Very strong winds developing south, east; storm watch late Tuesday

West Limerick is down to a light wind again. Overall a decent event and in the brief period available to me this morning I recorded as strong a gust as I have experienced in the area. Nothing spectacular and didn't exceed 50km/h. Having said that, my measurements were only 2mtrs agl so are not scientific. One day I will have a proper anemometer which I will mount 10mtrs agl for proper readings.

Enjoyed this wind event and am tired now so I think an early night for me. Already looking forward to the next one, however with the continual battering and saturated ground it must only be a matter of time before we see a rise in tree falls etc during one of these weather events.

eskimocat wrote: »

Good forecasting on this thread by the boardsies once again, hopefully more people were able to take what measures they could in time before Bridgid or Nadja, whatever the storm was called, hit.

Stay warm, stay safe and stay away from the edge folks.

Yes, well done to the forecasters and all those who contributed and to those who were able to post photos too.

I think it belongs to a bar there, had info on their site

Limerick apparently:



http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/1wqq37/meanwhile_in_limerick_ireland/

Unexpectedly wild here again tonight!

Spring Onion wrote: »

Had a great game of dodging waves on the Salthill Prom at the 6:30pm high tide. The place was packed. Young and old laughing as they anticipated the biggest breakers. No risk of flooding, the wind wasn't that strong.

Idiots united. I am a bit surprised you joined in. Have you not heard of freak waves? You need to show the sea more respect.

A 2236 update from Met Eireann

Clear spells overnight, but further showers also, mainly of rain or hail, but some sleet is possible, especially over high ground. Winds will slowly ease, but they will remain very strong on western coasts and, later, on northern coasts, with severe gusts. Minimum temperatures 1 to 4 Celsius, with a risk of frost by morning.


Tomorrow

Sunday will have some sunny spells, but scattered showers will occur also. Cloud will increase on western and southern coasts, with some patchy rain and drizzle developing. Maximum temperatures 5 to 9 Celsius, in a moderate to fresh southwesterly breeze.

Outlook

Headline : Very unsettled weather will continue for the rest of the week, with a risk of very strong winds at times and with above average rainfall. Temperatures, however, will be close to normal.

Monday night : Clear spells and scattered showers, most of the showers in Atlantic coastal counties. As winds continue to ease, temperatures will fall to around freezing or a little below in many areas, with sharp frost and a risk of icy patches.

Tuesday : A bright start, with sunny spells and a few scattered showers, but wet and extremely windy weather will extend from the southwest later Tuesday and Tuesday night. Rain will be heavy at times, accompanied by strong to gale force southeasterly winds and with a risk of some severe gusts and with a risk of flooding.

Wednesday : Winds will veer westerly in direction by Wednesday morning, but they will remain very strong for much of the day. Brightening up, with sunny spells and occasional showers, many of them heavy, with hail and a risk of thunder. Cold on Wednesday night, with a risk of frost.

Thursday : Mainly dry at first, with just a few scattered showers, but early indications are that more wet and windy weather will extend from the south later
Thursday and Thursday night.

Friday and weekend : Very unsettled, with showers or longer spells of rain at times and with a risk of very strong winds, or possible even stormy conditions

Spot the water pissing through the keyhole!

Not a bad ad for a door though, on my house the water would quickly equalise!

redsteveireland wrote: »

Idiots united. I am a bit surprised you joined in. Have you not heard of freak waves? You need to show the sea more respect.

Whilst this needs pointing out, and tragically we do lose shore fishermen every year to this phenomenon, we need to live a little too, we cannot be too cautious as we'd end up mumbling to ourselves wrapped in a blanket in a corner and never going out ~

Fairly windy for south and eastern coastal areas early tomorrow morning (though not severe).

STATUS ORANGE

Wind Warning for Dublin, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Meath, Cork, Kerry and Waterford

South to southeast winds will reach mean wind speeds of 50 to 70 km/h, with gusts of 80 to 100 km/h overnight and on Monday morning. The strongest winds will be along the coast. The strong onshore winds will occur at the same time as high tides and this may cause some coastal flooding. There will also be some very heavy falls of rain. Winds will ease off in the early afternoon
Issued:
Sunday 02 February 2014 10:00
Valid:
Monday 03 February 2014 00:01 to Monday 03 February 2014 15:00


STATUS YELLOW

Wind Warning for Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Clare, Limerick and Tipperary

South to southeast winds will reach mean wind speeds of 45 to 65 km/h, with gusts of 80 to 100 km/h overnight and on Monday morning. The strongest winds will be along the coasts.
Issued:
Sunday 02 February 2014 10:00
Valid:
Monday 03 February 2014 00:01 to Monday 03 February 2014 12:00

Flooding could also be a problem in the days ahead for some areas with up to 80mm of rain possible in places over the next 72 hours where some rivers are already quite high, and more lows on the way after this too.

maquiladora wrote: »

Should be quite windy where you are considering the direction of the wind, probably the strongest since Stephens night but not as severe.

HIRLAM showing strong gales but not storm force winds.

Yep, looks windy enough for the east coast.

By the way i owe ye a drink, you were correct about yesterday, not as severe as Stephen's Day.;)

Stressica wrote: »

Are we likely to get any more severe storms in the next few days/weeks? or just wind/rain

Wind/rain but with the chance of something more severe at times.

Spring Onion wrote: »

Ah will you get off the high horse, it was no more than sea spray. There was zero danger and loads of fun. The boulders at the prom break the waves and prevent the rip. I have been sailing for over 10 years.

Don't have a high horse, spoke to someone that was down there and reported rocks being thrown up by some of the bigger waves, it wasn't all just spray.
It's fine from a safe distance but there are countless videos of people putting themselves in danger over the last weeks. I enjoy the spectacle as much as all of you, maybe my attitude has changed lately as I have small children, i.e i've turned into my dad.

Anyway, on to the next event.