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

13-01-2020 2:35pm

It's mad how everything goes deathly calm in a microsecond.

_Kaiser_ · 13-01-2020 2:36pm

have2flushtwice wrote: »

Hoping for stronger winds..... Obviously you don't have anything to worry about!

It's a common thing. Like when there's snow, there's people hoping it'll turn out like New York in the movie "The Day After Tomorrow".

Great if you're sitting home, stocked up and nowhere to go.. not so much if you have to get around in it.

squarecircles · 13-01-2020 2:36pm

evelyn cusak - its very complicated to explain the warnings rte radio 1, atrocious.

tnegun · 13-01-2020 2:37pm

Several trees down around Maynooth now

Cw85 · 13-01-2020 2:37pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Looks like it. Meath, North Kildare, then Dublin & Louth possibly to get squall line conditions next.

Wow, luckily we didn't get it bad so. About two minutes of heavy rain and it had passed. Seems Carlow Town might have been blocked out from the Wicklow Mountains which is a common occurrence with winds coming from that direction.

irish1967 · 13-01-2020 2:37pm

Donegal Town here. Seems we missed the squawl line. Nothing out of the ordinary here whatsoever.
Moderate rain for a short time. Certainly not squawl line stuff.
Only slightly windy and now mostly blue sky.

I usually hate seeing posts like this but have to say really nothing more than a blustery day here.

MT mentioned second wave may not be as bad as first. First was a non event. At present only 1 small ESB fault in entire county.

Did we dodge a bullet?

charlietheminxx · 13-01-2020 2:38pm

The wind has picked up in North Dublin. I pop home every lunchtime, the difference between the way there and the way back was notable.

Snow Garden · 13-01-2020 2:39pm

Mace Head got into Orange numbers by the skin if it's teeth at 13:00

Mace Head = 111 km/h gust

Every other station is back to Yellow or less.

_feedback_ · 13-01-2020 2:39pm

squarecircles wrote: »

evelyn cusak - its very complicated to explain the warnings rte radio 1, atrocious.

Thought the same myself.. the presenter was asking her where warnings remain/are lifted etc. and she mumbled a bit and then told the presenter "it's very complicated" - like as if she was talking to a child

WTF is that all about, is she not supposed to inform the listeners!

Fia11 · 13-01-2020 2:39pm

The term 'squall line' is new to me and I'm very much enjoying it.

tnegun · 13-01-2020 2:40pm

To the poster in Leixlip this is the Leixlip road out of Maynooth

mirrorwall14 · 13-01-2020 2:40pm

tnegun wrote: »

Several trees down around Maynooth now

I’m hearing one down at Confey in Leixlip too

pauldry · 13-01-2020 2:41pm

I reckon a few 120kph gusts likely in the North and West before day is out

That was an impressive 135kph in Roches Earlier

SEPT 23 1989 · 13-01-2020 2:41pm

very nasty out there:eek:

Newcastle Dublin

HeidiHeidi · 13-01-2020 2:42pm

_feedback_ wrote: »

Thought the same myself.. the presenter was asking her where warnings remain/are lifted etc. and she mumbled a bit and then told the presenter "it's very complicated" - like as if she was talking to a child

WTF is that all about, is she not supposed to inform the listeners!

Also agreed.

I hate all the grief that ME ships during events like this, but even I would suggest that Evelyn stick to the forecasting and hand the interviews / explanations to someone a bit more fluent on the radio.

mloc123 · 13-01-2020 2:43pm

Fia11 wrote: »

The term 'squall line' is new to me and I'm very much enjoying it.

I have never heard of one before... But I am now excited to see it.

h2005 · 13-01-2020 2:43pm

average_runner wrote: »

Again I said early sat morning, doubt you were playing early sat morning as it was still dark. From about 630 - 8 30 it was pretty bad.

Possibly, my tee time was 8:24 so would have been out and about from 7 and saw nothing this bad

TomOnBoard · 13-01-2020 2:44pm

Fia11 wrote: »

The term 'squall line' is new to me and I'm very much enjoying it.

And there was me thinking a squall line was what you'd see leading to Geronimo's Teepee during mating season. ...

Stevieluvsye · 13-01-2020 2:44pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

very nasty out there:eek:

Newcastle Dublin

Is power still on?

ednwireland · 13-01-2020 2:44pm

irish1967 wrote: »

Donegal Town here. Seems we missed the squawl line. Nothing out of the ordinary here whatsoever.
Moderate rain for a short time. Certainly not squawl line stuff.
Only slightly windy and now mostly blue sky.

I usually hate seeing posts like this but have to say really nothing more than a blustery day here.

MT mentioned second wave may not be as bad as first. First was a non event. At present only 1 small ESB fault in entire county.

Did we dodge a bullet?

thought we were supposed to get another smack later on but looks like the worst may be staying offshore could get breezy again in the nex t couple of hours

M.T. Cranium · 13-01-2020 2:44pm

irish1967 wrote: »

Donegal Town here. Seems we missed the squawl line. Nothing out of the ordinary here whatsoever.
Moderate rain for a short time. Certainly not squawl line stuff.
Only slightly windy and now mostly blue sky.

I usually hate seeing posts like this but have to say really nothing more than a blustery day here.

MT mentioned second wave may not be as bad as first. First was a non event. At present only 1 small ESB fault in entire county.

Did we dodge a bullet?

I was thinking of Mayo perhaps with those comments (and the reports we had on the thread from there), seems that you had it relatively easy in round one so probably round two for you will seem more intense. I did notice peak gusts of 110 km/hr at Donegal airport which I realize is some distance north of your location. Maybe Donegal town is sheltered somewhat from a south wind but this second round will be southwesterly. Also it has no particular focus like the squall line, it's just a tightening of isobars around 4-8 p.m. roughly.

lintdrummer · 13-01-2020 2:45pm

I'm in Celbridge, on the Leixlip side and it's been ferocious out the window for the last hour at least. Dogs would normally be crying to get out for a walk at this stage but both are laying low.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nshTBTnHFMw

BLIZZARD7 · 13-01-2020 2:45pm

Rain has picked up in intensity - D14

average_runner · 13-01-2020 2:46pm

h2005 wrote: »

Possibly, my tee time was 8:24 so would have been out and about from 7 and saw nothing this bad

Out West Dublin it was bad. One poster had the speeds compared to Sat and Sat was stronger. Now that could change soon!!

M5 · 13-01-2020 2:46pm

Winds still increasing in N kildare, just had highest gust so far 71.6kph. Trend still very much upwards

Negligible rain though, or perhaps the weather station is struggling with the rain angle

road_high · 13-01-2020 2:46pm

SpitfireIV wrote: »

Downpour in Kilkenny City, some seriously heavy rain and a mighty flash of lightening and rap to thunder to boot...

Apparently the lightning hit a building in Loughboy but have no other details. Very severe squal but blew through very quickly

SEPT 23 1989 · 13-01-2020 2:48pm

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

Is power still on?

yes

TheMilkyPirate · 13-01-2020 2:48pm

46 knots highest gust here in Wexford town which is about 85km/h. Bit disappointing really.

Sir Oxman · 13-01-2020 2:49pm

Dublin22 lashing, lashing, LASHING sideways rain and very strong winds
The roof is rattling (top of apt block)

mojesius · 13-01-2020 2:51pm

Gone wild here in SE Meath the last few minutes

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

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