Storm Dennis Please read Mod Note in OP

ARated · 16-02-2020 10:02pm

Made it home grand with no issues. There was Hail nearly all the way from Tralee to castleisland. Then climbing up and over to abbeyfeale there was thunderhail. Very heavy but not prolonged. From there to Dublin was grand. A few short showers. Nothing major. But very wet and flooded ground throughout the country.

Be right back · 16-02-2020 10:04pm

leahyl wrote: »

Just in Dunnes and the light flickered - came out to a full blown hail storm, car accident just nearby - mad stuff

Ballyvolane? Was there at the time. Couldn't believe the amount of hail that had fallen. Drove past the accident too.

greasepalm · 16-02-2020 10:15pm

Silly question but wondering how long more is Dennis will be around in Dublin as its bin day tomorrow and dont want to see bins causing grief with their contents either tipping out when full as now bought straps to secure lid but empty bins can and will do damage out in a storm.

Monkeynut · 16-02-2020 10:19pm

greasepalm wrote: »

Silly question but wondering how long more is Dennis will be around in Dublin as its bin day tomorrow and dont want to see bins causing grief with their contents either tipping out when full as now bought straps to secure lid but empty bins can and will do damage out in a storm.

I say only take them out in the morning, maybe best to ask a neighbor if possible to bring them in if your not around. There may be still be some strong-ish gusts.

Or put a note to ask the bin man to bring them closer to your home.

Redriddick · 16-02-2020 10:22pm

Horrendous here again, serious strong gusts.

wazzer1 · 16-02-2020 10:31pm

fryup wrote: »

can't understand why Wales are getting a red warning, are we not a buffer for them?

Serious flooding over there, landslides as well.

nacho libre · 16-02-2020 10:34pm

Windier here now than it was all weekend

Jimbob1977 · 16-02-2020 10:35pm

Gusts have ramped up again in Limerick.

There was an abatement between 3pm and 7pm.

Gaoth Laidir · 16-02-2020 10:41pm

This chart shows the origin of the air that arrived at Mace Head at 18Z this evening, with different colours representing different altitudes.

leahyl · 16-02-2020 10:54pm

Be right back wrote: »

Ballyvolane? Was there at the time. Couldn't believe the amount of hail that had fallen. Drove past the accident too.

Yup Ballyvolane - missed the whole thing cos was inside at the time but it was nuts when I came out and it was just white on the ground!

Be right back · 16-02-2020 11:03pm

leahyl wrote: »

Yup Ballyvolane - missed the whole thing cos was inside at the time but it was nuts when I came out and it was just white on the ground!

Tell me about it. Sunny when I went in and totally white out when I left. Sorry I didn't get a picture.

Graces7 · 16-02-2020 11:14pm

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Fabulous photo. Unmanned I hope there!

Now it is; been watching films of the lighthouses; a great one called Irish Lighthouses includes Fastnet and tells of its building . When men were men,, in 2, the crews just vanished without trace :eek: Well worth a look. Would love to visit and stay a while

Graces7 · 16-02-2020 11:16pm

bassy wrote: »

I googled fastnet,very south cork.

You can see it from the cliff walk at Mizen Head and a lot of info there including a sample of how it was built. Fascinating stuff.

Still wild and loud out here.

nthclare · 16-02-2020 11:33pm

Graces7 wrote: »

Now it is; been watching films of the lighthouses; a great one called Irish Lighthouses includes Fastnet and tells of its building . When men were men,, in 2, the crews just vanished without trace :eek: Well worth a look. Would love to visit and stay a while

Exactly when men were men, If you really want to hear some good maritime stories search for bedtime stories on YouTube.
The flannen Isle lighthouse mystery Bedtime story

There's actually a story about those two guy's on it.

dmc17 · 16-02-2020 11:33pm

Graces7 wrote: »

Now it is; been watching films of the lighthouses; a great one called Irish Lighthouses includes Fastnet and tells of its building . When men were men,, in 2, the crews just vanished without trace :eek: Well worth a look. Would love to visit and stay a while

This one?

Gaoth Laidir · 16-02-2020 11:34pm

Walked the dog there now and it's a lovely night out. A strong and cold wind but a clear sky and very few people out. Certainly blows away the cobwebs.

Snow Garden · 16-02-2020 11:34pm

Mace Head has had only 4 max gust readings below 100 km/h since midnight.

The last 7 hours recorded 100+ km/h gusts. That's fairly sustained winds.

