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The Great Storm of Wednesday 12/02/2014

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    #872
    MyStubbleItches
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    JustplainNUTS wrote: »
    Freight train's picking up momentum now... Heavy rain from WNW, still blustery, but becoming more sustained. Lights flickering, so could be last update from Eyeries (Beara, West Cork)?

    Just get it rebuilt for our trips down there from Macroom over the summer. We enjoy driving through Eyeries on our way to Allihies!!


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    #873
    jkforde
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    weisses wrote: »
    Wind really picking up here ...scary gusts from w/nw and its only the beginning ..

    Massive spray from the waves in Ventry ... proper storm

    take care down there lads, the predictions for Dingle and south Iveragh and Beara look very bad, structural damage is no joke or fun!

    sunny and calm in Galway City now after a shower...........

    🌦️ 6.7kwp, 45°, SSW, mid-Galway 🌦️



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    #874
    maquiladora
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    Nothing too dramatic on the 11am reports. It's the next two that will be really interesting...


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    #875
    luimneachboy
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    Thanks MT Cranium- Much appreciated your reply and advice-


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    #876
    ddubs
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    Web cam looking towards Old Head of Kinsale:

    http://kitesportcentre.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=5


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    #877
    DOCARCH
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    Just wondering is the ME 'Status Yellow' warning for the east coast/Dublin a bit light?


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    #878
    Birtles
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    http://www.met.ie/latest/buoy.asp

    Force 12 ( 64 Knts) sustained winds now at Kinsale Energy. ie Hurricane force Winds

    http://www.met.ie/images/marine-map-11.png for Platform location.


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    #879
    RobertKK
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    hoodwinked wrote: »
    roof slates are coming off and landing in the garden up here :( in Douglas cork....
    maquiladora wrote: »
    It's uncanny how similar the satellite image is right now compared to the one from Christmas Eve 1997.

    Quoting these two posts as I remember listening to the radio and hearting of slates coming off roofs in Cork for that Christmas eve storm.
    Then to read maquiladora's post...

    Highest recorded gust here in N Kilkenny is 80.5km/hr with a highest sustained at 45.8km/hr at a 4 metre elevation for the wind equipment.


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    #880
    ThaitaniumM
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    Kinsale Gas rig reporting near hurricane force sustained winds at 64kts gusting 76kts


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    #881
    JJJJNR
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    Mini tornado being reported by the AA in roscommon, extensive damage to cars and houses.


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    #882
    John.Icy
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    Considering most on here consider 50-100km/h gusts violent and extreme, god help some of them in a short time when even bigger winds arrive to many areas in the SW and S in the coming hours.


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    #883
    Cantona's Collars
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    I remember that storm in '97. The local medical centre was being built and all the hoardings blew down going through windscreens and people's windows along the street.Power was out in many areas for days.Ended up having drinks by candlelight in the local.


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    #884
    downwiththatsor
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    @radiokerrynews: RT @ESBNetworks: Met Éireann are warning of gust of 130 to 160 Kph in #Cork #Kerry this is Force 12 on the Beaufort scale & described as HURRICANE #staysafe


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    #885
    maquiladora
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    RobertKK wrote: »
    Quoting these two posts as I remember listening to the radio and hearting of slates coming off roofs in Cork for that Christmas eve storm.
    Then to read maquiladora's post...

    Highest recorded gust here in N Kilkenny is 80.5km/hr with a highest sustained at 45.8km/hr at a 4 metre elevation for the wind equipment.

    Hopefully it won't be as bad. The strongest winds should be around 3-5pm where you are, but we'll know before then how strong the winds will be.


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    #886
    downwiththatsor
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    Looks like a tail off kerry coast on latest rainfall radar at 11.15?


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    #887
    hoodwinked
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    what time is due to end in cork? its all quiet at the moment and blue sky and sun?


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    #888
    Power Gear
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    JJJJNR wrote: »
    Mini tornado being reported by the AA in roscommon, extensive damage to cars and houses.

    https://twitter.com/ciaranmullooly/status/433560917880881152


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    #889
    Padraig Mor
    Registered Users Posts: 9,545 ✭✭✭Padraig Mor


    hoodwinked wrote: »
    what time is due to end in cork? its all quiet at the moment and blue sky and sun?

    Worst is yet to come unfortunately.


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    #890
    titan18
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    hoodwinked wrote: »
    what time is due to end in cork? its all quiet at the moment and blue sky and sun?

    When does the good stuff start, been boring since around 9


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    #891
    Chicken1
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    I know I will get bashed here but I think Met Eireann called this very wrong this time, it was flagged here last week as was this Fridays storm, yet on the weather for the week ahead last Sunday we were told no storms to worry about, then only going red at midnight last night, its not good enough given how many people are going to get caught out by this monster.


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    #892
    Says I To Bridey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 140 ✭✭Says I To Bridey


    Wind picking back up a bit here again in Laois, sun still shining away. Clear blue skies if you look at the right angle :)


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    #893
    weisses
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    Structural damage here ... Just saw the wind take down a big barn ... Unreal hope everyone is okay

    Seen nothing like it in my life


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    #894
    Itsdacraic
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    Not much stirring in Limerick city, after some early activity (around 9am). Been quiet since.


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    #895
    HeidiHeidi
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    It's been howling and sheeting rain all morning here in Stepaside.... gone REALLY eerily quiet now :eek:


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    #896
    Matthew Gleeson
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    Heavy rain and a bit of a stiff breeze here in Carlow


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    #897
    maquiladora
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    Latest ME updates mentions "extreme gusts likely in many areas". Very rare to see that kind of wording. I think we'll see updated warnings after the reports from the southwest come in.


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    #898
    Cantona's Collars
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    Chicken1 wrote: »
    I know I will get bashed here but I think Met Eireann called this very wrong this time, it was flagged here last week as was this Fridays storm, yet on the weather for the week ahead last Sunday we were told no storms to worry about, then only going red at midnight last night, its not good enough given how many people are going to get caught out by this monster.

    The warning came very late,today I've talked to several people who seem to think the weather alert is for snow,already in Wexford the winds are stronger & more sustained than what we've had previously & the worst is yet to come.


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    #899
    mickger844posts
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    After a lull for a while winds have picked up again here in Waterford City. Max gust from the front was 85km/h and in the last half hour 83km/h. Thankfully the anemometer is working fine again after a spell of craziness earlier. ;)

    www.waterfordcityweather.com


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    #900
    downwiththatsor
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    Its scary in Dingle town. Power still on but flicking


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    #901
    Matthew Gleeson
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    Lots of flights diverting from Cork to Shannon today folks


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