Storm Ellen - 19th/20th August 2020

Darwin · 20-08-2020 12:19PM

I'm trying to work out from that map whereabouts in Kilkenny that torndao is going to appear :pac:

SeaBreezes · 20-08-2020 12:20PM

aidanodr wrote: »

So the day after the night before ... here in cork. What are we to expect as this day rolls on? Are we over the worst OR round 2 due at some point?

Even Tornadoes ???

https://twitter.com/Netweather/status/1296402457883484168

2020 always upping the ante.

Mere thunderstorms are SO 2019..

aidanodr · 20-08-2020 12:34PM

SeaBreezes wrote: »

2020 always upping the ante.

Mere thunderstorms are SO 2019..

More on Tornadoes ..

https://twitter.com/CarlowWeather/status/1296406120031047682

jimmynokia · 20-08-2020 12:39PM

DOCARCH wrote: »

143kmh (...I think...) at Roches Point.

According to IWC it was 178kmh kinsale gas platform..

pad199207 · 20-08-2020 12:42PM

jimmynokia wrote: »

According to IWC it was 178kmh kinsale gas platform..

That’s offshore. Roughly 90-100m above the sea. But sure we knew he would use Fastnet or Kinsale Energy Gusts for his trophy before the storm even happened.

The max gust of only 143kmh at Roche’s Point puts a 3 egg undercooked omelette on his face

jimmynokia · 20-08-2020 12:43PM

pad199207 wrote: »

That’s offshore. Roughly 90-100m above the sea. But sure we knew he would use Fastnet or Kinsale Energy Gusts for his trophy before the storm even happened.

Hopefully people and the radio stations that had him on yesterday wake up now. The people lauding him saying he was on the ball is priceless

Gaoth Laidir · 20-08-2020 12:44PM

The highest measured 10-minute mean speed was 111 kph (60 kt) at Roche's Point, absolutely in line with the latest Harmonie forecast yesterday afternoon.

https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1296402226882240518

Here are the highest gusts. Of course, they don't include the Kinsale platform, which has its anemometer 55 metres above the surface.

https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/1296400489777639424

DOCARCH · 20-08-2020 12:47PM

jimmynokia wrote: »

According to IWC it was 178kmh kinsale gas platform..

Clown....

Always interesting to observe what's happening at Kinsale platform and Fastnet but they are not representative/wind instruments not in accordance with IMO standards.

JackieChang · 20-08-2020 12:50PM

Winds picking up now.

teednab-el · 20-08-2020 12:53PM

JackieChang wrote: »

Winds picking up now.

They have been picking up for the last 15 hours.

Neddyusa · 20-08-2020 12:59PM

Still no power in South Roscommon. Might be restored tomorrow?
Worst storm in my memory. Hundreds of trees down locally. Peak was 12.30 to 1.30am.
Noise was scary. The Christmas storms of 97/98? might have had stronger winds and lasted longer but this did more damage.
Lost a shed roof and had a heifers killed in Opelia but this was worse.
No phones. No internet. Only emergency calls possible on the mobile network til now.

Hat tip to Mt Cranium who specifically mentioned Ros/E Galway in the firing line.

TheDenialTwist · 20-08-2020 01:07PM

eastie17 wrote: »

East Cork very bad, local radio wasn’t even doing it justice. Trees down everywhere, most R and L roads blocked into Midleton

Yes, what a night and morning. Very high winds, rain, thunder and lightning.

Trees felled in Cobh and on the Fota Road this morning. Some power outages in Cobh. Cross River Ferry was out of service this morning until around 09:50. Still very gusty and raining currently.

Danzy · 20-08-2020 01:10PM

TheRiverman wrote: »

Roadside trees,a huge issue ignored and neglected by Government, County Councils and landowners for decades.They should be all cut down,everytime there is a storm,you can write the same script about roads blocked.Thankfully I haven't heard about any fatalities.

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Neddyusa · 20-08-2020 01:11PM

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

I'm tempted to comment on his page about how wrong he got it but sure what's the point? People on there just don't want to hear it. They'll slate met eireann while congratulating him on how right he was. Never mind the fact he was miles off the mark and ME actually got it spot on.

No idea about the other lad but ME certainly didn't get it "spot on".

They had Roscommon - and neighbouring severely affected counties in a "yellow" warning - totally wrong.

Gonzo · 20-08-2020 01:12PM

back online now after an entire night without power or broadband. Winds didn't seem too bad here at first and then the power went around 11.30pm, about 15 minutes afterwards the winds became much worse. Power only restored this morning.

John O.Groats · 20-08-2020 01:15PM

Gonzo wrote: »

back online now after an entire night without power or broadband. Winds didn't seem too bad here at first and then the power went around 11.30pm, about 15 minutes afterwards the winds became much worse. Power only restored this morning.

Was much damage done in your area?

JanuarySnowstor · 20-08-2020 01:16PM

Still no power here estimated 7pm

John.Icy · 20-08-2020 01:17PM

I'm not too fussed over the IWC or similar people trying to put their 2 cents in - sensationalist forecasts are part and parcel of the hobby, though maybe in this case the large following is a little more dangerous. Agree with Oneric too, the media does this every day, and they actually phrase their articles as if its directly coming from Met Eireann - it's always ''Met Eireann predict massive heatwave'' despite the official forecast being 18-22 degree weather or that. At least IWC pushes himself as something separate and kind of, I am better than MetE.

