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

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  • #572
    pad199207
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    Big flakes in Naas now


  • #573
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,118 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    A few mins ago in South Dublin city center



  • #574
    QuiteInterestin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 623 ✭✭✭QuiteInterestin


    Any idea for how bad it's going to get in Mayo? Have a close friends wedding there on Saturday and worried about its going to fare out for her.


  • #575
    ArmaniJeanss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,817 ✭✭✭✭ArmaniJeanss


    Absolutely insane for the last 20 minutes in Mulhuddart D15.

    Snow being carried by the wind like in the leftside of fritzellys video 2 above. Mesmerising to stand at the door and watch.


  • #576
    otherfrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭otherfrog


    kSM2kx4.png

    It looks like Naas could be in line for another pasting tonight.

    The streamers don't look like much but they brought the unexpected levels through Casement > Naas > Newbridge.


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  • #577
    nimrod86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 789 ✭✭✭nimrod86


    Strong winds for the last while in Sandyford, but no snow showers for a good while.


  • #578
    jo06555
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    So from my unexperienced eye this looks good for Waterford yes


  • #579
    screamer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,193 ✭✭✭screamer


    Any chance that electricity supplies could be affected?


  • #580
    guil
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    Is that Villian from here on the tonight show?


  • #581
    thebull85
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭thebull85


    ANDREWMUFC wrote: »
    Serious question will the pubs be open tomorrow and Friday

    i hope so


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  • #582
    pimpmyhat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,174 ✭✭✭pimpmyhat


    The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »
    Do they have red weather alerts for weeks or months at a time in Siberia, where people dont go outside ?

    i would imagine because they have it all the time. they are better equipped to deal with it. we cant really compare the two.
    give the siberians all the rain we get and see how they cope


  • #583
    Pentecost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,950 ✭✭✭Pentecost


    I'm awake and looking out the window here in Kimmage and cursing all you blizzard hoarders everywhere else in Dublin! Not much happening here but any snow we lost today has more or less been replaced over the course of the day. It's mad how bright it is out.


  • #584
    weatherfiend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 550 ✭✭✭weatherfiend


    leahyl wrote: »
    Wish you the best!

    amor3 all the best and stay warm in there!!


  • #585
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,410 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    Saganist wrote: »
    Please don't tempt faith. Was thinking of this before this all started for were I live.

    Maybe you could get some heat into the attic to try warm it from the inside? Like where people grow weed up there, no snow or frost on their roofs :pac:


  • #586
    Speak Now
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,767 ✭✭✭Speak Now


    screamer wrote: »
    Any chance that electricity supplies could be affected?

    Big chance tomorrow evening.


  • #587
    Snowbiee21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 798 ✭✭✭Snowbiee21


    Little to no snow could reach Dublin , enjoy tonight while you can


  • #588
    pistolpetes11
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 7,149 Mod ✭✭✭✭pistolpetes11


    guil wrote: »
    Is that Villian from here on the tonight show?

    Yup it is


  • #589
    Cork Boy 53
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    ME have made this red level warning nationwide and from now even though many parts of the country may see insufficient snowfall to justify that level warning. I wonder are they losing the run of themselves somewhat.


  • #590
    nibtrix
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    doylefe wrote: »
    Will my bin be collected on Friday morning. It's full to the brim.

    Not sure if joking.... are you going to work?


  • #591
    2Mad2BeMad
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    Pentecost wrote: »
    I'm awake and looking out the window here in Kimmage and cursing all you blizzard hoarders everywhere else in Dublin! Not much happening here but any snow we lost today has more or less been replaced over the course of the day. It's mad how bright it is out.

    I looked out my window about 15 minutes ago and it was lashing it down.
    Stopped now but no doubt will pick up again over the night.
    Live in crumlin.


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  • #592
    Sparkles27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 294 ✭✭Sparkles27


    Couple more snaps from Douglas, Cork.
    Thunder and lightning has stopped for now!


  • #593
    Lumi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭Lumi


    Just a reminder that MT Craniums Monthly Weather Forecast Contest is still open to entries HERE
    Anyone can have a go so why no give it a shot!


  • #594
    thehamo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,049 ✭✭✭thehamo


    Deffo more now than when i woke up this morning. Even the indents where I had my cans have been filled in. Interesting to see what the night brings if anything


  • #595
    Saganist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭Saganist


    The wind is literally driving the snow so hard into my back door I can now longer see out properly. So long friends...


  • #596
    [Deleted User]
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    WolfeEire wrote: »
    The precipitation rates at that point in the run (featured in your image) are negligible away from Leinster and Munster. This is a Red Alert for Munster and Leinster, and perhaps Galway. Fundamentally, I think our system of weather warnings needs redressing. Met Eireann are superb but I don't think for one minute that there was unanimous agreement or anything close to it in Glasnevin over this. Maybe, Gerry really is on holiday.... However, they are the experts and they get it right the vast majority of the time.

    Edit: The precip doesn't really reach beyond the north midlands here so it's all the more puzzling - http://www.met.ie/forecasts/5day-ireland.asp

    Interesting if true. The 11.55 forecast on Radio 1 called for Emma to affect "all parts of the country" at some stage.


  • #597
    Villain
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    guil wrote: »
    Is that Villian from here on the tonight show?

    Yep, iPhone at arms length for Skype and a bald head are a bad match :D


  • #598
    otherfrog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭otherfrog


    screamer wrote: »
    Any chance that electricity supplies could be affected?

    There's always a chance - I think the major threat is tomorrow evening and the combination locally of strong winds and snow. Added to the mix is the potential for lightning.


  • #599
    mickmackey1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,288 ✭✭✭mickmackey1


    And there goes February... and here comes March


  • #600
    [Deleted User]
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    doylefe wrote: »
    Will my bin be collected on Friday morning. It's full to the brim.
    Not with a nationwide red alert in place it won't!


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  • #601
    Irish Steve
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 6,524 Mod ✭✭✭✭Irish Steve


    SleetAndSnow wrote: »
    oh its definitely worthwhile. If it means less people travelling after one of the coldest nights in the season, then its great. Thats what I meant by 'protect' part of my message. Aka at least people in the west etc know there could be some bad stuff when they wake up / tomorrow afternoon etc.

    The other aspect is that the forecast for tomorrow is for full blizzard conditions.

    There were some pictures earlier where people were calling them blizzard conditions in Dublin, but in all of those pictures, the visibility was still over 50 Mtrs. In a blizzard, the visibility can well become less than 5 mtrs, which means that if you stand at the back of a large transit van, you won't be able to see the front of it.

    In a nutshell, it's not difficult to drive in those conditions, it's IMPOSSIBLE. So, there is a very real need to get as many vehicles off the road for the next period of time to reduce the accident risk, and dramatically reduce the number of calls to emergency services, as asking them to turn out to deal with road traffic accidents will be putting the responders at risk as well.

    I was out earlier today, and as a result of gusts of wind not far from here, (Ashbourne), the visibility went from half a mile to almost nothing in the space of a few seconds, and the ONLY option was to stop until it cleared again. I was on minor roads, with a deep ditch full of water either side, so keeping going even at a crawl wasn't an option, it was not possible to see the edges of the road even looking out of the side of the vehicle.

    The Forecast for the next 36 hours means that the fewer vehicles on the move, the safer it will be for all concerned.

    Shore, if it was easy, everybody would be doin it.😁



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