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

munsterlegend · 16-10-2017 06:26PM

zzfh wrote: »

Whats yer electricity situation like lads? Did anyone get power back yet? Gone in w wicklow since 1pm.

Lost power near Mallow around 11 am and came back around 4. I wasn't expecting it back so quickly.

keepalive213 · 16-10-2017 06:27PM

Belmullet weather report here, we usually get the brunt of it.
Completely calm.
Rip to those who lost their lives.

How Soon Is Now · 16-10-2017 06:27PM

Wind actually seems to of picked up again now in last half hour here.

mdwexford · 16-10-2017 06:27PM

munsterlegend wrote: »

Yeah I have no idea why Galway is so prominent. Must be to keep Teresa in the coverage.

She is the storm pin up girl in fairness.

What the men want to see.

fred funk }{ · 16-10-2017 06:28PM

listermint wrote: »

I don't have an instrument but going on visuals and sound it has to be over 100kmph

Me neither. My unscientific equipment is the letter box. It only flaps when it's gusting over 100kmph.

Widdershins · 16-10-2017 06:28PM

zzfh wrote: »

Whats yer electricity situation like lads? Did anyone get power back yet? Gone in w wicklow since 1pm.

Ours stayed on but most of the nearest villages were without power. I'm amazed ours stayed on!

Spanish Eyes · 16-10-2017 06:29PM

Now that things are calming down, Boards might be back on track.

Kermit.de.frog · 16-10-2017 06:29PM

The storm is not over yet for most but I do think the red warning was proven to be justified by 3 deaths alone, 380,000 without power.

Is it the worst the country has ever had, no. But it has been a high impact event regardless.

fullstop · 16-10-2017 06:29PM

d'Oracle wrote: »

its all gone without a fuss, really.

There are trees down all over the city, dafuq you on about?

ThisRegard · 16-10-2017 06:29PM

server down wrote: »

Well it wasn’t here in Dublin. But we aren’t the country.

Pretty sure you are, somewhere around Leinster.

irishfeen · 16-10-2017 06:29PM

Picking up now in North Cork after a few hours respite and is now wild again. Electricity back to most parts of Mallow town now with outlying areas now probably out for the night.

Reports of water out too around some parts of the town and surrounds.

ednwireland · 16-10-2017 06:29PM

keepalive213 wrote: »

Belmullet weather report here, we usually get the brunt of it.
Completely calm.
Rip to those who lost their lives.

stay safe pretty much the eye of the storm passed there now you could get another hit yet

Ted_YNWA · 16-10-2017 06:30PM

Poochie05 wrote:

No let up here in Wexford Town since around lunchtime. Just as it looked as if it may be beginning to calm down and gusts seems stronger than ever!

Been a few strong blasts in last few minutes.

Cantona's Collars · 16-10-2017 06:30PM

Paully D wrote: »

Are people on a different planet to me or something?

It has been absolutely battering down with wind since 1pm in the south-east, and doesn't seem to have slowed down much at all the last five hours.

Extensive and very visible damage to property in my locality, a death in the region, yet it hasn't materialised at all according to some on here. :eek:

A few lucked out and were sheltered from the worst and thought "what's all the fuss?" Had they been stuck trying to get somewhere with lumps of trees,bits of roofs etc flying about then they might have a different opinion.Its still just as bad now as it was 5 hours ago in Wexford.
The less people out and about means less injury and death.The warnings were justified.

Storm 10 · 16-10-2017 06:31PM

I recorded 77mph at 4pm from the West on my weather station in Galway, it was some day

smeal · 16-10-2017 06:31PM

Rain belting it down in Monaghan now. 18.31.

Kermit.de.frog · 16-10-2017 06:31PM

I do think some things were not required like the Emergency Broadcast System.

One thing you want is for people to follow warnings. Things like EBS should be last resort. Cry wolf once too often and people won't take it seriously.

keepalive213 · 16-10-2017 06:31PM

Tv3 that weather woman though

Romantic Rose · 16-10-2017 06:32PM

Whoa thought Donegal had escaped the worse of it but been getting very strong gusts for the last 30 minutes. Still boiling the kettle every 2 minutes!

looksee · 16-10-2017 06:32PM

Thank you ESB, power went off around lunchtime but it was back a couple of hours later. Some very strong winds in Waterford but we didn't have any damage that I am aware of immediately around where I live.

Mickeroo · 16-10-2017 06:32PM

Feels like Mayo has dodged the worst of it, got pretty windy an hour or so ago but nothing compared to what the rest of the country has been through.

Robxxx7 · 16-10-2017 06:32PM

Still getting gusts of around 65kmh here in Mid Kerry .... seems to be the tail end of the storm and should start to abate soon

Kermit.de.frog · 16-10-2017 06:33PM

Big gusts here now suddenly on northside of Dublin. The type that could well bring down trees. Not over yet.

Peanut Butter Jelly · 16-10-2017 06:34PM

woody1 wrote: »

ditto.. between crossmolina and ballina.. expecting decent southerly winds here til late tonight but looking at a load of different forecasts and there all giving the same thing.. nothing off the scale .. i think we are / were just in the right track with the centre going straight over us.. like i say hopefully whats behind isnt too bad

I'm the other side of Crossmolina and I'd swear the centre of it was only a couple of miles away looking at maps of it earlier. Hopefully it keeps going the way it has because we've been very lucky today

_Dara_ · 16-10-2017 06:34PM

MayoSalmon wrote: »

In Dublin completely overhyped. Was let's say very windy for about 2 hours.

I'm in Dublin, we've been buffeted since around 11:30 this morning with a lull of about an hour. Then back to being buffeted. (still ongoing)

SeaFields · 16-10-2017 06:34PM

Those people claiming overhype have seen the pictures from Cork yeah?!

irishgeo · 16-10-2017 06:35PM

going by the powercheck map , mayo and west galway seemed to have missed the worst of it.

Nettle Soup · 16-10-2017 06:35PM

Red Alert = Absolutely Yes.

Nationwide = No.

I've seen many worse storms in Galway in the last 10 years. Even the rain wasn't bad.

Clsoing the schools again shows how soft society has become. Just ask one teacher to go in now and check the lights/water and call it.

kingshankly · 16-10-2017 06:36PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Where ya seeing two dead in Louth?

Unfortunately there are two dead in louth

Reiketsu · 16-10-2017 06:36PM

Any word on how this may affect the northwest? I'm in County Derry. Windy enough on and off today but no more than a normal winter storm so far. I can appreciate how bad it has been in other parts though - been following this thread the past few days.

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