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Severe Weather Snow / Ice Weds 28 FEB ( Onwards ) ** READ MOD NOTE POST#1**

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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,963 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    proper sized flakes here now, first shower of this spell to deliver decent sized flakes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,421 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    Latest snow reports from Athlone

    It's a blizzard out there, has been for more than 2 hours and its getting worse!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 917 ✭✭✭The Nutty M


    One thing quite unusual about this snow event seems to be the vast difference in conditions locally.
    Im here in Donegal a few miles south of letterkenny where there is little to no snow at all. Yet a little more north and into Inishowen there has ben blizzard conditions and some large acumalations of snow.
    Seems this is due to streamers feeding off the north coast only afecting north Donegal.

    Fanad peninsula 30mins ago


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,322 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    Calibos wrote: »
    LATEST SNOW REPORTS FROM BRAY!!!!



    .........A big Fat NOTHIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGG!!!! :(:(:(

    Aaaw Calibos I feel for you :-( don’t worry, Emma is comin!


  • Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭ThaitaniumM


    Billzard = Bill Hazard


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭firemansam4


    schizo1014 wrote: »
    Nothing here in South Donegal either, I'm Barnesmore Gap area but it seems from Donegal Town as far as Killybegs there is nothing at all.

    Im in Convoy, and been a couple of light flurrys but nothing really sticking


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,666 ✭✭✭thecretinhop


    very heavy snow galway while sun is out in full force also surreal


  • Registered Users Posts: 768 ✭✭✭Victor Meldrew


    Just stopped snowing in Cabinteely in the past 20 mins. Radars seem to be "off". But despite almost 3 hrs of snow, there is scant depth added. Light flakes rather than pellets all morning. Seriously gusty.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,099 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    YR not given any significant increase in wind speed throughout the day.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



  • Registered Users Posts: 769 ✭✭✭davidsr20


    Our turn now in west south and midlands for Emma :)


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  • Registered Users Posts: 562 ✭✭✭haminka


    Dry sunny and no snow in Limerick.

    Very disappointed. Hope Emma comes soon :(

    Don't wish for it. It's a total whiteout over here in Meath. In Navan and the visibility is dropping rapidly.


  • Registered Users Posts: 413 ✭✭aurora 527


    Serious amount of snow has now fallen in Waterford.City since 5am.. continuous..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,335 ✭✭✭Heckler


    Swanner wrote: »
    But I wasn't in Munster.. I was here.. And I was just saying this has been another non event here..

    People die in bad weather.. It happens.. It's not my fault..

    This has been done to death.. Let's not go there..

    No bother Swanner.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,455 ✭✭✭Beanybabog


    Snowing all morning in D14 but apparently not a flake in Wicklow town where the family are!

    Can anyone tell me when the weather forecasts are reliable? I have a few important matters early next week in work, am I safe to assume they will go ahead (everything this week has been cancelled)? Will we know by the weekend if next week is likely to turn bad?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,855 ✭✭✭Nabber


    Lads, this is better than 2010...
    There I said it.....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,279 ✭✭✭The Bishop Basher


    Try_harder wrote: »
    Guess what, the world doesn’t revolve around you!

    Decisions were taken in the National Interest, not tiny localised ones

    I never said otherwise..

    I just said it's a non event here :confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,134 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    very heavy snow galway while sun is out in full force also surreal

    Oh I was about to say Galway seems fine. While I'm not one of the eejits that moan about the warnings I am suprised it was made nationwide. Doesn't seem to be that bad here. Certainly not to the levels of the south & east.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,025 ✭✭✭d'Oracle


    Try_harder wrote: »
    Guess what, the world doesn’t revolve around you!

    Decisions were taken in the National Interest, not tiny localised ones

    There is no need for that, he was just making an observation about the weather where he is.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Kamili


    Nabber wrote: »
    Lads, this is better than 2010...
    There I said it.....

    Not in D16.. in fact its pathetic.

    there I said it..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    pad199207 wrote: »
    Can it even get worse than this?

    Let's hope it can get better(more snow)- it certainly looks like it can from M.T. Cranium's forecast and looking at some of the hi- res models.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,477 ✭✭✭Oops69


    Please god let it snow In wicklow town and Bray , I get the feeling they're going to crack up with frustration there at this stage.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,951 ✭✭✭B0jangles


    Tried to take the dog out for a quick walk before the worse weather arrives later; he's only a little guy but he was out in the snow yesterday and loved it, so I thought he'd be just as keen today.

    Nope - we got about 200 feet from the house, just at a corner on Bray seafront where the wind really hits you in the face and he turned tail and dragged me back home across the ice. It really is extraordinarily cold out there.


  • Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭ZeroSum76


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    Wind direction will not change (much) but difference will be transition from convective snow to frontal snow....basically will not be relaying on the sea to produce snow.

    What kind of timeline is the frontal snow expected for us poor deprived coastal Wicklow folk? Wondering if it will be after dark? Probably, right? Was half considering taking the kids off on a drive to somewhere with snow but I think that would be a bit mental given all the warnings...


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,135 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Kamili wrote: »
    Not in D16.. in fact its pathetic.

    there I said it..

    Give it another 8 hours :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭stooge


    30cm on the ground with x2/x3 times more in drifts. whiteout continuing. epic altogether.
    s roscommon


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Achasanai


    Kamili wrote: »
    Not in D16.. in fact its pathetic.

    there I said it..

    In D14, it's been snowing quite heavily all morning, but it doesn't seem to be giving much depth at all. It's very strange.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭alroley


    Limerick has a dusting of snow in the past two days. Probably no need for a nation wide closure of schools etc.

    Limerick isn't due to get the worst until later today


  • Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭EMPotatohands


    Kamili wrote: »
    Not in D16.. in fact its pathetic.

    there I said it..

