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Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion Winter 2025/26

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  • #62
    .Donegal.
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    Recent strike Clare.

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  • #63
    squarecircles
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    met erean mentioned thunderstorms a lot in their forecast this evening, naturally nothing materialised,

    Post edited by squarecircles on


  • #64
    Perfidious Cretin
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124134131#Comment_124134131

    I'd nearly trust all you lads here on the weather forum more than I'd trust Met Eireann..



  • #65
    slimboyfat
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124134131#Comment_124134131

    Guess what, if they didn't mention thunderstorms in their forecast and they did happen, you would still be saying they are hopeless



  • #66
    Ros4Sam24
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    Horrid strong rain in North Ros at 10 past 2, a lot of heavy ones around the country

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    A few rogue lightening strikes in Clare

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  • #67
    squonk
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    Caught that thunder here a while ago. That shower cave crib nowhere. I was out weather and a few showers booked up but it seems they really got going after 2:30 onwards. The shower that delivered thunder is streaming in off the sea and running inland now. It really did start as a small shower on my walk but I could see it over Lahinch interdicting but really wasn’t expecting lightening and torrential rain in time!



  • #68
    Storm 10
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    Few flashes over the Bay this morning and hail shower slippy roads according to the local radio.



  • #69
    highdef
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    Lightning east of Malahide/Portmarnock (Fingal) recently

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  • #70
    DOCARCH
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124154894#Comment_124154894

    Can see Cb from Greystones, between the showers, related to those strikes.



  • #71
    hawkwing
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    Was looking out at a hailstone downpour and then saw fork lightning hit behind a forest just now followed by very loud thunder, another belt shortly after but seems to have just passed through. Wasn't expecting that. SE Tipp



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  • #72
    pad199207
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    Torrential Hail and lightning in Kildare



  • #73
    pureza
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    Avoca river in Arklow has burst its banks in several places

    Here it is at one of the towns coffee shops just now

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  • #74
    DOCARCH
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    A couple of recent strikes on the Wexford (east) coast.



  • #75
    pureza
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124186867#Comment_124186867

    can see the anvils from here in Arklow but no action heard as yet

    Just a few drops too as a shower passed to the south



  • #76
    JanuarySnowstor
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    Met Eireann mentioning thunderstorms for tomorrow morning several times on tonight's broadcast. Where on earth are they getting this from???



  • #77
    Storm 10
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    Thunder and lightning in Galway now heavy rain



  • #78
    M.T. Cranium
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    Radar has the look of severe storm activity now to 0900h across parts of central Ireland from Galway east. Will be placing this in today's forecast message but that won't be fully prepared for several more minutes.



  • #79
    JanuarySnowstor
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    Well it turned out a damp squib. A shower trough with a flash or 2 of lighting over Galway



  • #80
    highdef
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    Heavy squally thundery shower near Ardagh, County Longford. Two strikes, one just over a kilometre away, immediately north of Ardagh. The other about two kilometres to my west.



  • #81
    highdef
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124238246#Comment_124238246

    The thundery shower developed into a thunderstorm, nearly twenty strikes.



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  • #82
    808bassqueen
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    There was a dozen or so strikes off waterford and wexford coast earlier.



  • #83
    highdef
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124238264#Comment_124238264
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  • #84
    Meteorite58
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    Fair bit of lightning activity so far today around the country, sunny spells and big showers with a trace of hail here near the Kerry coast and could see CB's in the distance.

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  • #85
    Duvet Day
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    Lightning west of Cork city.



  • #86
    .Donegal.
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    This is from months ago but recently came across it on Reddit.

    Possible superbolt west of ireland today (1142 kA) image.png


    Superbolt lightning(never heard of it)

    “Some of these superbolts can have up to a 1,000 times more energy than typical lightning,” Ripoll said. Such bolts are capable of producing more damage than typical lightning if they were to strike the right spot on Earth.

    NASA article on superbolts

    https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/superbolts-carry-super-power-148933/

    Imagine the thunder with that.



  • #87
    DOCARCH
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    Quite a few strikes this moring in west Galway from hefty looking showers.



  • #88
    Storm 10
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124250606#Comment_124250606

    Thunder lightning near Moycullen looks to be heading my way



  • #89
    Meteorite58
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    I see a warning is gone up. Showers in Tralee.

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  • #90
    highdef
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    Squall has hit my house near Ardagh, Longford. Very strong and gusty winds with very heavy rain.



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  • #91
    Igotadose
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    Lightning and thunder in West Kerry 15 minutes ago. Power now out but skies are clear now.



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