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

East Beast 18 · 02-03-2018 05:57PM

What's going on????? I thought the worst was meant to be last night . Bucketing down big flakey snow all day in blackrock. No thaw. This is the worst its been all week as yesterdays "blizzard" was just wind and light snow?

I'm nearly out of food lads in the gaff. Beginning to panic now. What if the shops aren't going to open for days yet????

r93kaey5p2izun · 02-03-2018 05:57PM

Dodge wrote: »

We’re now into 48 hours of straight snow in Clondalkin. As heavy now as at any stage (day time anyway) since the first flakes on Tuesday

It’s insane tbh

Yes. Non stop. Incredible scenes.

munsterlegend · 02-03-2018 05:58PM

NAGDEFI wrote: »

Who is that eadgit co presenting the Afternoon Show!? He's after asking a climatologist was 'Black 1947 after the famine' particularly bad snow!!

100 years out..now coincidentally there was severe snowfalls from December 1846- Feb 1847.

I was half watching/listening and wondering what he was talking about the famine re 1947?!

erica74 · 02-03-2018 05:58PM

largepants wrote: »

I can't understand how Waterford an Cork have been taken off red alert so early.

It's madness, snowing here since 8am yesterday and no letting up.

RustyGate · 02-03-2018 05:59PM

WhiteMemento9 wrote: »

Aye, but I presume you are prepared. It isn't like this was something that came at you out of the blue. There couldn't have been any more warnings given to people.

Previous cold snap events were not accompanied by blanket shutdowns and earlier on in the week weather models were not nailed on with absolute certainty so it was not reasonable then to expect these shutdowns. I did try to stock up on Thursday morning before Emma but found everywhere shut. At the beginning of the week we were all scoffing at panic buyers, but it now seems panic buying was the thing to do. Note, I am NOT saying the current shutdown for Emma and aftermath is not justified, as the weather is obviously mental out there now - and I would also be concerned about a lot of business premises with flat roofs if the accumulations continue to mount up.

Titain · 02-03-2018 06:00PM

Still snowing here in sw kerry, fairly heavily actually. I did wonder why we don't have a warning as we have easily had more snow today than last night, and we got a good load then.

tunguska · 02-03-2018 06:01PM

Been lashing snow all day here in D24 and doesnt seem to be letting up.
Was anyone around for the snow in 1982? If so how does it compare to whats happening now?

road_high · 02-03-2018 06:01PM

Will Kilkenny get any much more? Snow here in Kilkenny itself has been rubbish, envious of our neighbours in Wexford, Waterford Wicklow and Kildare. Seems to be much worse and more "quality" snow!
Bit of a thaw on actually and slushy

Strumms · 02-03-2018 06:02PM

This is INSANE...it’s no overstatement now here in Dublin to say that roads are almost if not impassible in this area. Constant snow deluge. Impressive

mumo3 · 02-03-2018 06:03PM

Sweet baby jebus...its pelting in clondalkin and people never learn....I can see the nangor road, people driving on it, the civil defence where out earlier helping idiots who decided to take their BMW out

Mrs Shuttleworth · 02-03-2018 06:03PM

Strumms wrote: »

This is INSANE...it’s no overstatement now here in Dublin to say that roads are almost if not impassible in this area. Constant snow deluge. Impressive

Where exactly?

homolumo · 02-03-2018 06:04PM

Stopped here in Co. Waterford for now. Measured up to 50 cm in spots around my house.

SleetAndSnow · 02-03-2018 06:04PM

Here in Cork City the snow has died off a bit, still lightly falling after falling for a number of hours. It had gotten to be very wet snow though sadly

r93kaey5p2izun · 02-03-2018 06:05PM

Mrs Shuttleworth wrote: »

Where exactly?

Clondalkin/Lucan anyway. Wind and constant snow. No visibility now. Constantly accumulating. Roads a complete no go.

East Beast 18 · 02-03-2018 06:05PM

East Beast 18 wrote: »

What's going on????? I thought the worst was meant to be last night . Bucketing down big flakey snow all day in blackrock. No thaw. This is the worst its been all week as yesterdays "blizzard" was just wind and light snow?

I'm nearly out of food lads in the gaff. Beginning to panic now. What if the shops aren't going to open for days yet????

Don't worry you'll be grand :rolleyes:

Thanks. There was me worrying.

harr · 02-03-2018 06:05PM

Still Wicklow mountains blocking any significant snowfall here :mad:

Tobinjl91 · 02-03-2018 06:06PM

Only getting worse here in Harolds Cross! Thought we had seen the last of it!!

