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National: Severe Cold/ Snow Discussion (Thanks to all!)

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#11792 26-12-2010 1:11am
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A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Having experienced what freezing rain can do to the roads and footpaths today, I certainly do not envy anyone venturing out tomorrow if they get freezing rain. Snow is much less dangerous!

I know, I've a lot of driving to do tomorrow and I am not looking forward to it, especially with the way some f**king idiots were driving the past week in less dangerous snow.

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#11793 26-12-2010 1:12am
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Tonight Met Eireann made Sunday sound like a potential repeat of the worst ICE storm of the 20th century which occured in the UK during the middle of WW11 - It was not widley reported on because of the "black out" but people in the many parts thought they were being bombed by the Germans such was the noise of collapsing trees and powerlines:eek::eek:

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#11794 26-12-2010 1:13am
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:eek:Check this out, according to the nra site their station on the N11 at ennischorthy is at -10.4c and the N25 just south of wexford it at +2.3c.

http://www.trafficweather.info/roadWeather/rwisMap.jsp?client=208

Thats a difference of 12.7c in 12 miles!!!!!:eek:

Here its -9.6, up from a low -10.9 an hour ago.

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#11795 26-12-2010 1:21am
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Jumped from -10 to -3 here in 2 hours! Wild jumps..and its still climbing..02oC every 5-10 minutes. 10km up the road its still -10.

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#11796 26-12-2010 1:24am
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Birdnuts wrote: »

Tonight Met Eireann made Sunday sound like a potential repeat of the worst ICE storm of the 20th century which occured in the UK during the middle of WW11 - It was not widley reported on because of the "black out" but people in the many parts thought they were being bombed by the Germans such was the noise of collapsing trees and powerlines:eek::eek:

Not aware of the 1941 event, but there was an 'ice storm' on March 30th of this very year that knocked out power to thousands of homes in Northern Ireland.

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#11797 26-12-2010 1:29am
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Liffey almost completely floeing ice now!! A couple more days of this and we would have a frozen Liffey!!

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#11798 26-12-2010 1:32am
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Supercell wrote: »

Liffey almost completely floeing ice now!! A couple more days of this and we would have a frozen Liffey!!

pics??

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#11799 26-12-2010 1:34am
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latest ME obs: Casement 0c Dublin Airport -8
how can this be possible?

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#11800 26-12-2010 1:35am
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The wartime freezing rain storm in England was around 25 Jan 1940.

Have not been doing much weather work today, and will update my forecast around 0600, can see this potential from the way the cold air is hanging on tough in central and eastern counties. Let's hope a lot of it happens as some other form such as snow or ice pellets first, but I am also seeing some potential for rather heavy rainfalls on Monday. This could get very messy, sadly.

Anyone with relatives about to fly out to NYC or Boston, if that's even possible on Sunday, may find their flights being cancelled due to a snowstorm developing there too. I've been seeing forecasts of one to two feet of snow by Monday there. :eek:

Here, we just have the rain and the 11 degrees. :mad:

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#11801 26-12-2010 1:37am
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Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's the Atlantic

:P

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#11802 26-12-2010 1:38am
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so what exactly is freezing rain? are we talking giant hail stones or wha?

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#11803 26-12-2010 1:39am
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Elmer Blooker wrote: »

latest ME obs: Casement 0c Dublin Airport -8
how can this be possible?

Just noticed that. Cant figure this out? The relief of the area is similar to the neg temp both above and below.

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#11804 26-12-2010 1:40am
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mickger844posts wrote: »

Ive seen this happening on a number of occasions before when the temp on the coast was 5 or 6 degrees higher than inland, then the wind gets up a little from the south and boom the temp shoots up. That has happened again this evening, was -2.8c at 9pm now its +0.2c

I drove back this late evening from outside Dungarvan, was 3 degrees, temperature fluctuated all the way in the car to my location, a bit less than 20 km inland North from Dungarvan, -1 when we arrived.

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#11805 26-12-2010 1:50am
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philstar wrote: »

so what exactly is freezing rain? are we talking giant hail stones or wha?

One of the more knowledgable posters will probably correct me but my simple understand of it is that it is rain which freezes upon impact with the ground / a tree / a powerline etc. Near instant ice. The more of it falls the thicker the ice is. It's very adept at tricking unsuspecting motorists and pedestrians, not to mention bringing down trees and powerlines in extreme episodes of it.

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#11806 26-12-2010 1:54am
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giggsirish wrote: »

Just noticed that. Cant figure this out? The relief of the area is similar to the neg temp both above and below.

Its not the first time a weird temp flux has been seen at casement , I think Su had a thread on it there recently

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#11807 26-12-2010 1:56am
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dsmythy wrote: »

One of the more knowledgable posters will probably correct me but my simple understand of it is that it is rain which freezes upon impact with the ground / a tree / a powerline etc. Near instant ice. The more of it falls the thicker the ice is. It's very adept at tricking unsuspecting motorists and pedestrians, not to mention bringing down trees and powerlines in extreme episodes of it.

Yeah, thats it basically.

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#11808 26-12-2010 2:05am
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yeah found that thread on the temp flux in casement

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056101408

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#11809 26-12-2010 2:10am
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-9c here 3 miles from Casement

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#11810 26-12-2010 2:13am
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So, is it coincidence that we got 2 very cold winters in a row, or is it global warming and this is what to expect every winter from now on?

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#11811 26-12-2010 2:13am
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pistolpetes11 wrote: »

yeah found that thread on the temp flux in casement

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056101408

Radiant heat from buildings- Helicopters- Government jets or Aliens.

I reckon ALIENS in Government jets.

Joking aside . Thanks pistolpetes11 for digging out the thread.

Warming steadily here. Now -1.5 on the station display.

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#11812 26-12-2010 2:29am
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maquiladora wrote: »

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's the Atlantic

:P

Yep - nothing kills lying snow like an Atlantic warm front:(

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#11813 26-12-2010 2:35am
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Getting freaky now. Snow on top of my gauge is obviously melting as im reading rain this past hour. Now Up to - 0.4!!

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#11814 26-12-2010 2:39am
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Right now, the Liffey is totally frozen over at the East Link Bridge.
100% iced over!!!!!!

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#11815 26-12-2010 2:41am
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Take pictures darnit!!!

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#11816 26-12-2010 2:45am
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There are no wavy reflections anymore!!! The Liffey is frozen over to the East Link Bridge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#11817 26-12-2010 2:49am
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Supercell wrote: »

There are no wavy reflections anymore!!! The Liffey is frozen over to the East Link Bridge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get out there and get your pics !

Temp has gone from -9.7 to -5.9 here in Newbridge

Some body has put up a vid on Youtube , but you cant really see it too well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWSoNuHtVaI

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#11818 26-12-2010 3:40am
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1 MILLION VIEWS just ..
:eek::pac::pac:

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#11819 26-12-2010 3:46am
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Saganist wrote: »

1 MILLION VIEWS just ..
:eek::pac::pac:

245 to make that magic million Now should i stay up to see it tick over? Oh the thaw is strong here near Mace Head Galway 5C and climbing

EDIT: 1,000,000 + Views hit Its been fun been part of it

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#11820 26-12-2010 4:13am
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Just gone into positive temps for 1st time in 6 days!! (Just as thread hit the 1Million views) 11oC rise in just over 4 hours

and here she comes!

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#11821 26-12-2010 4:22am
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Supercell wrote: »

Right now, the Liffey is totally frozen over at the East Link Bridge.
100% iced over!!!!!!

River Barrow in Graignamanagh was frozen over this morning.

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