Storm Saturday Night: Winds rapidly increasing with extreme gusts to 70kts+

Deep Easterly · 23-12-2012 1:56am

Lively enough in Galway at mo, hopefully a precursor to some proper storminess for the rest of the season.

Redshift · 23-12-2012 2:08am

wind is wild in the Athenry area at the moment, just finished the joyous task of recovering the wheely bin and its contents from the end of the garden:pac:

Sierra Oscar · 23-12-2012 2:09am

Intensity of the gusts seems to have died down somewhat now, perhaps only a short lull though.

eastmayo · 23-12-2012 2:13am

Cud be wrong but seems to be dyeing down,gusts not as strong in the last 30 mins...highest was 45 mph at 00 18...

Weathering · 23-12-2012 2:13am

completely calm in donegal

barney 20v · 23-12-2012 2:16am

Weathering wrote: »

completely calm in donegal

Very strong gusts here in west co Wexford .
We also had the power go out about 45 min ago

Wise Old Elf · 23-12-2012 2:20am

Windy as hell in limerick city, no kph for ye, but neighbour's bins just blew over and alarms going off everywhere.

maquiladora · 23-12-2012 2:20am

131 km/h gust at Mace Head at 1am. 2kt below sustained violet storm force there.

105 km/h gust at Shannon Airport.

Harps · 23-12-2012 2:20am

Gust of 131km/hr at Mace Head, sustained 100km/hr, strongest of the season by quite a distance

Still wild here, gusting to 90km/hr

Weathering · 23-12-2012 2:20am

barney 20v wrote: »

Very strong gusts here in west co Wexford .
We also had the power go out about 45 min ago

Power out?? How long for?

Deep Easterly · 23-12-2012 2:20am

eastmayo wrote: »

Cud be wrong but seems to be dyeing down,gusts not as strong in the last 30 mins...highest was 45 mph at 00 18...

Actually increasing here a little at mo so you could get another 'wave' in a wee while.

barney 20v · 23-12-2012 2:22am

Weathering wrote: »

Power out?? How long for?

Not long 2/3 min

ninebeanrows · 23-12-2012 2:22am

yep impressive alright.

MACE HEAD GALWAY(A) W 54 Gust 71

Weathering · 23-12-2012 2:22am

Harps wrote: »

Gust of 131km/hr at Mace Head, sustained 100km/hr, strongest of the season by quite a distance

Still wild here, gusting to 90km/hr

wow and wow. they completely under estimated this one
fair do's to everyone on boards who seen this
sustained winds of over 60mph and that's what they fc for the highest gusts.
will this strengthen as it moves further north?? malin head could be in for quite the onslaught

M.T. Cranium · 23-12-2012 2:23am

Glad this thread is up, wind gust to 71 kts at Mace Head would suggest wind damage potential next hour in Galway, would advise anyone reading this in western half of Ireland and either driving now or planning to drive, stay put and/or take cover and let this blow through, wind gusts will be strong enough to blow down trees and send debris over roads as well as toppling high-sided vehicles.

Sierra Oscar · 23-12-2012 2:25am

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Glad this thread is up, wind gust to 71 kts at Mace Head would suggest wind damage potential next hour in Galway, would advise anyone reading this in western half of Ireland and either driving now or planning to drive, stay put and/or take cover and let this blow through, wind gusts will be strong enough to blow down trees and send debris over roads as well as toppling high-sided vehicles.

What time do you reckon this is set to peak at? Gusts are becoming far more intense again now in North Tipperary after a brief lull.

maquiladora · 23-12-2012 2:29am

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

What time do you reckon this is set to peak at? Gusts are becoming far more intense again now in North Tipperary after a brief lull.

Highest 850 hpa winds on the latest NAE were for 3am.

Mars Bar · 23-12-2012 2:34am

The sound of that wind here in Galway! The lights are flickering in our house and I've had to cover the vent in my room coz of the sound of it. I hate this weather. Scares the crap out of me!

Storm 10 · 23-12-2012 2:35am

Car parks in Salthill flooded cars submerged took a picture of the flooding but it wont load just recorded 75 mph on my weather machine

eaglej13 · 23-12-2012 2:39am

hi guys, in castlebar, winds are very strong at min, went for short walk and strong enough to blow you of your feet. strongest i felt ever here.

23-12-2012 2:39am

Woke by the wind about 1/2 hour ago, listening to EIDW ATC (less than 1 mile away), Wind steady at 30 kts, max gust 47, min 19. Control expects gusts of 56 between now and 3, heading 230. There's an Aer Arann aloft right now holding, they're going through diversion options ATM.

wyrn · 23-12-2012 2:40am

Had no idea about the weather warning. I'm not surprised though, it was unusually mild out today. Had the windows open here and only copped the wind when all the doors started banging. Frightened the life out of me. Seems fairly gusty out there. I'd say there's a fair few branches down round here.

Weathering · 23-12-2012 2:40am

good job santa isn't flying tonight
misses clause's heart would be broken with worry

BabysCoffee · 23-12-2012 2:40am

Very windy in Dublin - gusts from time to time. Blowing trees are loud enough to keep me awake

jdee99 · 23-12-2012 2:42am

just driven back from Castlebar to Ballyhaunis not a pleasant night to be out. WInd seems to be picking up all the time now and the rain is lashing it down. Branches down on the roads everywhere.

maquiladora · 23-12-2012 2:42am

You can tell the jet is right over us, look at the speed of the clouds racing up from the southwest.

http://www.sat24.com/en/gb

Mycroft H · 23-12-2012 2:45am

wow. That wind picked up suddenly. Windy enough round Kildare from a comparatively calm evening.

