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The Great Storm of Wednesday 12/02/2014

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  • #662
    sunbabe08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭sunbabe08


    Yikes, just had a fight with the door of the car. Nearly took my arm off.


  • #663
    Birtles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 157 ✭✭Birtles


    Weathercheck wrote: »
    It cannot be overstated how extreme things could get in Kerry/ Cork around noon.

    Really really dangerous. Do stay indoors during the winds as it is likely to be some of the highest ever winds experienced in the region.

    Worst Drive ( from west Cork to Cork city) to work all winter. Driving rain & winds and roads are swamped in surface water. Do not travel unless really necessary.


  • #664
    munsterlegend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,616 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    Yes very blustery near Mallow already. Plenty surface water as well but the rain should ease off shortly.

    It certainly looks an extreme event for these parts now.


  • #665
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,439 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    Ok in car on way to work - it's bad here already, and it's gonna get worse?! Eeek!


  • #666
    maquiladora
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,134 ✭✭✭✭maquiladora


    Its been updated with the latest HIRLAM. The area of hurricane force winds is even larger. I've never seen anything like this.

    http://www.met.ie/forecasts/short-range.asp


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  • #667
    Speak Now
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,817 ✭✭✭Speak Now


    Picking up slowly in Waterford, latest gusts 85kph.


  • #668
    Beef
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,182 ✭✭✭Beef


    I'm in Cork Airport Business park and it's already unbelievable. Wish I worked from home today!


  • #669
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,780 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    maquiladora wrote: »
    Its been updated with the latest HIRLAM. The area of hurricane force winds is even larger. I've never seen anything like this.

    http://www.met.ie/forecasts/short-range.asp

    Yes, if people think it is bad now then it does not bear thinking how bad it will be at noon.

    Looks exceptional.


  • #670
    Robxxx7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,245 ✭✭✭Robxxx7


    Eased off a touch here in Mid Kerry now ... still blowing but not as bad as an hour ago .. calm before the proverbial storm


  • #671
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,780 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    Already a gust to 71 knots @ Sherkin.


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  • #672
    D2D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,391 ✭✭✭D2D


    It is horrible weather here in Cork. Lashing rain and a driving wind. Those gusts are really strong right now and it looks like it's going to get worse for us.


  • #673
    Red Nissan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,055 ✭✭✭Red Nissan


    Airport is quite this AM. It seems open recent landing at 08:03.
    70km/h wind reported at airport.
    I’ve 10mm precipitation since midnight.
    Blowing a near constant F5 I’ve a modest 40km/h gust @07:04
    No unusual activity at the moment.


  • #674
    Birtles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 157 ✭✭Birtles


    Sherkin Island recording 71knts gust


  • #675
    RoisinD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 414 ✭✭RoisinD


    maquiladora wrote: »
    The edge of the front looks intense on radar near the Clare coast, fair bit of lightning there.

    Not been too aware of the lightning but have heard long low rumbles of thunder. Wondered what it was as it reminded me of the night we had the earthquake.:eek: Relieved to read it was probably thunder.
    Extremely heavy rain since about 3.30. Some wind but we are somewhat protected from the SE winds. Once it swings round it will be a different story.

    NW Clare


  • #676
    patneve2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭patneve2


    Gale has commenced here. Expecting 60-63 knot gusts in this phase, and 65+ in second phase.


  • #677
    Birtles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 157 ✭✭Birtles


    patneve2 wrote: »
    Gale has commenced here. Expecting 60-63 knot gusts in this phase, and 65+ in second phase.

    http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/marine-high-seas/#?tab=map

    upgraded to Force 12 for Irish Sea.


  • #678
    Padraig Mor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,612 ✭✭✭Padraig Mor


    Gusting 60+ knots now in Cork harbour. Playing it safe and staying home and bringing the young guy to school. Schools here really should be closed - worst winds expected when kids are heading home.


  • #679
    cali_eire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 182 ✭✭cali_eire


    Gone much calmer here in West Cork in the last few minutes.


  • #680
    shmaupel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 191 ✭✭shmaupel


    Fairly miserable but standard wet and windy morning in South Donegal. Mad to see on the ME short range graphics how our winds up here will slacken away while those on the South coast ramp up so phenomenally. Really do hope everyone emerges unscathed from this.


  • #681
    maquiladora
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,134 ✭✭✭✭maquiladora


    Birtles wrote: »
    http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/marine-high-seas/#?tab=map

    upgraded to Force 12 for Irish Sea.

    Very rare to see that. Though those winds will be blowing away from shore towards Wales rather than towards the Irish coast. Makes a big difference.


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  • #682
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,439 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    Arrived in work in one piece :pac: Couldn't get the computer on fast enough - it is ATROCIOUS here!!! Never seen anything like it, unbelieveable gusts :eek:

    And we got a ferocious burst of rain just before I got out of the car to go into my building....typical!


  • #683
    Dickerty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭Dickerty


    cali_eire wrote: »
    Gone much calmer here in West Cork in the last few minutes.

    Eye of the storm?


  • #684
    Birtles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 157 ✭✭Birtles


    maquiladora wrote: »
    Very rare to see that. Though those winds will be blowing away from shore towards Wales rather than towards the Irish coast. Makes a big difference.

    Probably the reason Met office UK has issued warnings of gusts of 100 mph for exposed parts of North Wales


  • #685
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,439 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    Met Eireann talking about storm on Friday too and they mentioned it on morning Ireland this morning - does Friday look like it could be serious too?


  • #686
    Clamball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭Clamball


    A very heavy rain/hail shower here in Fermoy, visibility badly reduced, tops of trees starting to bend. Be safe out there and drive slowly to work. Better be late than sorry.


  • #687
    patneve2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭patneve2


    leahyl wrote: »
    Met Eireann talking about storm on Friday too and they mentioned it on morning Ireland this morning - does Friday look like it could be serious too?

    Looks to be more problematic from a rainfall point of view, but too early to say...


  • #688
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,439 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    There's bound to be serious power outages from this I'd say


  • #689
    force eleven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,039 ✭✭✭force eleven


    leahyl wrote: »
    Met Eireann talking about storm on Friday too and they mentioned it on morning Ireland this morning - does Friday look like it could be serious too?

    Track is similar. But until this one is past, not much attention to it, but looks troublesome.


  • #690
    maquiladora
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,134 ✭✭✭✭maquiladora


    leahyl wrote: »
    There's bound to be serious power outages from this I'd say

    There's been some already.

    https://www.esb.ie/esb-networks/powercheck/


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  • #691
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 19,108 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Kinsale Energy ramping up now. 59kts gusting 72kts.


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