Heavy Rain - Munster & Leinster - Thu 19 October

DOCARCH · 18-10-2017 2:05pm #1

As if we don't have enough threads going....here's another one!

Met Eireann have issued a yellow warning for heavy rainfall Warning for Munster, Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow and Meath.

Heavy rain is expected with accumulations between 30 and 50 mm possible tomorrow, Thursday.

Note that this is separate to potential wet and windy weather forecast for Friday/Saturday.

MJohnston · 18-10-2017 2:33pm

ARPEGE accumulations till Friday:

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MJohnston · 18-10-2017 2:48pm

WRF:

pad199207 · 18-10-2017 3:04pm

DOCARCH wrote: »

As if we don't have enough threads going....here's another one!

Met Eireann have issued a yellow warning for heavy rainfall Warning for Munster, Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow and Meath.

Heavy rain is expected with accumulations between 30 and 50 mm possible tomorrow, Thursday.

Note that this is separate to potential wet and windy weather forecast for Friday/Saturday.

Potential for it to be upgraded to Orange Level according to Joanna

sword1 · 18-10-2017 4:41pm

MJohnston wrote: »

ARPEGE accumulations till Friday:

I don't see why there is a warning for Dublin on that, I presume other forecasts are showing it differently

Nabber · 18-10-2017 5:38pm

My concern at the moment is localised flooding. There is still a lot of debris left over from Monday.

Street drainage will be put to the test in urban areas. I’m sure rural areas will struggle with blocked culverts.

MJohnston · 18-10-2017 6:39pm

sword1 wrote: »

I don't see why there is a warning for Dublin on that, I presume other forecasts are showing it differently

The warning level for yellow in regard to rain is 20mm in 6 hours, or 25mm in 12 hours. But there were a few other models showing heavier totals, ICON I think.

MJohnston · 18-10-2017 6:44pm

MJohnston wrote: »

The warning level for yellow in regard to rain is 20mm in 6 hours, or 25mm in 12 hours. But there were a few other models showing heavier totals, ICON I think.

Also, there will be heavy rain over the Dublin mountains, and I guess that would be enough to trigger a warning for the whole “county”

Meteorite58 · 18-10-2017 7:58pm

A shortwave trough over Ireland tomorrow introducing cold upper temperatures. Met Eireann mentioning the possibility of thundery rain.

The HIRLAM showing high accumulations in the SE, E

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Slow to leave the E coast.

Meteorite58 · 19-10-2017 12:09am

Most recent Hi Res accumulation predictions for tomorrow

JCX BXC · 19-10-2017 12:11am

Thunderstorm rain in the Shannon and Cork Airport forecasts from morning to early afternoon. Albeit at a 30% prob.

Meteorite58 · 19-10-2017 1:27am

Heavy rain arriving now in from the Kerry coast.

pad199207 · 19-10-2017 1:46am

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Heavy rain arriving now in from the Kerry coast.

Don’t make unnecessary journeys

spookwoman · 19-10-2017 2:18am

https://twitter.com/MetEireann/status/920819765148639232

Darwin · 19-10-2017 8:28am

I don't understand why Laois is left out of the yellow warning counties - yr.no is showing over 40mm for my location.

Lumi · 19-10-2017 9:09am

Steady, light rain in Gslway city with 7.2mm recorded so far

donal.hunt · 19-10-2017 9:48am

Has been raining in Blarney, Co. Cork since the early hours. Persistent, heavy at times. Local roads are doing ok but drainage is a concern in places.

Reports that there is flooding in Blackpool, Co. Cork (suspect it's just surface water rather than one of the rivers busting the banks). Water gauge confirms that.

Meteorite58 · 19-10-2017 9:56am

16mm here near Tralee since midnight.

Danno · 19-10-2017 11:00am

Darwin wrote: »

I don't understand why Laois is left out of the yellow warning counties - yr.no is showing over 40mm for my location.

Just 3.1mm (AWS gauge - which can sometimes over-record a little) in South Laois as of 11am - it's been raining since around 7am.

Unless we see a few downpours gather and move in over us, we'll probably escape with around 10mm -> 15mm

km79 · 19-10-2017 11:12am

Darwin wrote: »

I don't understand why Laois is left out of the yellow warning counties - yr.no is showing over 40mm for my location.

Yr.no has been absolutely appalling this week
Usually use it as a guide for windspeed and rainfall and compare it to other locations around the country and maps then
According to them there was no storm anywhere in Ireland Monday

pad199207 · 19-10-2017 11:22am

Not a drop of rain here yet and im in the yellow warning

mickger844posts · 19-10-2017 11:38am

Moderate rain here in Waterford City, 5.1mm since Midnight, Max Gust 63km/h

www.waterfordcityweather.com

Kamili · 19-10-2017 11:39am

pad199207 wrote: »

Not a drop of rain here yet and im in the yellow warning

same boat here - South Dublin
(sorry)

Gonzo · 19-10-2017 11:40am

light rain/drizzle here all morning but nothing that wets the ground properly.

