Rainfall Warning : Heavy Rain and Potential Thunderstorms Thurs 8 - Fri 9 Aug 2019

JanuarySnowstor · 08-08-2019 08:56PM

Still bucketing in Cork...please tell Joanna because someone told her it's thinning out!! Thunderstorms off the coast look like moving in before midnight

diceyd · 08-08-2019 08:57PM

MidMan25 wrote: »

Absolutely horsing down in East Cork.

Any rain?

SleetAndSnow · 08-08-2019 09:02PM

Flash of lightning just now in West cork, not sure where it striked but blitzortung shows ones just off the coast. Wasn't on land anyway, didn't hear thunder.

mickger844posts · 08-08-2019 09:03PM

Torrential rain now in Waterford City. 9.7mm for the event so far.

https://www.waterfordcityweather.com

aisling86 · 08-08-2019 09:04PM

Getting closer alright

riggerman · 08-08-2019 09:04PM

Lightling just off the coast south of kinsale. Looking forward to a few thunder storms later on.

SleetAndSnow · 08-08-2019 09:06PM

There's the thunder! Sounds off in the distance over the sea and the flash isn't bright but opened my window and heard it.

Edit: ok there's a few alright. Hope it makes it to land!

Meteorite58 · 08-08-2019 09:10PM

Nice convection where those strikes are coming from.

martyfurey · 08-08-2019 09:13PM

Insnely intense rain here at cork airport for the last few hours. Flights have been diverted and others have been cancelled. Very poor weather here.

EltonJohn69 · 08-08-2019 09:13PM

So full rain all weekend ?

lbc2019 · 08-08-2019 09:19PM

Sister advises the rain has truly arrived to Wexford.

lolie · 08-08-2019 09:19PM

weisses wrote: »

Because the radar is not working

Some footage from Dingle

I hope you're messing:o
Few of us heading down there tomorrow for the weekend.

Raining here since 10 oclock.
Nice red sunset an hour ago, doubt to many shepards delighted with the forecast though.
S cavan.

SleetAndSnow · 08-08-2019 09:21PM

All dead again, hopefully it lights up again!

JanuarySnowstor · 08-08-2019 09:24PM

Bucketing down in Cork

JCX BXC · 08-08-2019 09:26PM

martyfurey wrote: »

Insnely intense rain here at cork airport for the last few hours. Flights have been diverted and others have been cancelled. Very poor weather here.

One aircraft diverted (Aer Lingus Regional), and as a result the next flight on this aircraft was cancelled. That's the only disruption.

2 aircraft just touched down without issue.

monty_python · 08-08-2019 09:26PM

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Still raining here, stopped for about 20 mins but has now started again. Wind picked up too. It's not torrential like earlier though.

Lashing down now. Big drops too

SleetAndSnow · 08-08-2019 09:32PM

Massive flash of lightning now! Definitely over land or near at least! Thunder v loud.

Mortelaro · 08-08-2019 09:32PM

teddybones wrote: »

Mad that. Dry here in Ashford. Am looking at radar and it should have been lashing here for last while. And nada except a drop or two. Can anyone tell me why that is?

High based rain picked up by the radar that doesn't reach the ground
Raining away here in Arklow, not heavy about 2mm in the last hour and a half
Its getting a little bit heavier

Mortelaro · 08-08-2019 09:35PM

Lightning getting very active now in coastal south and coastal west cork
See attached

SleetAndSnow · 08-08-2019 09:38PM

Insanely bright lightning here and loud too!

aisling86 · 08-08-2019 09:40PM

My parents in ballylickey said the sky is lighting up but no thunder. They will have fun in their campervan tonight!

leahyl · 08-08-2019 09:41PM

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Insanely brighyt lightning here and loud too!

Where are you SleetAndSnow?

Storm 10 · 08-08-2019 09:42PM

Lots of lightning off South West Coast now

yellowlabrador · 08-08-2019 09:42PM

lightning to the south in Dunmanway

Tazio · 08-08-2019 09:43PM

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Insanely bright lightning here and loud too!

Saw a flash from just outside Riverstick (Co Cork) on way home there too at 22:31h-ish

Mortelaro · 08-08-2019 09:43PM

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Insanely bright lightning here and loud too!

Augers well for overnight in the southeast and east so and this evenings ECM assessment of things,if its lightning we want,might get to test my new black out drapes later as more high cold clouds tops meander up from Biscay where they've been sparking all day?
No chance

SleetAndSnow · 08-08-2019 09:45PM

Torrential rain here now too with the lightning and thunder. This is great haha.

From the city Leahyl but currently down west , near clonakilty, right across from the coast

Edit: 4 flashes in a row!

giveitholly · 08-08-2019 09:46PM

aisling86 wrote: »

My parents in ballylickey said the sky is lighting up but no thunder. They will have fun in their campervan tonight!

Ooh Matron!!!

An Ri rua · 08-08-2019 09:48PM

Potentially 40mm of rain over a few hours, followed by potentially another 10-30mm in localised thunderstorms is most definitely a serious event if you're in a flood-prone area. Such as I am in Mountmellick.
Certainly a potentially serious event for us and so the council have been out cleaning drains in advance.
I can recall 3 other late summer deluges that caused serious worry here. The last being September 2010.
The serious flooding of Mountmellicj in November 2017 was caused by a 40mm deluge overnight over say 6 hours.
So please don't Pooh Pooh a rain event if you have never faced flooding before. While we're all weather freaks, it's not all ****s and giggles.

Kermit.de.frog · 08-08-2019 09:54PM

Quite active across the southwest and off the southern coast now with many verified strikes in the last half hour.

How this holds together and develops further as it moves north is key.

Might be an interesting few hours ahead.

Rainfall Warning : Heavy Rain and Potential Thunderstorms Thurs 8 - Fri 9 Aug 2019

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