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Storm Brendan Monday 13 Jan 2020 ** See Mod note in OP before posting**

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    #932
    newbie2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,477 ✭✭✭newbie2


    KingJeremy wrote: »
    There goes the wheelie bin, despite it being weighted down with blocks. Fortunately not too full so not much to pick up off the lawn.


    It's recycling collection day here. All were emptied before the wind started to get a bit blowey, so all we have is a load of empty bins blowing around the road.



    Better go out and pick them all up for everyone who is at work.


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    #933
    Ludo
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    Wow just watched the LHR-ORK flight come in low over my office window here on final approach to Cork...I would NOT want to be on that. It is all over the place.

    Wonder will it abort?

    Update...it landed...bumpy I would say.


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    #934
    madalig12
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    If this storm was hitting Dublin the whole country would be on a red warning.


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    #935
    aidanodr
    Registered Users Posts: 1,761 ✭✭✭aidanodr


    Bishop of hope wrote: »
    I thought I heard on virgin 1 earlier that there was a 137k recorded at fastnet this morning.

    Fasnet is a few KMs off shore. Roches Pt and Mace Head are both onland albeit coastal


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    #936
    HighLine
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    Just shy of 100mph

    https://twitter.com/FastnetLHouse/status/1216670560958238720?s=20


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    #937
    sryanbruen
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    Bishop of hope wrote: »
    I thought I heard on virgin 1 earlier that there was a 137k recorded at fastnet this morning.

    Gusts like that are not that unusual at an exposed site like Fastnet. I only look at the official synoptic stations.

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    #938
    barneyrub
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    Has really picked up in sligo town in the last 20 mins or so. very strong gusts


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    #939
    Tazio
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    Ludo wrote: »
    Wow just watched the LHR-ORK flight come in low over my office window here on final approach to Cork...I would NOT want to be on that. It is all over the place.

    Wonder will it abort?
    just made it! phew...


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    #940
    average_runner
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    Seathrun66 wrote: »
    Avoiding an injury to just one kid at school, or en route, warrants a school closure.


    School would never open then. Get rid of the cotton wool


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    #941
    Itssoeasy
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    madalig12 wrote: »
    If this storm was hitting Dublin the whole country would be on a red warning.

    No it wouldn't.


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    #942
    Kamili
    Registered Users Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Kamili


    Looks like reporters are out at Strandhill

    https://www.strandhillsurfschool.com/surf_forecast


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    #943
    Ludo
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    Tazio wrote: »
    just made it! phew...

    Amsterdam flight coming in behind it according to FlightRadar after circling repeatedly...surely he can make it now also as both same type planes.

    Just passed over me on approach...eek..nearly sideways and swaying like a mad thing.


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    #944
    DIF
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    Ludo wrote: »
    Wow just watched the LHR-ORK flight come in low over my office window here on final approach to Cork...I would NOT want to be on that. It is all over the place.

    Wonder will it abort?

    Update...it landed...bumpy I would say.

    Can somebody please give me a logical reason why any airline would knowing launch a plane to a destination knowing they were in the middle of a storm with gusts in excess of 130kph?:rolleyes:


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    #945
    average_runner
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    madalig12 wrote: »
    If this storm was hitting Dublin the whole country would be on a red warning.


    Grow up. The system doesn't work like that. There is certain criteria set for the level of warnings. Criteria wasn't set by Dublin


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    #946
    Little snowy old me
    Registered Users Posts: 420 ✭✭Little snowy old me


    Evelyn said that the East will be over the worst by 3pm. Well considering it is now nearly 11.30am, this means either winds are going to dramatically ramp up in the next 3 hours or the winds will not even reach yellow level warning. Will wait and see.


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    #947
    marno21
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    EI841 from Amsterdam on approach to Cork now. Pilot told ATC that they’re straight to Dublin if they have to go around


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    #948
    ChippingSodbury
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    barneyrub wrote: »
    Has really picked up in sligo town in the last 20 mins or so. very strong gusts

    https://twitter.com/AldolexIrl/status/1216667175001427968?s=20


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    #949
    Tacitus Kilgore
    Registered Users Posts: 2,128 ✭✭✭Tacitus Kilgore


    Little snowy old me wrote: »
    Evelyn said that the East will be over the worst by 3pm. Well considering it is now nearly 11.30am, this means either winds are going to dramatically ramp up in the next 3 hours or the winds will not even reach yellow level warning. Will wait and see.

    Kildare here and just lost a fence and a fair few tree limbs, where are you based?


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    #950
    Cork Boy 53
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    Danno wrote: »
    Two flights into Cork doing alot of circling, the Amsterdam Aer Lingus, in particular.

    All flights into and out of Cork are being delayed at present. No cancellations yet though.


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    #951
    SEPT 23 1989
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    a few hefty gusts hitting west Dublin now


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    #952
    average_runner
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    Tacitus Kilgore wrote: »
    Kildare here and just lost a fence and a fair few tree limbs, where are you based?




    Very quiet in Dublin at the moment, small gusts but nothing major. Interesting to see how it goes later


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    #953
    Little snowy old me
    Registered Users Posts: 420 ✭✭Little snowy old me


    Tacitus Kilgore wrote: »
    Kildare here and just lost a fence and a fair few tree limbs, where are you based?

    Celbridge


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    #954
    car_radio19834
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    Seathrun66 wrote: »
    Avoiding an injury to just one kid at school, or en route, warrants a school closure.

    That's crap.

    What about adults? How come schools get blanket closed because it's too dangerous for kids yet adults are left to make up their own mind. Aren't the parents of these kids adults that can make the same call?

    A sneeze and schools are on alert to be closed.

    In fact I'd say it's even more dangerous for workers to go to work considering there's longer commutes.


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    #955
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    madalig12 wrote: »
    If this storm was hitting Dublin the whole country would be on a red warning.

    That makes no sense...


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    #956
    Cork Boy 53
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    Absolutely appalling conditions here now. Howling winds and sheeting rain.


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    #957
    NIMAN
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    DIF wrote: »
    Can somebody please give me a logical reason why any airline would knowing launch a plane to a destination knowing they were in the middle of a storm with gusts in excess of 130kph?:rolleyes:

    I was on a flight into Derry many moons ago, on a night that set the gust record at the airport, and we had an awful landing after an initial abort.

    The pilot made it clear over the tannoy after we were down that he was well within his legal limits to try a landing.

    I'd say the limits are quite high!


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    #958
    fred funk }{
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    adocholiday wrote: »
    I heard Alan from Carlow Weather (Villain on here right?) stressing on TodayFM about how MET Eireann have not issued any red warnings. Good on ya pushing back on that rubbish posted on Twitter last night.

    Separately I'm in the Avoca Valley in Wicklow and it's surprisingly calm still. A southerly is the best scenario for me because the house is well sheltered from that direction. Westerly by far the worst for me. Worst yet to come for the East though.

    I'm in arklow and its really kicking off here now.


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    #959
    pad199207
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    Trees under pressure in Kildare, some big gusts. Power out in a few areas too.


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    #960
    Tacitus Kilgore
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    Little snowy old me wrote: »
    Celbridge

    You must be sheltered from the south, Clane is v windy.


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    #961
    NIMAN
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    Heavy rain now started in north Donegal to add to the misery.


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