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

Tom Cruises Left Nut · 01-03-2018 11:02AM

pad199207 wrote: »

Emma couldnt be worse than this....

See MTs post in the technical thread there

Im actually worried if we get hit later, id be happy enough with what we are getting now !

DOCARCH · 01-03-2018 11:02AM

pad199207 wrote: »

Emma couldnt be worse than this....

You don't actually mean that!

techdiver · 01-03-2018 11:02AM

Measured 9 inches (23 cm) in my driveway in Mullingar!

seamus · 01-03-2018 11:02AM

Front of the house faces East, which means I look out on the back garden to a serene view with gentle snowfall. Out the front might as well be arctic tundra with howling wind, snowing upwards at times.

Gentle but consistent snowfall here in D16 since about 9am. Probably added another half cm onto the 2-3 that came overnight.

I felt sorry for a juvenile blackbird poking at the snow-covered grass yesterday so threw a boatload of seeds and nuts out the back door.

This morning I see him jealously guarding his stash from a wiley thrush who keeps sneaking in behind his back and swiping stuff. Both birds look pretty fat though to be fair.

pistolpetes11 · 01-03-2018 11:02AM

Just keeps coming down in Newbridge

LynnGrace · 01-03-2018 11:02AM

erica74 wrote: »

Seriously, invaluable contributor. Anytime there is a big weather event my first port of call is the weather forum here to see what MTC is saying.

Absolutely! I'm so grateful to MTC and to all the posters who have kept us updated.

Thanks so much, each and every one of you, for sharing your expertise.

wakka12 · 01-03-2018 11:03AM

God I'm nearly thinking of going to the north of the city to experience this endless blizzard train there wasn't even an accumulation last night in many parts of south Dublin

Tom Cruises Left Nut · 01-03-2018 11:03AM

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Just keeps coming down in Newbridge

Id love to try plan the toughers snowfight again but none of us would make it there :pac:

Rodar08 · 01-03-2018 11:03AM

firemansam4 wrote: »

Its mad it looks like North Donegal and Inishowen are getting it quite bad now, I'm a little south of Letterkenny and there is nothing here really at all.

It is mad and Derry’s roads are clear too, only a dusting up there. It’s apocoplytic here already in Irish weather terms and as a major snow lover I’m actually kind of afraid of what Emma will bring on top of this.

Deank · 01-03-2018 11:03AM

_Dara_ wrote: »

Got any graphics?

mikeecho · 01-03-2018 11:04AM

techdiver wrote: »

Measured 9 inches (23 cm) in my driveway in Mullingar!

What were you measuring ? :pac::pac: Surely it would have been more if it hadn't been so cold

sdanseo · 01-03-2018 11:04AM

wakka12 wrote: »

God I'm nearly thinking of going to the north of the city to experience this endless blizzard train there wasn't even an accumulation last night in many parts of south Dublin

None in Malahide either. The streamers are just very hit and miss, to be expected unfortunately.

igCorcaigh · 01-03-2018 11:08AM

Just imagine. If the gulf stream stopped, this would be our normal weather.

bennyl10 · 01-03-2018 11:08AM

Artane2002 wrote: »

MÉ removed the words severe thunderstorms. It's now a risk of thunderstorms with hail in Munster and south Leinster. They say snow may turn to rain for a time on the south coast.

So more or less what theyve always said..
Snow will be there in the evening. And then it becomes just bad weather. With probably more snow.

Petal765 · 01-03-2018 11:09AM

Can any of regular knowledgable weather contributors give any idea on when conditions are set to improve in the west cork area, it's starting to get frightening here with the amount of snow falling, have two young kids who are sick, no way of even getting anywhere if needed, totally snowed in, any timeline for this to end and a thaw to happen? Any information would be greatly appreciated,

FuzzyZoeller · 01-03-2018 11:09AM

Deank wrote: »

Being snowing here on Naas all morning, so there is a big hole in that radar! If I was subscribing to the Netweather radar I would be well miffed!!

mojesius · 01-03-2018 11:10AM

Progress on the snowbox thus far in SE Meath today compared with weds. Snow depth was hampered by some IOM shadow effect yesterday and a slight thaw but this morning has been pretty constant snow showers.

bazlers · 01-03-2018 11:10AM

Great info. By all great work.
Just wondering what time is the storm to hit the Midlands . 4 for the south so how long does it take to travel north?

seamus · 01-03-2018 11:11AM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Just imagine. If the gulf stream stopped, this would be our normal weather.