    Hate that


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭jo06555


    So would o be right in thinking Emma is going to dump another 20 odd cm of snow on top of what we are all ready getting here in Waterford?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,951 ✭✭✭B0jangles


    ZeroSum76 wrote: »
    What kind of timeline is the frontal snow expected for us poor deprived coastal Wicklow folk? Wondering if it will be after dark? Probably, right? Was half considering taking the kids off on a drive to somewhere with snow but I think that would be a bit mental given all the warnings...

    Really wouldn't do that - it might be fine where you are but in places where the snow fell yesterday, the roads are likely to be covered in thick ice - it's lethally slippery. I'm in Bray and some roads that haven't been treated are like skating rinks. It's just not worth the risk.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,647 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Limerick has a dusting of snow in the past two days. Probably no need for a nation wide closure of schools etc.

    The exact location of these streamers is very hard to predict. Met took the right decision IMHO.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 981 ✭✭✭revelman


    stooge wrote: »
    30cm on the ground with x2/x3 times more in drifts. whiteout continuing. epic altogether.
    s roscommon

    How did you measure the 30cm? Here, in Kinsale we've had constant snow since Tuesday evening and only 18cm on the ground according to the measuring tape. Not doubting you but I'm amazed by 30cm in Roscommon.


  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,153 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Achasanai wrote: »
    In D14, it's been snowing quite heavily all morning, but it doesn't seem to be giving much depth at all. It's very strange.

    Been snowing here too in Dublin 16 but it's getting blown away!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 455 ✭✭jasper100


    Kamili wrote: »
    Not in D16.. in fact its pathetic.

    there I said it..

    Complete non event.

    I keep saying this, because that's what usually happens.

    Hopefully this one time it goes in our favour.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,335 ✭✭✭Heckler


    Limerick has a dusting of snow in the past two days. Probably no need for a nation wide closure of schools etc.

    They have to play it safe. If they got it wrong and a bus load of limerick schoolkids ended in a ditch there would be joe duffy outrage.

    I'm sure the kids ain't complaining !!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,485 ✭✭✭harr


    Huge drifts now starting to build here in kildare especially in country areas or quiet spots.
    Heavy snow for the last 5 hours


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,916 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Miles better than 2010 for snowfall.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    d'Oracle wrote: »
    No offence Pauly, but you seem like you are trying to win the "most unanswerable question" competition.

    This depends on where you are, how windy and snowy it gets, how vulnerable the lines near you are to falling trees, and blind luck.
    Indeed. I'm in suburban Dublin, so the answer for me is "not very likely". My previous house, which was also suburban Dublin, would have been at risk of losing water because it relied on a communal pumphouse.

    My parents in rural Wicklow will be fine for water, but phone/internet and electricity are at risk.

    The only person who can really answer this question is you.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    Nabber wrote: »
    Lads, this is better than 2010...
    There I said it.....

    Depends where you are
    I'm in a part of Dublin where this even doesn't come close to 2010


  • Registered Users Posts: 454 ✭✭MikeSoys


    as im dubious of the weather radars maps..now... can people post any links to live webcams from their area...?


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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 16,963 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    Many areas which currently have very little or no snow will get decent snow later on today and tomorrow from Storm Emma. The snow starved areas of Wicklow are going to do particularly well.

    Even the parts of Dublin and Meath which have not faired as well as other nearby locations could see significant top ups in the next 24 hours.

    This is because this is a frontal event and does get interrupted by Welsh or IOM Shadows. It's possible we could see regular falls of snow between now and Saturday.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,648 ✭✭✭honeybear


    Wind has picked up in N/Tipp


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,335 ✭✭✭Heckler


    jasper100 wrote: »
    Complete non event.

    I keep saying this, because that's what usually happens.

    Hopefully this one time it goes in our favour.

    Not quite the Day after Tomorrow but a lot of snow here in Cork. Roads are lethal. Company cancelled work till monday. I'd call that an event. A happy event with no work !!!


  • Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭ZeroSum76


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    The exact location of these streamers is very hard to predict. Met took the right decision IMHO.

    I agree - even though where I am has had practically nothing, there is no way Met or anyone else could have predicted the streamer activity & wind change. The schools are closed, businesses shut down and it's just a bit cold out, but they absolutely had to make the calls they made. The opposite would have been a disaster, someone might lose their life.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5 cmurph00


    Elnin09 wrote: »
    DAA

    All flights cancelled from 16:00 today until Saturday....worst of blizzards due this evening at 18:00pm.
    Where did you read this? Need to decide is I head to airport or not


  • Registered Users Posts: 454 ✭✭MikeSoys


    any pics from Dublin mountains?


  • Registered Users Posts: 413 ✭✭aurora 527


    My back garden just now..had a lot of melt yesterday so most of it is from this morning.. im guessing over a foot..with up to two feet near fences...Waterford


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,104 ✭✭✭Whiplashy


    Sun is out in force here on the Tipp/Kilkenny border. Wind is bad and a constant attempt at snowing, but very light. The sun is thawing yesterday's snow an awful lot quicker than the fresh snow is falling :( We have water, but most of our neighbours pipes have frozen. It's bitterly cold. Very strange combination of weather. Still very underwhelmed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,448 ✭✭✭✭joes girls


    Snowing here southeast Wexford all morning, light. Started to get heavier in last 30 mins.

    Temp-3
    Real feel -11
    Humidity 85%
    Dew point -5
    Wind39km/h from east.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 777 ✭✭✭Skedaddle


    Surprisingly, the UK's national grid is reporting that gas supplies are running low which is resulting in industrial users being taken off line.

    I'm just wondering are we OK as a large % of our gas comes from the same supplies.

    https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/mar/01/uk-is-running-out-of-gas-national-grid-warns-freezing-weather


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