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

George Sunsnow · 02-03-2018 07:48AM

Totally marooned here near Arklow now
Total blizzard continues

ardinn · 02-03-2018 07:49AM

Yesterday 5am and then now

Sammy2012 · 02-03-2018 07:49AM

Wexford wicklow border...we easily have drifts 4 or 5 feet high. The snow is up about 18 inches on our front door. Can only imagine what the road into gorey is like. I'd say well be house bound for days.

revelman · 02-03-2018 07:51AM

Is anyone else on the south Cork coast seeing RAIN? We appear to have got about 10cm of snow last night on top of the 20cm that was already on the ground. There are snow drifts several feet deep. But I’m pretty sure I’m seeing rain outside right now. Obviously I don’t want to go out in it to check. Putting my hand out the window it feels like the normal drizzle we get here every other day of the year...

aurora 527 · 02-03-2018 07:51AM

When Siobhan said copious amounts she was not wrong.. Waterford city has an epic snowfall..I remember 82 and this far exceeds it...there will be nobody moving today..

polydactyl · 02-03-2018 07:52AM

Saw on twitter about some eejit needing to be rescued from a late night swim??? I hope that’s a joke. If not he should be fined the call out cost.

Jimjay · 02-03-2018 07:53AM

In Wicklow Town. Someone posted earlier it was raining and melted some snow. Its defo not raining where i am. I think the wind is not allowing the snow to settle on exposed parts and some accumulations are get blown somewhere else which may look why its not settled or melted. Some very large drifts forming.

_Dara_ · 02-03-2018 07:53AM

LEIN wrote: »

Heavy snow here for the past six hours and still going strong.

So Greystones finally got its snow.

LEIN · 02-03-2018 07:54AM

George Sunsnow wrote: »

Totally marooned here near Arklow now
Total blizzard continues

Don't know whats going on in Wicklow town.
Reports that the snow has been washed away with heavy rain.

Full on blizzard here too.

CeilingFly · 02-03-2018 07:55AM

ando wrote: »

Jesus there is over a meter of snow depth in my back garden!!!!!!!! Never in my life have I seen so much. It’s like a wave, have to take a pic. Newbridge kildare

And a few km away near Kildare town there was only a couple of cm last night - but a huge dollop landed early Wednesday morning.

mallards · 02-03-2018 07:55AM

Incredible scenes up near the Wicklow gap. Drifts over two metres in front of the house. The wind and blown snow is relentless. Its like a storm above the arctic circle.

Jimjay · 02-03-2018 07:55AM

LEIN wrote: »

Don't know whats going on in Wicklow town.
Reports that the snow has been washed away with heavy rain.

Full on blizzard here too.

No heavy rain in wicklow town. Not where i am anyway.

In Wicklow Town. Someone posted earlier it was raining and melted some snow. Its defo not raining where i am. I think the wind is not allowing the snow to settle on exposed parts and some accumulations are get blown somewhere else which may look why its not settled or melted. Some very large drifts forming.

honeybear · 02-03-2018 07:55AM

Hear the milking machine going outside-Hope farmers and animals are safe around Ireland

leahyl · 02-03-2018 07:56AM

Is there more to come because there is hardly any extra in Cork City since yesterday, so disappointing:-(

Petal765 · 02-03-2018 07:56AM

revelman wrote: »

Is anyone else on the south Cork coast seeing RAIN? We appear to have got about 10cm of snow last night on top of the 20cm that was already on the ground. There are snow drifts several feet deep. But I’m pretty sure I’m seeing rain outside right now. Obviously I don’t want to go out in it to check. Putting my hand out the window it feels like the normal drizzle we get here every other day of the year...

Yes definitely turning to sleet more than rain, just melting with the heat from the windows, there's a definite thaw starting though on the west cork coast, snow getting more slush like and can hear the drip drip outside, any idea how long a thaw will take? Drifts of 3/4 feet here, serious cabin fever, flooding is going to be a major issue

Clickbait · 02-03-2018 07:57AM

It's snowing here in Cork but no storm Emma. Do I have to get up for work or can I stay in bed? Has the red warning been lifted?

erica74 · 02-03-2018 07:58AM

aurora 527 wrote: »

When Siobhan said copious amounts she was not wrong.. Waterford city has an epic snowfall..I remember 82 and this far exceeds it...there will be nobody moving today..

I'm just outside the city, it's mad! 4 inches over night and we had already had about 3 inches yesterday.

ThaitaniumM · 02-03-2018 07:58AM

According to Hirlam, the heavier stuff is set to hit us in an hour or so here in Limerick

_Dara_ · 02-03-2018 07:59AM

Thought a thaw was setting in but the top panel is at 02:48 and the bottom panel is at 06:46. Square root of fuck all difference there. But, on the other hand, not much more accumulation in the later photo despite constant falling snow.

erica74 · 02-03-2018 07:59AM

Eagerly waiting on MT's forecast...

Clickbait · 02-03-2018 07:59AM

Petal765 wrote: »

Yes definitely turning to sleet more than rain, just melting with the heat from the windows, there's a definite thaw starting though on the west cork coast, snow getting more slush like and can hear the drip drip outside, any idea how long a thaw will take? Drifts of 3/4 feet here, serious cabin fever, flooding is going to be a major issue

Thought it was snow because that's how it started in Dublin. It looked more like rain than snow.

guil · 02-03-2018 08:00AM

Lots of drifts in my garden and built up at the front door too. Some crack trying to clear it off the floor in my boxers. Curragh. Taken about 6:30.

revelman · 02-03-2018 08:01AM

I have no idea how long the thaw might take but whenever it happens I’m not looking forward to it. We have what seems like a full lake’s worth of snow around our house! But we have been literally snowed in since Tuesday night so looking forward to being able to get out. It could be that this front continues to fall as rain along the south coast but as snow a bit further inland. I don’t know. It will be interesting to hear from places like Bandon etc.

fits · 02-03-2018 08:01AM

It’s absolutely wicked outside in south carlow now. Not huge amounts of lying snow as we are on lee side of blackstairs. About 10 cm. But it’s hard to tell as wind blowing it all over the place. I feel for those without power.

i lovewine · 02-03-2018 08:03AM

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

Heavy snow in Cork. Anyone know if gritters have been out?

I say nothing in some areas will move today !!!

irelandspurs · 02-03-2018 08:04AM

Didn't get any extra snow in portarlington

SeaBreezes · 02-03-2018 08:05AM

revelman wrote: »

Is anyone else on the south Cork coast seeing RAIN? We appear to have got about 10cm of snow last night on top of the 20cm that was already on the ground. There are snow drifts several feet deep. But I’m pretty sure I’m seeing rain outside right now. Obviously I don’t want to go out in it to check. Putting my hand out the window it feels like the normal drizzle we get here every other day of the year...

Im on south coast too, definate thaw but drifts are still huge.
What is falling seems to be sleety.

sunbabe08 · 02-03-2018 08:05AM

oh wow snowing heavly in cork city.

Daz9718 · 02-03-2018 08:06AM

Heavy snow now in rathfarnham , wind is picking up to , very gusty and it's definitely gotten colder down to -1.4c now

aurora 527 · 02-03-2018 08:07AM

erica74 wrote: »

I'm just outside the city, it's mad! 4 inches over night and we had already had about 3 inches yesterday.

Measured 7 inches on path where I had cleared last night so I could get to woodshed.. and its still coming...

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