Big Freeze Discussion / Heavy snow & Blizzards continue - 01/12/2010

Cerocco · 01-12-2010 8:27pm

Ok i love the snow but, and its a big but. I'm flying out to New York tomorrow and would really like to get there. what are the chances that the airport in dublin will be ok tomorrow. Is much snow expected

:o

sunbabe08 · 01-12-2010 8:27pm

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

I hope so, but my head says no. Wind looks to be Southwest which will rule out coastal snow for us. I would think midland areas and Dublin again.
Still it's worth watching out for
No matter what happens roads could could be lethal Saturday morning after wet roads freeze.
All in all a frustrating week for us rebels, but keep watching the radar tonight! I believe tonight before midnight is our best chance!

i may go mad if this doesnt happen

Sonovagun · 01-12-2010 8:27pm

Has the wind changed to a more eastern direction?

adox · 01-12-2010 8:27pm

Dow99 wrote: »

Oh,, just starting in Nrt Co Dublin,, from the 19:00 radar - Skerries / Balbriggan is gonna get it good :D:D

Could you stretch it a little further south down to Rush too please?:D

misslt · 01-12-2010 8:27pm

Anyone see that lightning in Swords?

Bucklesman · 01-12-2010 8:27pm

Huge thunderclap just there, snow's falling like mad.

I love it when the news is the weather.

sdanseo · 01-12-2010 8:27pm

According to Dublin City FM, the last buses leaving the city centre will be at 8.00pm.

If you need to get a bus and have no other mode of transport home, get moving now.

Edit: Confirmed @ 1920 hrs by Dublin Bus
Clicky here

glossy · 01-12-2010 8:28pm

:eek::D lovely stike of lighting near Dublin airport

soccerc · 01-12-2010 8:28pm

Since it started snowing all my missus has done is look through the window.......

If it gets any worse I suppose I'll have to let her in.

Kurtosis · 01-12-2010 8:28pm

Thundersnow in Dublin 6W, really coming down too!

naughto · 01-12-2010 8:28pm

can any one tell me if this will hit near me with the wind direction i dont no how to read the wind maps

Cerocco · 01-12-2010 8:28pm

Saganist wrote: »

MASSIVE FLASH OF LIGHTENING !! :eek::eek:

Very very frighteneing me! Momma mia

chinchin · 01-12-2010 8:29pm

misslt wrote: »

Anyone see that lightning in Swords?

Yep , very bright flash. Just need some more snow now.

ibarelycare · 01-12-2010 8:29pm

T & L in Dunshaughlin, no snow yet!

Drummerboy2 · 01-12-2010 8:29pm

Groupel coming down in D11, massive forks of blue lightening and thunder

leahyl · 01-12-2010 8:30pm

sunbabe08 wrote: »

i may go mad if this doesnt happen

Hang on in there sunbabe08 - us rebels will be rewarded for our patience soon - i just know it!:D (well not really but i'm trying to stay positive...)

ragg · 01-12-2010 8:31pm

It hasn't snowed in north county dublin once today

claytonie · 01-12-2010 8:31pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

MAKING A SLED FOR THE DOG TO PULL ME ALONG! WOOO! :D:D:D

Pics and designs please

nanu nanu · 01-12-2010 8:31pm

Joke to brighten your day!

The Donkey

Young Paddy bought a donkey from a farmer for £100.
The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day…
The next day he drove up and said, ‘Sorry son, but I have some bad news. The Donkey has died.’
Paddy replied, ‘Well then just give me my money back.’
The farmer said, ‘Can’t do that. I’ve already spent it.’
Paddy said, ‘OK, then, just bring me the dead donkey.’
The farmer asked, ‘What are you going to do with him?’
Paddy said, ‘I’m going to raffle him off.’
The farmer said, ‘You can’t raffle a dead donkey!’
Paddy said, ‘Sure I can. Watch me. I just won’t tell anybody he’s dead.’
A month later, the farmer met up with Paddy and asked, ‘What happened with that dead donkey?’
Paddy said, ‘I raffled him off.
I sold 500 tickets at two pounds a piece and made a profit of £898′
The farmer said, ‘Didn’t anyone complain?’
Paddy said, ‘Just the guy who won.
So I gave him his two pounds back.’
Paddy now works for Anglo Irish Bank.

ciaranm · 01-12-2010 8:31pm

Snowing heavily again in Tallaght. Proper snow. Not a graupel in sight.

LostChild · 01-12-2010 8:31pm

meemeep wrote: »

Reasonably close - further down the hill towards the luas:)

It's crazy the way the weather can be so different only a few hundred metres down the road. I went to Sandyford Hall for a bag of chips earlier (cold weather making me hungry) and there was less snow there, and thats only a 10 minute walk from here. Looks like we might get another couple of inches tonight!

nanu nanu · 01-12-2010 8:31pm

Joke to brighten your day!

The Donkey

Young Paddy bought a donkey from a farmer for £100.
The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day…
The next day he drove up and said, ‘Sorry son, but I have some bad news. The Donkey has died.’
Paddy replied, ‘Well then just give me my money back.’
The farmer said, ‘Can’t do that. I’ve already spent it.’
Paddy said, ‘OK, then, just bring me the dead donkey.’
The farmer asked, ‘What are you going to do with him?’
Paddy said, ‘I’m going to raffle him off.’
The farmer said, ‘You can’t raffle a dead donkey!’
Paddy said, ‘Sure I can. Watch me. I just won’t tell anybody he’s dead.’
A month later, the farmer met up with Paddy and asked, ‘What happened with that dead donkey?’
Paddy said, ‘I raffled him off.
I sold 500 tickets at two pounds a piece and made a profit of £898′
The farmer said, ‘Didn’t anyone complain?’
Paddy said, ‘Just the guy who won.
So I gave him his two pounds back.’
Paddy now works for Anglo Irish Bank.

sparedog · 01-12-2010 8:32pm

Bucklesman wrote: »

Huge thunderclap just there, snow's falling like mad.

