Storm Ali : Weds 19 Sept 2018

DOCARCH · 18-09-2018 4:38pm

ZX7R wrote: »

Looks like she is tracking further north

It's a he....

Alternating male/female storm names.

Graces7 · 18-09-2018 4:44pm

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

The wind is pulling hard here at this minute in Galway.constant heavy pull.gonna be a lot of branches knocked if it stays going

Much the same out here on the West mayo coast/offshore island. Which is why there are no trees worthy of the name.. big bushes in a few places. weary of the noise of it

pad199207 · 18-09-2018 4:45pm

Que panic stations at the ploughing as they have added Offaly into the orange warning.

Graces7 · 18-09-2018 4:47pm

Artane2002 wrote: »

They could have taken the orange warning down to update it.

It is now yellow for land and orange fr marine and coastal

all change again... orange all over and an extra yellow this night for Galway and Mayo

Artane2002 · 18-09-2018 4:48pm

Status Orange
Wind warning for Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Dublin, Kildare, Longford, Louth, Offaly, Westmeath, Meath, Clare and Kerry
Storm Ali will track close to the west and northwest coast from the early hours of Wednesday morning. South to southwest winds veering westerly will increase to mean speeds between 65 and 80 km/h with gusts between 110 and 120 km/h for a time. The core of strong winds will be along Atlantic Coasts at first and will then move quickly eastwards during the morning.

Issued: Tuesday 18 September 2018 16:00

Updated: Tuesday 18 September 2018 16:00

Valid from Wednesday 19 September 2018 05:00 to Wednesday 19 September 2018 13:00

Gaoth Laidir · 18-09-2018 4:48pm

Why the hell do they take the previous warning down while they're putting the new one up? I looked at the site a minute ago and the orange was gone, with just nationwide yellow. Was about to say that's grand but just happened to look here to see you had said it's back up. It takes one second to update a sight so a running switch should be easy.

adox · 18-09-2018 4:48pm

Graces7 wrote: »

It is now yellow for land and orange fr marine and coastal

Orange warning is there for all the counties previously and a couple more I think.

Defintely not just a marine warning. Updated at 16.00

Villain · 18-09-2018 4:48pm

https://twitter.com/CarlowWeather/status/1042077933324693504

ZX7R · 18-09-2018 4:51pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Why the hell do they take the previous warning down while they're putting the new one up? I looked at the sight a minute ago and the orange was gone, with just nationwide yellow. Was about to say that's grand but just happened to look here to see you had said it's back up. It takes one second to update a sight so a running switch should be easy.

I agree with you,
I thought the new met earann site would do away with having to take down warnings just to update them

Supercell · 18-09-2018 4:53pm

Would argue about Dublin being in the orange or even yellow zone given the winds will be westerly for the most part and therefore sheltered to an extent by the Wicklow mountains.

Graces7 · 18-09-2018 4:53pm

DOCARCH wrote: »

It's a he....

Alternating male/female storm names.

correct!

see

https://www.met.ie/cms/assets/uploads/2018/09/2018-19_stormposter.png

If you look at the list, remember we share it with the UK so the names are...cosmopolitan...

I am calling this one Ali Baba anyways.;

ZX7R · 18-09-2018 4:54pm

pad199207 wrote: »

Que panic stations at the ploughing as they have added Offaly into the orange warning.

Imagine if it got upgraded to red.

I say there could be a lot it marquis damage tonight/tomorrow

ZX7R · 18-09-2018 4:57pm

Supercell wrote: »

Would argue about Dublin being in the orange or even yellow zone given the winds will be westerly for the most part and therefore sheltered to an extent by the Wicklow mountains.

Would the winds not be more southerly as the storm tracks across the country, perhaps the reason for orange warning

SleetAndSnow · 18-09-2018 4:58pm

still kind of surprised about Cork/Limerick not being in it, but we will see.

jacksie66 · 18-09-2018 5:03pm

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DOCARCH · 18-09-2018 5:06pm

Supercell wrote: »

Would argue about Dublin being in the orange or even yellow zone given the winds will be westerly for the most part and therefore sheltered to an extent by the Wicklow mountains.

Maybe for parts of SE Dublin (suburbs), but a lot of Dublin is exposed to westerly winds and especially the city centre with wind funneling down the Liffey valley.

Zzippy · 18-09-2018 5:07pm

Supercell wrote: »

Would argue about Dublin being in the orange or even yellow zone given the winds will be westerly for the most part and therefore sheltered to an extent by the Wicklow mountains.

South to southwest winds veering westerly. Wicklow mountains, south of Dublin, wouldn't give much shelter from a westerly.

