*** Heavy Rain and High Winds for many as Storm approaches(Mon 24th - Tues 25th Sept)

Alan_Curry · 24-09-2012 1:02pm

Confab wrote: »

I understand that, but it's rare enough to get flooding in Dublin. An accumulation of 8 cm of rain (more like 5cm due to absorption and drainage) is not enough to cause issues, especially since we haven't had a huge amount of rain lately. Maybe I am being a Buzz Killington, but it's hard to get excited about a bit of wetness.

Do you remember the Dundrum flooding? 7 to 8 centimeters of rain fell that day. Here's a link:

http://www.met.ie/climate/monthly_summarys/oct11sum.pdf

Rain in Ireland usually sweeps over the country from the west and lasts a few hours, this is going plonk itself over the northeast of the country for over a day so it's worth monitoring with caution.

Mr Benevolent · 24-09-2012 1:07pm

only one wrote: »

Man that rain is wet out there today

Yup, only just noticed now. Last time I saw it like this was last October.

weisses · 24-09-2012 1:07pm

Nice day here ... So far .. Light breeze and nice warm sunny spells

Mr Benevolent · 24-09-2012 1:09pm

Alan_Curry wrote: »

Do you remember the Dundrum flooding? 7 to 8 centimeters of rain fell that day. Here's a link:

http://www.met.ie/climate/monthly_summarys/oct11sum.pdf

Rain in Ireland usually sweeps over the country from the west and lasts a few hours, this is going plonk itself over the northeast of the country for over a day so it's worth monitoring with caution.

Yeah am beginning to see that now. I retract my earlier statements.

Iancar29 · 24-09-2012 1:12pm

Someone posted this over on FB , from Durham ,

Pressure of 972mb already?... adding on one or 2mb for calibration its still quite low!

Mr Benevolent · 24-09-2012 1:14pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

Someone posted this over on FB , from Durham ,

Pressure of 972mb already?... adding on one or 2mb for calibration its still quite low!

Wasn't this low forecasted at 985 or something? 972 is pretty damn low

Iancar29 · 24-09-2012 1:16pm

Confab wrote: »

Wasn't this low forecasted at 985 or something? 972 is pretty damn low

Exactly what i thought..

... its seems 10mb off compared to models?

Rikand · 24-09-2012 1:17pm

grand soft day in athlone at the moment.

are we going to get hit by this rain and wind hard at some stage today ?

Just wondering should I go do my bits and pieces now or can i put them off till later

maquiladora · 24-09-2012 1:18pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

Someone posted this over on FB , from Durham ,

Pressure of 972mb already?... adding on one or 2mb for calibration its still quite low!

That can't be right. The models don't show it deepening to around that figure for another 20 hours. What are the official readings like?

Speak Now · 24-09-2012 1:21pm

If this was a snow event i'd be raging down here in Waterford but seen as it's rain :pac:

Mr Benevolent · 24-09-2012 1:30pm

Latest reports say 992 for Dublin, falling about 0.5 hPa/h

Duiske · 24-09-2012 1:30pm

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

If this was a snow event i'd be raging down here in Waterford but seen as it's rain :pac:

Was just thinking the same. According to Rain Today, I'm just south of the rain area by a few miles. Off today, so might go out to cut the grass.

Conrach · 24-09-2012 1:32pm

I have just had a text from my daughters primary school. It says this :

A Severe Weather Warning has been issued to schools by the Met office. Valid from 2pm today to 6am tomorrow morning. All children should be collected at 2pm as school closing early. Children attending Afterschool club should be collected ASAP by parents

This is unprecedented. I have had kids in this school for 15 years and have never known them to close early even during the winter of 2010.

Iancar29 · 24-09-2012 1:37pm

maquiladora wrote: »

That can't be right. The models don't show it deepening to around that figure for another 20 hours. What are the official readings like?

Has to be a calibration error.. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/observations/ none near it at all..

Iancar29 · 24-09-2012 1:38pm

Conrach wrote: »

I have just had a text from my daughters primary school. It says this :

A Severe Weather Warning has been issued to schools by the Met office. Valid from 2pm today to 6am tomorrow morning. All children should be collected at 2pm as school closing early. Children attending Afterschool club should be collected ASAP by parents

This is unprecedented. I have had kids in this school for 15 years and have never known them to close early even during the winter of 2010.

Principle must have a fear of big puddles... :rolleyes:

Speak Now · 24-09-2012 1:42pm

Duiske wrote: »

Was just thinking the same. According to Rain Today, I'm just south of the rain area by a few miles. Off today, so might go out to cut the grass.

