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

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MOD NOTE

This is a busy thread and as a result the Mod Team will be taking a zero Tolerance approach to trolling, flaming and personal abuse.

Don’t say you weren’t warned!!

And please don’t feed - report & let the Mod team deal with Troublesome Posters/Trolls

Time to start a new thread as the other one reaches its capacity!

I'm sure kermit.de.frog will add a forecast and keep it updated for us.

So to kick it off a few mouth watering charts of the snow and cold potential over the coming days, stay safe.

Looking very windy going into Thurs night and look at those windchill readings!

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TeaCup2

Villain wrote: »

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

You were great, well done!

markodaly

Douglas, Cork, about an hour ago.

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Pretzill

screamer wrote: »

I think it's just that they don't know for sure where will be affected or how badly so they are erring on the side of caution. Cant say I blame them. Given the storm and the potential for anywhere to be hit badly I think they made the right call.

I agree, right call. Also it's a snow/ice warning the latter being as treacherous and potentially life threatening.

cherryghost

Fresh snow over compact snow on the road can be dangerous as it hides what's underneath. Very little friction on roads tonight. 4x4 struggling over speed ramps a short time ago.

I measured 12cm this morning outback, after some slight thaw this afternoon its at 13cm now.

Squaredude

doylefe wrote: »

Will my bin be collected on Friday morning. It's full to the brim.

Throw a few slices of bread on top and it won't be long disappearing:p

uck51js9zml2yt

Speak Now wrote: »

Our very own Villain on the tonight show (tv3) in a few minutes.

Was that him on Skype.?
Turned the volume down . Was listening to Joanna on a live Twitter broadcast.:D

nibtrix

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

ME have made this red level warning nationwide and from now even though many parts of the country may see relatively little significant snowfall to justify that level warning. I wonder are they losing the run of themselves somewhat.

I think the problem is, how do you divide it county by county? Some parts of Wicklow are bare, some parts of Wicklow are buried. Ditto Cork, Galway, Westmeath. People these days live so far from work, you may live in an area that is pasted or has nothing, but getting to work may be impossible. Also, don’t forget we’re now talking about a storm with high winds - so fairly minimal snow with high wind can mean complete white-out with no visibility, and people crashing and dying.

jprboy

Jean Byrne now on RTE1 TV and no mention of nationwide Red Alert - must have been recorded over an hour ago..... or they haven't told her :pac:

errlloyd

Hard snow here in d2 for a few mins.

lolokeogh

serious snow here in swords,so much so its gathering on the window glass...major,no thaw today so its all gathering up..mega..so if tomorrow is what they say it will be id lay me cash on friday morning matching 1982 here,,,easy

screamer

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

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

I think it's just that they don't know for sure where will be affected or how badly so they are erring on the side of caution. Cant say I blame them. Given the storm and the potential for anywhere to be hit badly I think they made the right call.

fritzelly

ANDREWMUFC wrote: »

Serious question will the pubs be open tomorrow and Friday

Anyone know if The Globe is open on George's St - the excuse is do you wanna go for a little walk in the snow...

munsterlegend

amor3 wrote: »

Yep, I'm in the coombe, was brought in Saturday. Staff are doing 24 hour shifts and sleeping in dorms. They are incredible. Enjoy the snow everyone and stay safe.

Well you can only call it one name if its a girl! best of luck!

jprboy

guil wrote: »

Is that Villian from here on the tonight show?

Yes

josip

lobbylad wrote: »

...
If I go and collect her, and don't get back by 4pm, will the Gov have snipers out?

https://youtu.be/u7r372I49iI?t=63

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.

[Deleted User]

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!

mickmackey1

And there goes February... and here comes March

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.

Villain

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

[Deleted User]

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.

Saganist

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

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

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!

Sparkles27

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

2Mad2BeMad

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.

nibtrix

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?

Cork Boy 53

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.

pistolpetes11

guil wrote: »

Is that Villian from here on the tonight show?

Yup it is

Snowbiee21

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