Graces7 · 18-09-2018 5:08pm

jacksie66 wrote: »

Any idea what time this is due to get bad at? I drive from Limerick to Dublin each morning at 3.30am and the back to limerick at 6.30am. Might be fun in a large van..

good plan to look at the met ie site warnings as they state times. even better plan if that looks bad to take the day off.... serious winds are these

RobertKK · 18-09-2018 5:23pm

I am on high ground exposed to winds from all the various westerly directions, presume it will be orange category here even though it is in the yellow area.
Reminds of Darwin where the colours were changed during the storm and Kilkenny ended up in red.

munsterlegend · 18-09-2018 5:25pm

RobertKK wrote: »

I am on high ground exposed to winds from all the various westerly directions, presume it will be orange category here even though it is in the yellow area.
Reminds of Darwin where the colours were changed during the storm and Kilkenny ended up in red.

Hardly going to go red in any large built up area do you think unlike Darwin? Unless some unexpected sting jet.

Storm 10 · 18-09-2018 5:51pm

Very wild in Galway now some very strong gusts and the wind seems to stay strong like it's not dying down between gusts as it normally does.all Aran Islands services suspended

Sycamore Tree · 18-09-2018 5:54pm

Storm 10 wrote: »

Very wild in Galway now some very strong gusts and the wind seems to stay strong like it's not dying down between gusts as it normally does.

Aragh it's not that bad. I have a hurling game at 7pm...I will use those gusts to make the sliotar sail majestically over the bar

Supercell · 18-09-2018 6:03pm

DOCARCH wrote: »

Maybe for parts of SE Dublin (suburbs), but a lot of Dublin is exposed to westerly winds and especially the city centre with wind funneling down the Liffey valley.

True enough, was too lazy to write that in a my back garden fashion! South Co Dublin I think will just have a regular autumnal windy night. North of the county may well have some decent gusts from this.

munsterlegend · 18-09-2018 6:06pm

Sycamore Tree wrote: »

Aragh it's not that bad. I have a hurling game at 7pm...I will use those gusts to make the sliotar sail majestically over the bar

For one half anyway!

uck51js9zml2yt · 18-09-2018 6:11pm

Currently in the city centre and it's not windy at all.

Hooter23 · 18-09-2018 6:13pm

The wind in Galway at this minute is like one big sustained gust of wind...

John.Icy · 18-09-2018 6:16pm

Ah Darwin. The forgotten beast for many.

It's funny. Everyone is Ophelia Ophelia Ophelia but Darwin had stronger gusts at 17 of 23 Met Eireann stations (can't find mean 10 min data for Ophelia to compare there). Ophelia won in out and out strength but in many areas Darwin gave a bigger smacking.

Probably forgotten due to how quick it's peak intensity passed and no deaths recorded.

Xenji · 18-09-2018 6:17pm

A bit strange the yellow warning for Mayo/Galway, I cannot remember one that lasted for just two hours, lovely and bright currently and barely a puff of wind in Castlebar, but Eleanor showed us how quickly things can change.

Sycamore Tree · 18-09-2018 6:21pm

John.Icy wrote: »

Ah Darwin. The forgotten beast for many.

It's funny. Everyone is Ophelia Ophelia Ophelia but Darwin had stronger gusts at 17 of 23 Met Eireann stations (can't find mean 10 min data for Ophelia to compare there). Ophelia won in out and out strength but in many areas Darwin gave a bigger smacking.

Probably forgotten due to how quick it's peak intensity passed and no deaths recorded.

Maybe the data will prove me wrong but Ophelia was a complete anti climax in Galway and many Galwegians are complacent about warnings since. I know it hit the south and east hard but it was tame in comparison in Galway.

Steviesol · 18-09-2018 6:21pm

I wonder will this storm impact flights from Dublin early tomorrow morning ?

Oscar Bravo · 18-09-2018 6:22pm

6pm TAF,Dublin Airport

TAF EIDW 181700Z 1818/1918 22020G30KT 9999 FEW018 BKN025
PROB40
TEMPO 1818/1819 5000 SHRA SCT014 SCT018CB
BECMG 1818/1821 22015G26KT
BECMG 1821/1824 23020G36KT
BECMG 1901/1903 19015G26KT
BECMG 1904/1906 19020G36KT
TEMPO 1906/1909 RA BKN015
BECMG 1907/1909 22035G55KT
BECMG 1909/1910 25035G60KT
BECMG 1910/1912 25030G50KT
BECMG 1912/1914 24023G42KT
BECMG 1915/1917 24020G35KT

Forecast gusts up to 60 knots between 9am-10am. very windy from 7am to around midday.

John.Icy · 18-09-2018 6:24pm

Sycamore Tree wrote: »

Maybe the data will prove me wrong but Ophelia was a complete anti climax in Galway and many Galwegians are complacent about warnings since. I know it hit the south and east hard but it was tame in comparison in Galway.

I believe the eye would have travelled across swathes of Connaught. Darwin was similar in that sense that the west didn't see as high windsas further south and east.

The west gets enough orange level winds every winter regardless of the bigger storms!

Anyway to get back on topic - it'll be interesting to see if Orange level winds transpire in Dublin. It's been awhile since I've had a good orange level storm.

aidanodr · 18-09-2018 6:28pm

Shur here in Cork it was relatively balmy and sunny today .. Come tomorrow a little whisp of wind is all if we are lucky

Shields up

coillsaille · 18-09-2018 6:30pm

Just wondering if the more knowledgeable regulars in the forum reckon there's any chance of M.E. going red in the west with this?

