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The Great Storm of Wednesday 12/02/2014

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    #1622
    lilmissprincess
    Registered Users Posts: 3,016 ✭✭✭lilmissprincess


    Apparently the new swimming pool in New Ross has half the roof blown off and is closed until further notice! :/

    1800463_808130279201363_576888188_n.jpg

    Friend of mine sent me the pic.


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    #1623
    eireannBEAR
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,713 ✭✭✭eireannBEAR


    Tzardine wrote: »
    Really starting to pick up in Monasterevin now.

    Hope its not too damaging.

    Its been hitting athy the last hour,Its going to be rough. theres a couple of hundred euro worth of damage done to my house already.


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    #1624
    zenno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭zenno


    Those dark clouds are a coming to Swords Co Dublin. In-coming shortly, with a big bucket of rain.


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    #1625
    maquiladora
    Registered Users Posts: 11,134 ✭✭✭✭maquiladora


    Easily the worse storm since 97 for the southern half of the country. In some places probably stronger. Though winds at offical stations were lower than 97.


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    #1626
    Penname
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭Penname


    Ramping up here in North Kildare. Horizontal rain and gusting to 35km/h.


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    #1627
    Pretzill
    Registered Users Posts: 4,684 ✭✭✭Pretzill


    A chunk of plaster off our chimney stack has just blown off, if the rest follows...I thought the gusts wouldn't be as bad here - status orange for connacht...seriously wild.


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    #1628
    redsteveireland
    Registered Users Posts: 3,034 ✭✭✭redsteveireland


    Drive east along the motorway out of Galway was not bad at all, mainly because the wind is not blowing across it for a change. Still some dangerous gusts out there, saw one neighbour with the chainsaw out already.


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    #1629
    miss no stars
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭miss no stars


    This is gonna cost a bit.


    Govt set to spend €23m on paddy's day festivities.

    Feck the festivities, that money NEEDS to go elsewhere.


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    #1630
    Duiske
    Registered Users Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭Duiske


    All roads into Borris, Co Carlow now impassable. Children being kept in schools until they can be collected by parents.


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    #1631
    Shiraz 4.99
    Site Banned Posts: 824 ✭✭✭Shiraz 4.99


    Penname wrote: »
    Ramping up here in North Kildare. Horizontal rain and gusting to 35km/h.

    Just had our first worrying gust in Naas.


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    #1632
    Sunny Dayz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,312 ✭✭✭Sunny Dayz


    In the midlands and the wind is really starting to pick up in the last half hour or hour.
    On my own in work for the afternoon and upstairs in a small office block, hearing the building / roof creak and the rain battering against the full length windows.


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    #1633
    omicron
    Registered Users Posts: 821 ✭✭✭omicron


    128km/hr gust in Kilkenny.

    http://www.kilkennyweather.com/


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    #1634
    Akrasia
    Registered Users Posts: 22,324 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    JanuarySnowstor wrote: »
    It seems met eireann cried wolf
    not good enough how come we all called it here!!!

    I think you need to brush up on your Aesop's fables

    Met Eireann were probably afraid of being accused of crying wolf and they were far too conservative in their forecast.

    I think they should err on the side of caution and give warnings earlier where there is a plausible risk of a major wind event like this one, but they would probably argue that their analysis of the charts showed that the storm would track south and not affect inland areas badly.


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    #1635
    ninebeanrows
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    maquiladora wrote: »
    Easily the worse storm since 97 for the southern half of the country. In some places probably stronger. Though winds at offical stations were lower than 97.
    Yes, looks like we topped at Shannon with 86 knots (99mph), think 1997 had a 104mph @ Valentia?


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    #1636
    Faustino
    Registered Users Posts: 170 ✭✭Faustino


    eireannBEAR wrote: »
    Any news on when this is expected to end??

    It's never going to end :) This is all because of global w.. i mean climate change, and it's all your fault. But don't worry, a little extra tax paid will sort out everything :P

    In all seriousness though, after all the almosts with the previous storms, it's very safe to say this one didn't disappoint.

    Just hope everybody in the worst affected areas are safe and no major injuries.


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    #1637
    shroom007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 425 ✭✭shroom007


    green_screen wrote: »
    Working in Dublin 13, winds picking up quite a lot over the past half hour. Sky darkening, too.

    yea but fair play to the pidgeons on the balcony there still out,


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    #1638
    sjb25
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    Gaa complex Gorey co wexford


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    #1639
    road_high
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    maquiladora wrote: »
    Kilkenny County Council has activated its major emergency plan. All fire services called up to deal with the storm emergency.

    Trees down everywhere...

    I'm hearing sirens every few mins. Traffic seems crazy (around MacDonagh Junction area).


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    #1640
    ninebeanrows
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    omicron wrote: »
    128km/hr gust in Kilkenny.

    http://www.kilkennyweather.com/

    That's a very high figure for such an inland station.


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    #1641
    pad199207
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    Winds really picking up in Naas now. Trees really swaying. That's more like It!


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    #1642
    _Kaiser_
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    It didn't even take an hour :P Gone very dark in the last 5/10 mins here in South Dublin.


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    #1643
    patneve2
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    Very odd blue tinge to the sky towards the west. Gusts picking up by the minute. Lets see what gusts will be recorded in the next few hours. I'd say Casement 72 kt and Dublin Airport 69/70 kt.


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    #1644
    JustplainNUTS
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭JustplainNUTS


    Cork racecourse staff are saying it is NOT flooded - someone is circulating a photoshopped image.


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    #1645
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,695 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    Tornando9 wrote: »
    Still fairly calm at my station in Kildare but expecting in to ramp up soon.


    Its on its way, i recorded this 5 minutes ago,just starting here in Monasterevin.
    Its got a lot worse as i was uploading :eek:


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGWppYeY1IQ


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    #1646
    Red Pepper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,567 ✭✭✭Red Pepper


    Kaiser2000 wrote: »
    It didn't even take an hour :P Gone very dark in the last 5/10 mins here in South Dublin.

    Get out of the hot press, it will be fine.


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    #1647
    red_bairn
    Registered Users Posts: 2,342 ✭✭✭red_bairn


    sjb25 wrote: »
    Gaa complex Gorey co wexford

    holy... :eek:


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    #1648
    miss no stars
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭miss no stars


    Howth getting windy again...

    Gusts about 45-50kts at a guess....


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    #1649
    Faustino
    Registered Users Posts: 170 ✭✭Faustino


    First big gusts of the afternoon just starting in Dublin


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    #1650
    omicron
    Registered Users Posts: 821 ✭✭✭omicron


    Weathercheck wrote: »
    That's a very high figure for such an inland station.

    I think there might be a fault though, I remember seeing somewhere that its at 2m not 10m, and it stopped reporting wind for an hour and then when it came back it had jumped from 115 to 128, so not sure how reliable it is.

    Just for reference, the highest gust there during any other storm this winter was 93km/hr I think.


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    #1651
    Weathering
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    105mph recorded on the Welsh coast. Breezy


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