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

My electricity went off at 6.40 this morning as my door bell is wired to the power supply, it didn't come on again till 5 this evening. Luckily I charged a few lights and various other devices. Couldn't work out though how to stop the smoke alarm chirping. I'm in Oranhill, in Oranmore and part of the wall and fencing to the building site buckled from the force.

I'm well aware.

Don't I know it but I doubt the way Boards is these days that they could link anything to anyone. The site seems to get clunkier with the years. However, west Clare/north Mayo/west Limerick or whatever it may be isn't really going to get anyone sent to jail, virtual or not. 😎

Top gusts

(if station had missing data, + symbol, meaning could have gusted higher in missing data)

(Malin Head placed at its estimated value from nearby functioning stations and satellite imagery, likely 170 11-13 and Belmullet at 145)

edited in later posted speeds

(from hourly reports on met.ie website)

LOCATION _______ top gust (km/hr) _ hour(s) __ notes

Mace Head _______ 183 ____________ 05 ____ no data 06 to present

Malin Head _______ 168 ____________ 08 ____ no data 10 to present, est 170

Knock ___________ 156 ____________ 06 ____ M6 buoy 157 at 01h

Finner ___________ 150 ____________ 09 ____ exceeded 130 07-11

Belmullet ________ 137 ____________ 02 ____ no data 05-present, est 145

Athenry __________139+ ___________ 05 ____ missing only 07

Shannon _________ 137 ___________ 04,05 ________

Valentia __________137+ ___________ 03 ____ missing only 04

Claremorris _______ 130 ____________ 07 ____M4 buoy 135 09h

Sherkin __________ 130 ____________ 02 _____________

Casement _________128 ____________ 11 _____________

Roches Point ______ 126 ____________ 02 ____ M3 buoy also 126 01h

Gurteen __________ 124 ____________ 05 _____________

Ballyhaise _________115 ____________ 08 _____________

Dunsany __________113 ____________ 06 _____________

Oak Park _________ 113 ____________ 07 _____________

Cork _____________111 ____________ 03 _____________

Mullingar _________ 109 ____________ 04 ____ M2 buoy 106 09h

Mountdillon _______ 107+___________ 08 ____ missing 07, 10 to present

Dublin ___________ 106 ____________ 05 _____second peak 104 12h

Johnstown Castle ___102 ____________ 08 ____ 100 also at 04

Moorepark _________ 93 ___________04, 05 ___ 90 at buoy M5 (02h)_____

Well that was the most boring storm ever. Cork city. One plant pot blew over. Slept like a baby.

We dodged it mostly. Eunice was shorter and it damaged our roof in Cork harbour.

Ok. He was being interviewed by Kieran Cuddihy at the time. It was the abruptness of the reply when asked did he have a relationship with M.E. that gave the impression that it wasn't great.

Username checks out.

Lots of damage to my neighbours houses, at least four of them have roof damage. Some debris hit my car just a few scratches but lots of my neighbours cars with broken windows on their cars from tiles flying. No power, mobile signal, WiFi, but water is working. A little bit of snow now to add to the it all. Loads of trees down and farm sheds damaged too. That's the worst storm I've ever witnessed here in South Sligo

Was surprised flight wasn't cancelled .. landed at 11:30 this morning . bit bumpy on approach landing was fine. Drive west was worse than i had expected , lots of debris and trees on main road.

F**k me. The power of nature…..

It's an incredible example of how important electricity is to the functioning of a society with any degree of sophistication. Alot think that if the internet went down we'd all be doomed. They couldn't be more wrong.

Still waiting Met figures for the stations that went offline before I post my storm comparison table. If they're not here tomorrow, I will post it with what's available.

The national average max wind gust was 123 km/h which beats any storm on the table back to 2011. Darwin was the previous with 121 km/h national average.

No respite at all it seems with some models showing 120km/h gusts for parts of the SW on Sunday.

Jesus Christ.

I'm missing Belmullet in the list. Last report at 4am had 96 km/h gust and 940mb (I think lowest pressure of all official weather stations). Max gusts at 5, 6,and 7am must have been significantly stronger.