Storm Hannah : Fri 26 - Sat 27 April 2019

JCX BXC · 26-04-2019 03:39PM

Heathrow flights cancelled for the evening from Shannon. You'd imagine anything after 8 won't be flying, or at least not on purpose.

munsterlegend · 26-04-2019 03:40PM

Iancar29 wrote: »

Sting jet looks likely and heading for Kerry/Clare. Good calls with the red warnings this time.

Will it clip cork coast as well?

JCX BXC · 26-04-2019 03:40PM

monty_python wrote: »

Just went outside for 10 mins and the wind has picked up. Nothing Worthy of a warning just yet

That's good because the warnings not active yet!

ninebeanrows · 26-04-2019 03:41PM

Real blast of winds going to hit SW imminently.

Visible satellite is a thing of beauty- perfectly structured wind-storm hitting its peak at it nears landfall.

Yikes.

SleetAndSnow · 26-04-2019 03:41PM

JCX BXC wrote: »

Heathrow flights cancelled for the evening from Shannon. You'd imagine anything after 8 won't be flying, or at least not on purpose.

Heathrow and AMS cancelled from Cork by AL aswell, same reason I am assuming?

monty_python · 26-04-2019 03:41PM

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Out fishing, by any chance?

Lol,. Definitely not

SleetAndSnow · 26-04-2019 03:42PM

warnings not even active yet, but can hear the gusts hitting my house here in Cork City already. Gusting up to 37kts at Cork Airport

RobertKK · 26-04-2019 03:45PM

lab man wrote: »

Its southerly south west wind

The strongest winds are the north westerly winds on the south western flank of the storm.

uck51js9zml2yt · 26-04-2019 03:49PM

Birtles wrote: »

Suppose I had better avoid the Tarbert-Killimer Ferry this eve??!!

It will only be running from tarbert out as far as the county boundary in the middle of the river and then turning back

Yakult · 26-04-2019 03:53PM

Wind is really starting to show here now in Listowel (North Kerry). Very noticeable increase within the last 30 minutes. 43kts registered in Ballybunion so far.

kyomi · 26-04-2019 03:55PM

Strong winds becoming more constant here on the Mizen Peninsula but interspersed with periods of brilliant sunshine! Weird weather...

uck51js9zml2yt · 26-04-2019 03:55PM

Yakult wrote: »

Wind is really starting to show here now in Listowel (North Kerry). Very noticeable increase within the last 30 minutes. 43kts registered in Ballybunion so far.

Starting to blow in Killarney as well. Think it's time to make my away home .

uck51js9zml2yt · 26-04-2019 03:58PM

Red issued for Kerry:)

thomil · 26-04-2019 03:58PM

Noticeably picking up here in Ballincollig now. Strong gusts, and sustained winds have picked up as well. Rain has sopped though. Air pressure holding at 996.1mb, temperature hovering around 11.8°C

Graces7 · 26-04-2019 04:02PM

a wind springing up up here and heavy rain. west mayo offshore island

Kermit.de.frog · 26-04-2019 04:02PM

Everybody remain calm!

SleetAndSnow · 26-04-2019 04:03PM

58kts on fastnet now: https://twitter.com/FastnetLHouse/status/1121788501182128130

shes comin!

Pops_20 · 26-04-2019 04:03PM

Red warning for Kerry very last minute.. this has really gone down to the wire. Could we see a red warning for Cork yet?

irishfeen · 26-04-2019 04:04PM

What’s the forecast wind gusts for north Cork at this stage? It was looking like a Red this morning but I presume we are well below that now?

Shane O' Malley · 26-04-2019 04:06PM

irishfeen wrote: »

What’s the forecast wind gusts for north Cork at this stage? It was looking like a Red this morning but I presume we are well below that now?

Have a look at www.windy.com

Seems to fit well with the warnings that ME are giving.

JanuarySnowstor · 26-04-2019 04:10PM

You would have to question the benefit of issuing a red for kerry so late. Kerry was always going to take a direct hit and should have been included this morning. Cork is borderline and I can understand the hesitancy there

endainoz · 26-04-2019 04:15PM

The wind forecast video on the met eireann app is brilliant!

Oscar Bravo · 26-04-2019 04:15PM

4pm ,Roaches point gusting 56 knots

JanuarySnowstor · 26-04-2019 04:16PM

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

4pm ,Roaches point gusting 56 knots

Almost as high already as the highest gust forecast

munsterlegend · 26-04-2019 04:18PM

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

Almost as high already as the highest gust forecast

Roches Point is a bit offshore though!

YFlyer · 26-04-2019 04:19PM

The Clare side of the University of Limerick campus be shut down at 8 pm. Limerick side of the campus stays open.

Storm 10 · 26-04-2019 04:19PM

Guys if you are posting Storm Hannah conditions as it happens will you please say the location, the number of posters who give conditions and don't say where they are is annoying to say the least.

jasper100 · 26-04-2019 04:19PM

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

You would have to question the benefit of issuing a red for kerry so late. Kerry was always going to take a direct hit and should have been included this morning. Cork is borderline and I can understand the hesitancy there

As I said earlier county wide warnings are pointless. Ballybunion and the aran islands have been far more in the firing line all day than say scarriff but were excluded earlier.

Public service in east clare would be in shut down even though its possibly unnecessary, relative to say inismor.

Clamball · 26-04-2019 04:20PM

munsterlegend wrote: »

Roches Point is a bit offshore though!

Not Roches Point the weather station is on the road down to the lighthouse. On the mainland.

Shane O' Malley · 26-04-2019 04:20PM

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

You would have to question the benefit of issuing a red for kerry so late. Kerry was always going to take a direct hit and should have been included this morning. Cork is borderline and I can understand the hesitancy there

The system is quite restricting and straightforward.. The forecast has changed and now Kerry comes into the criteria of Red wind warning. (Gusts over 130KPH) I dont think they have the flexibility to issue a red warning if the forecast at the time do not meet the criteria.

It is an advantage and disadvantage of the system IE The fact that the trees have full leaves cannot be taken into account or the direction it is coming from. However those details can be discussed in the details of the forecast such as they are doing now. The colour of the warning is only an indication which may help those possibly affected to seek more details.

Storm Hannah : Fri 26 - Sat 27 April 2019

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