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CHAT THREAD for ex-Katia storm

Su Campu · 2011-09-11 16:40:18

The other thread is getting a little hard to follow with all the chat comments in there. We'll leave it for technical discussion and analysis and use this one for everything else. That way everyone will find the info they want and where they want it. ;)

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#302 12-09-2011 6:19pm
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IvySlayer wrote: »

:mad:

Thats shocking:eek: hope no one was injured:pac::pac:

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#303 12-09-2011 6:31pm
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Still quite strong winds where I am. The garden is being up ended. The wheelie bin has finally grown up and decided to leave the family home. No idea where its gone. Probably find it drunk and passed out later tonight!

Im in the middle of building a cabin at the moment, and had to stop before putting the roof on. It was lifting everything up and wasnt risking anything. The pink playhouse in the back is now akin to David Bowies place in Labyrinth, precariously sitting upside down on its roof. The dog refuses to go outside, even though shes a huskey who should like this weather. Ive had to strap down the skip out the front, because everything was being lifted up.

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#304 12-09-2011 6:36pm
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Hooter23 wrote: »

Thats shocking:eek: hope no one was injured:pac::pac:

You should see the state that the big Mac and extra large Coke is in ~ not pleasant.

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#305 12-09-2011 6:39pm
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smallwonder wrote: »

This little baby fell on the n56 outside Creeslough at 12.30. Clipped the bonnet of a passing car. The owner was taken to hospital but don't think she was too serious.

Feck ya.......... I thought there was some horrific accident with a little baby out on the road or something:eek::o

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#306 12-09-2011 7:02pm
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Well it was a beautiful if very blustery day today in Dungarvan. Don't live there, and I'd say it must have been a good bit windier at home, but I missed it all, and it really didn't do any damage apart from a few fallen branches on the road.
The winds on Friday had lifted my empty coal bunker, but nothing like that today.

oh well, is there another one coming this week-end ? I'm due to travel to Sherkin island ! It would just be so awful being stuck on an island in a hotel in awful weather until late on Monday... :rolleyes:;)

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#307 12-09-2011 7:15pm
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Winds starting to pick up again in Greystones after being calm for a while.
Is there going to be a round 2 or is this the tail end of it?

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#308 12-09-2011 8:23pm
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Just back from Tramore, absolutely massive waves crashing in over the prom at high tide, I think there was more people out there watching the rough sea than there has been all summer!

Also, the sunset was magnificent this evening

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#309 12-09-2011 8:42pm
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Harps wrote: »

Conditions at Malin Head

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6uds1pSCBo

That's amazing. It was nowhere near like this on Achill between 11am and 2pm. This 8 sec video looks more like Carmen last year. What time was this recorded? Can't believe there's such a big difference across such a short distance.

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#310 12-09-2011 8:46pm
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Iancar29 wrote: »

Currently up on Minán mountain on Achill island , getting a few readings of winds around the 50kts mark.
Ironicallyn, We are currently waiting on a service vehicle to turn up as the car's battery has seemed to have died... think its something to do with the wind and rain?...

GOOD TIMES! HA ....

Meet you up there today was in the black Jeep Patriot - when we left you guys we went along the Atlantic drive and boy was it impressieve!

Did you get down the hill okay?

rgds

JD

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#311 12-09-2011 10:03pm
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To be honest I dont notice much difference in the winds now than any other time of the day, its been consistently stormy here all day, When I went in the car to drive to a few places I noticed the winds werent as bad in some places, I think its just extra bad around my house!

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#312 12-09-2011 11:24pm
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Total non event here, we had worse a few nights ago and the previous weekend.

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#313 12-09-2011 11:39pm
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mike65 wrote: »

Total non event here, we had worse a few nights ago and the previous weekend.

yeah it was fairly bad now in fairness after all the hype...
wasnt close to what i had expected !!!

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#314 13-09-2011 12:02am
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What were you expecting? It was pretty much bang on from a forecast point of view

Winger_PL wrote: »

That's amazing. It was nowhere near like this on Achill between 11am and 2pm. This 8 sec video looks more like Carmen last year. What time was this recorded? Can't believe there's such a big difference across such a short distance.

1.45pm according to the description, Malin was above 60 knots for most of the day

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#315 13-09-2011 12:08am
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jdee99 wrote: »

Meet you up there today was in the black Jeep Patriot - when we left you guys we went along the Atlantic drive and boy was it impressieve!

Did you get down the hill okay?

rgds

JD

Think I saw you too. Was in a black C2.

The Atlantic drive was really impressive, went for a few spins down it before heading back to Dub.

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#316 13-09-2011 12:27am
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Reiketsu wrote: »

"Severe gale force winds are still on course for later on Monday, but it is expected to ease slightly overnight."

According to BBC NI, was updated 10 minutes ago. It also mentions the catering marquee on the 'Game of Thrones' set blowing away! Someone sent to hospital with back injuries.

I posted last night there was already damage to set. They went ahead with filming today despite the winds .Anyway this has been hugely played down, numerous in hospital injured - one seriously....Please say a prayer for her .
the entire crew & 200 extras were in tent as filming was abandoned - Thank God it wasnt worse .

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#317 13-09-2011 9:16am
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jdee99 wrote: »

Meet you up there today was in the black Jeep Patriot - when we left you guys we went along the Atlantic drive and boy was it impressieve!

Did you get down the hill okay?

rgds

JD

Serious? Was it one of you that came to Ian when he was measuring the wind speeds?
We we're OK once the car was started with the help of the local recovery service.

Think I saw you too. Was in a black C2.

The Atlantic drive was really impressive, went for a few spins down it before heading back to Dub.

It seems like there was a couple of groups headed for Achill then!

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#318 13-09-2011 9:22am
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Winger_PL wrote: »

Serious? Was it one of you that came to Ian when he was measuring the wind speeds?
We we're OK once the car was started with the help of the local recovery service.

It seems like there was a couple of groups headed for Achill then!

Hey, missed ye yesterday evening before ye headed back to Dubland.
Always have trouble with phone signal in work.
How did it go?

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#319 13-09-2011 11:22am
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redsteveireland wrote: »

Hey, missed ye yesterday evening before ye headed back to Dubland.
Always have trouble with phone signal in work.
How did it go?

Wasn't as good as Carmen last year, the highest reading we got were around 50kt, also we got stuck on top of a mountain with a dead car battery. Many thanks again for borrowing the annenometer - I'll PM you in a moment.

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#320 13-09-2011 12:18pm
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Just looking back at the thread from MAy.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=72367018&postcount=90

78 Knot gust in Belmullet

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