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Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion Spring/Summer 2024

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  • #902
    highdef
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,623 ✭✭✭highdef


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122493552#Comment_122493552

    I think that's been posted already but still, it's rare to see an electrical pole on fire in Ireland, caused by lightning



  • #903
    glightning
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 662 ✭✭✭glightning


    @Meteorite58 called this one well!

    As for me, was away from home at a wedding and didn’t see a thing.

    But looking at the sferics, seems like most of the action was west side of Ireland and my home missed out anyway. So the night time lightning drought continues since I’ve moved house (7 years now!)



  • #904
    greenpilot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,818 ✭✭✭greenpilot


    Extraordinary event over Ballaghaderreen last night. Almost 6 hours of continuous lightening and thunderclaps. Taken from the back garden. Looking South from near Ballaghaderreen.

    https://youtu.be/aYePUFUf5oU?si=-d4-Wize7EWZAJcw


  • #905
    The Macho Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 349 ✭✭The Macho Man


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122493625#Comment_122493625

    That is class, shame its so short



  • #906
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 19,466 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122493696#Comment_122493696

    +1. Great capture.



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  • #907
    Robwindstorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 910 ✭✭✭Robwindstorm


    The big question is, did squarecircles get his/her thunderstorm?



  • #908
    The Macho Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 349 ✭✭The Macho Man


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122493746#Comment_122493746

    😂 was thinking that last night 😊



  • #909
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 19,466 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Nothing exciting to report the east coast/GDA other than a very impressive display of cloud to ground/cloud to clould lightning, which lasted over an hour, out over the Irish Sea. No thunder from it, so a lot of prople would not be aware of it/would have missed it.



  • #910
    esposito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,623 ✭✭✭esposito


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122493746#Comment_122493746

    I think Squarecircles is based in Mayo? If so, surely they caught some good thunder and lightning.

    @squarecircles please report back. Were you proved wrong in the end?



  • #911
    Robwindstorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 910 ✭✭✭Robwindstorm


    Spare a thought for us in Meath looking forward to a lightning display, especially as it originally looked like our area of the country was in the firing line. We ended up getting a normal shower 😳



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  • #912
    Storm 10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,171 ✭✭✭Storm 10


    Taken from reddit Galway last night spectacular video especially the explosion at the end

    https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/1eq6vfv/lightning_in_galway_last_night/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button



  • #913
    LambshankRedemption
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,467 ✭✭✭✭LambshankRedemption


    Had the camera out for an hour but unfortunately I dont seem to have captured any nice forks, just mostly flashes.



  • #914
    Cluedo Monopoly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,886 ✭✭✭✭Cluedo Monopoly


    There was one almighty bang late last night. It woke me and it takes a lot to wake me. I thought a tree had fallen or something hit the house. Still not sure what it was, no sign of any damage. Sounded kinda metallic. Very strange but very loud.

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  • #915
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 13,103 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122493519#Comment_122493519

    I have same difficulty with X, but if you place cursor over the video on X and copy, then you paste into your post , that should work, sometimes you have to press enter for the tweet to load in the post properly.



  • #916
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,380 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    That was some serious thunder, lightning and rain overnight here in Donegal.

    Sounded like it was right on top of the house, and long time since I've seen rain so heavy.

    Yet a glorious morning now, lovely sunshine.



  • #917
    AllForIt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,753 ✭✭✭AllForIt


    I see nothing on the front page of the RTE website regarding the severe electrical storms last night.

    If it was on the East coast you wouldn't hear the end of it.



  • #918
    monster1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 780 ✭✭✭monster1


    Still have no power even though fault shown as fixed this morning on the outage website. I wonder did that massive bang that woke me around 3am hit the house.



  • #919
    JCX BXC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,516 ✭✭✭✭JCX BXC


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122494654#Comment_122494654

    Nothing at all, despite over 30k premises without power this morning.

    Also Met Eireann had no thunderstorm warning active for the vast majority of the thunderstorm activity. If this hit Dublin would it be the same? Absolutely not.

