Storm Gareth: Tues 12 /Weds 13 March 2019 (Orange Warning for NW)

smallwonder · 12-03-2019 8:19am

Seems pretty tame here this morning in NW Donegal considering last night's squally entrance of Gareth into the arena. Looking forward to Round 2. The red bull storm chasers are heading out windsurfing at 9am. They'll definitely get their wings today &#55357;&#56833;

gozunda · 12-03-2019 8:27am

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

This isn't a squall line, it's just the cold front. A squall line is a specific type of line of thunderstorms formed through convective processes, but this isn't one. It woke me up a while ago with rain bashing against the window but it's gone quiet now.

Squalls / Squally getting good use anyway ...

From Met Eireann on Twitter this morning

@MetEireann

A few bright or sunny spells this morning. Getting very windy with showers developing widely, frequent & blustery this afternoon – some heavy with the risk of hail. SW winds veering west will increase gale force with some severe gusts or squalls later. A cold day. Highs 7-9C

And last night

....squally with hail. Westerly gales will have severe gusts - especially across the north and west and Met Eireann has a status orange wind warning in effect. The better dry spells in the south and east. Highest temperatures 7 to 10 degrees.

mirrorwall14 · 12-03-2019 8:29am

irelandspurs wrote: »

type your code in,will stop the fault beep

We were in bed trying to sleep. Having to go downstairs to do it seven times at different intervals was totally infuriating as it came and went

Gaoth Laidir · 12-03-2019 9:03am

Vincent O'Shea on the radio just now didn't help confusion over warning colours by stating on the official broadcast that "Met Éireann has issued an orange warning", without stating which counties it's limited too. At the end he said severe gusts anywhere.

This is at a time that most people are going to work, so they hear that and the chatter starts at work. Everyone believes it's a nationwide orange, cue the bashing in tomorrow's post-mortem. Met Éireann don't help themselves sometimes.

Graces7 · 12-03-2019 9:08am

just been outside to set up defences and far from "tame". i checked around the back where it is a bare 50 metres from the mighty ocean and a more hostile sight you could not see,,,, sky threatening dark grey down to a disturbed dark ocean.... the last storm was hail and it is lying like snow on borders thickly
the ocean expanses rough-rippled and dark .

and bitter, bitter cold wind.

https://islandings.blogspot.com/

Storm 10 · 12-03-2019 9:13am

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Vincent O'Shea on the radio just now didn't help confusion over warning colours by stating on the official broadcast that "Met Éireann has issued an orange warning", without stating which counties it's limited too. At the end he said severe gusts anywhere.

This is at a time that most people are going to work, so they hear that and the chatter starts at work. Everyone believes it's a nationwide orange, cue the bashing in tomorrow's post-mortem. Met Éireann don't help themselves sometimes.

Agree totally with you it was as confusing forecast I have heard for a while.

venusdoom · 12-03-2019 9:15am

Very cold here in SW Donegal with a big hail shower falling at the minute. We had several hail showers throughout the night along with big gusts of wind. Wondering how the day will fair out for us.

Thewife · 12-03-2019 9:17am

I am so relieved to see a post from you this morning Graces7 . I have been concerned and was praying you were ok . Welcome back and thanks for the fabulous description of lasts nights weather from the Mayo offshore island xx

Graces7 wrote: »

i am here... having a very bad time healthwise so down to bare essentials...not been offisland etc since before christmas and keeping myself and cats fed etc is the main thing..

and of course I logged on when the storm was announced. where else but boards ie weather to get real info.. I mean really !!!

Has been a long had battle this month weather wise. These are far beyond our usual winter gales. seems almost always at night...one blew out the door and a window of the old house alongside ... a bit of the roof hit my window hard.

Last night the orange marine hit us hard. Loud and obnoxious after a day of marble sized hailstones.. Y'day the door got away from me; slammed hard against the house and took every last bit of strength i had to get it closed again. Raw energy.... when it gets light will put turf and other soft heavy stuff behind it. not a power to be taken lightly.

else all prepared here. Looks to be going to be a bad one. will be around today all being well and I am praising westnet, our local internet server as never a flicker and the dish is on the exposed north gable end.

stay safe, please.

Thewife · 12-03-2019 9:24am

Strong winds here all night and consistent rain ! but all very calm here this morning , not a leaf blowing or a raindrop in sight ! West Waterford

Graces7 · 12-03-2019 9:33am

Thewife wrote: »

I am so relieved to see a post from you this morning Graces7 . I have been concerned and was praying you were ok . Welcome back and thanks for the fabulous description of lasts nights weather from the Mayo offshore island xx

blessings and thanks. i am setting up ( please excuse off topic!) a separate blogspot ... <snip> but have not been well enough to focus on it yet. will cover weather and life here.

antodeco · 12-03-2019 9:34am

Very loud booking wind during the night (Dublin 10). All defenses held for me. Neighbours however not so much. Road is covered in rubbish as bins were left our in the middle of the roads (so no defence from the wind). Lots of broken branches and old fences scattered randomly out the back.