This would kick off sometime in Late Oct/Early November and not properly go away until April. We'd really only have two seasons "cold and hot". It'd be pretty mad Ted.

Bio Mech · 01-03-2018 11:11AM

Looks like it’s been snowing most of the night in clonsilla. About ten inches lying on bins etc. Bit more on the ground as a lot is being blown off the bins etc. It’s drifted to about 30 inches at our back door as the wind blows into a corner there. I had to hop out a side window to pick up a large potted tree that blew over in th wind. My spring flowers have taken a pasting.

Vxlks · 01-03-2018 11:13AM

bazlers wrote: »

Great info. By all great work.
Just wondering what time is the storm to hit the Midlands . 4 for the south so how long does it take to travel north?

Judging by Dublin, I would say between 6pm onwards

leahyl · 01-03-2018 11:13AM

Just saw a gust of wind blow some snow off a tree out our backyard and I was impressed by that....imagine what I’ll be like later :-P

pistolpetes11 · 01-03-2018 11:13AM

Tom Cruises Left Nut wrote: »

Id love to try plan the toughers snowfight again but none of us would make it there :pac:

I’m dropping the neighbors around to the shops at the moment , ain’t the folks that didn’t spring the extra few quid for the 4wd versions of the fancy SUVs loving it now ,

In saying that , second time in 8years I’ve got really good use

RollieFingers · 01-03-2018 11:13AM

Hardly any snow in Greystones, delighted, hopefully miss it all again today, although it was just on the radio that there could be more rain than snow later so who know's!

jdcv94 · 01-03-2018 11:14AM

ECMWF model accumulations for Saturday 6am. Inches.

revelman · 01-03-2018 11:14AM

A crazy amount of snow has fallen here around Kinsale. Reports of power outages in Ballinaspittle and Dunderrow. I dont know how widespread power outages are.

Mullaghteelin · 01-03-2018 11:14AM

dharma200 wrote: »

First pic is road out of house. Thought I was brave going out to take photos... fell over within 20 seconds. Under the snow it is hard ice. Partner had to drive today am so worried, cannot relax and enjoy the snow till he is home. Kids loving it, red faces frozen hands. This is a status red here whatever anyone says, and from here (Clare) to Galway the roads are just shocking. I cannot fathom why anyone would be like this is hyped. Its like people have no vision outside their own myopic back yard. That people might have to go form one town to another, that your own back yard is not an indicator nationwide. I never thought of weather as being something which really shows people for their own self awareness or lack of.

I wouldnt want to be in met eirann listening to all the gowls who giving out. I wouldnt want to be the one calling the alerts either, because either way you are going to loose, if someone dies and it wasnt called, if someone has heaven forbid to get the kids minded for the day and there is only a cm of snow. I just dont get it. I dont get the whole attitude.

Had RTE radio 1 on yesterday morning. The presenter on "Risin Time" was almost apologetic when announcing the weather was bad in Dublin. You could tell he was afraid of the inevitable backlash from the parts of the country with no snow.
After the first song, he sounded relieved to read out a text from Cork. There was snow in Cork! He now had permission to talk about the snow without the accusations of being too Dublin-centric.

Kermit.de.frog · 01-03-2018 11:14AM

Moderate to heavy snow near Santry.

Lucreto · 01-03-2018 11:15AM

Been a blizzard for the last hour plus in Naas. All the work clearing the path was for nought.

If Emma doesn't deliver this certainly has.

Tom Cruises Left Nut · 01-03-2018 11:15AM

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

I’m dropping the neighbors around to the shops at the moment , ain’t the folks that didn’t spring the extra few quid for the 4wd versions of the fancy SUVs loving it now ,

In saying that , second time in 8years I’ve got really good use

Ill leave the Kadjar in the driveway :pac:

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