I love it when the news is the weather.

Thunder and lightning in Stoneybatter!:eek:

rameire · 01-12-2010 8:32pm

RTÉ News
The last Dublin Bus services will leave the city centre and the suburbs at
8pm.
http://bit.ly/hIksAC

jimmynokia · 01-12-2010 8:33pm

thunder snow is back have to try capture on my N8 lit up the whole house so im headin out for some snaps

LookingFor · 01-12-2010 8:33pm

Lighter snow now in D15 after that little outburst

jos28 · 01-12-2010 8:34pm

Just saw 3 flashes, waited for the thunder and realised that it was the neighbours taking photos of the giant snowmen they just made

Defcol · 01-12-2010 8:35pm

pistolpetes11 wrote: »

Maybe some showers between 8-8.30pm

EDIT: you not getting anything now ? you should of been so the reports on http://www.irishweatheronline.com/2010/11/live-chatroom.html

have been saying , one of the lads over there was saying with an easterly flow in the wind it may cut you off for a while

Little bit now, hoping for more later on. Is the wind staying east for the night now?

partyatmygaff · 01-12-2010 8:35pm

Ground rumbling thunder and insane snowfall in D15 now.

NufcNavan · 01-12-2010 8:36pm

Snowed pretty much all day in Navan. Almost a foot of snow now I'd say.

Heroditas · 01-12-2010 8:36pm

Just measured the depth of snow on the roof of the car - looks like we've had 7cm since yesterday afternoon by Willsbrook Park in Lucan.

Coming down heavily now in a sort of hail (I assume that's graupel?).

bloopy · 01-12-2010 8:37pm

Getting heavier in Kilkenny city again.

MollyZ · 01-12-2010 8:37pm

Had some lovely lightning here in Celbridge, but so far only the tiniest amount of snow. Still holding out hope though.

Yrag2E · 01-12-2010 8:37pm

does anyone know what its like Northside Dublin...finglas to clontarf///

leaving Chapelizod at 10 and heading to Coolock.

Badabing · 01-12-2010 8:38pm

Proper snow in Dublin City now

Boxoffrogs · 01-12-2010 8:38pm

Thundersnow and lightening in Lucan, my first sighting, sky is a very strange colour indeed, eerie but lovely too!:)

argosy2006 · 01-12-2010 8:38pm

kilkenny getting it good

Cantona's Collars · 01-12-2010 8:39pm

Snowing again in Enniscorthy-wind seems to be changed direction and snow falling from westerly direction.

ciaranm · 01-12-2010 8:39pm

Visibility down to about 50m in Tallaght.

Still in work

TheMilkyPirate · 01-12-2010 8:40pm

soccerc wrote: »

Since it started snowing all my missus has done is look through the window.......

If it gets any worse I suppose I'll have to let her in.

I logged in just to thank this post.

Lima Alpha One · 01-12-2010 8:40pm

Has been snowing here on and off all day. Alternating between light and heavy snow showers. Good 7-8cm so far judging by car roof.

HellFireClub · 01-12-2010 8:41pm

Completely BUCKETING down in Lucan Village!

Saganist · 01-12-2010 8:41pm

Yrag2E wrote: »

does anyone know what its like Northside Dublin...finglas to clontarf///

leaving Chapelizod at 10 and heading to Coolock.

Its snowing..

antodeco · 01-12-2010 8:41pm

In Parkwest, Dublin 12. Seriously heavy snow! Ill see if I can get a few pictures. Thunder and lightning too!

cartom · 01-12-2010 8:43pm

Yrag2E wrote: »

does anyone know what its like Northside Dublin...finglas to clontarf///

leaving Chapelizod at 10 and heading to Coolock.

Just stopped snowing in Finglas. It has been very heavy Groupel

Lady_North1 · 01-12-2010 8:43pm

Lightening in Swords. Snow shower a while ago. Can we expect more?

Calibos · 01-12-2010 8:43pm

I am embaressed to admit this but I have a major case of 'sour grapes' goin on atm.
On the East Coasts biggest snow day in 23 years Bray Seafront area accumulated 1 inch of hail/ Graupel combo in a half hour shower at 10am. The resulting slush has 'soaked' up what little 2-3 minute showers of hail and graupel we got on and off the rest of the day. ie. Our slush got bulked up. We have had about 30 minutes total in showers today whereas Greystones on the other side of Bray head about 2 miles away has had 30 minutes without falling snow today. Bray has been under a gap in Cloud Streams all day long.

What we have is enough to be massively inconvenient to people but not enough to be worth a play in nor is it aesthetically pleasing to look at.

If this is all Bray can hope for for the rest of this cold period then I would prefer it were gone.

PS. I recognise that as an adult this level of sour grapes and frustration and resultant bad mood and snappyness all because I didn't get the types or amounts of snow I wanted is symptomatic of addiction and I will soon be seeking professional help.

JanuarySnowstor · 01-12-2010 8:44pm

baraca wrote: »

I logged in just to thank this post.

Why, are you the missus:D:D

ElectroJazz · 01-12-2010 8:44pm

just had a some thunder and a bit of snow in palmerstown, the sky looks like we could be in for a pasting! hopefully no work tomorrow I dont fancy sitting in 2 hours of traffic again :mad:

Pentecost · 01-12-2010 8:45pm

No real snow in Ballybough/Drumcondra as yet. Boourns.

Big Freeze Discussion / Heavy snow & Blizzards continue - 01/12/2010

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