Highest was 122 at 0800.

uck51js9zml2yt · 16-02-2020 11:38pm

I see met UK have named Ellen and Francis for the coming weeks.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/news/weather/1241341/storm-ellen-latest-met-office-weather-forecast-storm-dennis-uk-long-range-weather-forecast/amp

Gaoth Laidir · 16-02-2020 11:39pm

Snow Garden wrote: »

Mace Head has had only 4 max gust readings below 100 km/h since midnight.

The last 7 hours recorded 100+ km/h gusts. That's fairly sustained winds.

Highest was 122 at 0800.

The 8 am synop report had the gust as 34 m/s but so did the 12 pm one. Not sure if both went down as 122 km/h or was it just 8 am's? Rounding errors from m/s to km/h can be large (1 m/s = 3.6 km/h).

Gaoth Laidir · 16-02-2020 11:43pm

Vance Obnoxious Fork wrote: »

I see met UK have named Ellen and Francis for the coming weeks.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/news/weather/1241341/storm-ellen-latest-met-office-weather-forecast-storm-dennis-uk-long-range-weather-forecast/amp

Damn it. I clicked that link not knowing it was the Daily Express. Complete clickbait nonsense.

Mods: anyone who posts a link to the tabloids surely deserves a ban? [/joke]

malinheader · 16-02-2020 11:48pm

Sounds like the worst wind we have had for a while on the nw coast. Very sustained aswell.
Seems alot stronger than Ciara.

Graces7 · 17-02-2020 12:05am

nthclare wrote: »

Exactly when men were men, If you really want to hear some good maritime stories search for bedtime stories on YouTube.
The flannen Isle lighthouse mystery Bedtime story

There's actually a story about those two guy's on it.[/QUOTE

Yes it was that that started me off! I think that place is for sale too...

Watch the long ( 2 hour) Irish Lighthouses on youtube The section on Skellig Michael is beyond excellent. They had two families living there, and lost children over the cliffs.

And Tory island! Oh MY ! Years ago I asked about year round rental at the lighthouse cottages there that are summer rental now. I was told no one would deliver eg coal there in winter. Thought it was due to the weather... Learned from the film that that is because they believe the place is haunted and the locals will not go near it in winter! .

I searched for a lighthouse to live in to no avail; many are homes now.

A whole way of life vanished with automation. All are managed from a single computer now.

Mizen Head is one of my most favourite places on earth: I miss it greatly.

I had a wonderful time during Storm Dennis .. sound effects galore..i

Graces7 · 17-02-2020 12:09am

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Walked the dog there now and it's a lovely night out. A strong and cold wind but a clear sky and very few people out. Certainly blows away the cobwebs.[/QUOTE]

I do that just by trying to open the door out here! It is firmly held safe ; the old dog lead is threaded through the grab rail then looped round the door handle else the gale grabs it and slams it against the wall. Hardy see spiders out here anyways

Graces7 · 17-02-2020 12:13am

dmc17 wrote: »

This one?

No; now there is one for tomorrow; thank you!

The one I watched is almost 2 hours, simply " Irish Lighthouses" by Carol Minchew. Cannot post links..

watlantic · 17-02-2020 12:29am

The sea was absolutely boiling this evening, see images attached taken through the windscreen of the car looking SW from Achill. It was impossible to take pics outside without risking the camera as the air was saturated with spray and salt, and it was difficult to stand straight against the wind anyway.

Meteorite58 · 17-02-2020 12:31am

Fantastic shots watlantic !

greasepalm · 17-02-2020 12:39am

Oh dear i see we are on level 1 alert so must be getting worse!

GolfNut33 · 17-02-2020 12:46am

pad199207 wrote: »

Fastnet today

Would seriously pay to spend the night there during a storm.

watlantic · 17-02-2020 12:52am

Quotes: ''Quote:
Originally Posted by tatranska View Post
I see met UK have named Ellen and Francis for the coming weeks.''

''Damn it. I clicked that link not knowing it was the Daily Express. Complete clickbait nonsense.

