Very Warm, Thunderstorms, Flash flooding - Friday through weekend

OkeyDoke12 · 17-07-2014 11:36pm

Any chance of this hitting Dundalk?

MidMan25 · 17-07-2014 11:38pm

Here they come ^

:P

Oscar Bravo · 17-07-2014 11:38pm

Some "blob" to our south now....another couple of hours....(didn't seem to work) was a link to here http://www.sat24.com/gb

acequion · 17-07-2014 11:40pm

Will we get very heavy rain and wind in Tralee with the thunder and lightening? I've some new potted petunias out in a rather exposed place and was wondering if I should put them somewhere sheltered. Flowers cost a bloody fortune and don't want them ruined.Thanks for the info.

SweetChaos · 17-07-2014 11:41pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Some "blob" to our south now....another couple of hours....(didn't seem to work) was a link to here http://www.sat24.com/gb

one white pixel on a black screen *runs very fast to safety*

irishharper · 17-07-2014 11:42pm

whitebriar wrote: »

About 2 to 3 hrs and yes should be a lot of lightning there too if thats ok?

By the way have you batteries folks as some areas especially rural will lose electricity supply

Ok thanks very much , some of twitter pics so far of lightning are unreal

whitebriar · 17-07-2014 11:49pm

OkeyDoke12 wrote: »

Any chance of this hitting Dundalk?

Eventually,but not really tonight,get a good nights sleep as I suspect you will be sick of thunder by sunday ok?

Longboard · 17-07-2014 11:50pm

Going to be a long night . . .

Video · 17-07-2014 11:51pm

showforecast.cgi?lightningmap=yes&fcstfile=2014071906_201407172240_2_stormforecast.xml

Looks unlikely for later tomorrow... that's our fun over

acassells80 · 17-07-2014 11:51pm

Will this hit Dublin tonight?

Oscar Bravo · 17-07-2014 11:52pm

The very latest on the current storms from met eireann over on radio 1 in a couple of minutes.....(after status quo) lol

leahyl · 17-07-2014 11:53pm

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

The very latest on the current storms from met eireann over on radio 1 in a couple of minutes.....

Ready and waiting :-)

Lady_North1 · 17-07-2014 11:54pm

rain just started in Glenbeigh. south west Kerry. (please send thunder/lightning)

whitebriar · 17-07-2014 11:57pm

acassells80 wrote: »

Will this hit Dublin tonight?

No.

leahyl · 17-07-2014 11:58pm

Ah "relentless" - I knew it was our Siobhan did the write up for the met website earlier ;-)

Oscar Bravo · 18-07-2014 12:00am

ya lol, once I read the update on the met.ie I knew she would be on

M.T. Cranium · 18-07-2014 12:03am

Once the storm front passes southwest tip of Wales and begins to draw in more unstable air over western England, transporting that across the Welsh mountains, it should induce a wave effect that will stimulate uplift on the east side of the Wicklow Mountains. I am timing that for about 0230-0400h. This is when I think the complex will reach its most intense phase.

More scattered cells further west will probably pulse in phase with that development. Unstable air located over central Ireland after today's heating will then be energized and the entire complex should have about a 3-6 hour life cycle over land before becoming de-energized by mostly the opposite set of conditions, stable air flowing in, downsloping etc.

Thus I would suggest anyone thinking of staying up to watch this unfold, be patient, it may be closer to 0300-0400h before it gets really active.

Dublin timing is about 0500-0700h. Something like a 50-50 chance that it remains very active past that point. Someone asked about Dundalk, could see some action there around 0900h, might be in a declining phase by then.

Rock Lesnar · 18-07-2014 12:03am

Beautiful night in the north east, clear skies and...... bloody nothing happening at all

Supercell · 18-07-2014 12:05am

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Once the storm front passes southwest tip of Wales and begins to draw in more unstable air over western England, transporting that across the Welsh mountains, it should induce a wave effect that will stimulate uplift on the east side of the Wicklow Mountains. I am timing that for about 0230-0400h. This is when I think the complex will reach its most intense phase.

Now thats a forecast and a half!

leahyl · 18-07-2014 12:07am

Still waiting in Cork City....eeeerily calm, it really is the calme before the storm....hopefully :-P

vicwatson · 18-07-2014 12:07am

Should miss the south east corner then? (will tell the folks if so)

Kermit.de.frog · 18-07-2014 12:09am

Time to get some sleep. Alarm set for 2:15 am. Hopefully worth it.

Red Nissan · 18-07-2014 12:12am

jamesbere wrote: »

When's it going to hit cork city

MT says 01:00/01:30 to about 03:00/04:00

It's about a hundred miles away with not reliable speed, the rain has started ~~~~~ yawn.

squonk · 18-07-2014 12:13am

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Once the storm front passes southwest tip of Wales and begins to draw in more unstable air over western England, transporting that across the Welsh mountains, it should induce a wave effect that will stimulate uplift on the east side of the Wicklow Mountains. I am timing that for about 0230-0400h. This is when I think the complex will reach its most intense phase.

