Branches all over the place, debris etc. Don't know what the wider area is like

Personally I agree with how it was handled and firmly believe the fatality rate of 3 is because of the warnings. Better to be safe than sorry. RTEs coverage was great too.

Agreed. Latest fatality is in Dundalk which is not in one of the areas expected to take the 'full brunt' Fatalities and injuries are likely to be limited to people outdoors, so staying indoors is good advice.

Lissavane

anna080 wrote: »

Brightening up now in the north west of galway. Not sure if it's over but what has here wasn't out of the ordinary of what we're used to.

17% of ESB customers effected. 375,000.

Lucky for you! It's not over yet.

ankles

ESB Powercheck doesn't seem to be working at all. Map shoes no outages anywhere in the country. I hear there is one in Terenure now

Paully D

It's still battering down as heavy as it has been since around 1pm here in the south-east (or at least it feels like it is anyway!).

asteroids over berlin

picking up now in Castleknock - strongest gusts yet with rain etc

PauloMN

It's not madness, it's a pain in the hole, but it's the right thing to do.

This storm is still going on, we won't know the final scope of the damage until late evening or tomorrow realistically. Best that people know now and can make plans.

Credit to the government and authorities on how they have handled this thus far imo.

lawred2

Stheno wrote: »

I think Swords and Malahide are some weird anomaly. We'd strong winds around 130 but it is now dead quiet

must be sheltered somehow... combinations of Dublin Mtns and Howth head maybe. Wind is coming from the South.

First Up

keepalive213 wrote: »

Hurricane me arse, bit of a breeze

That will be a consolation to the families of the three people killed.

hatrickpatrick

I'm in Dun Laoghaire and it's become weirdly calm - heard that the peak of this for Dublin would be from 3PM to 7PM, but the severest winds - with downed trees and what not - were actually around 11AM up until about an hour ago.

Is Dun Laoghaire positioned in such a way that a forecast for Dublin City would be substantially different to here, time-wise?

Panrich

I think that those people who think this was a non-event or over-hyped must live very sheltered lives.

Lady_North1

Stheno wrote: »

I think Swords and Malahide are some weird anomaly. We'd strong winds around 130 but it is now dead quiet

That I can confirm. Wild earlier, nothing happening at the moment. Is that it for us? Won't complain.

MJohnston

Deleted User wrote: »

That's victim blaming etc etc etc

Well I think you're joking, but it's not really - victim blaming is all about transferring a proportion of the blame from an active perpetrator to their victim. For weather, it's a completely different situation.

lawred2

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Scarily stormy in Dublin right now. Rain lashing down too. Very bad.

lol

This storm as some seriously odd regional variations. See nothing of the sort in Portmarnock.

Stheno

I think Swords and Malahide are some weird anomaly. We'd strong winds around 130 but it is now dead quiet

kippy

John.Icy wrote: »

What is with the absolute censorship by some on here for people saying it's not overly bad in their vicinity?

You can only report what's in your area. If you're more sheltered and not seeing anything major - report it.

Jumping down the necks of posters for reporting what they are experiencing. If someone in area X says it's not that bad, don't quote them saying how dare they when a tree fell down in area Y. Like what?

Seen next to no posts about warnings not justified, just people stating it's not that bad where they are, which is absolutely allowed according to me.

Back to the weather: Where I am, winds have picked up to a more sustained strong level, not just sporadic gusts now. Oh and disclaimer for all the self righteous who decide what can be reported: this was a serious wind event for many and I don't and haven't acknowledged otherwise.

What's wrong with it, is it doesn't help anyone. Especially if they are making the comments when the worst of it hadn't been forecast to be anywhere near them at that time.
If anything it can lead others into false senses of security. Conditions can change in a relatively short space of time.

Lemsiper

lawred2 wrote: »

I live in Portmarnock. I'm not trying to 'play the big hard man for some ridiculous reason' - it is nothing but calm. I would consider claiming otherwise to be odd.

In Smithfield area, calm here too.

VinLieger

MadYaker wrote: »

I can see Galway bay from my bedroom window. By Galway standards of the last few years this isn't the worst. Over hyped.

Because in galway the wind is coming off the shore out to sea so it wont be as visible by looking out the window at the bay, why are people so reluctant to literally look at the wind numbers and accept this is far windier than we have had in recent years?

Also just because it sunny that doesn't change the wind levels that are happening.

Irish_rat

It was an ex-hurricane, I think the correct measures were made. It was dreadful in the south coast and it could potentially have been a lot worse. Fair play to everyone involved.

Stheno

I think Swords and Malahide are some weird anomaly. We'd strong winds around 130 but it is now dead quiet

Zzippy

MadYaker wrote: »

I'm in Galway city. This is no different to any of the other storms over the last few years despite all the hysteria. Strong winds, rain and coastal flooding. It's happens once every 2 - 3 years. I don't know why everyone was getting so excited.

I'm just outside the city and this is worse than anything we've had in recent years. You may be in a sheltered spot where you are. I've been watching a polytunnel vibrating up and down and waiting for it to blow away... there are severe gusts over open ground that you may not have experienced in a sheltered built up area.

VinLieger

MadYaker wrote: »

I can see Galway bay from my bedroom window. By Galway standards of the last few years this isn't the worst. Over hyped.

Because in galway its an offshore wind it wont be as visible by looking out the window at the bay, why are people so reluctant to literally look at the wind numbers and accept this is far windier than we have had in recent years?

Also just because it sunny that doesn't change the wind levels that are happening.

Stheno

I think Swords and Malahide are some weird anomaly. We'd strong winds around 130 but it is now dead quiet

randylonghorn

VinLieger wrote: »

And I disagree, theres been plenty of posters saying "called it! overhyped!" "cant believe we called a national warning for this" etc etc, looking out at the trees and being out in it are two very different things, this weather is nothing like weve seen for decades, maybe in the midlands its not too bad but its a fact that Dublin is being consistently hit right now with winds it has not seen for many many years, as well as swords, malahide, and all points along its coast. Anyone saying otherwise is either trolling or trying to play the big hard man for some ridiculous reason.

I hate to tell you, but while it could have been a helluva a lot worse everywhere, Dublin by no means saw the worst of it!

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

What the hell is the problem with schools being closed? Why are people complaining?

Coz over the last decade or two, schools have come to be seen not as educational establishments but as babysitters.

eigrod

keepalive213 wrote: »

Hurricane me arse, bit of a breeze

3 people died as a direct result of the storm. Have a bit of respect ffs.

WesternZulu

cameramonkey wrote: »

Sandymount

Double rainbow :eek:

Xenji

LeinsterDub wrote: »

3 dead already dispite the numerous warnings and we aren't even half way through. Also we got lucky it was a relativity dry storm too.

Dry in the east, but very wet in the West, been raining since 03.00 this morning.

Xenji

LeinsterDub wrote: »

3 dead already dispite the numerous warnings and we aren't even half way through. Also we got lucky it was a relativity dry storm too.

Dry in the east, but very wet in the West, been raining since 03.00 this morning.