Sun trying to peep out now as well, last cut of the season (hopefully)

megatron989 · 24-09-2012 1:42pm

Conrach wrote: »

I have just had a text from my daughters primary school. It says this :

A Severe Weather Warning has been issued to schools by the Met office. Valid from 2pm today to 6am tomorrow morning. All children should be collected at 2pm as school closing early. Children attending Afterschool club should be collected ASAP by parents

This is unprecedented. I have had kids in this school for 15 years and have never known them to close early even during the winter of 2010.

Doubt many schools will issue similar warnings to family's. It's interesting they would risk panicking parents and children over the current weather system considering its slow nature. Overkill anyone?

Conrach · 24-09-2012 1:55pm

megatron989 wrote: »

Doubt many schools will issue similar warnings to family's. It's interesting they would risk panicking parents and children over the current weather system considering its slow nature. Overkill anyone?

According to a friend who phoned the school it is a directive from the Education Board on advise from the UKMO. All Primary schools in our board have received the same directive. Reason unknown considering they stayed open through storms, deep snow and ice before. Only closed for 2 days in 2010 and only because the heating packed in.
I have no idea if other Education Boards in N.I. are following the same directive.
Oh and it's only primary schools. Not secondary or Colleges.

maquiladora · 24-09-2012 1:56pm

megatron989 wrote: »

Doubt many schools will issue similar warnings to family's. It's interesting they would risk panicking parents and children over the current weather system considering its slow nature. Overkill anyone?

Some schools in England are being forced to close. This is at a school in Shropshire this afternoon.

From the sound of that above it seems its the UK Met Office advising the schools in NI.

Su Campu · 24-09-2012 2:00pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

Someone posted this over on FB , from Durham ,

Pressure of 972mb already?... adding on one or 2mb for calibration its still quite low!

That could be station level pressure, not sea level.

DOCARCH · 24-09-2012 2:03pm

31.6mm here so far with moderate rain atm. High rain rate so far of 34.6mm/hr at 10.57.

Just drove from Ballsbridge to here (Rathfarnham/Ballinteer) rain much heavier and steady here (obviously that was only a brief snapshot).

snaps · 24-09-2012 2:08pm

is there any wind with this system at the moment. So calm in the west.

vicwatson · 24-09-2012 2:08pm

Conrach wrote: »

I have just had a text from my daughters primary school. It says this :

A Severe Weather Warning has been issued to schools by the Met office. Valid from 2pm today to 6am tomorrow morning. All children should be collected at 2pm as school closing early. Children attending Afterschool club should be collected ASAP by parents

This is unprecedented. I have had kids in this school for 15 years and have never known them to close early even during the winter of 2010.

The warning is here and in fairness the Met Officice show Co.Down in the Orange zone

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/?regionName=uk

cherryghost · 24-09-2012 2:09pm

Horrific here in D8. First time I've seen heavy rain in the area since I moved in June. The drainage system is fairly poor in some areas.

Dotsie~tmp · 24-09-2012 2:15pm

We need t go to ....

WetCon 1

Elmer Blooker · 24-09-2012 2:18pm

DOCARCH wrote: »

31.6mm here so far with moderate rain atm. High rain rate so far of 34.6mm/hr at 10.57.

Just drove from Ballsbridge to here (Rathfarnham/Ballinteer) rain much heavier and steady here (obviously that was only a brief snapshot).

The rain is lot heavier where you are all right, I've only measured half of what you've got on the other side of the city - 16mm.

torrential1 · 24-09-2012 2:26pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

Conrach wrote: »

I have just had a text from my daughters primary school. It says this :

A Severe Weather Warning has been issued to schools by the Met office. Valid from 2pm today to 6am tomorrow morning. All children should be collected at 2pm as school closing early. Children attending Afterschool club should be collected ASAP by parents

This is unprecedented. I have had kids in this school for 15 years and have never known them to close early even during the winter of 2010.

Principle must have a fear of big puddles... :rolleyes:

Typical teachers... Any excuse to get away early.

DOCARCH · 24-09-2012 2:27pm

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

The rain is lot heavier where you are all right, I've only measured half of what you've got on the other side of the city - 16mm.

Orographic rain here. Most of the time I am in a rainshadow except when rain is coming from the north or north east. At 34.0mm now.

maquiladora · 24-09-2012 2:32pm

DOCARCH wrote: »

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

The rain is lot heavier where you are all right, I've only measured half of what you've got on the other side of the city - 16mm.

Orographic rain here. Most of the time I am in a rainshadow except when rain is coming from the north or north east. At 34.0mm now.

When is that 34mm since?

DOCARCH · 24-09-2012 2:33pm

Starting to reminice of October last year as the rain keeps coming down. At 35.0mm now - rain rate of 10.8mm/hr atm.

At least it is calm (at the moment) so not blowing leaves off trees to block drains!

*** Heavy Rain and High Winds for many as Storm approaches(Mon 24th - Tues 25th Sept)

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