If this wasn't the yellow warning, I dear slightly for later. It seems to be at a different angle than normal which is affecting here slot more than usual.

gozunda · 12-03-2019 9:51am

Graces7 wrote: »

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stay safe, please.

Don’t make unnecessary journeys, don’t take risks on treacherous roads and don’t swim in the sea!

https://twitter.com/TeresaMannion/status/990636540220051458?s=20

pad199207 · 12-03-2019 9:52am

Cold front going through last night

ArraMusha · 12-03-2019 9:52am

The met webcams link is below...only came across this recently, Mace and Derry should be interesting later today.

https://www.met.ie/latest-reports/web-cams

Mortelaro · 12-03-2019 9:55am

ArraMusha wrote: »

The met webcams link is below...only came across this recently, Mace and Derry should be interesting later today.

https://www.met.ie/latest-reports/web-cams

That's not Derry,its mallin head

highdef · 12-03-2019 9:57am

ArraMusha wrote: »

The met webcams link is below...only came across this recently, Mace and Derry should be interesting later today.

https://www.met.ie/latest-reports/web-cams

Came across these before. Quite a shame that they are not streaming video but still, better than nothing.

Burts Bee · 12-03-2019 10:19am

Graces7 wrote: »

just been outside to set up defences and far from "tame". i checked around the back where it is a bare 50 metres from the mighty ocean and a more hostile sight you could not see,,,, sky threatening dark grey down to a disturbed dark ocean.... the last storm was hail and it is lying like snow on borders thickly
the ocean expanses rough-rippled and dark .

and bitter, bitter cold wind.

https://islandings.blogspot.com/

Great to hear from you Grace, and you've started a blog! I'll look forward to reading that. Sorry to hear you haven't been well, hope things improve soon. xRuth

NIMAN · 12-03-2019 10:22am

It's a beautiful morning here in North Inishowen.

Perfectly still, sun out. But cold.

I take it this is the calm before the storm?

Graces7 · 12-03-2019 11:05am

Burts Bee wrote: »

Great to hear from you Grace, and you've started a blog! I'll look forward to reading that. Sorry to hear you haven't been well, hope things improve soon. xRuth

only here for today due to health issues, but at some stage the weblog will be up; it is a safer and quieter and more manageable setting .

sharp bursts of strong winds here. equally sharp bursts of icy hail west mayo

nmacu · 12-03-2019 11:29am

Wind whipping up big time in Iarthar Chonamara. Recent hail shower. Bitterly cold.

Ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na scolb.

Duggie2012 · 12-03-2019 11:35am

in sligo town. hardly even a breeze at the moment

pauldry · 12-03-2019 11:51am

In an hour there will be

Meteorite58 · 12-03-2019 11:53am

Some big sleet and hail showers here in Tralee with bursts of sunshine, windy in the showers but don't expect the stronger winds here untill the afternoon.

davidsr20 · 12-03-2019 11:58am

Wind picking up here in Galway the last half an hour.

Xenji · 12-03-2019 11:59am

Blustery in Castlebar in the last hour, some heavy hail showers as well.

Tacklebox · 12-03-2019 12:00pm

Wind picking up near the Northern shore of the Shannon estuary.

pad199207 · 12-03-2019 12:16pm

Nice clear slot here but showers approaching from the NW

Graces7 · 12-03-2019 12:24pm

Lovely photo above.. wishin g i had a simple camera

just noticed the time and yes, winds freshening out here now. Bright sun.
gareth, please wipe your feet as you come aboard? thank you

Tigerandahalf · 12-03-2019 12:26pm

Ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na scolb.

Interesting one - 'A windy day isn't a day for the scallop' - meaning 'There is no time like the present' ??

andrew · 12-03-2019 12:29pm

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Interesting one - 'A windy day isn't a day for the scallop' - meaning 'There is no time like the present' ??

In this context a scallop is a tool used for thatching. So a windy day isn't a day for thatching. According to google, anyway.

Gaoth Laidir · 12-03-2019 12:29pm

TAFs for Donegal and Sligo airports, up to 21Z.

Donegal. Gusts 55 knots after 2 pm, increasing to 63 knots after 7 pm.
TAF EIDL 121100Z 1212/1221 25028G43KT 9999 FEW012 BKN020 TEMPO 1212/1221 5000 SHRAGS BKN012 SCT018CB BECMG 1214/1217 26033G55KT TEMPO 1219/1221 28036G63KT=

Sligo. Gusts 50 knots after 2 pm, increasing to 57 knots after 7 pm.
TAF EISG 121100Z 1212/1221 24025G40KT 9999 FEW012 BKN020 TEMPO 1212/1221 5000 SHRAGS BKN012 SCT018CB BECMG 1214/1217 26030G50KT TEMPO 1219/1221 28034G57KT=

Already gust 52 knots at Mace Head up to 11 am.

yop · 12-03-2019 12:30pm

Went for a walk around 7.30 in Castlebar and it was too calm, now in last 30 mins its gone from calm and sunny to hail & windy and now sunny and windy. Seems to be a fast moving changes so far.

nmacu · 12-03-2019 12:39pm

andrew wrote: »

In this context a scallop is a tool used for thatching. So a windy day isn't a day for thatching. According to google, anyway.

