Rainfall Warning for South East - Thursday, December 3rd

Villain · 02-12-2015 2:01pm #1

Warning for up to 35mm of rain from Met Eireann:

Rainfall Warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, east Cork and south Tipperary

Rainfall amounts of 25 to 35 mm Thursday
Issued:
Wednesday 02 December 2015 10:00
Valid:
Thursday 03 December 2015 00:01 to Thursday 03 December 2015 21:00

maquiladora · 02-12-2015 5:15pm

The 30mm area has increased on the 12Z HIRLAM.

Iancar29 · 02-12-2015 5:33pm

Notable wind convergence in place so it could be along this line that the heaviest rain occurs.

Villain · 02-12-2015 5:38pm

Wexford could see some serious rainfall from this.

JanuarySnowstor · 02-12-2015 9:58pm

Exceptional rainfall likely tomorrow.
Looks very heavy and persistent and will surely lead to local flooding

Oscar Bravo · 02-12-2015 10:21pm

2116 update from met eireann

Thursday will be wet in Munster and Leinster. Rain will be heavy at times with risk of localised flooding. It will fall as sleet in places in the afternoon and evening. Connacht and Ulster will have small amounts of rain and the northwest will be mainly dry. Highest temperatures of 5 to 10 degrees and becoming very cold in the afternoon.

Martin_D · 02-12-2015 10:57pm

Villain wrote: »

Warning for up to 35mm of rain from Met Eireann:

very big umbrella over Waterford it seems

Villain · 02-12-2015 11:46pm

Yes Waterford missing is a bit odd, 40mm within 12 hours it possible here

WheatenBriar · 03-12-2015 12:02am

Villain wrote: »

Wexford could see some serious rainfall from this.

Aye,the water table should just about have recovered by the end of this after the very very dry summer

Macy0161 · 03-12-2015 9:43am

Admittedly, I was coming off the mountains as well, but the rain got noticeably easier as I headed from the mountains north up the N11 into town this morning. A few spots on the R755 were already covered in fairly big puddles - wouldn't go as far as calling them spot flooding (mainly the usual spots), but pretty early in the "event" all the same.

Meteorite58 · 03-12-2015 11:23am

Steady moderate rainfall here in Ardfert, 8.2mm so far. I See a lot of rain showing up on the radar around Killarney, will be interesting to hear reports later.

WheatenBriar · 03-12-2015 11:28am

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Steady moderate rainfall here in Ardfert, 8.2mm so far. I See a lot of rain showing up on the radar around Killarney, will be interesting to hear reports later.

Ditto near Arklow circa 200kms away
If this stalls here as expected, quite large totals will mount up by dark

Harry Palmr · 03-12-2015 11:33am

I'm bored of this.

catbear · 03-12-2015 11:39am

Very dull in Kilkenny but not much of a downpour.

maquiladora · 03-12-2015 11:41am

Flooding a definite concern over the next few days.

Villain · 03-12-2015 12:12pm

16.5mm in Carlow town already

Tactical · 03-12-2015 12:14pm

What ever about rainfall in the South East, its been heavy rain nin-stop all morning in West Limerick and the roads have a heck of a lot of surface water on them and are completely crossed with very large puddles. Run off from the hills is adding to this.

I've been watching driving habits and there is no change. People are simply barrelling along, coming around bends straight into water completely across the road. They are driving as if it wasn't there. Far too complacent. Pot holes generally get hidden by the water and road users unfamiliar with them may come unstuck!

Weatherproof79 · 03-12-2015 12:19pm

Nice dry Winters day in the NW. Currently 3c.

mickger844posts · 03-12-2015 1:12pm

24.1mm at my station in Waterford City.

www.waterfordcityweather.com

RobertKK · 03-12-2015 1:18pm

18.6mm here north of Kilkenny city.

5.0C.

Talk that there could be sleet later.

Rock Lesnar · 03-12-2015 1:27pm

maquiladora wrote: »

Flooding a definite concern over the next few days.

We get it now everytime it bloody rains, as the field is saturated, absolutely sick of it now

Is there any dry weather forecast in the next 7-10 days that lasts longer then a day

waterways · 03-12-2015 2:18pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

I'm bored of this.

Would you care to elaborate?

mickger844posts · 03-12-2015 2:30pm

mickger844posts wrote: »

24.1mm at my station in Waterford City.

www.waterfordcityweather.com

42.4mm now. A five year station record of 50mm from 6/7/2015 surely will be broken.

Thargor · 03-12-2015 2:31pm

So sick of the constant rain in Bray, seems to be neverending.

ThisRegard · 03-12-2015 2:32pm

maquiladora wrote: »

Flooding a definite concern over the next few days.

Apparently there's quite a bit in the west of Dublin at the moment.

Meteorite58 · 03-12-2015 2:39pm

13.8mm and raining lightly now, clearer sky off the coast here in Kerry.

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pad199207 · 03-12-2015 2:44pm

Very heavy here in D8 now

Elmer Blooker · 03-12-2015 2:56pm

only 3c at Gurteen, Co Tipp so the Galtees will be looking good when the weather clears up. Pix please.

Macy0161 · 03-12-2015 3:30pm

No stats, but pretty bad in the Belfield/ Donnybrook area. The Dodder is fairly raging, and Beaver Row has it's own river running down it beside the river.

pad199207 · 03-12-2015 3:33pm

Flooding on lots of roads coming out of town

RobertKK · 03-12-2015 3:49pm

North of Kilkenny city. 220M asl.
Rain: 26mm
Temperature 3.4C down 1.3C in past hour.
Wind chill -1.1C.
Humidity 98%
Dew point 3.1C.

