Storm Ellen - 19th/20th August 2020

HeyV · 20-08-2020 07:12AM

https://twitter.com/c103cork/status/1296334817425084418?s=21

Banana Republic. · 20-08-2020 07:14AM

HeyV wrote: »

https://twitter.com/c103cork/status/1296334817425084418?s=21

Always seem to be freaked out by that kinda thing, like getting a view of under the world

teednab-el · 20-08-2020 07:17AM

We must have missed the storm in Cork North West. Just got few gusts and plenty of rain and thunder and lightning.

Pistachio19 · 20-08-2020 07:18AM

Graces7 wrote: »

Crazy out there but energising in a way. The sky is that shade of navy blue/purple ….
Next job is to sort re the grocery delivery which will not be happening today.

Still one cat awol. Poor lad is probably hiding. Can't blame him as the wind is still ferocious. Love the look of the ocean in these circumstances.

I happened to get up at 5.40am and the cat who usually disappears during bad weather was on the window looking to get in. I was delighted to see him. He's been in since.

thomil · 20-08-2020 07:18AM

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

No power loss here in Ballincollig, was half expecting to wake up to it gone.

Seems that only the "core" parts of Ballincollig have power at the moment though. There's a ring of power outages around the town, almost like a donut.

It was certainly an "interesting" evening and night, to say the least, even after the worst had passed over. Not much to see in the way of damage from my place. Still pretty gusty though.

Graces7 · 20-08-2020 07:28AM

Pistachio19 wrote: »

I happened to get up at 5.40am and the cat who usually disappears during bad weather was on the window looking to get in. I was delighted to see him. He's been in since.

Two of mine who had been out all night raced in earlier, sodden. And fast asleep since. Just the one still out. He will come home when he is hungry. They are safe out here.

highdef · 20-08-2020 07:29AM

pad199207 wrote: »

Gust of 98KMH at Casement

A storm force 10 gust in not exceptional by any means for Casement but is strong for the time of year.

highdef · 20-08-2020 07:31AM

teednab-el wrote: »

We must have missed the storm in Cork North West. Just got few gusts and plenty of rain and thunder and lightning.

Sounds like you got the best bit of the storm if you got lots of thunder/lightning!!!!

20-08-2020 07:38AM

It peaked at 40 kmh in North kerry. 5mm rain since midnight

GhostyMcGhost · 20-08-2020 07:42AM

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

I had a look on his FB page again this morning. The amount of people thanking him for getting it spot on is incredible. It's like some kind of mass delusion.

Cathal Nolan, from Ireland's Weather Channel, says it's the worst weather since Storm Ophelia, which claimed three lives in 2017.
"Certainly this storm ranks pretty evenly with Storm Ophelia," he said. "Some parts of the country have seen gusts of wind in the past few hours that have even exceeded the levels that were recorded during Storm Ophelia and of course the damage to power supplies is of a similar nature."

First it was worse than hurricane Charley, now it’s on par with Ophelia ...

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/195000-homes-businesses-without-power-due-to-storm-ellen-1014542.html

Robxxx7 · 20-08-2020 07:42AM

Here in Mid Kerry it was pretty calm to be honest, top wind speed in my location of 62.8kmh and had about 23mm of rain since around 9:30 pm last night

Fakediamond · 20-08-2020 07:50AM

TheMilkyPirate wrote: »

Anyone know the max gust from last night?

93.3 km/h at 22.35 in Carlow, according to Carlow Weather. I couldn’t sleep with the noise. Lots of trees around here so I’m expecting some damage.

revelman · 20-08-2020 07:52AM

It has been absolutely wild here all morning on the coast near Kinsale. We are in a pretty exposed place so are used to wind. On a scale out of 10, I would say about 7 out of 10. I’m no expert but this seems like orange level stuff to me.

Samsgirl · 20-08-2020 07:53AM

Just trying to get to work here in Tipp. Place is in bits. All roads out of Aherlow blocked.

mikep · 20-08-2020 07:55AM

Fakediamond wrote: »

93.3 km/h at 22.35 in Carlow, according to Carlow Weather. I couldn’t sleep with the noise. Lots of trees around here so I’m expecting some damage.

There was as 77kt (147 km/h) gust at reported at Roches Point, entrance to Cork Harbour

edit: Sorry, meant to quote MilkyPirate..

The_Outsider · 20-08-2020 07:56AM

Maxed out at 108kmh here at around 12:40am

bloody loud enough to keep me awake

m17 · 20-08-2020 08:03AM

Skibbereen co cork (pic Twitter)

Beechwoodspark · 20-08-2020 08:07AM

Absolute carnage here in mid Kildare. Rubbish strewn all over the roads, hedges and greenery also. Am concerned about the back roads being impassable.

Xtrail14 · 20-08-2020 08:11AM

Made some rain between the showers here and football rolled down the lawn, south west.

teednab-el · 20-08-2020 08:17AM

It wasnt anywhere as deadly as storm Darwin or even Ophelia lets be honest. Orange Warning at some locations at a push.

MJohnston · 20-08-2020 08:17AM

A big tree down just off Johnstown Road in Cabinteely, Co Dublin.

Supposed to see this as I didn’t think we’d gotten got that badly here, but obviously shows you the vulnerability of trees to wind this time of year.

Danzy · 20-08-2020 08:18AM

5 trees down on my road

20-08-2020 08:19AM

m17 wrote: »

Skibbereen co cork (pic Twitter)

I thought skibbereen was part of the flood relief scheme?,

Oscar Bravo · 20-08-2020 08:20AM

Status Yellow Rainfall warning for Ireland
Met Éireann Weather Warning

Heavy squally downpours and thunderstorms will bring a risk of spot flooding at times today and tonight.

Valid: 09:00 Thursday 20/08/2020 to 05:00 Friday 21/08/2020

leahyl · 20-08-2020 08:24AM

Think I just heard thunder in cork city

sryanbruen · 20-08-2020 08:25AM

teednab-el wrote: »

It wasnt anywhere as deadly as storm Darwin or even Ophelia lets be honest. Orange Warning at some locations at a push.

Regardless, it was a remarkable storm for the time of year with national August records set.

StackSteevens · 20-08-2020 08:25AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I thought skibbereen was part of the flood relief scheme?,

It's not finished yet - and while it may be able to handle the River Ilen in spate, I suspect that no Irish flood relief scheme can handle flash flooding of the kind that occurred last night!

Danzy · 20-08-2020 08:28AM

There never will be be a flood system here that will handle that level of flash flood rain.

hurikane · 20-08-2020 08:28AM

markjbloggs wrote: »

If these trends continue, this should be hugely embarrassing for Met Eireann. Not the first time they have cried wolf in recent years of course but the impact of their warning on struggling tourism businesses should leave them open to some very difficult questions

No need for the MET Éireann tribunal so......

Banana Republic. · 20-08-2020 08:31AM

Some drying in it

Storm Ellen - 19th/20th August 2020

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