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

Storm 10 · 09-08-2019 01:09PM

While we all get excited by Thunder storms it has a down side like the houses that were struck by lightning and set on fire in Cobh Co Cork last night or the farmer who had eight cattle killed by lightning, my heart goes out to them all really terrifying experience and lucky to be alive.

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/latest-cork-man-tells-of-moment-lightning-struck-his-home-as-thousands-remain-without-power-942841.html

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/video-rubber-clogs-saved-my-life-cork-couples-miracle-escape-after-house-struck-by-lightning-38389241.html

Oscar Bravo · 09-08-2019 01:13PM

Highest rainfall totals overnight

Roches Point 50mm
Cork Airport 41mm
Sherkin Island 35mm

SleetAndSnow · 09-08-2019 01:16PM

Back in the city for a few hours, really heavy thundery downpours today every so often still.

km79 · 09-08-2019 01:17PM

I do not like the look of the predicted rain sequence tomorrow
Looks like a repeat of last Tuesday morning

sryanbruen · 09-08-2019 01:19PM

Some impressively intense rain around 3 this morning in Dublin and I heard one rumble but I then fell asleep.

riggerman · 09-08-2019 01:28PM

Rain has eased off here in West cork and the sun is out. Circle of blue sky has appeared over head and the cloud tops seem to be building at a massive rate. Hopefully might set off a few spark's.

CeeCeeBloom · 09-08-2019 02:40PM

Can't post links but videos of that big bang surfacing on social media.

sparrowcar · 09-08-2019 02:45PM

CeeCeeBloom wrote: »

Can't post links but videos of that big bang surfacing on social media.

https://youtu.be/BOHzphY-KU8

thomasj · 09-08-2019 03:07PM

Whats the chances of this . This is according to netweather and is for Dublin .

Oscar Bravo · 09-08-2019 03:22PM

Thunderstorm just NW of Castlebar now

Xenji · 09-08-2019 03:23PM

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Thunderstorm just NW of Castlebar now

One hell of a torrential downpour before it as well.

Zillah · 09-08-2019 03:23PM

sryanbruen wrote: »

Some impressively intense rain around 3 this morning in Dublin and I heard one rumble but I then fell asleep.

I fell asleep earlier in the night and woke up to one fierce crack of thunder a little after 3.

Tabnabs · 09-08-2019 03:28PM

Zillah wrote: »

I fell asleep earlier in the night and woke up to one fierce crack of thunder a little after 3.

Same, felt like the house was under attack.

Kutebride · 09-08-2019 03:30PM

Drove Meath and Galway. Wipers on most of the trip but nothing too intense. Humid, dark and dull Friday here in the West. Tomorrow looks even more depressing with slow moving rain all day

TTLF · 09-08-2019 03:40PM

I wonder how much rain we'll get tonight,

If Dublin got (around 30-40MM) last night alone, I wonder how much we will get from tonight's rain.

Flooding possible?

squarecircles · 09-08-2019 03:59PM

scuttery feeble showers today in west Mayo,no thunder last night,the event confined mainly to the south and south east, firing away over in the uk now,and when you look at that storm in france right now it makes what we got last night look pathetic,we really do get cheated out of everything.

DOCARCH · 09-08-2019 04:07PM

Couple of strikes showing up west of Cork city.

SleetAndSnow · 09-08-2019 04:16PM

Driving back to west cork now, lashing rain in bandon currently. Torrential downpour

Supercell · 09-08-2019 04:16PM

Up to 41.2mm rain now since midnight here, to put that in context, that amount is about a once in a year occurrence here.

SleetAndSnow · 09-08-2019 04:20PM

DOCARCH wrote: »

Couple of strikes showing up west of Cork city.

That would be over the clonakilty area it looks like, would make sense with the rain we are getting on the way down there! ESB power check also showing power outages there since 5pm, makes sense.

Oneiric 3 · 09-08-2019 04:36PM

Surface low currently right over Shannon Airport area:

alie · 09-08-2019 04:48PM

Lashing rain in Rathfarnham, eased a little but looks like its going to go again, Thunder started at 3.40 am, my daughters first thought was someone left the immersion on and its blown up. Just one big rumble and a few flashes of lightning.

giveitholly · 09-08-2019 04:52PM

Storm 10 wrote: »

While we all get excited by Thunder storms it has a down side like the houses that were struck by lightning and set on fire in Cobh Co Cork last night or the farmer who had eight cattle killed by lightning, my heart goes out to them all really terrifying experience and lucky to be alive.

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/latest-cork-man-tells-of-moment-lightning-struck-his-home-as-thousands-remain-without-power-942841.html

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/video-rubber-clogs-saved-my-life-cork-couples-miracle-escape-after-house-struck-by-lightning-38389241.html

Definitely warranted a yellow warning so despite some people saying it was only a bit of rain forecast

pad199207 · 09-08-2019 04:53PM

Very gusty winds in Kildare now

Storm 10 · 09-08-2019 05:29PM

Thunder and lightning near Loughrea Co Galway

KrakityJones · 09-08-2019 05:36PM

Storm 10 wrote: »

Thunder and lightning near Loughrea Co Galway

Knocked the power out for a second, followed by a rumble. Nothing showing on lightningmaps tho. Hoping for more, gone very still outside all of a sudden

Oscar Bravo · 09-08-2019 05:40PM

Power flickering in Castlebar

Storm 10 · 09-08-2019 05:48PM

KrakityJones wrote: »

Knocked the power out for a second, followed by a rumble. Nothing showing on lightningmaps tho. Hoping for more, gone very still outside all of a sudden

2 flashes showed up on my app near Loughrea can't have thunder without lightning

Xenji · 09-08-2019 05:54PM

Over 30mm of rain now since midnight in Castlebar, it's not been persistent for most of the day but we have had quite a few heavy deluges.

Jimbob1977 · 09-08-2019 05:54PM

I think I just heard thunder in Limerick, but it might have been a van door sliding.

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

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