More scattered cells further west will probably pulse in phase with that development. Unstable air located over central Ireland after today's heating will then be energized and the entire complex should have about a 3-6 hour life cycle over land before becoming de-energized by mostly the opposite set of conditions, stable air flowing in, downsloping etc.

Thus I would suggest anyone thinking of staying up to watch this unfold, be patient, it may be closer to 0300-0400h before it gets really active.

Dublin timing is about 0500-0700h. Something like a 50-50 chance that it remains very active past that point. Someone asked about Dundalk, could see some action there around 0900h, might be in a declining phase by then.

Thanks MT. HOw about Clare/Galway Bay? I can see high level cloud building up to the south now but know we'll probably miss what's over Dingle right now. Are we in a more variable zone?

whitebriar · 18-07-2014 12:13am

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Time to get some sleep. Alarm set for 2:15 am. Hopefully worth it.

Ditto NN folks for now!

Btw our friends down in S Kerry may have lost power hence no word from them.

leahyl · 18-07-2014 12:15am

Some serious action in the South of England too at the moment

aisling86 · 18-07-2014 12:16am

If your on Facebook check out my video on Irish weather online from bantry tonight......can't believe it hasn't reached cork city yet

Red Nissan · 18-07-2014 12:18am

leahyl wrote: »

Still waiting in Cork City....eeeerily calm, it really is the calme before the storm....hopefully :-P

Dunno. 12:15 now, we're missing something, the western flank has stopped advancing the main front action looks over a hundred miles out at this time?

It is eeeeeeeeerilllly calm, or me just waiting. Tapping finger on keyboard

pad199207 · 18-07-2014 12:18am

Stunning moon rising in the east now

NickD · 18-07-2014 12:19am

I bet it will just glide over Offaly without a hint of drama, we will get flipping rain and nothing else

Red Nissan · 18-07-2014 12:21am

aisling86 wrote: »

If your on Facebook check out my video on Irish weather online from bantry tonight......can't believe it hasn't reached cork city yet

matt-dublin · 18-07-2014 12:26am

http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

CB19Kevo · 18-07-2014 12:27am

All quite in south east Kerry so far.
Dry and Calm

dacogawa · 18-07-2014 12:27am

Some strikes on land in the last few minutes

http://www.blitzortung.org/Webpages/index.php?lang=en&page_0=12

ceolistic · 18-07-2014 12:28am

Big thunderstorm over Skibbereen, West Cork right now. Some huge flashes of lightening and really heavy rain pouring down now

Mac_ · 18-07-2014 12:28am

Things really exploding now in central-southern england...looks like a great night ahead for them

Stargate · 18-07-2014 12:28am

Red Nissan wrote: »

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

yellowlabrador · 18-07-2014 12:31am

flash of lightning north of Dunmanway, our first. I should have known a few minutes before Trudy the labrador dived into her bombshelter and is now shaking and trying to dig her way through the floor. Time for the thunder jacket:eek:

HungryJoey · 18-07-2014 12:32am

Looks very active down south England.

Red Nissan · 18-07-2014 12:34am

yellowlabrador wrote: »

flash of lightning north of Dunmanway, our first. I should have known a few minutes before Trudy the labrador dived into her bombshelter and is now shaking and trying to dig her way through the floor. Time for the thunder jacket:eek:

Showing on the lightning detectors.

yellowlabrador · 18-07-2014 12:36am

Just had 2 more bangs, the last one to the east over Ballineen?

eskimocat · 18-07-2014 12:40am

Hiya Boardsies, its been a while.... how ya all keeping? so I believe we have 'Weather'!! yipeeee....

And its great to see that the Cork shield has taken a break and let the storm put on a lightning show.

Sitting here wishing I was on the southern coast to catch the lightning ! I haven't seen a good old storm like that in years. The pictures on the thread are spectacular and I'm feeling jealous.

I'm not sure that I'm going to see anything tonight/tomorrow either here in North Leitrim, either because it won't put on a show or it will turn up just when I finally drift off to sleep! lol

Anyway... hope the F5 button makes it through the night for everyone... happy sparks...

acequion · 18-07-2014 12:43am

All still beautiful and calm on the western front of Tralee. But have moved all my flowers to shelter.That was my main concern.Am off to bed now,may well be woken by a few crashes later. For those of you storm watching,enjoy!

Lesmanic · 18-07-2014 12:45am

Much hope for Offaly ?

Stargate · 18-07-2014 12:45am

(Picture: Pierce Higgins via Best Photos of Baltimore/Facebook)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Best-Photos-Of-Baltimore-Ireland/121397914555716?fref=photo&sk=photos

Mac_ · 18-07-2014 12:46am

truly epic now in England, looks like potential worst(or best!) storm in many years

lisao80 · 18-07-2014 12:50am

Has quietened down here on the sheeps head peninsula in West cork the last 10 mins or so.. Simultaneous flashes and thunder before that tho..very heavy rain now