Rodin wrote: » 5 miles? A good hour's walk that.
actaphobia wrote: » To my knowledge, nobody died during this event, which is a credit to Met Eireann, state agencies, and the government. There was no easy way of predicting how the storm would unfold - nature is unpredictable. I'd much prefer that the govt be overcautious in these circumstances. Easy to say now all was fine - but clearly the govt based their decision on available data. If the worst outcome is that a few appointments have to be rescheduled then I would call this an unqualified success. Minimal impact on retailers as purchases are displaced.
actaphobia wrote: » As come on now... girl power
Lepidoptera wrote: » I see the days of people coming together to express awe and wonder at a weather event are well over and the complaining about everything stage has begun.
sryanbruen wrote: » You're thinking of 12th January 1982. The -19 was also a grass minimum, not air minimum. In the UK, 10th January was remarkable with an air minimum of -27.2c in Scotland on this day equaling the UK's all-time low set in February 1895 and December 1995.
Cork Boy 53 wrote: » Syranbruen , has it always been the case since the beginning of meteorological record keeping in the 1700s, that air temperatures, rather than grass temperatures, have been considered to be the official figure for record purposes?
Birdie Num Num wrote: » Quite possibly. I knew Jan 10th in the UK, thought it was the same day here. Ground temperatures make a huge difference interms of the length of time snow is on the ground (obviously). It's funny how people comment on the size of snowflakes. With severe cold winds large wet snowflakes won't exist, they just get blown to bits. It was really only on Friday night through to Saturday morning that any of that wet snow fell (in my area) when the air temperatures started to lift.
Rodin wrote: » If you read correctly you'd have seen the request to help clear snow came from the SCHOOL. Not from parents. With the threat of the school not being opened if the snow wasn't cleared. It is not unreasonable to ask why the staff of the school are not clearing that snow rather than children's parents.
200motels wrote: » I have to say here in Waterford City they kept us all informed through Map Alerter, also the main roads were kept open, unfortunately my car is still buried in snow and slush on a side street and still cannot move it.
kilkenny31 wrote: » Hi guys. I have been following the threads on here for the past few days and I think it's been great. Two weeks ago I was telling people about the cold spell that was on its way thanks to you guys. I was just doing a bit of reading online and I came across a article from Canada which I think would put what we had in context and maybe quiten people complaining about the red warning. This shows that the totals we received on Thursday into Friday would be considered a lot even if it fell in Canada. Here's the link https://www.google.ie/...cbc.ca/amp/1.1370387
aidanodr wrote: » Your link is dead BUT with a bit of tweaking ( removing the google part and going www.cbc.ca etc ) I think this is it??Blasts from the past: Canada's worst snowstorms
aidanodr wrote: » https://twitter.com/wexfordcoco/status/970289935650574336
Elmer Blooker wrote: » ..and the further outlook for next winterBLANK
wakka12 wrote: » Whats that ?
cherryghost wrote: » Sunspot activity. A lack of sunspot activity can be directly corellated to weather outcomes on earth. Less activity=colder weather
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