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In fairness, whilst Desmond was not a standout at all in the wind department, it was very much a rainstorm with a perfect recipe for disaster of an atmospheric river that just kept on going for a good 72 hours via very moist tropical maritime air. I think it deserves a mention for that.
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⚠️ Storm Éowyn - Fri 24.01.25 (**Please read Mod Instruction in OP.**)
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Clare (430ft asl)Mod ✭✭✭✭Join Date:Posts: 1557
Online for the first time since 3am or so when power went. Currently without electricity, water, mobile service and internet in my corner of west Clare so have had to go to Ennis, one of the few connected spots in the county, to check in.
Storm Eowyn has now moved on to leave a blustery evening with scattered, heavy sleet and snow showers (at least at my location). It was snowing when I left home.
Éowyn turned out to be the record breaking storm that was modelled so well in the days leading up to it. As expected, the west coast bore the brunt of the strong winds and the inland southeast escaped the more impactful winds.
In Clare, most roads were blocked with fallen trees and there are some reports of structural damage, including to the pier wall at Cappa near Kilrush.
While official verification is required, it appears Mace Head in Galway has broken the 80-year-old all-time wind gust record held by the former Foynes Airport in Limerick since 1945. The Connemara station beat Foynes by 1km/h to claim the record wind gust with 183km/h.
As was modelled, the Aran Islands bore the brunt of #StormÉowyn with an unofficial weather station there recording gusts of in excess of 200km/h.
Storm of the century? Probably not, but it certainly gave Storm Ophelia (2017) and Storm Darwin (2014) a run for its money in terms of impactfulness. It has also cemented its spot in the reference guide for storms for all weather geeks. See @BadWxStations and @SnowbieWxon twitter for the numbers on this storm.
Too soon to mention the 'spinning top' looking storm floris? 😬 Sorry...
Another deep area of low pressure will impact our weather on Sunday morning through Tuesday (see below from the 12z ICON). Just the 48-hour affair this time..
At present, it appears to have nothing on # Storm Éowyn. However, it would serve to delay response efforts to any cleanup or utilities company operations. It would also lead to further disruption due to structures and trees being already weakened by this morning's storm.
That's all for now. I will be back online when the power returns or when Elon Musk places a Starlink over West Clare, whichever comes sooner.www.weatheire.com
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Nice surprise this morning. House at the back of mine whose trampoline was right up on its side against my back glass door. ( picture taken after I moved it). How it didn't shatter the glass I don't know. We passed it back over when the wind died down.
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