STORM EVA Strong winds Wednesday 23rd. Gusts possible up to 120km/h

Xenji · 23-12-2015 2:16pm

Very wet in Castlebar, but was windier in the early hours of the morning, we finally hit 2000mm of rain for the year as well.

maquiladora · 23-12-2015 2:29pm

75 knot convective gusts possible as the front crosses the country tonight, according to this.

outsourced_ire · 23-12-2015 2:40pm

Weather warnings updated on Met...

Orange now includes Cork.

STATUS ORANGE

Wind Warning for Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork and Kerry
Southerly winds of mean speeds of 60 to 65km/h gusting 100 to 110km/h will develop this afternoon. Stronger winds of mean speeds of 70 to 80km/h with gusts up to 120km/h at times, are likely between 1600 and 2200hrs.

Issued:Wednesday 23 December 2015 12:00
Valid:Wednesday 23 December 2015 13:00 to Thursday 24 December 2015 01:00

STATUS YELLOW

Wind Warning for Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Roscommon, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford
Southerly winds of mean speeds of 60 to 65km/h gusting 100 to 110km/h., will develop later this afternoon and evening.

Issued:Wednesday 23 December 2015 12:00
Valid:Wednesday 23 December 2015 15:00 to Thursday 24 December 2015 02:00

JCX BXC · 23-12-2015 2:44pm

And Kerry included too!

CinderKone · 23-12-2015 2:45pm

Just went out for a run here in Kerry and could have flown back. Already big waves in Finet.

Tactical · 23-12-2015 3:12pm

ComfortKid wrote: »

I live in Limerick, and we have had 3 warnings already this winter and absolutely nothing to worry about. Maybe a wheelie bin knocked over. I just think this panick and warning people not to travel is really unnecessary.

I live in Limerick and in the recent events have encountered flooded (impassable) roads and trees blown down blocking roads.

I believe any warning is warranted as long as people understand it is a warning. i.e. there is the possibility of an issue and take note of this.

squarecircles · 23-12-2015 3:17pm

Eva making her presence felt now on the west coast,becoming stormy.

Hooter23 · 23-12-2015 3:18pm

The calm before the storm in Galway

SlowBlowin · 23-12-2015 3:23pm

Just been out clearing drains, 500 ft high in south kerry mountains. Its getting quite gusty already..

Storm 10 · 23-12-2015 3:31pm

Typical woman always late

:D

Kingswood Rover · 23-12-2015 3:41pm

legomaniac wrote: »

I believe all this naming storms is nonsense. It's gone the same way as USA where even a few flurries of snow or a gale 8 wind creates a media frenzy. I have lived in South Donegal all my life. We get storms every winter. Several storms. It is the same for the entire western seaboard. 120km per hour GUSTS do not warrant orange alerts. Just a normal gale warning. It has left everyone hyped and daft about the weather.

Totally agree every nearly every aspect of our lives is now governed by catastrophic thinking. Naming the storms and hyping them up i suppose is a result of now having a weather industry.

Graces7 · 23-12-2015 3:59pm

ComfortKid wrote: »

I live in Limerick, and we have had 3 warnings already this winter and absolutely nothing to worry about. Maybe a wheelie bin knocked over. I just think this panick and warning people not to travel is really unnecessary.

Go tell that to the parents whose kids were on the school bus that had a tree blown atop it recently... If you are safe, fine but that is not so nationwide. No one is panicking by the way, just taking care. In Storm Clodagh I went the long way round to Killarney very early lest a tree was down on the deserted ring road.. taking care was all. I need to know.

Storm 10 · 23-12-2015 3:59pm

Kingswood Rover wrote: »

Totally agree every nearly every aspect of our lives is now governed by catastrophic thinking. Naming the storms and hyping them up i suppose is a result of now having a weather industry.

Try telling that to the hundreds of homes and business premises that may never recover from the damage caused by Desmond, by naming them its easier and people sit up and take precautions that were not taken before, don't forget lives have been lost also. Cannot understand why it bothers some people if they name a storm, if lives and property can be protected then its great.

Graces7 · 23-12-2015 4:00pm

SlowBlowin wrote: »

Just been out clearing drains, 500 ft high in south kerry mountains. Its getting quite gusty already..

Same here. 400 ft.. just got all but blown off my feet out there..

Graces7 · 23-12-2015 4:04pm

Carnacalla wrote: »

And Kerry included too!

Is it? That figures! RIght! Early feed for the critters and all in for the night..

Graces7 · 23-12-2015 4:07pm

Storm 10 wrote: »

Try telling that to the hundreds of homes and business premises that may never recover from the damage caused by Desmond, by naming them its easier and people sit up and take precautions that were not taken before, don't forget lives have been lost also. Cannot understand why it bothers some people if they name a storm, if lives and property can be protected then its great.

The lack of precautions re Darwin made for a much better warning system. That day the red warning was far too late and kids were trapped in schools who should have been kept at home. The current system is far safer. I was glad to see that school buses will not run in red warnings now.

SlowBlowin · 23-12-2015 4:07pm

Graces7 wrote: »

Is it? That figures! RIght! Early feed for the critters and all in for the night..

Hey Grace can I ask where are you (approx.), I have wondered before ? My closest place is Sneem.

SB

mickger844posts · 23-12-2015 4:11pm

Dark skies with a few showers here in Waterford City, Winds picking up with gusts to 40km/h. The Wxsim forecast software which runs on my site predicting gusts to 70km/h later. Its normally very accurate when forecasting Max Gusts for my location.

www.waterfordcityweather.com

Meteorite58 · 23-12-2015 4:21pm

10 min avg wind speed 31 Kph now in Ardfert, gusting over 60Kph

A couple of big blustery showers about an hour ago.

Edit: gust 68 kph

Hooter23 · 23-12-2015 5:04pm

Met eireann say storm will be short lived not expecting much in Galway nothing more than were use too.

But as shown in a chart early there is potential for severe convective gusts as the band of rain passes through we shall see...