Mycroft H · 23-12-2012 2:47am

Malin Head will be hit hard.

sully2010 · 23-12-2012 2:48am

In fairness to Mr Cranium, I believe he called this stormy weather months ago, absotuletly on the balll so far, unbelievable:rolleyes:

eaglej13 · 23-12-2012 2:49am

wow just got serious in castlebar. crazy wind speed at min. serious gusts now. maybe the mayan prediction was a few days out, could this be the start, lol:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

ninebeanrows · 23-12-2012 2:51am

Wind gathering strength here in North Dublin.

Deep Easterly · 23-12-2012 2:54am

After a very brief lull lasting all but 2 or 3 mins winds picking up again and gusting over 50 kts. Current 10 mean speed 27 kts.

_Whimsical_ · 23-12-2012 2:55am

Seems to have calming down in Galway.Still windy but not as startlingly wild as it was.

Storm 10 · 23-12-2012 2:55am

Looking at Marine Traffic there is not a single ship off the West coast

Bsal · 23-12-2012 2:56am

An Aer Arann aircraft tried an approach to Dublin about 30mins ago but has decided to divert to Belfast Aldergrove. If they where 20mins earlier they probably would have got into Dublin. Wind really picked up all of a sudden. Dublin had to update their forecast

TAF AMD EIDW 230035Z 2300/2324 20022G35KT 9999 SCT015 BKN025
BECMG 2301/2303 23036G56KT
BECMG 2304/2306 25025G40KT
BECMG 2306/2308 24020G30KT
BECMG 2309/2311 24015G25KT
BECMG 2312/2314 24015KT
BECMG 2316/2318 21008KT=

atgate · 23-12-2012 2:56am

Just flew into Dublin Airport. Bumpy from an hour out, plain mental at landing. Fair amount of puke. Good landing though. Some wind.

maquiladora · 23-12-2012 2:57am

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Seems to have calming down in Galway.Still windy but not as startlingly wild as it was.

Probably peaking now along the west coast. Winds will pick up in areas to the north and east over the next few hours.

Mycroft H · 23-12-2012 3:00am

MACE HEAD GALWAY(A) W 54 Gust 71 RECENT DRIZZLE 8 92 0.1 983

Thats fecking windy. ME stations @ 1AM

youtube! · 23-12-2012 3:01am

eaglej13 wrote: »

wow just got serious in castlebar. crazy wind speed at min. serious gusts now. maybe the mayan prediction was a few days out, could this be the start, lol:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

The real Mayan is and always has been Dec 23

M.T. Cranium · 23-12-2012 3:02am

From the look of guidance, would expect strongest winds to reach Meath and Dublin about 0300h and Belfast about 0400-0500h, trough is very fast-moving and is about on a Donegal-Laois line at present (0200h) so west of that it should gradually calm down with the usual after-shock gusts -- for Donegal it may pick up very suddenly since they are further north in a wider portion of the trough. The south coast will probably not see quite the same increase in wind speeds as the main impact under the jet will be about Galway to Drogheda. Would expect some damage along that path and if you're reading this east of Athlone it has not peaked yet (I think).

Mycroft H · 23-12-2012 3:04am

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Would expect some damage along that path and if you're reading this east of Athlone it has not peaked yet (I think).

Near Mullingar, gusts are getting more frequent and stronger as we speak.

Weathering · 23-12-2012 3:06am

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

From the look of guidance, would expect strongest winds to reach Meath and Dublin about 0300h and Belfast about 0400-0500h, trough is very fast-moving and is about on a Donegal-Laois line at present (0200h) so west of that it should gradually calm down with the usual after-shock gusts -- for Donegal it may pick up very suddenly since they are further north in a wider portion of the trough. The south coast will probably not see quite the same increase in wind speeds as the main impact under the jet will be about Galway to Drogheda. Would expect some damage along that path and if you're reading this east of Athlone it has not peaked yet (I think).

Will Donegal see the worst of it? or less compared to other areas?

youtube! · 23-12-2012 3:06am

I am in navan and I think either my roof is about to blow off or my windows blow in! Never heard anything like it in my life!

naughto · 23-12-2012 3:06am

eaglej13 wrote: »

wow just got serious in castlebar. crazy wind speed at min. serious gusts now. maybe the mayan prediction was a few days out, could this be the start, lol:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

yes iam here as well have not see wind like this in cbar in a long time

ninebeanrows · 23-12-2012 3:08am

Quite wild there at the moment!

mayfly757 · 23-12-2012 3:08am

Very windy in Malahide now , strong guts up to 50 kts , alarms going off everywhere , !

Bsal · 23-12-2012 3:09am

Nice jetstream alright

M.T. Cranium · 23-12-2012 3:11am

It won't be worse in Donegal and it may actually be slightly less extreme there, this appears meso-scale in dimensions and so you can be outside the peak wind belt to either north or south, but as Donegal is also more exposed to the ocean and has local wind funnel potential, I would say to be on the safe side to expect some extreme gusts there. Same comment applies to north coast of Ulster in general, they will see perhaps peak gusts a few knots lower than the inland or central zone I mentioned except for a few exposed locations. Models have been hinting at another strong wind event around next weekend too.

Mycroft H · 23-12-2012 3:11am

Bsal wrote: »

Nice jetstream alright

Some headwind for anything flying to the states

Bummer1234 · 23-12-2012 3:13am

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Would expect some damage along that path and if you're reading this east of Athlone it has not peaked yet (I think).

Ohh Boll*x!!!

In dublin city and Its very strong at the moment.

Storm Saturday Night: Winds rapidly increasing with extreme gusts to 70kts+

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