Darwin · 19-10-2017 11:43am

km79 wrote: »

Yr.no has been absolutely appalling this week
Usually use it as a guide for windspeed and rainfall and compare it to other locations around the country and maps then
According to them there was no storm anywhere in Ireland Monday

Same here, I have found it particularly accurate in the past and indeed for my location on Monday, it was more or less on the money in terms of wind/rain. However, the readings for Cork airport were completely underestimated while they had Waterford airport at 23 m/s during the peak of the storm on Monday which sounds about right.

danmanw8 · 19-10-2017 11:48am

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Heavy rain arriving now in from the Kerry coast.

Same for Cork City, practically swam to work

gozunda · 19-10-2017 11:50am

12.95 mm in last 24 hrs - localised flooding already

Mobhi1 · 19-10-2017 12:20pm

That heavy rain forecast is doing a good job of avoiding the Dublin area so far. Nothing here yet.

uck51js9zml2yt · 19-10-2017 12:25pm

Mobhi1 wrote: »

That heavy rain forecast is doing a good job of avoiding the Dublin area so far. Nothing here yet.

Long may it continue!

Lumi · 19-10-2017 12:41pm

Mobhi1 wrote: »

That heavy rain forecast is doing a good job of avoiding the Dublin area so far. Nothing here yet.

Yep, Dublin staying mainly dry so far.
Still raining steadily here in Galway city with 9.6mm recorded since midnight

MJohnston · 19-10-2017 12:50pm

Typical southerly rain event for Dublin so far - the mountains have taken most of it.

Itssoeasy · 19-10-2017 1:03pm

It was raining here in Cork City at 6am this morning when my alarm went off. I was heavier at that time. Looking out the window now at 1pm it's still raining but is just constant. I wouldn't be shocked if trees which were damaged by the wind on Monday fall over if this rain continues. The ground is saturated.

Clonmel1000 · 19-10-2017 1:23pm

Typical horrible October day here heavy rain clouds down to the ground. Would love to pack off to somewhere nice until next may now.

pauldry · 19-10-2017 1:28pm

32mm Roches
31mm Cork

So far n still lashing

MJohnston · 19-10-2017 1:31pm

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Typical horrible October day here heavy rain clouds down to the ground. Would love to pack off to somewhere nice until next may now.

Why, what's happened next May? You're not expecting good weather are you?

Mobhi1 · 19-10-2017 1:54pm

Finally recorded some rain here. 0.2mm. And it's 13.6C.

pad199207 · 19-10-2017 2:06pm

a shocking 0.4mm so far

Colser · 19-10-2017 2:56pm

Really starting to flood around Cork city now,difficult driving conditions already.

spookwoman · 19-10-2017 3:00pm

Looks like 12mm now in waterford. Steady rain with some heavy bits added in. Water is starting to gather and I saw the counsel out with the road sweeper picking up leaves while another guy was blasting them off the path http://www.waterfordcityweather.com/

brevity · 19-10-2017 3:08pm

It hasn't stopped raining in Cork. Really heavy too.

pad199207 · 19-10-2017 3:13pm

I think the warning area should be more west as theres nothing happening herein Kildare

Cantona's Collars · 19-10-2017 3:17pm

pad199207 wrote: »

I think the warning area should be more west as theres nothing happening herein Kildare

Rain all day here in Wexford,the problems with flooding in the likes of Enniscorthy is when there's heavy rain in Wicklow also and the Slaney rises.

pauldry · 19-10-2017 3:25pm

Rainfall will become a major National Issue by next week if charts verify

Could be totals of 150mm in 7 days in some parts

yllw.ldbttr · 19-10-2017 3:26pm

Worried here at this stage.

pauldry · 19-10-2017 3:35pm

No wonder its called watergrasshill

Ultimate Seduction · 19-10-2017 3:43pm

yllw.ldbttr wrote:

Worried here at this stage.

Is that a mobile app or site that tells you local rainfall? Hardly accurate is it?

Mobhi1 · 19-10-2017 3:44pm

pad199207 wrote: »

a shocking 0.4mm so far

Same here.

gozunda · 19-10-2017 3:46pm

Current rainfall reading 10.40 mm/ hr

Heavy rain - flooding and ground saturated

East Limerick - Cork Border

yllw.ldbttr · 19-10-2017 4:09pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

yllw.ldbttr wrote:

Worried here at this stage.

Is that a mobile app or site that tells you local rainfall? Hardly accurate is it?

It's a Netatmo weather station. So accurate to my back garden, 10 minutes ago.

DOCARCH · 19-10-2017 4:09pm

Sunny in Dublin 16....with....heavy drizzle/light rain! 3.4mm so far today,

yllw.ldbttr · 19-10-2017 4:12pm

If we get the same again overnight and tomorrow there will be a lot of flooding in Cork.

Heavy Rain - Munster & Leinster - Thu 19 October

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