Convective/Thunderstorm Discussion : Spring/Summer 2020

Itssoeasy · 13-08-2020 2:29am

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Rain sounds so good.
Lots of lightning.

Lovely!

Not a fan of the old lightning myself but each to their own.

Itssoeasy · 13-08-2020 2:30am

So how long is this meant to last in cork city ?

dzsfah2xoynme9 · 13-08-2020 2:33am

If all that rain that's showing on the met eireann radar off the south east coast comes ashore that'll cause some serious flooding..

PTH2009 · 13-08-2020 2:35am

**** me some bang a few mins ago in Waterford City

EnzoScifo · 13-08-2020 2:36am

Cork getting a good battering now.

thomasm · 13-08-2020 2:37am

PTH2009 wrote: »

**** me some bang a few mins ago in Waterford City

Unbelievable clap, shook the house

EnzoScifo · 13-08-2020 2:38am

https://twitter.com/DylanGLC/status/1293721407705288704

Sephiroth_dude · 13-08-2020 2:38am

Rumbles out in Ballincollig, woke me up.

SaltyJohn · 13-08-2020 2:40am

Itssoeasy wrote: »

So how long is this meant to last in cork city ?

Judging from ME's hourly forecast and the current radar...it could be here for another hour or two yet. Definitely close to the city at the moment. Some real strikes going off.

leahyl · 13-08-2020 2:40am

Ok, it’s bad if it woke me up and I’m posting on boards at 2.40am! Unreal claps of thunder, rain so heavy!

igCorcaigh · 13-08-2020 2:40am

I can smell the petrichor...

leahyl · 13-08-2020 2:43am

Easing now a bit....hope this isn’t the end!

EnzoScifo · 13-08-2020 2:44am

leahyl wrote: »

Easing now a bit....hope this isn’t the end!

Literally just had another flash and boom in ballincollig

EnzoScifo · 13-08-2020 2:45am

...and now the rain is here. Love the smell in the air.

flintash · 13-08-2020 2:46am

my young fella hoped to see lightning last time that didnt materialize. so i woke him up now, he's so excited.
tiz lots of rain here in Cork aswell.

leahyl · 13-08-2020 2:46am

EnzoScifo wrote: »

Literally just had another flash and boom in ballincollig

Possibly moving west then - rain much less heavy now. Thunder sounds further away.

SaltyJohn · 13-08-2020 2:56am

SaltyJohn wrote: »

Judging from ME's hourly forecast and the current radar...it could be here for another hour or two yet. Definitely close to the city at the moment. Some real strikes going off.

Looks like it's easing now around Douglas (un)fortunately. Slight strike to the north as I'm writing but further off.

Oafley Jones · 13-08-2020 3:01am

The storm Just set off our house alarm. Never experienced that before.

Itssoeasy · 13-08-2020 3:01am

Rain has stopped and if there still lightening and thunder I can't hear anything so it's clearly far enough away in the distance. I don't think I've ever been woken up by thunder and lightening but there we go.

Att vara en hest · 13-08-2020 3:10am

Judging from the rainfall radar Cork may be in for another heavy shower within an hour or two right?

Disconnect any valuable electronics!

Rebelbrowser · 13-08-2020 3:22am

How much rain has fallen in Cork in the last hour? Unbe****enlieveable! We live in a new house so A rated etc. You hear nothing outside. Alas the entire house wide awake after that storm.

refusetolose · 13-08-2020 3:24am

https://twitter.com/RedFMNews/status/1293734652285460481

Rebelbrowser · 13-08-2020 3:25am

To answer my own question, I see from the 3am met.ie report that Cork Airport recorded 22.2m of rain in the previous hour. Given the rain didnt start til about 2.30am thats 22m in 30 mins! And its raining still.....

Strangegravy · 13-08-2020 3:25am

Jesus!! Was woken up 10 minutes ago out of a dead sleep by a massive clap of thunder! Big flash of lightning then few minutes later and smaller rumble. Torrential rain still now - Castletroy, Limerick

SophieLockhart · 13-08-2020 3:26am

Rebelbrowser wrote: »

How much rain has fallen in Cork in the last hour? Unbe****enlieveable! We live in a new house so A rated etc. You hear nothing outside. Alas the entire house wide awake after that storm.

22.2mm from 2am to 3am at Cork airport. You don't see that too often.