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

dm09 · 02-03-2018 05:03PM

Lucan - Ballyowen Road this afternoon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRy30RqRu30

Icyseanfitz · 02-03-2018 05:03PM

Tralee got very little to be fair, id say about 2 inches this morning but it quickly thawed out

DOCARCH · 02-03-2018 05:03PM

Nobody has been tempted to leave my road (by car)!

optogirl · 02-03-2018 05:03PM

Fatima Salmon Lava wrote: »

Raining and thawing in Cabra

I'm in Cabra too but whatever is falling from the sky still looks very white. Wind still cutting aswell

Mickeroo · 02-03-2018 05:04PM

200motels wrote: »

The latest radar from Rain viewer

Donegal and Sligo getting an unexpected pasting looking at that?

Swellan · 02-03-2018 05:04PM

NLC met walker wrote: »

Met Eireann's Climate Dept. are asking the public to record snow depths in an open area at 9am, using a ruler or builders measuring tape, take a photo of it and send with location. More info see ObsClimatology on Twitter or send to Met Eireanns Facebook page. Apologies if this was posted earlier, i only went back a few pages.
Im in longford, windy here now and v fine horizontal snow. Nite folks, im enjoying this thread this week.

Any other way of sending photo in? I'm not on either of those platforms

asteroids over berlin · 02-03-2018 05:04PM

thomasj wrote: »

Blizzard in Clonsilla now

that's not a blizzard, please stop saying bizzard

Pinch Flat · 02-03-2018 05:04PM

Heavy snow in Dublin 15. Heading out to build an igloo with the little fella once I've tidied up a few loose ends from work.

An Ri rua · 02-03-2018 05:04PM

gerrybhoy wrote: »

seen that,folk goin on about a thaw,as you say D15 has been relentless with the snow and no signs of stopping, thaw my bollocks

Have you researched Willy warmers?

MJohnston · 02-03-2018 05:04PM

The partial thawing is going to be a major hazard later on when temperatures drop and it freezes - the wet layer is sitting under all the snow and could freeze very hard. There's going to be more than a few arrogant drivers caught out tonight thinking they can handle the snow.

SleetAndSnow · 02-03-2018 05:04PM

STATUS RED

Snow-ice Warning for Dublin, Kildare, Wexford, Wicklow and Meath
Update
Snow accumulations continuing to increase significantly due to further heavy falls of snow

Issued:Friday 02 March 2018 15:46
Valid:Friday 02 March 2018 16:00 to Saturday 03 March 2018 09:00

Munster changed to Orange

STATUS ORANGE

Snow-ice Warning for Munster, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan and Galway
Snow accumulations continuing to increase due to further falls of snow

Issued:Friday 02 March 2018 15:00
Valid:Friday 02 March 2018 16:00 to Saturday 03 March 2018 09:00

STATUS YELLOW

Snow-ice Warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo
Scattered snow showers

Issued:Friday 02 March 2018 15:00
Valid:Friday 02 March 2018 16:00 to Saturday 03 March 2018 09:00

nermal15 · 02-03-2018 05:04PM

I'm surprised Waterford isn't included in the updated red warning, still no sign of it stopping out there.

WhiteMemento9 · 02-03-2018 05:04PM

Unearthly wrote: »

It's absoloutely mental here. Blows 2010 to pieces.

Yeah people comparing it to that must not be looking at the falls in places and are sitting in areas getting off lightly. 2010 is not remotely comparable to this event.

nacho libre · 02-03-2018 05:05PM

yermandan wrote: »

Dreading the thaw. I'm fooked

It'd hard to believe this is actually taken in Ireland. It's what we are used to seeing from Norway or any other snowy country.

Snowbie · 02-03-2018 05:05PM

Heavy snow continues
0.4C

Artane2002 · 02-03-2018 05:05PM

Graupel in Dublin 5 mixed with snow. That snow really struggled to settle, especially on cars. Graupel doing a much better job whitening the place (and even that is struggling slightly). There was no real thaw to begin with here, so not too bogged down about the lack of settling.

RustyGate · 02-03-2018 05:05PM

Deedsie wrote: »

They will be open tomorrow. If you are planning on staying in Ireland you will be better prepared for the next time. Prob around 2025

2010 followed 2009 directly and some say a solar minimum was a contributory factor. We are heading into another solar minimum, so I wouldn't be all that sure we won't see a severe cold snap happening again for a long time (but then I'm just guessing)

hesker · 02-03-2018 05:05PM

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

https://youtu.be/rLzvI_wxW3U

That brings back memories.

1982 definitely more snow and taller drifts in my patch of NCD

Gonzo · 02-03-2018 05:05PM

snow starting to stick here again, hopefully it will top up what has melted so far today.