Laughable though how his feed was full of praise this morning. General public hasn't a scooby doo. Whatever about Cork, and at a push Limerick/Clare, we had gusts elsewhere of 90-110 km/h. Just an absolute world away from 150-160 km/h gusts over a widespread area and supposed imminent red warning upgrades. IWC was bang on the money though apparently. These people in his comments praising him right now are the same folk who bash MetE for predicting winds of 120 km/h and the max gust only ends up being 119km/h. I could write a thesis how baffled I am how some people in inland Leinster for e.g. on his page have woke up this morning convinced they have just lived through a red warning historic storm with 150 km/h gusts. Christ.

Gonzo · 20-08-2020 01:17PM

John O.Groats wrote: »

Was much damage done in your area?

I'm unsure of that but i'll be heading to the shops soon and will take a look. It was certainly the loudest wind I have heard here since probably Storm Darwin. It's also the first wind storm to knock our power since Storm Darwin.

Oneiric 3 · 20-08-2020 01:25PM

'Ellen' brought nothing more than the bog standard, not out of the ordinary wet and windy stuff here in 'orange' Galway. These colour warnings have become the equivalent of the boy who cried wolf for these parts.

20-08-2020 01:25PM

TheRiverman wrote: »

Roadside trees,a huge issue ignored and neglected by Government, County Councils and landowners for decades.They should be all cut down,everytime there is a storm,you can write the same script about roads blocked.Thankfully I haven't heard about any fatalities.

Don't stop at the roads. All trees anywhere near houses, footpaths and in public parks need to go. The safety of the human is paramount here.
Also, dangerous lakes need to be drained and backfilled with gravel.

The Undecided One · 20-08-2020 01:32PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Don't stop at the roads. All trees anywhere near houses, footpaths and in public parks need to go. The safety of the human is paramount here.
Also, dangerous lakes need to be drained and backfilled with gravel.

Just the lakes? What about the ocean? How many people die in the ocean each year?

Mix it with concrete all the way to New York!

John.Icy · 20-08-2020 01:33PM

Neddyusa wrote: »

No idea about the other lad but ME certainly didn't get it "spot on".

They had Roscommon - and neighbouring severely affected counties in a "yellow" warning - totally wrong.

Out of curiosity;
Mount Dillon (Roscommon) - 102 km/h max gust (yellow).
Mullingar (Westmeath) - 83 km/h max gust (n/a).
Ballyhaise (Cavan) - 94 km/h max gust (yellow).
Gurteen (Offaly) - 85 km/h max gust (n/a).

Can't remember what Pauldry in Sligo got. Galway and Mayo were orange warnings. Now maybe trees in full leaf spiced things up a little but I think MetE did alright, if anything I'm sure you'd have people in Galway and Mayo argue an Orange was excessive.

Neddyusa · 20-08-2020 01:36PM

And we had the opposite colour coding complaint here. Definitely orange to red impact level here - and we under a (now completely ignored) "yellow"!

Similar to Ophelia, the worst of the winds with this took a track to the East of Galway/Mayo.
Mt called the track much more accurately.

John.Icy · 20-08-2020 01:40PM

DA reported winds from the south for much of the 'peak' - winds maxed out in the mid 60km/h range (must be very sheltered with this wind direction , Wicklow Mts?). Highest gust was 70 km/h when direction was SE. The lowest recorded gust of all Met E stations. Here in D9 it just never took off.

c.p.w.g.w · 20-08-2020 01:41PM

A few employers true colours showing today...

It seems all the covid procedures some workplaces have implemented have got out the window when your workforce are without power at home...

Neddyusa · 20-08-2020 01:41PM

Certainly worst storm impact wise here in over 23 years. Shows why ME need to go to an "impact" model.
Also the closest of those weather stations to us is over 40 miles away (Mt Dillon) - but thats story for another day.
ESB estimates we'll get power back on Saturday :eek:

lucernarian · 20-08-2020 01:41PM

Would point out that there is a real lack of anemometers in the corridor around Dungarvan to Clonmel, where serious damage was done and the very highest wind speeds were expected. Pity we don't have a station between Roches Point and Wexford.

Neddyusa · 20-08-2020 01:45PM

John.Icy wrote: »

Out of curiosity;
Mount Dillon (Roscommon) - 102 km/h max gust (yellow).
Mullingar (Westmeath) - 83 km/h max gust (n/a).
Ballyhaise (Cavan) - 94 km/h max gust (yellow).
Gurteen (Offaly) - 85 km/h max gust (n/a).

Can't remember what Pauldry in Sligo got. Galway and Mayo were orange warnings. Now maybe trees in full leaf spiced things up a little but I think MetE did alright, if anything I'm sure you'd have people in Galway and Mayo argue an Orange was excessive.

Certainly worst storm impact wise here in over 23 years. Shows why ME need to go to an "impact" model.
Also the closest of those weather stations to us is over 40 miles away (Mt Dillon) - but thats story for another day.
ESB estimates we'll get power back on Saturday :eek:

aidanodr · 20-08-2020 01:45PM

Torrential downpours now over Carrigaline / Cork city.

Storm Ellen - 19th/20th August 2020

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