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

igCorcaigh · 02-03-2018 10:27PM

So, did the blizzards materialise last night? I went to bed at 12 and didn't hear any winds during the night. Plenty snow cover here today though.

stevenup7002 · 02-03-2018 10:27PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

The precipitation is Dublin is very misleading.

It seems light ice particles but every time I look out it's like another cm or two has been added. We have exceeded our depths in this location now for the event.

Same in Clonmel. Doesn't look like much, but it gets so heavy at times you can hear it hitting the window like normal light rain. Looks like it's added about a cm over the past hour.

wakka12 · 02-03-2018 10:27PM

There is absolutely zero chance dublin bus or luas will be able to operate until sunday Id say. Dunno why they haven't just come out and said it yet

cherryghost · 02-03-2018 10:28PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Not sure that will be possible either

No way. Maybe, maybe some radial routes on main corridors, but 70-80% of routes will still be impassable for the most of the day

wakka12 · 02-03-2018 10:29PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

So, did the blizzards materialise last night? I went to bed at 12 and didn't hear any winds during the night. Plenty snow cover here today though.

Didn't really seem to hit some south western and midland counties as hard as it was supposed to and dublin got a bit less snow than the metre predicted but still a lot ,Wexford and wicklow and cork and waterford I think were all snowed under by it

SleetAndSnow · 02-03-2018 10:29PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

So, did the blizzards materialise last night? I went to bed at 12 and didn't hear any winds during the night. Plenty snow cover here today though.

no, they said 90kmph gusts in Cork City on the news but none of that got here.. it just lightly snowed till about 6/7am really when it got heavier also said the roads totally thawed today and that cork was always forecast to stay as snow yet the sleet has been delayed about 3 times.

farseaboutace · 02-03-2018 10:29PM

I don't believe the trains will run at all tomorrow.

Have you seen the Irish Rail twitter feed? Hazelhatch station platforms are invisible. I wandered up to our local station and realised you could walk off the platform onto the track and wouldn't notice; the snowdrift has filled the gap. I've never seen anything like it.

Pa ElGrande · 02-03-2018 10:29PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i-tmHT03Gg

No quick escape from the cold air

Pangea · 02-03-2018 10:31PM

Its amazing to see the images on RTÉ news, its as if Im watching news from a foreign country because there is not so much as a snowflake here in SW Donegal tonight, surely this must be up there with the all-time great snow events in this country.

_Dara_ · 02-03-2018 10:31PM

LEIN wrote: »

Snow has gone light here.

I had a full on 24 hours of moderate to heavy snow.

I may not see an event like this again.....

We too had more than 24 hours of falling snow. Mad. :eek:

Inquitus · 02-03-2018 10:32PM

Stheno wrote: »

Stoppef snowing in swords

Still snowing up near the Rathbeale Rd / Glen Ellen

farseaboutace · 02-03-2018 10:32PM

igCorcaigh - we had howling gales and sideways snow last night. Some was snow blown off roofs, and our heavy wooden garden furniture ended up against the fence so the wind must have been strong.

Does anyone have a definitive "snow stopping" time yet?

yr weather is saying rain by 6 am but I'm sceptic

Jollyman · 02-03-2018 10:34PM

Went for a walk earlier snow drift of up to 10ft deep in places when do we think this might thaw? I’m thinking we could be house bound until Monday. The below pics are the main access road in and out of Ardmore Waterford.

r93kaey5p2izun · 02-03-2018 10:34PM

No weather report from Casement for the past two hours now.

CZ 453 · 02-03-2018 10:37PM

Just in from a walk in Cork City South side.

Snowing consistently. There must have been a little thaw earlier because there was water lying in patches. The snow is well over a foot in some estate roads.

City centre open for business at 12 tomorrow.
http://www.corkcity.ie/news/mainbody,81422,en.html

Shocked by that really.

Chrongen · 02-03-2018 10:37PM

Middle Man wrote: »

There is a very strong case for mandatory service in this country - it doesn't necessarily have to be in the army - there's plenty of other civil duties that could be carried out like what the civil defence and charities for the homeless do along with some of the basic functions of the emergency services. I would be a case of 'Don't do it and you can't be an Irish Citizen' - simple as! There would obviously be exceptions made for the less able.

You can't be denied citizenship because of something you DON'T do.

fleet_admiral · 02-03-2018 10:38PM

Relentless in Terenure. I can't see the car outside now

JCX BXC · 02-03-2018 10:38PM

Fresh powdery snow accumulating on all surfaces that thawed during the day in West Clare.

2013Lara · 02-03-2018 10:41PM

Anything else on the cards for wicklow (town) tonight or is that us done now? (happy either way!)

ua · 02-03-2018 10:42PM

Do anyone know how it is kilmurry co clare

PixelTrawler · 02-03-2018 10:43PM

This ice grain stuff builds slowly but relentlessly. Seems to be bigger flakes in it now too.

NegativeCreep · 02-03-2018 10:44PM

It just got heavier in Blanchardstown. I can’t believe it’s lasting this long!

Chrongen · 02-03-2018 10:44PM

pad199207 wrote: »

Just a recap of some of the epic scenes in kildare today

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That is pretty damn impressive. Bravo for your pics Sir.

igCorcaigh · 02-03-2018 10:44PM

Two things I have learned from this: weather can be very localised, and the radar is not a great guide to precipitation on the ground.

SleetAndSnow · 02-03-2018 10:45PM

I am really not looking forward to the thaw in cork city tomorrow / the rain that will come. Everythings going to be soaking, unless its actually going to stay as snow for longer then expected again, who knows.

wakka12 · 02-03-2018 10:46PM

Whats the temperature in south dublin at the moment? It says -1 on my weather app but theres water all over my window sill so I think its above 0.

Steopo · 02-03-2018 10:47PM

Snowing very lightly in Donabate now, very wet snow so seems to have stopped accumulating. Borderline here between sleet & snow at times & there's drips of water coming down off the gutters. I'd say this evening added about 3cm (excluding drifts).

spookwoman · 02-03-2018 10:47PM

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Two things I have learned from this: weather can be very localised, and the radar is not a great guide to precipitation on the ground.

Radar is never reliable I've noticed it alot when lightening is about. It wont detect small cells you can only look at it and make a call on weather outside and reports from other area's

Daniel2590 · 02-03-2018 10:48PM

wakka12 wrote: »

Whats the temperature in south dublin at the moment? It says -1 on my weather app but theres water all over my window sill so I think its above 0.

Water on your window is from the ice pellets melting on contact due to heat leaking out!

hot buttered scones · 02-03-2018 10:48PM

Anyone in Carrigaline/Ringaskiddy/Shanbally? What way are the roads? Carrs Hill?

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