Mods: anyone who posts a link to the tabloids surely deserves a ban? [/joke]''

But the Daily Excess got it right this time

, 'cause the list of names was published long ago by both Met Eireann and the Met Office. Bring on Ellen and Francis so, if only to give the D.E. some sensational headlines... and then there will be storm G.

watlantic · 17-02-2020 1:10am

Look what Dennis brought to Ballycotton:
http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/one-in-a-million-ghost-ship-from-african-coast-washes-up-on-rocks-in-cork-982069.html

Graces7 · 17-02-2020 6:11am

The wind has eased at last; background sound now. The tide is roaring at the back here now. Been out with a torch seeking littlest cat who had been awol over 24 hours and is scared in gales. Bitterly cold but mission achieved. Lost too many critters in storms in the North Sea .

Dennis is in retreat. But a loud deluge hitting the roof so he is not finished with us yet...

Graces7 · 17-02-2020 6:28am

malinheader wrote: »

Sounds like the worst wind we have had for a while on the nw coast. Very sustained aswell.
Seems alot stronger than Ciara.

In a different class altogether; a real professional , Dennis. Aggressively masculine. Fanatical.

and nearing 7 am and a vicious hailstorm.

This is like the three day storms we were subjected to in my decade in the North Sea. The last 2 here have been thus and I do not remember these in my previous nearly 20 years in Ireland, on the west coast or in the mountains near the coast.

Graces7 · 17-02-2020 6:57am

GolfNut33 wrote: »

Would seriously pay to spend the night there during a storm.

The videos show that. They close all doors and windows tight and sit it out. The noise is incredible.
They explained why there are always three on duty. If two and one died, the other could be accused of murder, happened once that one died innocently and the survivor had to tie the body to the outside railings, After that there were three .

Gaoth Laidir · 17-02-2020 8:29am

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

A loss of airspeed (the speed of the air flowing over the wings) means a loss of lift, so a sudden drop in altitude. With just 50 ft left to the tarmac you don't want that drop to be too much. Lift is proportional to airspeed squared, so a small decrease has a bigger effect. A drop of 20 knots with an approach airspeed of around 140 knots is a loss of 14% of airspeed, so a 30% loss of lift. However, at that height the plane is what's called ground-effect, which will slightly offset the drop.

I miscalculated the loss in lift. It's actually only 12%, not 30%. Still enough to be a problem at 50 ft.

dmc17 · 17-02-2020 9:04am

Graces7 wrote: »

No; now there is one for tomorrow; thank you!

The one I watched is almost 2 hours, simply " Irish Lighthouses" by Carol Minchew. Cannot post links..

That specific episode (2) shows how Fastnet was built back around 1900. It's amazing to see how they did it.

Cantona's Collars · 17-02-2020 10:19am

England and Wales got hit hard with flooding over the weekend. Towns and villages inundated.

Cork Boy 53 · 17-02-2020 10:53am

watlantic wrote: »

Look what Dennis brought to Ballycotton:
http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/one-in-a-million-ghost-ship-from-african-coast-washes-up-on-rocks-in-cork-982069.html

Well at least there shouldn`t be any repeat of the pollution damage caused when the Kowloon Bridge ran aground in 1986. It may end up breaking up and sinking though.

Steve F · 17-02-2020 11:36am

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

England and Wales got hit hard with flooding over the weekend. Towns and villages inundated.

We dodged a bullet if you look back at the way the rain clouds moved south of us and hit Wales and England
A little bit further north and that would have been us :eek:

17-02-2020 12:13pm

Steve F wrote: »

We dodged a bullet if you look back at the way the rain clouds moved south of us and hit Wales and England
A little bit further north and that would have been us :eek:

Welsh topography has a lot to do with it, narrow valleys where the water has nowhere to go.

Graces7 · 17-02-2020 12:27pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Welsh topography has a lot to do with it, narrow valleys where the water has nowhere to go.

Do any of you remember the Aberfan disaster back in 1966? A colliery spoil tip, undermined by heavy rain, and built on a spring, slid atop a school and a village killing 116 children and 28 adults.

Whenever Wales gets heavy rain, this comes to mind . The film coverage we had ( I was teaching on the edge of Wales at that time) was harrowing, and memories deeply distressing for so many there. .

We are indeed so lucky.

Gaoth Laidir · 18-02-2020 10:56am

Here is the final graph of Dennis' pressures versus the 24-hour forecasts.

Oneiric 3 · 18-02-2020 3:11pm

UK Met coloured analysis map when the low was at 923 hPa just for archives sake. Didn't capture the previous map when it was at 922 hPa unfortunately.

ninebeanrows · 19-02-2020 11:38pm

Harmonie analysis had it at 917hPa, maybe a mb too many? I guess we will never know

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