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Rekop dog · 26-02-2018 07:29PM

People just trying to make a name for themselves by resorting to hyperbole either way. I'd say the reality will lie somewhere in between the extremes of MT Craniums worst since 1947 and the Eagles downplaying of the week.

saffron22 · 26-02-2018 07:29PM

Is it just me or does Evelyn sound like she has no idea

heffoo · 26-02-2018 07:29PM

Evelyn just ramping blizzards on the news

dubal · 26-02-2018 07:30PM

heffoo wrote: »

Evelyn just ramping blizzards on the news

Thats a serious ramp... "Ireland is the battleground"

KingdomRushed · 26-02-2018 07:30PM

Just watching Six One and there is no doubt, no doubt at all that Evelyn’s body language has changed from earlier and the extent Of any blizzard on Thursday is looking a lot less impactful and probable to the boffins in Glasnevin.

Larbre34 · 26-02-2018 07:30PM

In terms of transport, how exactly? You can't email someone a pint of milk.

PhuckHugh · 26-02-2018 07:30PM

This apppears to have been completely over hyped. Models showing a bit of snow Thursday and gone again quickly Friday as it heats up.

SleetAndSnow · 26-02-2018 07:31PM

*Sigh* just watched it with my family 'Ah its not gonna be that bad' 'Sure stuff like this happened before where we got red and nothing happened.' '2010 was wayyyy worse'. Tried arguing but not worth it! Oh well. Blizzard come to Cork let me prove them wrong!

Skedaddle · 26-02-2018 07:32PM

Cork City Council has completely gritted and salted every footpath in the whole city centre.
I have to say fair dos to them for doing it, it will mean if it does get a little bit nippier there's no risk of anyone toppling, but at the same time you'd wonder if it will get THAT bad in Cork City of all places. It's usually got a microclimate that keeps temps above freezing.

Lollipop95 · 26-02-2018 07:32PM

Is Galway likely to be hit?

force eleven · 26-02-2018 07:32PM

ECM warmer (relatively) air lurking south. Not good news for snow lovers. We get a three day wonder and then it's gone. Lot of risks to be taken on a call. Cannot see a red alert justification, purely based onthe models today. The professionals have better access, but we'll see what they say. This pudding may be badly over egged, but time will tell.

Larbre34 · 26-02-2018 07:32PM

saffron22 wrote: »

Is it just me or does Evelyn sound like she has no idea

Its just you. She is definite about what she can be definite about. She is professing uncertainty where uncertainty exists, i.e. a battleground scenario at +84 hours. As a scientist would you like her to bullsh1t you?

KingdomRushed · 26-02-2018 07:33PM

heffoo wrote: »

Evelyn just ramping blizzards on the news

On the contrary she was hedging all statements and walking herself back from her radio statements earlier today, and injecting real ambiguity to the picture.

spoonerhead · 26-02-2018 07:34PM

KingdomRushed wrote: »

Just watching Six One and there is no doubt, no doubt at all that Evelyn’s body language has changed from earlier and the extent Of any blizzard on Thursday is looking a lot less impactful and probable to the boffins in Glasnevin.

Did you watch the same news? She went for it and I think she’s right this time

mickger844posts · 26-02-2018 07:35PM

I think the Eagle may have just had his Michael Fish moment especially after the latest charts from the ECM,:D

Villain · 26-02-2018 07:35PM

JCX BXC wrote: »

Not sure if I'm reading the same ECM as you!

Well it’s more the trend but you are right, on closer look it still looks good away from south coasts

Buffalobill29 · 26-02-2018 07:35PM

I'm getting fed up with the negativity and it is going to snow more than ever, and that's just that!

KingdomRushed · 26-02-2018 07:35PM

spoonerhead wrote: »

Did you watch the same news? She went for it and I think she’s right this time

Yes I did watch the same news, and no she didn’t go for it, she hedged everything as possibilities and walked back on her bullish almost certainties of a major event earlier today. Now it is ‘maybe red warnings if necessary’ ‘battleground’, ‘currently most probable’

joes girls · 26-02-2018 07:36PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

The reporter also asked:

"..and the Beast from the East is going to hook with Emma from the south, is that right?"

