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Storm Ellen - 19th/20th August 2020

M.T. Cranium · 2020-08-18 06:32:25

I just finished my forecast prep and discovered that various models are toying with strong developments in the Biscay region within 24-36 hours affecting some parts of Ireland within 36-48 hours, but details vary from model to model so at this early stage it's not possible to give a very precise alert for which regions may…

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#482 19-08-2020 05:12PM

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#483 19-08-2020 05:12PM

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Can we please have a separate thread dedicated to the ubiquitous colour code discussion. It's been discussed endlessly before and every time there's new warning it starts all over again.
As Evelyn Cusack from Met Eireann said on the radio earlier: ''Never mind the colour of the warning...''
Anyway, back to the stormy weather which is imminent according to the latest surface chart from the OPC:

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#484 19-08-2020 05:13PM

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Met Éireann in another awkward "damned if you do and damned if you don't" situation. Very difficult to forecast such an unpredictable track over Ireland from a rapidly developing system. I'll still accept their expertise before an "award winning" spoofer forecasting gusts up to 200km/h.

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#485 19-08-2020 05:15PM

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watlantic wrote: »

Can we please have separate thread dedicated to the ubiquitous colour code discussion. It's been discussed endlessly before and every time there's new warning it starts all over again.

Thread here for that debate: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057918791

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#486 19-08-2020 05:16PM

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Wave depression currently developing to the south of Ireland, with 'centre' moving in an NNE direction:

Some big cloud tops seem to be developing on the NW side of it, which is what will bring those potentially very heavy rainfalls to the SW later.

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#487 19-08-2020 05:17PM

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Was in doolin 2 days ago, thousands of happy holiday families all in tents and caravans. I'm assuming they're gone today?

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#488 19-08-2020 05:18PM

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Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Wave depression currently developing to the south of Ireland, with 'centre' moving in an NNE direction:

Some big cloud tops seem to be developing on the NW side of it, which is what will bring those potentially very heavy rainfalls to the SW later.

Seems like it's got an 'eye' and is cyclonic, per the resident geophysicist. That's pretty concerning, this looks like a bad one. Figures my garden's at its height.

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#489 19-08-2020 05:20PM

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wind and rain here already in East Cork...

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#490 19-08-2020 05:21PM

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mmc2010 wrote: »

wind and rain here already in East Cork...

Fairly calm and dry on the south

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#491 19-08-2020 05:21PM

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Dead calm in cork city and quiet....

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#492 19-08-2020 05:22PM

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SouthWesterly wrote: »

I've not camped in 30 years. I can walk out into my field to experience nature.

Living on the side of a mountain overlooking the Atlantic should be fun tonight!

Yeah.. when I was very new out here, I decided to take a very early walk thinking the dark is so …. deep in nature.. I suddenly realised when out of reach of the house light that I had no idea where I was, which direction was ???? Utterly totally blind dark. However hard I strained my eyes, nothing but black. I knew there was a ditch nearby and was frankly terrified. Common sense took over and I edged to the lane and then inched home. I take a torch with me now.. In gales here I have literally been blown off my feet more than once. So now I am very..... respectful.. of the power of nature and there is no way I would camp in a gale.

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#493 19-08-2020 05:24PM

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Cork Airport reporting just 6 knots of wind at 5pm. Going to ramp up soon.

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#494 19-08-2020 05:24PM

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Can see the clouds rolling into my right and coming in directly off the sea, wind has picked up another bit aswell

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#495 19-08-2020 05:24PM

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Graces7 wrote: »

I was living in Connemara when that lady camping in a caravan who thought this way got blown off a cliff in a gust and killed. There needs to be a sensible balance between challenge and danger with common sense mediating. One can leach into the other with great speed. In speeds like this you would not stand a chance in a tent in the open.

There should be definite advice given that all people occupying tents or caravans (In these orange/red warning situations) move to safe "built" shelter, ie check into a hotel, b&b, or go home well in time. I believe that was a particularly well-run caravan site and the owners
very upset by that tragedy which occurred in one of the most beautiful locations in the country.

There will likely be a run on accommodation within easy reach of the coast tonight, and it would be a good thing if caravan/camping site managers were obliged to inform occupants of the weather warning. Many people take these kind of holidays to get away from the usual bad news stories and may not have caught the weather warning.

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#496 19-08-2020 05:25PM

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Still cloudy warm day in West Cork.

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#497 19-08-2020 05:26PM

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GEM for 1am----usually quite similar to the ECM

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#498 19-08-2020 05:26PM

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[Deleted User] wrote: »

There should be definite advice given that all people occupying tents or caravans (In these orange/red warning situations) move to safe "built" shelter, ie check into a hotel, b&b, or go home well in time. I believe that was a particularly well-run caravan site and the owners
very upset by that tragedy which occurred in one of the most beautiful locations in the country.

There will likely be a run on accommodation within easy reach of the coast tonight, and it would be a good thing if caravan/camping site managers were obliged to inform occupants of the weather warning. Many people take these kind of holidays to get away from the usual bad news stories and may not have caught the weather warning.

It's on the news bulletins every hour! Message from government

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#499 19-08-2020 05:27PM

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leahyl wrote: »

Dead calm in cork city and quiet....

It's very weird how calm it is.

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#500 19-08-2020 05:27PM

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Fastnet seeing gradual rise in wind speed
https://twitter.com/FastnetLHouse

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#501 19-08-2020 05:31PM

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Brightening up in Dublin. We brought our walk forward to 7pm. Though based on the maps, we will get just a normal gale. No one wants issues with weather in the middle of a pandemic.

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#502 19-08-2020 05:32PM

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I see met.ie are giving a yellow warning for Wexford. Yet all the Wexford local weather apps are showing a red warning . Have an appointment tomorrow morning & not sure to cancel it or not !!

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#503 19-08-2020 05:34PM

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coathanger wrote: »

I see met.ie are giving a yellow warning for Wexford. Yet all the Wexford local weather apps are showing a red warning . Have an appointment tomorrow morning & not sure to cancel it or not !!

Wait until around 8pm. Any changes/updates to warnings should be made by Met Eireann by then.

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#504 19-08-2020 05:39PM

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Warm and calm here in Kerry, lovely evening for now anyway, have taken down my hanging baskets though and picked all my lovely apples before the wind blows them down!

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#505 19-08-2020 05:40PM

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emo72 wrote: »

Was in doolin 2 days ago, thousands of happy holiday families all in tents and caravans. I'm assuming they're gone today?

Indeed most have, there was a mass exodus of campervans out of the village today.

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#506 19-08-2020 05:40PM

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Mist has arrived now in West Cork, first report from the incoming system!

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#507 19-08-2020 05:41PM

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Not trolling but am I correct in saying that the downgrades have already started? Its a perfectly reasonable observation to make.

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#508 19-08-2020 05:41PM

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Is it 9pm to hit Cork?

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#509 19-08-2020 05:42PM

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SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Mist has arrived now in West Cork, first report from the incoming system!

It has been heavy mist in the city for last few hours. Normal summer weather so far.

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#510 19-08-2020 05:43PM

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Rain in Galway but nice and calm still. Early doors. Warm soft rain, my favourite kind.

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#511 19-08-2020 05:44PM

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Ludo wrote: »

It has been heavy mist in the city for last few hours. Normal summer weather so far.

Aye, drove from the city this morning. Was night and day

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