MJohnston · 02-03-2018 05:05PM

optogirl wrote: »

I'm in Cabra too but whatever is falling from the sky still looks very white. Wind still cutting aswell

No rain in this part of Cabra either (St Attracta), it's all snow.

cnocbui · 02-03-2018 05:06PM

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Mike Litoris · 02-03-2018 05:06PM

The slight thawing visible on cleared paths and cars today has stopped and is getting well covered again here in Ballyfermot. Snow hasn't stopped all day. No real further drifting as the winds have totally eased but the inches are starting to build again in the constant snow.

Looks like Centras and Iceland is/were open. Lots of people heading home with bags. A lot more folk out and about today compared to yesterday with very few cars being driven.

humberklog · 02-03-2018 05:06PM

crashadder wrote: »

so i am new in the country and wasnt expecting that life would shut down in Dublin so i havent prepared for this in terms of supplies. I have enough to last me until sunday maybe. what am i supposed to do if the grocery stores dont open ?

A lot are open. I'm just back from Lidl (I drive a 4x4 so it was handy) but local walking distance to me is a Euro Spar, Spar and corner shop- all open.
Where in Dublin are you?

I'm out in Balgriffin, NE Dublin. Snow today is more like traditional snow and quite a bit of it in the last few hours. Wind is a lot less strong than yesterday/early this morning.
The type of snow with the strong winds last night blew most of it westward before it could settle in any great amounts locally.

This is now...(fairly pelting it down just not visible on camera).

Alanstrainor · 02-03-2018 05:06PM

There's been constant snow for the last 3 hours in Portmarnock, North Dublin but little accumulation to speak of. It almost seems like sleet at this point.

beardo81 · 02-03-2018 05:07PM

froog wrote: »

oh give over maude flanders, people are allowed enjoy snow.

Where did I say they weren't? Maybe you should have read the original comment, Ralph Wiggum

SleetAndSnow · 02-03-2018 05:07PM

STATUS ORANGE

Snow-ice Warning for Munster, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan and Galway
Snow accumulations continuing to increase due to further falls of snow

Issued:Friday 02 March 2018 15:00
Valid:Friday 02 March 2018 16:00 to Saturday 03 March 2018 09:00

STATUS YELLOW

Snow-ice Warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo
Scattered snow showers

Issued:Friday 02 March 2018 15:00
Valid:Friday 02 March 2018 16:00 to Saturday 03 March 2018 09:00

Munster downgraded to Orange. New yellow alert too.

200motels · 02-03-2018 05:07PM

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

STATUS RED

Snow-ice Warning for Dublin, Kildare, Wexford, Wicklow and Meath
Update
Snow accumulations continuing to increase significantly due to further heavy falls of snow

Issued:Friday 02 March 2018 15:46
Valid:Friday 02 March 2018 16:00 to Saturday 03 March 2018 09:00

Munster changed to Orange

STATUS ORANGE

Snow-ice Warning for Munster, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan and Galway
Snow accumulations continuing to increase due to further falls of snow

Issued:Friday 02 March 2018 15:00
Valid:Friday 02 March 2018 16:00 to Saturday 03 March 2018 09:00

STATUS YELLOW

Snow-ice Warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo
Scattered snow showers

Issued:Friday 02 March 2018 15:00
Valid:Friday 02 March 2018 16:00 to Saturday 03 March 2018 09:00

Well I'm about 3 or 4 miles from Wexford and Waterford is snowbound, it's still snowing.

antodeco · 02-03-2018 05:08PM

Mike Litoris wrote: »

The slight thawing visible on cleared paths and cars today has stopped and is getting well covered again here in Ballyfermot. Snow hasn't stopped all day. No real further drifting as the winds has totally eased but the inches are starting to build again in the constant snow.

Looks like Centras and Iceland is/were open. Lots of people heading home with bags. A lot more folk out and about today compared to yesterday with very few cars being driven.

I'm in Ballyfermot and I've over 3 foot drifts in the garden. It's crazy. I had to dig out a trench to get some coal!

Rougies · 02-03-2018 05:08PM

Heavy dry powdery stuff belting down and accumulating quickly in D.16. The big fluffy flakes earlier were nice to look at but they weren't really accumulating.

wakka12 · 02-03-2018 05:08PM

nacho libre wrote: »

It'd hard to believe this is actually taken in Ireland. It's what we are used to seeing from Norway or any other snowy country.

Im wondering to myself if any of the snowfalls in some of the inland counties like meath and kildare might have broke global records never mind irish records, given the accumulations being so vast, in such a small timeframe, in relatively lowland terrain, and in march no less, makes me think its very possible

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