MaccaTacca · 02-03-2018 06:06PM

Biggest snow of the week in Bray at the moment.
Relentless stream of fairly small pellets, I’d say we’re up to a foot, foot and a half in some places.

_Dara_ · 02-03-2018 06:06PM

Little help?

Mrs Shuttleworth · 02-03-2018 06:07PM

Dublin 3: very skiddy and icy on side roads in Clontarf. Blizzard here now which is not what Met were predicting AFAIK?

Main thoroughfares Clontarf Road, Fairview, Ballybough, Dorset Street all very slushy and skiddy but passable.

Eurospar Fairview is open, all other convenience stores around those areas shut.

one world order · 02-03-2018 06:07PM

Would be great to be back to normal again and this horrible snow would piss off. Hopefully tomorrow the snow thaws away.

WhiteMemento9 · 02-03-2018 06:08PM

RustyGate wrote: »

Previous cold snap events were not accompanied by blanket shutdowns and earlier on in the week weather models were not nailed on with absolute certainty so it was not reasonable then to expect these shutdowns. I did try to stock up on Thursday morning before Emma but found everywhere shut. At the beginning of the week we were all scoffing at panic buyers, but it now seems panic buying was the thing to do. Note, I am NOT saying the current shutdown for Emma and aftermath is not justified, as the weather is obviously mental out there now - and I would also be concerned about a lot of business premises with flat roofs if the accumulations continue to mount up.

Predicting weather isn't an exact science. These things are constantly evolving and changing as the develop so its impossible to give exact details. It was perfectly reasonably to me to think parts of the country would get shut down given the severity of the warnings.

Strumms · 02-03-2018 06:08PM

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

Very weak accumulations here in north coastal Dublin. Lots of tiny snow falling but nothing to show for it. Light dusting on the road.

The netweather radar seems to want to not move the heavier precipitation in the Irish Sea.

I’m in Glasnevin not a million miles away and white out....levels of snow getting worse this is armeggedon sryle snow fall

Supercell · 02-03-2018 06:08PM

Honestly regretting not doing a bit of panic buying myself, out of bread and even more concerningly alcohol stocks being depleted rapidly. Its starting to get serious here!
Anyone know will regular flour do for making bread instead of "strong flour" (not joking!)

oterra · 02-03-2018 06:09PM

tunguska wrote: »

Been lashing snow all day here in D24 and doesnt seem to be letting up.
Was anyone around for the snow in 1982? If so how does it compare to whats happening now?

I was around in 82, living in Dundrum. We weren't prepared at all. As far as I remember the forecast was for sleet in Dublin and the rest is history. The drifts were huge in 82 maybe bigger than today but very similar to where I am now in Ballycullen, D24 in the foothills. I do remember that in 82 the cold was prolonged for at least a week after and the winds were stronger. Please correct me if I'm wrong. There were also queues everywhere due to the fact that we were not given many warnings. Maybe that's the difference between both events.

I'm sure after all the data is collected some of the experts in here will make a comparison. In 82 winter was on our side which enabled a prolonged coldspell.

PirateShampoo · 02-03-2018 06:09PM

Mrs Shuttleworth wrote: »

Where exactly?

Here in Tallaght for starters.

Slashermcguirk · 02-03-2018 06:09PM

Heaviest snow since this whole snow event started in raheny. Phenomenal

Daniel2590 · 02-03-2018 06:09PM

Been sat watching cars try to get to the car park of the park, but little do they know there is about 2 foot of snow across the road after a stretch of having maybe 6 inches.. Cue every single one of them plowing straight into the deep snow and having to do the reverse of shame :pac: :pac: :pac:

BillyBobBS · 02-03-2018 06:10PM

mumo3 wrote: »

Sweet baby jebus...its pelting in clondalkin and people never learn....I can see the nangor road, people driving on it, the civil defence where out earlier helping idiots who decided to take their BMW out

As i said earlier they all should be fined if help is required from the emergency services unless they can prove they are front line staff or it's a genuine emergency and by that i don't mean a run to the shops for some milk and fags.

Absolute weapons.

Zerbini Blewitt · 02-03-2018 06:11PM

The M50 snow ploughing / clearing today was impressive.

5 ploughs worked in staggered relay. The lead plough was in lane 4 throwing the snow into lane 3. The plough in lane 3 was 20m behind and threw the snow into lane 2 etc.

Plus there are a surprising amount of snow ploughs available at all the airports. I think they have multi-use vehicles that can have a front plough attached just for snow events.

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