WheatenBriar · 03-12-2015 4:07pm

RobertKK wrote: »

North of Kilkenny city. 220M asl.
Rain: 26mm
Temperature 3.4C down 1.3C in past hour.
Wind chill -1.1C.
Humidity 98%
Dew point 3.1C.

31mm here near Arklow and rising
Some fierce heavy,then light
Looks from radar,area of mist rain is going to be Midlands /east/Dublin not the south East?

WheatenBriar · 03-12-2015 4:10pm

RobertKK wrote: »

North of Kilkenny city. 220M asl.
Rain: 26mm
Temperature 3.4C down 1.3C in past hour.
Wind chill -1.1C.
Humidity 98%
Dew point 3.1C.

Just seen your temp :eek: its still 11.7c here
Some contrast!

fleet_admiral · 03-12-2015 4:13pm

Parts of the Terenure road north were flooded at 12 today, I dread to think what its like now. Im in work in an hour in Harolds Cross, dreading that walk

mickger844posts · 03-12-2015 4:15pm

5 year station record broken in Waterford City with 50.5mm recorded so far. Flooding widespread across the city.

www.waterfordcityweather.com

Speak Now · 03-12-2015 4:16pm

mickger844posts wrote: »

42.4mm now. A five year station record of 50mm from 6/7/2015 surely will be broken.

50.8mm now!

RobertKK · 03-12-2015 4:19pm

WheatenBriar wrote: »

Just seen your temp :eek: its still 11.7c here
Some contrast!

Yes that is big, now it is 2.8C.
Down lower in warmer Kilkenny city it is 4.2C.

Villain · 03-12-2015 4:34pm

Met Eireann got this warning badly wrong by leaving Waterford out and the amounts were too low also.

RobertKK · 03-12-2015 4:40pm

Villain wrote: »

Met Eireann got this warning badly wrong by leaving Waterford out and the amounts were too low also.

This is what they said at 6am today:
Rainfall Warning for Dublin, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford
25 to 35 mm of rain today with a risk of up to 40 mm along parts of the the south coast.

Speak Now · 03-12-2015 4:58pm

Villain wrote: »

Met Eireann got this warning badly wrong by leaving Waterford out and the amounts were too low also.

Waterford was a typo id say, it was in the updated warning. How hard is it to predict exact rainfall? 25% out at least with totals I guess.

mickger844posts · 03-12-2015 5:03pm

RobertKK wrote: »

This is what they said at 6am today:
Rainfall Warning for Dublin, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford
25 to 35 mm of rain today with a risk of up to 40 mm along parts of the the south coast.

They did eventually include Waterford but originally they didn't. I have the utmost respect for Met Eireann but to include all the neighbouring counties and not include Waterford was an error on their behalf. They did fix it but an error all the same.

moeblogs · 03-12-2015 5:08pm

Rock Lesnar · 03-12-2015 5:11pm

Site is Flooded

, worst rain iv'e seen here in 15 years

looks like im living in a moat

WheatenBriar · 03-12-2015 5:11pm

Lot of flooding around Arklow, south exit to M11 included
South end of the town is under water

maquiladora · 03-12-2015 5:15pm

mickger844posts wrote: »

They did eventually include Waterford but originally they didn't. I have the utmost respect for Met Eireann but to include all the neighbouring counties and not include Waterford was an error on their behalf. They did fix it but an error all the same.

Yes it was obviously omitted by mistake. Though I doubt it would have made much difference, most people don't pay much attention to yellow rain warnings and the regular forecast covered heavy rain for Munster anyway.
As it turns it this more of an orange warning than yellow for some areas but I remember seeing changes on each run on the HIRLAM yesterday so in fairness not easy to predict totals.

moeblogs · 03-12-2015 5:15pm

Reckless Abandonment · 03-12-2015 5:18pm

moeblogs wrote: »

Where you?

Larbre34 · 03-12-2015 5:23pm

This is worth a consult for anyone about to step into the Dublin rush hour. Quite a bit of flooding at important pinch points already which are going to cause a bit of havoc.

http://www.theaa.ie/AA/AA-Roadwatch/Dublin.aspx

Rock Lesnar · 03-12-2015 5:23pm

Well for once im gonna have a dig at ME, Meath wasnt mentioned in any warning and iv'e not seen rain like this in 15 years, not only am i flooded, but i was in navan earlier and seen water gushing up through a man hole and the boyne has burst its banks over at the home place, lucky for the parents, they're up on a hill looking down at it

looksee · 03-12-2015 5:36pm

moeblogs wrote: »

Is that Claremont across the road, where the old Waterford Glass entrance is? I can't believe it is flooded that far back, there is still a slope down to the roundabout there!

Edit: just seen the WLR summary, yes it looks as though much of Waterford is under water, including bits that are not usually flooded. Glad I am not in the rush hour traffic today.

Oneiric 3 · 03-12-2015 5:41pm

Some totals since midnight (up to 4pm). Data from met.ie via IWN.

Oak Park 36.7 mm
Johnstown Castle: 31.9 mm
Casement: 30.6 mm
Dunsany: 19.9 mm
Mullingar: 19.6 mm

Rainfall Warning for South East - Thursday, December 3rd

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