Storm Betty Fri 18 to early Sat 19 Aug 2023

aidanodr · 18-08-2023 06:00PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120997024#Comment_120997024

We are in carrigaline .. about 20 mins NE from Kinsale .. getting very dark, thundery

Autosport · 18-08-2023 06:03PM

Raining heavy here in south Kilkenny

giveitholly · 18-08-2023 06:06PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120996340#Comment_120996340

But still a great day😉

aidanodr · 18-08-2023 06:14PM

Cork City starting to flood & this is only the beginning it seems

https://twitter.com/CorkSafetyAlert/status/1692584556539351101

fits · 18-08-2023 06:18PM

Cripes. New moon as well so super high tides.

I won’t forget storm Ellen in a hurry. A tree fell narrowly missing our house. Frightening.

spookwoman · 18-08-2023 06:20PM

Lightning off Ballycotton

18-08-2023 06:20PM

Just had our first bit of thunder and lightning in East Cork. Brief power cut too.

sryanbruen · 18-08-2023 06:22PM

Almost 40mm in the past 5 hours alone at Cork Airport. Daily total on 48.1mm so far provided the hourly totals are accurate and there's no corrections like with Dublin Airport 2 weeks ago with Antoni.

.Donegal. · 18-08-2023 06:24PM

Official stations highest rainfall total up to 6pm today

Clonakilty 46.2mm

Dunmanway 45.6mm

Inishcarra 42.1mm

Edit - Cork airport isn’t listed on WOW so I didn’t see that

18-08-2023 06:24PM

100% believe it, so much surface water in places you’d never see it.

Ozvaldo · 18-08-2023 06:29PM

Worst summer ever Cork City absolute pity of a summer

SeaBreezes · 18-08-2023 06:33PM

Clap of thunder Kinsale at the mo.

Itssoeasy · 18-08-2023 06:39PM

It’s kind of brightened up here in cork city or maybe it’s not and it was so dark for a few hours. Rain is still bucketing down.

thomil · 18-08-2023 06:40PM

Winds continuing to pick up here in Ballincollig, and rainfall has increased again as well. Now getting 10+mm per hour. 36.8mm total rainfall so far. Thunder audible in the distance, and the lightning tracker on my smartwatch is flashing like it's having a seizure!

cheezums · 18-08-2023 06:48PM

driving rain and booming thunder now in east cork

SweetCaliber · 18-08-2023 06:49PM

Amazed the races in tramore are still on, camera fella up in a boom in this wind and rain, just waiting for a clap of thunder and lightning and they might let him come down !

Itssoeasy · 18-08-2023 06:51PM

Would I be completely nuts to put the red glass bin out as it’s meant to he collected tomorrow morning ?

adocholiday · 18-08-2023 07:07PM

Just went from Rathdrum to Arklow and back, starting to flood in places and the heaviest rain (according to Met Eireann hourly forecast) doesn't even start for another hour yet. Winds starting to pick up here too but still relatively light.

ninebeanrows · 18-08-2023 07:12PM

Looks fantastic on the visible satellite. Almost as if there is an active major thunderstorm in the cloud head at present.

18-08-2023 07:18PM

Very, very heavy rain Timahoe, Laois. A really dirty evening!

Duvet Day · 18-08-2023 07:19PM

Just home from work near Cork city, unreal floods and surface flooding, thankfully most drivers taking it easy. It's still bucketing down, flooding is definitely going to be a problem, waiting now for the wind to start,at least it's Friday night ,an excuse to open a bottle and take to the couch. ☺️

.Donegal. · 18-08-2023 07:22PM

Recent lightning in south Cork

fits · 18-08-2023 07:22PM

Cancelled Netflix back in May. Just gave up and started it up again as kids going mental. It’s absolutely wild out here in Carlow. You’d nearly light a fire only its 23C in the house.