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Big Freeze Discussion / Heavy snow & Blizzards continue - 02/12/2010

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    #602
    ElectroJazz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 176 ✭✭ElectroJazz


    Getting sh!t on with snow here in Palmerstown! :)


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    #603
    teresminor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭teresminor


    snowing off and on in sandyford, most have been relatively heavy...


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    #604
    kakee
    Registered Users Posts: 823 ✭✭✭kakee


    Originally Posted by Xxhaylsxx viewpost.gif
    Have just spent half an hour trying to get the postman off the drive. was well stuck

    Is he Mr. Freeze by any chance...............sorry, I couldn't resist


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    #605
    mrbright
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭mrbright


    Blizzard now near Lucan - stay at home unless you have to!


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    #606
    [Deleted User]
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    rsom wrote: »
    Do you think this house needs more insulation in their attic:confused:


    That would be the waccy baccy grow room.;) he needs to get up there sharpish with a few cans of fake snow


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    #607
    *eadaoin
    Registered Users Posts: 628 ✭✭✭*eadaoin


    Here in Dundrum it's been varying mainly between light & heavy snow for the last couple of hours, some graupel & hail too.

    I have a sneaky feeling there's a bit of a thaw on, the branches of the trees aren't holding the snow and even though there's been hours of snow the animal footprints on the lawn haven't been covered up.

    Perhaps it's because we're at the warmest part of the day?


    Also can't believe RTE News said things were going to get better over the next while when it's clear things will be far worse as the day goes on!! There seems far more snow today than yesterday, I find it hard to believe that the busses will keep running into the evening!


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    #608
    mickger844posts
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,466 Mod ✭✭✭✭mickger844posts


    No snow here in Waterford City today. Main roads are fine but roads in estates are still dangerous. A thaw on snow that is in direct sunlight.

    Temp 0.6c DP -1.4c Sunny Spells

    More Data and Webcam @ www.waterfordcityweather.com


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    #609
    MilanPan!c
    Site Banned Posts: 4,415 ✭✭✭MilanPan!c


    VIA RTE:

    "The National Road Authority website includes real-time information on the road conditions of various routes on the national road network."

    Link: http://www.nratraffic.ie/weather/default.asp?RegionId=0


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    #610
    darkman2
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,632 ✭✭✭darkman2


    Heavy snow in Malahide putting another couple of cm's on the ground atm.


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    #611
    wicklowdub
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    Big change in the wind dir, seems to be almost northerly now, could mean the end of the snow for now or else it will push that Nth Dublin stream futher south.


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    #612
    Brenireland
    Registered Users Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Brenireland


    Dubh Geannain wrote: »
    What's that bright yellow thing in the sky?

    It's hurting my eyes

    the moon


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    #613
    flanzer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,135 ✭✭✭flanzer


    Horsing it down in Donaghmede now. Large flake too


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    #614
    killyourtv_
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭killyourtv_


    in d22, woke up to about 5 inches of new snow and light(ish) flurries. decided to go to the shop and stock up on chocolate (as you do ;))

    the amount of snow on the ground disguises the footpaths and no-one knew where they were. i however, found the foothpath by tripping over it and landing face first.

    go away snow. you're so mean :(


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    #615
    Mr Benevolent
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    flanzer wrote: »
    Horsing it down in Donaghmede now. Large flake too

    And coastal D13.


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    #616
    HellFireClub
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    Was listening to Dublin Air Traffic Control last night, an aircraft was being diverted over the airport, (wasn't landing), but was flying over the airport:

    Pilot: Any sign of the runway being re-opened within the hour?

    Controller: Nope, still being cleared of snow I'm afraid, will be closed until at least midnight.

    Pilot: Are you sure? The runway doesn't look to bad at all from here, (6,000 feet over the runway).

    Controller: You wouldn't want to be landing on the roads we had to drive in on this evening!

    Pilot: Eh ok!


