Atlantic Storm Watch: December 2013

yop · 19-12-2013 12:07AM

mickyfitzy2 wrote: »

Sorry to hear that, stay safe out there! If YOU DONT NEED TO BE OUT DONT BE OUT!

In one there, my missus decided she needed to go to town at 5.30! FS I nearly had a canary!!! She came home around 7 and it was peaking here then.

Hope them people are ok.

Definitely reduced here now, plenty of hail, but I would say we are at about 60% of the strength.

Bsal · 19-12-2013 12:08AM

Mace head 58G65kt and Malin head SW 50G71kt in the last hour.

Terry Wogans Inner Thigh · 19-12-2013 12:11AM

Jaysus twas hairy enough driving home tonight in Sligo.

Home now, and my letterbox doth flap .

Pete M. · 19-12-2013 12:15AM

Tis picking up here again.

Nice bit of hail came down fast too.

If there's a white blanket in the morning I'll be very happy

mickyfitzy2 · 19-12-2013 12:15AM

yop wrote: »

In one there, my missus decided she needed to go to town at 5.30! FS I nearly had a canary!!! She came home around 7 and it was peaking here then.

Hope them people are ok.

Definitely reduced here now, plenty of hail, but I would say we are at about 60% of the strength.

Not nice conditions out there, quiet xmas for me I hope, hope you and all the posters today have a good one. Cheers to all for the updates today nice to know whats going on in other places not just relying on met.ie

ISOT · 19-12-2013 12:17AM

Still very gusty here at westport quay, small refrigeration container blown into sea earlier, high tide at six came over quay wall ( coincided With high point of storm ) storm sea water has destroyed tarmac parking area at end of quay completely.

thecretinhop · 19-12-2013 12:18AM

Aye keep safe everybody insane hailstorm for about 2 minutes in claregalway

Davaeo09 · 19-12-2013 12:18AM

Winds have picked up lots here outside Kilkenny.
Another torrential shower and I swear I heard thunder. Or maybe it was just the wind

davidsr20 · 19-12-2013 12:21AM

I think we got the worst of it here in Galway all day. Worst wind Iv seen in a while. Salt hill is a washout!

irishgeo · 19-12-2013 12:24AM

Is there a level 4 and 5 event?

Weathering · 19-12-2013 12:25AM

davidsr20 wrote: »

I think we got the worst of it here in Galway all day. Worst wind Iv seen in a while. Salt hill is a washout!

Yeah I agree, Mace head had it a lot worse than Belmullet and Malin heads latest gust is 73knots so still behind Galway. I'm not sure if Malin will top 78knots tbh

mickyfitzy2 · 19-12-2013 12:26AM

Not Sure the worst of it is over for North Donegal yet 73 knt gust in last hour, but I hope uou are correct.

squarecircles · 19-12-2013 12:30AM

conditions earlier this evening in West Mayo.

Johnny1999 · 19-12-2013 12:33AM

Getting windy in North Kilkenny. Just driven through some very snowy sleet!

mickyfitzy2 · 19-12-2013 12:33AM

mickyfitzy2 wrote: »

Not Sure the worst of it is over for North Donegal yet 73 knt gust in last hour, but I hope uou are correct.

I'm 10 Miles south of Malin Head and its still really gusty here with constant high winds, just saw a fairly substantial branch fly by my house and part of my fence just took of on a holiday towards carndonagh. If anything I think its gotten stronger here in last 20 mins.Would definitely not rule out 78+ knts for Malin.

irish1967 · 19-12-2013 12:36AM

Thousands of euro worth of damage done to pier here in Donegal Town tonight. On mobile here so can't post pics but you can see them at

www.facebook.com/donegal.waterbus

Water flooded quayside car park at high tide. Metal railings were torn out of their concrete base. Place is a disaster zone. Hope to get more pics at first light. Crazy night !

allthedoyles · 19-12-2013 12:41AM

Mini Tornado in Kilmallock Co Limerick , blew the roof off a house .

thecretinhop · 19-12-2013 12:44AM

Our thoughts are with the emergency services who had to deal with that horrific accident on the motorway this evening. Several people are in a critical condition at UHG.

Galway advertiser

God bless them

Also traffic lights out in Parts of Galway GA facebook excellent tonight

Marcus Halberstram · 19-12-2013 12:45AM

Wind picking up again in East Clare

mickyfitzy2 · 19-12-2013 12:45AM

hopefully nobody hurt there

wretcheddomain · 19-12-2013 12:46AM

irishgeo wrote: »

Is there a level 4 and 5 event?

It depends if we can pass Level 3. There should be a boss at the end of Level 5 so we need to level up and prepare.

ectoraige · 19-12-2013 12:47AM

allthedoyles wrote: »

Mini Tornado in Kilmallock Co Limerick , blew the roof off a house .

You'd think they'd have something more than a wolly cap on their heads whilst clearing the fallen debris!

mickyfitzy2 · 19-12-2013 12:47AM

thecretinhop wrote: »

Our thoughts are with the emergency services who had to deal with that horrific accident on the motorway this evening. Several people are in a critical condition at UHG.

Galway advertiser

God bless them

Also traffic lights out in Parts of Galway GA facebook excellent tonight

and with the RNLI who I'm sure will be on stand by tonight, those guys are heros and I know a few of them.

ninebeanrows · 19-12-2013 12:54AM

Interesting band of precipitation crossing the country early tomorrow, could be a surprising covering of snow in places...

Going to be a really cold day.

mickyfitzy2 · 19-12-2013 12:58AM

Alot of thanks on this thread go to Maquiladora, weathering, M.T.Caranium and a few others, without them we would be clueless. There are a few more guys that post regular update on storms and I thank thom also. thanks guys

mickyfitzy2 · 19-12-2013 01:00AM

Weathercheck also

mayo.mick · 19-12-2013 01:01AM

My weather station recorded a record low this evening at 17.55. 957.9hpa :eek:
Can't upload to link to, website down.

Current: High: Low: Average:
Temperature: 4.9 °C 10.4 °C 4.3 °C 6.6 °C
Dew Point: 1.6 °C 10.2 °C 1.4 °C 5.6 °C
Humidity: 79% 99% 79% 93%
Wind Speed: 3.5km/h / 39.3km/h - 12.2km/h
Wind Gust: 13.4km/h / 39.3km/h - -
Wind: NW - - SSW
Pressure: 972.8hPa 987.4hPa 957.9hPa -
Precipitation: 36.3mm

loubian · 19-12-2013 01:03AM

I should be sleeping but I am obsessed with the goings on of the weather around the country. I second that thank you!

mountainy man · 19-12-2013 01:06AM

Temperature dropping away now and am anticipating snow/sleet/hail soon, Temp 1.7 C dew point -2.6 C.

ZX7R · 19-12-2013 01:07AM

have to say with out maq ,weathercheck,mt, iancar and many many others the weather forum would be a quite place to post,I am always learning something new from them

Atlantic Storm Watch: December 2013

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