It's our very own" Beauty and the Beast!"

Musicman2000 · 26-02-2018 07:36PM

For those of you saying game over . Watch the forecast on BBC 1

SleetAndSnow · 26-02-2018 07:37PM

KingdomRushed wrote: »

Yes I did watch the same news, and no she didn’t go for it, she hedged everything as possibilities and walked back on her bullish almost certainties of a major event earlier today. Now it is ‘maybe red warnings if necessary’ ‘battleground’, ‘currently most probable’

Well considering they are seeing the exact same very unpredictable charts as we are seeing with that low moving from east to west to further south then further north, what do you expect her to say? ''Oh 100% snow for the entire country buried totally!'' ?

JCX BXC · 26-02-2018 07:37PM

KingdomRushed wrote: »

Yes I did watch the same news, and no she didn’t go for it, she hedged everything as possibilities and walked back on her bullish almost certainties of a major event earlier today. Now it is ‘maybe red warnings if necessary’ ‘battleground’, ‘currently most probable’

You're clearly not used to Evelyn's forecasts, if you expected her to be jumping out of her seat, well that's just not Evelyn!

retro:electro · 26-02-2018 07:39PM

What can be done to stop pipes from freezing?

force eleven · 26-02-2018 07:39PM

JCX BXC wrote: »

You're clearly not used to Evelyn's forecasts, if you expected her to be jumping out of her seat, well that's just not Evelyn!

If you want to see Evelyn get animated, you say two words. Ken Ring.

KingdomRushed · 26-02-2018 07:39PM

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Well considering they are seeing the exact same unpredictable charts as we are seeing, what do you expect her to say? ''Oh 100% snow for the entire country buried totally!'' ?

In effect that was the line this morning at least for East coast. Look I can smell the wavering with the Met people on this, I am certain this whole blizzard of the century has an element of marginality which output contines to trend toward. ECM more progressive on its 12z than its 00z to my eye too.

I’m just saying what I see objectively. I still think it will snow but not a 1982 job

SleetAndSnow · 26-02-2018 07:40PM

KingdomRushed wrote: »

In effect that was the line this morning at least for East coast. Look I can smell the wavering with the Met people on this, I am certain this whole blizzard of the century has an element of marginality which output contines to trend toward. ECM more progressive on its 12z than its 00z to my eye too.

I’m just saying what I see objectively. I still think it will snow but not a 1982 job

And your entitled to that opinion on here, but expecting forecasters that could shut an entire country down to make full assumptions on this system on the news that the majority of the country is most likely watching isn't going to happen. Its very uncertain and she said it exactly as it is

harr · 26-02-2018 07:41PM

Terrible mixed comments from some forecasters today from hyping it up today to a big maybe this evening...some lad in tv3 earlier saying it’s not going to be anything special or extraordinary, no wonder some people not taking it very seriously..

Larbre34 · 26-02-2018 07:43PM

force eleven wrote: »

If you want to see Evelyn get animated, you say two words. Ken Ring.

Shudder.

sryanbruen · 26-02-2018 07:44PM

I feel alone focusing on the present than Thursday/Friday. To be honest, I'm little interested in then especially after the model runs of the past few days. I'll be happy enough with tomorrow and Wednesday.

Hell, even today, I saw a lot more snow grains/flurries than I expected.

As for the longer term, I'll repeat what I said, this beast ain't going nowhere.

Vxlks · 26-02-2018 07:44PM

I get that this low is all over the place, but if I'm thinking correctly, what's the ECM show for starters, also, in its latest runs people saying "ah it's turning to rain" and all that, (to a degree anyway) but is this just to do with the south coast (cork) or would that reach places like Dublin and the midlands, because is it just that the models go for the south to get rain or the entire country?? I'm kinda confused here.

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