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    #617
    Rougies
    Registered Users Posts: 2,676 ✭✭✭Rougies


    wicklowdub wrote: »
    Big change in the wind dir, seems to be almost northerly now, could mean the end of the snow for now or else it will push that Nth Dublin stream futher south.

    That's just the surface winds. Upper winds should keep the showers coming in for another while.


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    #618
    Cú Giobach
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    heyheyhey1982 wrote: »
    I know- thats what i meant- they contradict each other though they are meant to ahve the same forecast.

    The weather forecast on RTE IS Met Eir, ie the weather forcesters you see are people from met eir, not RTE personnel.


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    #619
    Simon Gruber Says
    Registered Users Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭Simon Gruber Says


    wicklowdub wrote: »
    Big change in the wind dir, seems to be almost northerly now, could mean the end of the snow for now or else it will push that Nth Dublin stream futher south.

    Windsock says due north


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    #620
    flanzer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,135 ✭✭✭flanzer


    Those streamers that are hitting North Dublin right now seem to be coming from the Mourne Mountains direction? No?

    Isle of Man is back in my good books too!


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    #621
    Raskolnikov
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    Near Lucan and it's chucking it down again. My thermometer says -1.5. I would say that the roads are going to be even worse this evening then they were yesterday.


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    #622
    Miss Lockhart
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,639 ✭✭✭Miss Lockhart


    Snuggled up under the duvet with the dog, listening to Christmas FM and watching the blizzard here in Lucan.

    Out of interest - would the current weather have had anything to do with that gas explosion in O'Connell Street, or is it just an unfortunate coincidence?


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    #623
    premiercad
    Registered Users Posts: 352 ✭✭premiercad


    just for those complaining regarding dublin airport, take your car out on the road accelerate to 180 miles an hour then brake within 2.3 kms.. :D now put some snow on the road and repeat..;)


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    #624
    HellFireClub
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    flanzer wrote: »
    Those streamers that are hitting North Dublin right now seem to be coming from the Mourne Mountains direction? No?

    Isle of Man is back in my good books too!

    Your dead right there I think, the cloud that is causing this very recent snowfall came down from a very northerly direction, I can kind of gauge the direction based on where my house is and where it is with respect to the Liffey, and as far as I can make out it came straight down from a northerly direction...


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    #625
    wicklowdub
    Registered Users Posts: 847 ✭✭✭wicklowdub


    Yeah looks like the wind is due to change to north westerly and then westerly by this evening, Probably spells the end of the precip off the Irish Sea but there is some nice patterns above Donegal for overnight.
    image.ashx?ok=1&country=gb&type=slide&time=&index=1&sat=ir


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    #626
    Brenireland
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    Miss Lockhart wrote: »
    Snuggled up under the duvet with the dog, listening to Christmas FM and watching the blizzard here in Lucan.

    Out of interest - would the current weather have had anything to do with that gas explosion in O'Connell Street, or is it just an unfortunate coincidence?

    yes indeed


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    #627
    Cionád
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    HellFireClub wrote: »
    Pilot: Any sign of the runway being re-opened within the hour?

    Controller: Nope, still being cleared of snow I'm afraid, will be closed until at least midnight.

    Pilot: Are you sure? The runway doesn't look to bad at all from here, (6,000 feet over the runway).

    Controller: You wouldn't want to be landing on the roads we had to drive in on this evening!

    Pilot: Eh ok!

    Lol,

    earlier on:

    Pilot: How are you

    Controller: I'll be better in an hours time when I'm out of here.


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    #628
    bryaner
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    rsom wrote: »
    Do you think this house needs more insulation in their attic:confused:

    Ahem (grass plants) ahem


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    #629
    Gonzo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,779 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    wind has gone too NE and meath is now totally out of the snow streamers


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    #630
    ninebeanrows
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    Snowing here for a while now, not really sticking though, maybe it is on the snow cover have not checked, just a coating of slush on the cars, say inland are getting a cover.


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    #631
    mvron
    Registered Users Posts: 339 ✭✭mvron


    Lovely big snowflakes here - very heavy too! :)


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