⚠️ Storm Éowyn - Fri 24.01.25 (Please read Mod Instruction in OP.)

ThaitaniumM · 22-01-2025 10:21AM

The positioning and wind direction of the storm is eerily similar to Darwin. Those strong winds are going right up the Shannon Estuary. Limerick City to get an absolute battering of those models verify.

Akrasia · 22-01-2025 10:23AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123083409#Comment_123083409

Its really not hard to skip past the comments and read the posts that have the big bright colourful charts in them

adocholiday · 22-01-2025 10:24AM

The ICON 6z is a bit of a downgrade I reckon? Still highly impactful for many areas I don't want to downplay it, but looks to be a 20kmh drop in most of the predicted wind speeds. Hopefully not an outlier. HARMONIE not in agreement, but a northwards nudge pulling the strongest winds back up towards Clare and Galway and keeping the South and East out of the main firing line.

squonk · 22-01-2025 10:26AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123083448#Comment_123083448

Playbtge ball, not the man. FWIW minutes adds up over a day. Also for those suggesting I should just look at Met.ie fine but you’ve just justified also closing this forum.

nacho libre · 22-01-2025 10:28AM

The UKV is taking the piss- they all are with the projected gusts overland. Hopefully we see even a small downgrade in the intensify of this thing during the day, if not i think the Orange warning will be upgraded to nationwide red by late this evening . It's awkward for Met Eireann they will not want to commit to a nationwide wide red till they have to- but at the same time they can't leave it too late either.

OldRio · 22-01-2025 10:30AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123083475#Comment_123083475

You do know you are contributing to what you are complaining about? You with a busy day and all.

Also you do know all moderation complaints are to be taken up elsewhere?

antodeco · 22-01-2025 10:38AM

Im glad I removed the front wall of my garage leaving a very large 4m opening onto a 3 sided closed building with a wooden roof. Hopefully I don't end up with a convertible roof garage!

Also just replaced many glass panels in my glasshouse!

Anyway, reading all those charts it suggests here in Dublin at least, they can close the county for a few hours and all will be "ok" second half of the day

Akrasia · 22-01-2025 10:39AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123083481#Comment_123083481

Even just to get the bin collections cancelled before people put them out on thursday evening for Friday will be a big help

Missiles flying around the place are what do a lot of the damage during storms. I don't want my house or car to be pelted with the neighbours recycling flying around at 130kph

Meteorite58 · 22-01-2025 10:40AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123083409#Comment_123083409

Mod Note: squonk, you need to drop it, you are bringing the thread off topic you got your answer way back and the title refers people to read mod instructions in OP. No more discussion in this thread about seperate threads.

Condor24 · 22-01-2025 10:44AM

Still hoping for some downgrade at this stage, midlands looks like getting an hour or two of anywhere between 70-90mph gusts early Friday morning. Very similar to Dec. 97, that's all it took to do the damage. 60-70 mph wouldn't be too bad, and we might escape the worst. Any shift north welcomed.

WolfeEire · 22-01-2025 10:45AM

icon moderates strongest gusts a tad on western seaboard. UKV a slight increase in wind strength

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Rain from the West · 22-01-2025 10:47AM

Latest GFS.

Condor24 · 22-01-2025 10:48AM

Of course, Newstalk had a segment this morning on it, and insisted on calling it Storm 'Owen'... 😬

Cork2021 · 22-01-2025 10:50AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123083532#Comment_123083532

which one is more reliable?

WolfeEire · 22-01-2025 10:52AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123083547#Comment_123083547

the easiest way to answer you is to say that all model model output is remarkably similar right now. They are either all right or wrong.

Rain from the West · 22-01-2025 10:53AM

GFS still going with a core of very strong winds across the middle of the country. Possibility of there not being a nationwide red exists IMO.

Bishop of hope · 22-01-2025 10:54AM

Is there any update on the rain event or snow even with this storm?

nacho libre · 22-01-2025 10:54AM

Sorry I didn't see the mod instruction above my post. So I will delete this post.

Akrasia · 22-01-2025 10:55AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123083532#Comment_123083532

100Mph gusts for North Clare.
Was thinking of bidding on a house for sale on the edge of the burren but am reluctant to put in an offer because not sure about how good the roof on it is.. be very interested to see how it fares following this event.

YanSno · 22-01-2025 10:58AM

Met éireann use the Harmonie so a nation wide Red is highly likely. Sting jet could occur around Kilkee - Limerick area.

WolfeEire · 22-01-2025 10:59AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123083567#Comment_123083567

ah I know, Nacho. A thankless job it is too. Thank you Meteorite 🙏. I'm just more frustrated by my screen dancing and typeface repeating words. First world problems 🙃

Macy0161 · 22-01-2025 11:02AM

GFS still going with a core of very strong winds across the middle of the country. Possibility of there not being a nationwide red exists IMO.

Hard to see them risking slight shifts north and south though.

obi604 · 22-01-2025 11:03AM

apologies if said already, what is the peak day and rough times for this storm?

Donegal Ken · 22-01-2025 11:04AM

Not something you see very often with the Ensembles. Red warnings will follow soon. Could be after Midday after the briefing takes place when warnings are escalated.