Storm Hannah : Fri 26 - Sat 27 April 2019

The usual numpties on Facebook. People with mobile homes in Carne were asked to check them for loose outdoor furniture and to take down awnings. Some of the replies are priceless. "Ah sure, it's just a yellow warning".
Wait until the awnings and plastic chairs are smashed through windows etc.

Pops_20 wrote: »

Wind seems to have completely dropped off in cork despite warnings being valid for another 4 hours.

A number of the weather models I saw shows a period of calm before winds reach their peak towards 10-11 PM, that could be it.

That being said, it doesn't feel very calm here in Ballincollig...

What about a brown alert, when ya fill your cacks

Little snowy old me wrote: »

The numbers without power are meaningless. Its the wind speeds that matter and so far, no where on land has experienced more than mid level yellow warning wind strengths. That may change but considering that Co kerry's red warning window has passed, it is unlikely winds are going to increase significantly in other parts.

I think the lack of stations between Valentia and Mace Head might be the issue there.

https://twitter.com/carlowweather/status/1121866152223870977?s=21

A big come down on windspeeds on TAF just issued from Shannon forecasting gusts up to 42 knots from now.

Can anyone tell me what's going on with Aer Lingus 890 at Cork Airport at the moment? Looks like it's just taxiing around waiting for a break in the weather.

thomil wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what's going on with Aer Lingus 890 at Cork Airport at the moment? Looks like it's just taxiing around waiting for a break in the weather.

Go to the Aviation section

Keep an eye on Finnis Buoy, just east of the Aran Islands. Currently gusting to 57 knots.

https://twitter.com/FinnisBuoy/status/1121869965911625728?s=19

Status Yellow - Wind warning for Dublin

Becoming very windy on Friday night and for a time on Saturday morning. Southerly winds will veer northwesterly and reach mean speeds of 50-65km/h with gusts of 90 to 110 km/h.

Valid: Friday 26 April 2019 23:00 to Saturday 27 April 2019 10:00

Issued: Friday 26 April 2019 21:00

Updated: Friday 26 April 2019 21:00

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Gusts to 9 pm still below the earlier 62 knots. Even the rooftop station at the Cliffs of Moher is gusting 58 knots, albeit on the increase. Highest Ballybunion Buoy gust still 69.knots. It's looking significantly weaker than models had progged for this time. So far...

I think it is very hard to judge as area the strongest core of winds are coming ashore is very spare with synoptic stations.

If Mace Head was in the bulls-eye of the strongest i'm sure would be above 70kt..

Looking at obs I'll punt for it to get the highest official ob gust in next few hours

Shannon gusting 64kts at 9:30.

xabi wrote: »

Ryanair from Gran Canaria 20 minutes out from Cork now, reckon he lands it.

He’s just turned away

Shannon tower just told Ryanair aircraft wind gusting 60 knots up to midnight diverting to Dublin

A colleague was on tonight’s Dublin-Farranfore flight, which got cancelled. They put passengers on a coach instead. You would have to wonder if that is such a great idea with all the stay off the roads warnings around.

Cork Boy 53, here's those max wind gusts for April at Cork stations I promised. Keep in mind, Roches Point's data here is not its complete records as I have data available only back to 1956 whilst it has recorded data back to the 19th century.

Interesting how 17 April 2013 appears in both, didn't think that period was that windy but stats show differently. Maybe a post on it sometime in the stats thread?