Thunderstorms 14th/15th August 2022

average_runner · 15-08-2022 07:57AM

Nice show on the south east coast in Wexford now

donymuc · 15-08-2022 08:03AM

First time poster. Just to say that I drove from Cork to Waterford yesterday evening. From just before 8 to after 10. Most difficult driving of my life. Biblical rain and constant lightening from Midleton to outskirts of Waterford. Lots of pulling in as getting blind with rain and flashes. Convoys of 60km/h were the order of the day. Some very close ground strikes around the Youghal to Dungarvan section. Felt like one of those American storm chasing videos

er1983 · 15-08-2022 08:06AM

So is waterford going to see it today again?

bad2thebone · 15-08-2022 08:07AM

Couple of strange cloud formations around east Clare this morning, driving from north Clare to East Clare. Cratloe hill looks like it could spark soon.

DOCARCH · 15-08-2022 08:07AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474515#Comment_119474515

Welcome!

Rikand · 15-08-2022 08:11AM

Only got the one good storm near athlone that i saw around 9 last night. Though when I say good it was nothing like the videos in this thread. Hopefully get some more today

Gaoth Laidir · 15-08-2022 08:11AM

Well I landed in Dublin at midnight and saw absolutely nothing.

Had a puncture in thr airport and saw absolutely nothing while changing it.

Came home to north Kildare and saw absolutely nothing all night.

Kermit asked if 1985 was really was as good as people say. It was the dog's ballox. Last night, for me personally, was a load of b......

Still, plenty of action for many others so that's good.

Captain_Crash · 15-08-2022 08:16AM

Located in South Dublin, fell asleep with the windows and blinds open in the hope thunder would wake me but instead woke to rain at about 3am…. Got up and had a look out the window and saw sweet f**k all! Reading back on the comments it appears as if I missed nothing?!!

Matagorda · 15-08-2022 08:16AM

New Poster in S.Tipp, just under Knockmealdowns. Very surprised no activity overnight. A couple of flashes seen in Lismore/Youghal direction around 9pm and a couple of rumbles from Galtees direction then a few flashes but no thunder this morning around 4-5am.

Storm 10 · 15-08-2022 08:16AM

Last night in Galway was the most spectacular lightning show that I have ever seen here it was on a par with storms in Spain non stop lightning and thunder for a good few hours looks to be another active cell brewing off the Aran Islands

squonk · 15-08-2022 08:17AM

Looks to be a large shower with some lightening off the coast of Clare now. North Clare here and no thunder yet. Just moderately heavy rain. Might lead to something later. Overnight there were plenty of flashes from distant storms. Not sure if there was much overhead as I turned in around 12:30. Few times I woke overnight though there was a flash to be seen somewhere.

mr.stonewall · 15-08-2022 08:21AM

Serious thunder last night at 3am in North tipp, running parallel to Lough derg. Coupled with at least 20mm of rain.

DOCARCH · 15-08-2022 08:23AM

In Greystones, last night, for a short period - around 15 minutes - there was lightning on average every 5 to 7 seconds (I was counting!) and constant rolling thunder (with no break between). As it was mainly IC, the lightning was more sheet, and the thunder not as loud as CG.

Overall, the show lasted around 45 minutes and as I went back to bed it was still flashing away (distantly) over the Irish Sea.

Not a patch on 1985, but the closest I have experienced to it, in Ireland, since (1985), for the amount/intensity of lightning.

pad199207 · 15-08-2022 08:34AM

Apart from some distant frequent flashes and distant thunder last night. Kildare must have some nighttime thunderstorm shield around it!

Again if your not living close to the coast your at nothing when it comes to these setups

typhoony · 15-08-2022 08:41AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474563#Comment_119474563

I think the drier and cooler air making it's way down from the north might halt the progress of the large shower to the southwest of the aran islands, this evening will feel nice and fresh

average_runner · 15-08-2022 08:47AM

Another few strikes in Wexford

StevenToast · 15-08-2022 08:47AM

Huge thunder and lightning in the nenagh area last night....sounded like massive explosions....

Very unnerving and impossible to sleep through...

Gamma Flash · 15-08-2022 08:52AM

A good 2 hours of lightning 2-5km distance between 9:30 and 11:30pm last night, could see only a few bolts though, Mostly obscured by rain and cloud, thunder quite muted for the most part too, way louder, nearer and way more bolts visible on July 25-26th 1985 but sure some of ye in other locations got a better show, must have a look at video footage later to see if managed to get any strikes

Gamma Flash · 15-08-2022 08:58AM

Cool pics, nice to be in a more open flat area to see the bolts

pad199207 · 15-08-2022 09:00AM

Status Orange - Thunderstorm warning for Munster, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Kildare, Wicklow, Dublin

Met Éireann Weather Warning

Thunderstorm activity expected. Due to the sporadic nature of development, not all areas will be affected. Heavy downpours of rain and hail will occur in places. Flooding where heavy downpours occur.

Valid: 09:00 Monday 15/08/2022 to 22:00 Monday 15/08/2022

Issued: 08:57 Monday 15/08/2022

Meteorite58 · 15-08-2022 09:03AM

No great shear available today but convergence playing a big part I would think and slight upper circulation of winds as the area of Lp to our S pivots slowly drawing the weak front and troughs over us.Decent lapse rates, Moist airmass with high Dp's, getting up to the low 20's today, sunshine breaks will have a positive effect for cell formation, diurnal heating kicking off the storms proper by the afternoon, could be a lively afternoon. Looks like some very heavy localized rainfall.

cheezums · 15-08-2022 09:28AM

Hopefully the ground was softened up a bit last night to mitigate flood risk a bit but most of the country looks set for a deluge today.

Gaoth Laidir · 15-08-2022 09:36AM

I saw no lightning myself but did see plenty of lightening from just before dawn.

highdef · 15-08-2022 09:54AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474765#Comment_119474765

I'm in Longford and the lightning lightened the sky very frequently last night, as there was a huge amount of lightning occurring that caused frequent lightening of the sky. 😉

PukkaStukka · 15-08-2022 09:55AM

Dublin is covered by the orange thunderstorm alert again but nothing in the what's been shared here and elsewhere seems to support that.

cnocbui · 15-08-2022 10:05AM

Here's a few more shots that missed the 5am selection and edit session which I have gone back to and managed to squeze some good out of.

That first one just about melted the camera sensor.

lawred2 · 15-08-2022 10:08AM

Sun actually peaking through the clouds in Dublin

Very humid though

esposito · 15-08-2022 10:08AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119474888#Comment_119474888

Spectacular snaps cnocbui.

lawred2 · 15-08-2022 10:09AM

Holy smokes @cnocbui

That first one is something else

Rikand · 15-08-2022 10:10AM

Jaysis it's still quite warm out there. Out in the garden this morning working and the heat still in the air. Definitely need a few more Thunderstorms yet

Thunderstorms 14th/15th August 2022

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Status Orange - Thunderstorm warning for Munster, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Kildare, Wicklow, Dublin