That seems to be it. I always understood the phrase in relation to thatching but also had to check it's exact meaning even though I often use it myself on days like this. According to Ó Dónaill:

3. scolb (tuí), ‘scollop’, looped stick for securing thatch. Lá na ~, thatching-day. Prov:Ní hé lá na gaoithe lá na ~, ‘the windy day is not the day for scollops’, take time by the forelock.

Sorry to go off topic!

mobil 222 · 12-03-2019 12:53pm

Gone windy outside Sligo town now.
Really bad hail showers as well

coillsaille · 12-03-2019 12:58pm

andrew wrote: »

In this context a scallop is a tool used for thatching. So a windy day isn't a day for thatching. According to google, anyway.

The message of it is that there's no point trying to secure your thatch with extra scoilbs when the wind has started blowing, you should have done it beforehand.
Back on topic, nice bit of sun in Galway now but cloud on the way and wind picking up.

Graces7 · 12-03-2019 1:18pm

the wind has not eased all morning but getting louder now. the ocean is a mass of white breakers, spray hitting the air wild and white . gareth is here.

squarecircles · 12-03-2019 1:23pm

Storm & Convective Forecast

Issued 2019-03-12 11:19:14
Valid: 12/03/2019 0600 to 13/03/2019 0600
CONVECTIVE / THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK - TUES 12 MARCH 2019

Synopsis
Deep low pressure Storm Gareth will track SE across northern Scotland tonight embedded in a deep upper trough shifting east across the UK behind an active cold front which will bring squally rain with emdedded line convection SE across England and Wales today, followed by heavy and squally showers with hail and thunder across NW Britain.
UK and IRELAND
An active cold front will continue to push SE across England late morning and into the afternoon, strong winds aloft parallel with strong SWly winds at the surface will bring line convection on the leading edge of the band of squally rain along cold front moving SE, convection will be shallow, with weak instability and profiles too saturated to support lightning, though the odd strike can't be ruled out. Convectively enhanced damaging wind gusts of 50-60mph and brief intense rainfall leading to localised flooding are possible with the line squall. A few brief tornadic spin ups can't be ruled out along the front.
Post cold front polar airmass will see increasingly cold mid-levels spreading aloft of moist surface airmass, as upper trough moves east. This will create sufficiently steep lapse rated to support frequent heavy showers with hail and thunder across the northwest - with a few of these passing southeast elsewhere. Convectively enhanced very strong wind gusts are possible in association with these heavy showers, with damaging gusts of 60-70mph.

pauldry · 12-03-2019 1:24pm

Malin 96kph now

ArraMusha · 12-03-2019 1:26pm

Mortelaro wrote: »

That's not Derry,its mallin head

It's not Mallin head, its Malin head.

ultrapercy · 12-03-2019 1:29pm

My Mother often told the story of notoriously lasy neighbour who she visited one very wet and windy day with the rain pouring in through his thatch. "Why don't you fix the thatch, Michael?" she inquired. "You wouldn't expect a man to go fixing thatch on a day like that would you? and I don't need it a fine day" was his reply. A sort of reverse logic bent on the old proverb.

squarecircles · 12-03-2019 1:33pm

SleetAndSnow · 12-03-2019 2:24pm

Pretty calm in cork city besides the odd sleet showers. Last night was a lot worse and wasn't even a warning, cork airport is forecasting below yellow speeds as well Vs yesterday.

Graces7 · 12-03-2019 2:24pm

volume and velocity have increased. deafening, wince-making blasts. no more sunshine but bright still .. west mayo offshore

Snow Garden · 12-03-2019 2:27pm

I love storms! The energy from them really excites me and cheers me up.

Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!
You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout
Till you have drench'd our steeples, drown'd the cocks!
You sulphurous and thought-executing fires,
Vaunt-couriers to oak-cleaving thunderbolts,
Singe my white head! And thou, all-shaking thunder,
Smite flat the thick rotundity o' the world!
Crack nature's moulds, an germens spill at once,
That make ingrateful man!

Bring it on Gary!

squarecircles · 12-03-2019 2:27pm

winds slowly ratcheting up.

west Mayo.

Little snowy old me · 12-03-2019 2:28pm

I wouldn't be surprised if the winds last night turn out to be stronger than what is forecasted tonight.

aisling86 · 12-03-2019 2:29pm

Little snowy old me wrote: »

I wouldn't be surprised if the winds last night turn out to be stronger than what is forecasted tonight.

There's a good few hours to go yet....when it does gust here in cork it's whistling.

pad199207 · 12-03-2019 2:30pm

Quite a racket this is after causing

Graces7 · 12-03-2019 2:41pm

Little snowy old me wrote: »

I wouldn't be surprised if the winds last night turn out to be stronger than what is forecasted tonight.

not a chance. already getting near last night;s sheer howling

Fitzo123 · 12-03-2019 2:43pm

Very, very windy in Sligo town already.

Storm Gareth: Tues 12 /Weds 13 March 2019 (Orange Warning for NW)

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