Severe Weather Snow / Ice Weds 28 FEB ( Onwards ) READ MOD NOTE POST#1

jo06555 · 01-03-2018 12:20AM

What's caused this latest update of red alert nationwide has their being sufficient updates ?

Larbre34 · 01-03-2018 12:21AM

bosco12345 wrote: »

Is it just me or is met eireann all over the shop lately. Chopping and changing warnings for different places, I don't think they know where and how significant this is going to be. Red warming for all of Ireland seems to be just to cover themselves

Thats churlish and pretty ignorant of the dynamic meteorological situation. Not a weather forecast in the history of the science has been certain, you're talking about hundreds of variables.

fritzelly · 01-03-2018 12:21AM

thomil wrote: »

The original warning was only until 1200h on Friday.

Think the original warning started at 4 tomorrow on top of the one for today, but could be remembering wrong but pretty sure it wasnt a constant Red for the whole country

nacho libre · 01-03-2018 12:21AM

Tom Cruises Left Nut wrote: »

He said the convective showers off the sea

I'm talking about showers off the north sea, not tomorrow's event.

mayo.mick · 01-03-2018 12:22AM

https://twitter.com/MetEire_Warning/status/968986686070951941

jamesbere · 01-03-2018 12:22AM

bosco12345 wrote: »

Is it just me or is met eireann all over the shop lately. Chopping and changing warnings for different places, I don't think they know where and how significant this is going to be. Red warming for all of Ireland seems to be just to cover themselves

I think their doing the best they can, this is something were not used to. I dont think anyone expected Cork to get this severe weather this evening. I think its best to be safe then sorry

_Kaiser_ · 01-03-2018 12:22AM

It's eerily calm and clear here in Laois the last hour... like the eye of/calm before the storm I'm guessing.

CHealy · 01-03-2018 12:22AM

wakka12 wrote: »

I thought that too, I think snow is just more rare in cork and maybe that's why the huge amount of excitement ? Sorry to talk about ye so patrionisngly hehe

Nothing patronising about it, we dont get snow in Cork City, like at all, so the amount that has fallen in the last 24 hours is a big deal to us and Cork people being Cork people it is our duty to tell the rest of the country how unreal we are with our snow sticking to the ground. As I said in my 28 years I think iv only seen snow twice that I can remember.

sryanbruen · 01-03-2018 12:22AM

https://twitter.com/KENNYTCORK/status/968987165240766465

Cork Boy 53 · 01-03-2018 12:22AM

A lot of snowfdall here in the last hour or so but is easing now.

RuthieRose · 01-03-2018 12:23AM

Emma is about to eat Cavan!!!

wakka12 · 01-03-2018 12:23AM

jo06555 wrote: »

What's caused this latest update of red alert nationwide has their being sufficient updates ?

Look at the recent charts in the technical thread ,everywhere in the country is getting a lot of snow

aidanodr · 01-03-2018 12:23AM

wakka12 wrote: »

I thought that too, I think snow is just more rare in cork and maybe that's why the huge amount of excitement ? Sorry to talk about ye so patrionisngly hehe

This event is very localised so far. I am in Carrigaline 16km south of Cork City nearer the coast. We have been pummeled by snow since yesterday, last night, all day today and tonight. Drifts and all that, my back garden is under 2 ft of snow in parts at the moment.

Same goes for Kinsale, Clon for example. However apparently Mallow, Macroom have had no snow yesterday, earlier today, might have changed now. Cork City itself had a blast last night at around 8pm and that was it until this avo apparently.

So yes the Cork area is getting as much if not more snow than Dublin BUT not all of it by a long shot in the city itself which has relatively got away with it vs towns only 12 16kms away like Carrigaline, Kinsale etc.

Carrigaline this morning was a disastor zone, nothing moving. All main roads out to city impassable. Abandoned cars every where.

Again I cant stress more the very localised nature of this event ( in my opinion )

tobsey · 01-03-2018 12:23AM

wakka12 wrote: »

A week ago this seemed like it was just an east coast event, now a nation wide red alert ! It's really way more exciting when everyone's getting a bit

A Week ago it was definitely an east coast event. They couldn’t say any more at the time. They know more now.

sryanbruen · 01-03-2018 12:23AM

RuthieRose wrote: »

Emma is about to eat Cavan!!!

That's not Emma, it's a snow shower :P.

RobAMerc · 01-03-2018 12:24AM

anyone willing to hazard a guess at the chances of my flight going tomorrow at 8.30am ?

Id hoped the calm night and lack of snow might help. I know later flights are defo cancelled already.

the irony is I am supposed to be going skiing.

Stephen Hawkins football boots · 01-03-2018 12:24AM

Genuine question, is this still beast from east? Or Emma?

fritzelly · 01-03-2018 12:24AM

Does all that snow cover over Cork know there are other counties or is it just payback time - doesn't seem to have moved for hours?

sryanbruen · 01-03-2018 12:25AM

Stephen Hawkins football boots wrote: »

Genuine question, is this still beast from east? Or Emma?

Emma is from tomorrow evening onwards.

Try_harder · 01-03-2018 12:25AM

https://twitter.com/dubfirebrigade/status/968901117290704897?s=21

gandalf · 01-03-2018 12:25AM

Stephen Hawkins football boots wrote: »

Genuine question, is this still beast from east? Or Emma?

Yep still BftE, Emma doesn't get to play till tomorrow afternoon!

erica74 · 01-03-2018 12:26AM

Jaysus red status for everyone now, no work until Monday for me I think.

sryanbruen · 01-03-2018 12:26AM

Mr.S wrote: »

I’m confused now, is more snow coming tomorrow or just cold / windy weather?

What is there to be confused about?

:cool:

The answer is all the above.

DOCARCH · 01-03-2018 12:26AM

Stephen Hawkins football boots wrote: »

Genuine question, is this still beast from east? Or Emma?

Beast from the East....

Ho from Below is tomorrow evening onwards.

FastFullBack · 01-03-2018 12:26AM

Kadence Gifted Tether wrote: »

Gaoth says the worst has passed, met eireann just updated to red for the whole country. Place your bets

Gaoth said worst has passed for easterlys, red warning is for Emma meeting the cold and the resulting blizzards. Different things and Gaoth confirmed as much.