M.T. Cranium wrote: » This storm is not even one quarter done yet, amazing (in some parts). Quick analysis -- low 974 mbs west of Scilly Isles heading slowly northwest. Fronts are not making much northward progress and heavier precip on radar is probably mostly snow heading for southeast and south coast. Any holes in the snow coverage over south should fill in or at least move off to another location, if you have not had any periods of snow heavier than 2 cm per 3 hours, you should soon be getting more like 2 cm per hour rates. Thunder-snow becomes increasingly likely as the low moves closer and dynamics get stronger over Irish Sea. Winds are downsloping very strongly from Welsh highlands into Cardigan Bay and Irish Sea, converging with more east to northeast flow hooking around Anglesey. This is why Dublin is doing so well (for the most part). Some sleet or rain can always mix in near outer coasts but I think the cold air is well enough entrenched to last throughout the slow passage of Emma to south. Still some potential for damaging wind gusts late Friday in southwest but guidance continues a bit scattered. The process that will intensify the snow further west is phasing of Emma with double-centered polar vortex that moved out to southwest of Munster yesterday and is lurking there ready to hook up with Emma tomorrow. As crazy as this sounds, some of my snowfall estimates may bust on the low side. ( ! ) Others may bust on the high side, this is a rather disorganized snow shield that may not give equal service to all in its path.
Semena Mertvykh wrote: » Just in from a wander with my camera, only light snow in Cork City for now.
Ich bin ein snowman wrote: » Love your posts MT. If you were to alter your snowfall estimates what would be the highlights?
leahyl wrote: » Very disappointing, thought that anything that would happen would happen in the hours I was awake but doesn’t look like it! I’m off to sleep again!
pad199207 wrote: » windchill of -12c in Naas
gawker wrote: » Power gone now for over an hour in Grand Canal Dublin area. Looks fierce stormy outside.
Donegal Storm wrote: » Still just fine misty stuff here in Kildare all night, accumulating all the while but a bit disappointing in that its nowhere near what I'd imagine a blizzard to be like, essentially just some drizzle blowing about. There should still be some huge accumulations by morning though so all's good, off to get a few hours sleep.
nacho libre wrote: » You can retire after this: I doubt we will see such a setup every again. Beautiful to look at. A historic weather event for Ireland. As you said this is 1947 with the internet. I have had a few:o.
gabeeg wrote: » ...and as the snow fell and the bears ate us, I looked around in a drunken stupor and saw that for the first time we were a real family.
Calibos wrote: » . What promised to be the most incredible sequence of weather events delivering historic snow depths in decades is nothing of the sort where I am in Bray. FFS!!
humberklog wrote: » Going by the Netweather site it looks like Dublin is about a half hour out from getting a good blast of snow.
netbeatz wrote: » Fine snow still blowing in Waterford City. Accumulating to levels I have never seen down here before. To be honest if not another flake fell I would not be disappointed . I've seen personal levels I have never experienced. G'Wan Emma ya beauty
Calibos wrote: » Hour 6, one last look out the Velux at Meath Road in Bray before sleep and.............. ...[Sigh] The Ice Pellets are simply not accumulating down here. Still only about 2cm at best on the footpaths and road that were clear at 9pm. I am expecting to wake up to same about 9am. Beyond frustrating to be house-bound for the duration of this but without a big payoff at the end. What promised to be the most incredible sequence of weather events delivering historic snow depths in decades is nothing of the sort where I am in Bray. FFS!!
spookwoman wrote: » picking up again and blowing horizontal at times