Graces7 · 18-09-2018 6:31pm

Xenji wrote: »

A bit strange the yellow warning for Mayo/Galway, I cannot remember one that lasted for just two hours, lovely and bright currently and barely a puff of wind in Castlebar, but Eleanor showed us how quickly things can change.

Very loud strong gusts here all the while. Hours now since about 2pm West Mayo; offshore island. An hour by road to Castlebar so this is very coastal?

Graces7 · 18-09-2018 6:31pm

coillsaille wrote: »

Just wondering if the more knowledgeable regulars in the forum reckon there's any chance of M.E. going red in the west with this?

"wait and see" time...

monster1 · 18-09-2018 6:32pm

Picking up someone landing at 11.40 tomorrow morning in Dublin Airport from Italy. Any chance it could be delayed or diverted?

Artane2002 · 18-09-2018 6:32pm

coillsaille wrote: »

Just wondering if the more knowledgeable regulars in the forum reckon there's any chance of M.E. going red in the west with this?

I'm not one of the more knowledgeable people but I wouldn't say they'll go red unless something unexpected occurs like if a sting jet develops during the storm. If they were going to go red then I'd say they would've issued a red warning when they were updating the orange warning.

downwiththatsor · 18-09-2018 6:34pm

What's Kerry Airport please?

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

6pm TAF,Dublin Airport

TAF EIDW 181700Z 1818/1918 22020G30KT 9999 FEW018 BKN025
PROB40
TEMPO 1818/1819 5000 SHRA SCT014 SCT018CB
BECMG 1818/1821 22015G26KT
BECMG 1821/1824 23020G36KT
BECMG 1901/1903 19015G26KT
BECMG 1904/1906 19020G36KT
TEMPO 1906/1909 RA BKN015
BECMG 1907/1909 22035G55KT
BECMG 1909/1910 25035G60KT
BECMG 1910/1912 25030G50KT
BECMG 1912/1914 24023G42KT
BECMG 1915/1917 24020G35KT

Forecast gusts up to 60 knots between 9am-10am. very windy from 7am to around midday.

Artane2002 · 18-09-2018 6:34pm

monster1 wrote: »

Picking up someone landing at 11.40 tomorrow morning in Dublin Airport from Italy. Any chance it could be delayed or diverted?

I doubt there would be a diversion but I wouldn't rule it out just yet. There's a good chance of a delay though.

Xenji · 18-09-2018 6:35pm

Graces7 wrote: »

Very loud strong gusts here all the while. Hours now since about 2pm West Mayo; offshore island. An hour by road to Castlebar so this is very coastal?

Some moderate gusts during the afternoon, but has been bright and calm the last nearly 3 hours, the islands around Mayo are always worse hit.

coillsaille · 18-09-2018 6:41pm

Artane2002 wrote: »

If they were going to go red then I'd say they would've issued a red warning when they were updating the orange warning.

Good point. Not familiar with ECM output times so was wondering if M.E. were waiting to see the latest update.

monster1 · 18-09-2018 6:42pm

Artane2002 wrote: »

I doubt there would be a diversion but I wouldn't rule it out just yet. There's a good chance of a delay though.

Thanks, the drive up on the motorway will be interesting.

Oscar Bravo · 18-09-2018 6:56pm

downwiththatsor wrote: »

What's Kerry Airport please?

don't have a TAF for Kerry, Shannon forecasting some very high gusts from about 6am to 8am. might be out of limits for the ATR type aircraft that operates into Kerry.

_Whimsical_ · 18-09-2018 6:56pm

Will bins be emptied in an orange warning does anyone know?

Rhineshark · 18-09-2018 6:58pm

Wind's certainly picked up on the south coast of Galway. Not batten-down-the-hatches time but it's loud enough with all the leafy trees behind the house. Clouds are scudding along good-oh, both the wispy cirrus clouds high up and the lurky mid-height clouds.

stephenjmcd · 18-09-2018 7:01pm

Maybe it was just me but that forecast on rte didn't seem very serious. Met office in the UK driving home the fact that there could be damage caused and transport disruption.
Met eireann more interested in having kids cheering in the background at the plowing.

Rhineshark · 18-09-2018 7:03pm

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/dublin-airport-advice-passengers-storm-15165971.amp

Spotted this for people worried about flights tomorrow.

JCX BXC · 18-09-2018 7:13pm

And on the flights note, disruptive winds tomorrow morning and early afternoon will be disruptive for all Irish airports. To what extent and the exact timing is unclear, so asking will not yield any more comprehensive information than that.

spookwoman · 18-09-2018 7:14pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

And on the flights note, disruptive winds tomorrow morning and early afternoon will be disruptive for all Irish airports. To what extent and the exact timing is unclear, so asking will not yield any more comprehensive information than that.

With flight and sailings the only thing to do is contact the operator

Storm Ali : Weds 19 Sept 2018

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