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Storm Betty Fri 18 to early Sat 19 Aug 2023

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    #272
    M.T. Cranium
    Registered Users Posts: 14,388 ✭✭✭✭M.T. Cranium


    Expect winds to gradually increase again in Cork (county) around 0100-0300h but moderate rather than strong gusts in 50-80 km/hr range. Stronger winds heading more for Waterford-Wexford coasts. Parts of west Munster are basically in the eye of the circulation, west Kerry got into a convergence zone to west of that, and 34.1 mm rainfall at Valentia as result. That feature will gradually dissipate as the low transfers energy from western to eastern sub-centre in next 2-3 hours. As a result of all that, possible that some parts of north Cork, Clare, Limerick will stay in a relatively benign zone for much of the night before moderate southwest winds set in after 0300h.



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    #273
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,906 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    I think the LP's tightest gradients have moved further East than earlier predicted keeping the strongest winds off and along the coast, hardly any orange level winds if any overland away from coastal areas and maybe scarce to get a gust in the Orange territory. ARPEGE giving a fair representation of the models now. GFS has backed off the earlier strong swathe of winds overland also. Will be windy and blustery in places overnight especially near coasts and high ground but not showing the earlier strong winds. In my opinion.

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    #274
    Irish Steve
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 6,521 Mod ✭✭✭✭Irish Steve


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120998226#Comment_120998226

    The ferry you're going on now is very rarely cancelled, and it copes very well even in severe weather. Best place to sit on Ulysses is in the area above the duty free shop, the seats recline a little, and they are not subject to the same movement as closer to the sides. Been on it several times in severe weather, and no hassles, one occasion, it was the only ship sailing for nearly 4 days due to weather, which was just as well, as we had to travel for our daughter's wedding in the UK, and we had a vehicle full of stuff that had to get there, and it did.

    Shore, if it was easy, everybody would be doin it.😁



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    #275
    Rebelbrowser
    Registered Users Posts: 3,136 ✭✭✭Rebelbrowser


    Was reading an article earlier in the week about the Youghal Iron-man this weekend. They got a 3 year contract to host this international event in 2019. That year there was a deluge on the day and they had to can the swim. Then covid hit in 2020 and 2021 so it was cancelled both years. It finally went ahead in full last year (i.e. at the 4th time of asking) and they were hoping to have a successful third installment this weekend. Think only the half iron man is on tomorrow, starting at 7am, (full iron man on Sunday) but still they are having brutal luck with this (Youghal is on Waterford border for those who don't know...).



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    #276
    quartz1
    Registered Users Posts: 383 ✭✭quartz1


    Very very calm just outside Cork City on the northern side ……. You could light a candle outside



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    #277
    SuperBowserWorld
    Registered Users Posts: 6,717 ✭✭✭SuperBowserWorld


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120997609#Comment_120997609

    That'd be Noah with all this rain.



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    #278
    SnowyMuckish
    Registered Users Posts: 860 ✭✭✭SnowyMuckish


    Please excuse the weather ignorance… but can we just rid ourselves of this flopping El Niño and get back to something resembling normal 🙏 I’ve had enough of this Summer



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    #279
    leinad
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭leinad


    Doesn't that first one show the storm doing a U turn over Ireland?



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    #280
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,906 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Active enough but never got going over here in the SW away from S Kerry, a few sferics again, still more precipitation to head this way overnight, maybe a storm in Tralee Bay later 😀

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    #281
    highdef
    Registered Users Posts: 6,192 ✭✭✭highdef


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120998548#Comment_120998548

    The first what?



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    #282
    Angie Future Ranch
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    It’s doing its worst here around Dublin the past hour or so.



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    #283
    Speak Now
    Registered Users Posts: 8,540 ✭✭✭Speak Now


    Ramping in Waterford last half hour, 93km/h gust.



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    #284
    Rebelbrowser
    Registered Users Posts: 3,136 ✭✭✭Rebelbrowser


    Suddenly very stormy in Skibbereen....



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    #285
    Monkeynut
    Registered Users Posts: 590 ✭✭✭Monkeynut


    Power gone in swords.



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    #286
    spookwoman
    Registered Users Posts: 9,922 ✭✭✭spookwoman


    Boradband dropped for a bit there. 76 on waterford weathers site and 50kts at Waterford Airport. Has gotten quite wild outside now



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    #287
    SweetCaliber
    Registered Users Posts: 2,465 ✭✭✭SweetCaliber


    Yeah some powerful gusts now in Tramore , has taken down a lot of construction fencing by the racecourse and there was a tree down earlier also



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    #288
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,906 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120998548#Comment_120998548

    More like pivoting I would think back into the parent low.

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    #289
    spookwoman
    Registered Users Posts: 9,922 ✭✭✭spookwoman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120998580#Comment_120998580

    Something happened just outside Tramore earlier ambulance and 2 cars to the side. Then at Ballinamona roundabout on the ringroad looked like a tree down where the circus sets up



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    #290
    skinnyfries
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭skinnyfries


    It’s still wild and pouring rain in North Louth (hey)



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    #291
    SweetCaliber
    Registered Users Posts: 2,465 ✭✭✭SweetCaliber


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120998585#Comment_120998585

    Yeah there was a fairly large tree down by ballinamona earlier when I passed, fire crew were there.



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    #292
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,906 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    The heavier rain earlier in S kerry

    https://twitter.com/countykerry/status/1692680078524563782?s=20




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    #293
    M.T. Cranium
    Registered Users Posts: 14,388 ✭✭✭✭M.T. Cranium


    Buoy 6200094 (is this the old M5?) now reports south winds 82 km/hr gusting to 111. Would say it's reaching exposed land in Wexford because Johnstown Castle is often reporting weaker wind speeds than most locations and it has gusts to 80 km/hr on 23z (00h) report.



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    #294
    .Donegal.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭.Donegal.


    Some very rain over ulster

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    #295
    adocholiday
    Registered Users Posts: 1,854 ✭✭✭adocholiday


    Winds picking up again in South Wicklow after a lull for about an hour. Rain is back too although much lighter. Another few hours to go with this.



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    #296
    Jeff2
    Registered Users Posts: 7,034 ✭✭✭Jeff2


    Could people posting maps from abroad say what time difference there is to Ireland please.

    Thanks for posting them.



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    #297
    crx===
    Registered Users Posts: 145 ✭✭crx===


    Down here in Waterville at the moment... Wind picking up.. driving surface is hazardous.



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    #298
    spookwoman
    Registered Users Posts: 9,922 ✭✭✭spookwoman


    Lull again in Waterford.



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    #299
    sdanseo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,233 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120998633#Comment_120998633


    Few different maps being posted but they all have timestamps somewhere in a corner.

    Time mentioned "locale" = local time for the map

    Time mentioned "CET / CEST" = Central European Summer Time / 1 hour ahead of us

    Time mentioned "UTC" or "Z" = Universal Time, same as GMT. During summer this means 1 hour behind local time here (IST/BST)



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    #300
    SnowyMuckish
    Registered Users Posts: 860 ✭✭✭SnowyMuckish


    Rain pelting down hard here in NW Donegal and we’re only on the mild side of Betty. I can’t imagine what it’s like to be a home or business owner in Cork, worrying time and time again.



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    #301
    Mullaghteelin
    Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭Mullaghteelin


    The wind has suddenly become very violent on the north county Dublin coast, and it still has an easterly component which always makes it worse in the coast.

    The rain has finally stopped .



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