    Not one for conspiracies, but it does seem if it's in the west it's not happening for our government organizations.



  • #920
    CrowdedHouse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,162 ✭✭✭CrowdedHouse


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122494947#Comment_122494947

    Make sure you report it as a fault, sometimes they assume everyone on a line is back.

    Seven Worlds will Collide



  • #921
    squonk
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,390 Mod ✭✭✭✭squonk


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122495054#Comment_122495054

    That’s just it really. West of the Shannon you just don’t get the service. Even on RTE news even seeing Galen’s in Connacht you get a map with a pin. If it happens on the east coast, a camera crew are dispatched immediately. Sage with ME. I’m sick to death of hearing forecasters saying it’ll be a mostly dry week apart from some rain at times in the west, and when you hear that you know it’ll be far from dry as you’re getting the rain at source so to speak. Those storms were quite far west so could see ME forgetting about them but if it was Dublin there would be minute by minute warnings.



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  • #922
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 13,103 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


    Mod Note: please stay on topic, there is a thread for Met Eireann related discussion, this thread is just for discussing Convective/ Thunderstorms only.



  • #923
    BlueSkyDreams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,648 ✭✭✭BlueSkyDreams


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122493857#Comment_122493857

    In Dublin and saw nothing at all. Been a lovely sunny day since 7am to be fair.



  • #924
    vickers209
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭vickers209


    Tried to upload this last night, YouTube seems to work

    Was with kids watching fireworks in portrane last night which was Brought forward by 30 minutes due to weather in the area!

    https://youtube.com/shorts/2yCl7HSO4rQ?si=4BN4K8M3eFUahQbn


  • #925
    Needmoretea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 150 ✭✭Needmoretea


    Thanks for all your great pictures and reports of last nights thunderstorms. They sounded epic! I can't help but feel slightly jealous 😁 This was a very busy thread last night!

    I was looking at the Met Eireann radar last night and there was a row of heavy rain blobs and crosses all the way down the west. I was hoping it would slip over more easterly 🙂

    Very calm here in Dublin just a little bit of rain last night but nice pleasant day today and mostly sunny so I should not complain too much.



  • #926
    monster1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 780 ✭✭✭monster1


    Yeah reported it. Blown transformer over the road, estimated repair tonight 10pm.



  • #927
    nacho libre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,095 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    I just hope it's not another 24 years before I get to witness an event like that again.

    Wouldn't it be great if we were guaranteed a couple of nights like that every summer



  • #928
    sryanbruen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 14,274 ✭✭✭✭sryanbruen


    Wasn't out for the storm but got a few strikes offshore from Portrane, Dublin. Nothing like what was seen out west but I'll take it especially considering I wasn't expecting or planning for it. Seen a massive sheet lightning strike too that my camera was out of focus for pffff

    BRU_1745-Enhanced-NR.jpg Portrane Lambay Island lightning 11 August 2024.jpg BRU_1710-Enhanced-NR.jpg Portrane Lambay Island lightning 2 11 August 2024.jpg BRU_1696-Enhanced-NR.jpg BRU_1728-Enhanced-NR.jpg

    Photography site - https://sryanbruenphoto.com/



  • #929
    PukkaStukka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,300 ✭✭✭PukkaStukka


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122496059#Comment_122496059

    Ah, was it Yee at the bench? Was there someone there with a drone up? If so, that might have gotten some cracking footage



  • #930
    Markus Antonius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,944 ✭✭✭Markus Antonius


    Got these in Galway last night:

    IMG-20240812-WA0008.jpg IMG-20240812-WA0012.jpg IMG-20240812-WA0011.jpg


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  • #931
    salamander27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 124 ✭✭salamander27


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122492965#Comment_122492965

    Was at the spot where it happened today, in a place called Tierneevin. A local told me it was a high voltage transformer went on fire. Amazing that it lit up the clouds 8km away!



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