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

beefburrito · 02-03-2018 02:20AM

During my walk today I met a bohemian lad rushing to the post office.

He left a trail of sweet smelling tobacco and something else in his wake...

Met him an hour later,post office closed, dumped by his girlfriend and she took the dog...

He wasn't worried about her, but his dog was on his mind...

He's living in a bothy type of shed thing, I might hike up tomorrow,see if he's OK....

02-03-2018 02:21AM

RuthieRose wrote: »

So do they think it’s now safe to travel?

It certainly is not safe to travel from where I am living, it may be different in the northern half of the county.

Sparks43 · 02-03-2018 02:21AM

thomasj wrote: »

Tragically 9 dead and 100s currently stranded in their cars in Britain.

And on that note for the first time in my life I must give the government some credit for their response to this situation.

Everyone pulled together on this and even though we aren't out the other side a lot of pride can be taken in how it was handled.

Let's enjoy the snow but remember that it the temperature can kill the weak and the sick.

derekon · 02-03-2018 02:22AM

Sorry , where is EMMA? Grains falling in Dublin the last 6 HOURS!!! 1.20am now, MW predicting a METRE of snow for Dublin but the radar shows more grains......am I missing something????

pistolpetes11 · 02-03-2018 02:22AM

Rala_ wrote: »

More snow forecast for next weekend! Crazy.

Please post a source , as Met Eireann aint sure how Saturday / Sunday are going to ply out never mind next weekend

:D:D;)

Rougies · 02-03-2018 02:22AM

The first world problems are real tonight.

Surinam · 02-03-2018 02:22AM

Honestly, with the amount already accumulating in Dublin alone this could be worse than 1982. There is another 24 hours of snow to come.

sryanbruen · 02-03-2018 02:23AM

The greatest depth of snow to beat is 45cm at Casement Aerodrome on 31 December 1962.

Surinam · 02-03-2018 02:23AM

Decent drifts forming even in city centre of Dublin!

Heckler · 02-03-2018 02:23AM

froog wrote: »

city centre cork out the western road, very fine snow falling gently. everything coated in white, including the empty roads. quite a bizarre scene. youngfellas walking around in the middle of the road like it's a zombie apocalypse or something.

UCC students with a few days off. Saw them around cissy youngs yesterday in t shirts throwing snowballs. ****ing idiots.

Mafra · 02-03-2018 02:24AM

Have the accompanying winds been downgraded?

Elmer Blooker · 02-03-2018 02:24AM

The first drifts I have seen in 36 years!
A lovely big "dune" in my front garden.

They were too hasty to announce red warning countrywide and shut down road gritting so early.

A wise decision, Friday can be written off as a working day and the country has the weekend to clear up and get back to work on Monday.

sdanseo · 02-03-2018 02:24AM

sryanbruen wrote: »

The greatest depth of snow to beat is 45cm at Casement Aerodrome on 31 December 1962.

Absolutely no doubt that record is going to be flattened.

Taxedalot · 02-03-2018 02:24AM

pad199207 wrote: »

if this keeps up i can well see 100cm being reached here!

Utterly astonished by the depth so far - can't open back door without a serious effort.

If it changes to '"proper" snowflakes, as opposed to ice pellets overnight, we could easily exceed a metre - amazing.

Gremlin · 02-03-2018 02:25AM

tobsey wrote: »

Are you sure that’s not the lights flickering? It’s happened to me a few times near swords. (Sorry for not being very technical)

Nope saw the clouds light up. No lights on here anyway. Nothing on blitzortnung. Could *possibly* be arcs from the nearby DART line overheads cables though

Franz Von Peppercorn · 02-03-2018 02:25AM

Here in north coastal Dublin 4 hours of snow has left 1cm or 2 on the ground. I don’t think it’s going to get more intense in the next hour so off to bed with me.

Rala_ · 02-03-2018 02:25AM

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Please post a source , as Met Eireann aint sure how Saturday / Sunday are going to ply out never mind next weekend :D:D;)

*Weather* *app* *on* *my* *iPhone*, *checks* *yours* *too* *if* *you* *dont* *believe* *me*.

Vladimir Poontang · 02-03-2018 02:25AM

Just back from an hour long walk around Limerick. Beautiful out there, about an inch or two of fine powder coating everything and falling slowly still.

twinkletoes · 02-03-2018 02:25AM

North Kilkenny- no snow tonight- have been waiting up to see a blizzard- really windy but no snow- can't believe it.

HelloMrSnowman · 02-03-2018 02:25AM

Gonna venture out and measure some different areas around the garden at 2 o'clock, looks to be increasing by the minute,

Newbridge, Co.Kildare

wakka12 · 02-03-2018 02:25AM

Mafra wrote: »

Have the accompanying winds been downgraded?

I believe so outside of costal areas

George Sunsnow · 02-03-2018 02:26AM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

It would be more useful if people could provide information on the accumulations rather than snow type.

Here it's mounting up. Still relatively fine snow though.

No idea of the accumulation Kermit as it’s blowing all over the place but I’ve 3ft+drifts in yard,bigger in the open fields,way up the ditches

RuthieRose · 02-03-2018 02:26AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

It certainly is not safe to travel from where I am living, it may be different in the northern half of the county.

No. Definitely not here in Cavan. You can’t see the roads from footpaths in the town and it’s blowing a gale with snow. It’s confusing these warnings. People will think it’s downgraded. I think they downgraded too soon up here. They forget we have hills. BIG hills!!!

sryanbruen · 02-03-2018 02:26AM

sdanseo wrote: »

Absolutely no doubt that record is going to be flattened.

I can't get over the fact that this is happening in March.

otherfrog · 02-03-2018 02:26AM

Sitting in bed looking out the window and struggling to believe what I'm seeing.

It's difficult to make out the houses on the other side of the street - the snow is like a rapid sideways fog outside - so I guess this is a blizzard.

One thing I can make out is the lamp post wobbling back and forth in the wind.

grenouille1966 · 02-03-2018 02:26AM

Spectacular in Dublin 15...drifting snow everywhere....blizzard....

jamesbere · 02-03-2018 02:26AM

Some fun on college road :pac:

https://youtu.be/KRH2KSIQNQQ

noodler · 02-03-2018 02:27AM

**** is getting real in Dublin 5

sean555 · 02-03-2018 02:27AM

Getting heavier in Galway city.

SweetCaliber · 02-03-2018 02:27AM

Might try get out soon and take a vid, winds are too strong at the moment, from what I can see we arent even at the worst in Tramore, plenty more to come by the looks of the radar, oh dear.

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