Storm Deirdre - Saturday 15 December 2018

s8n · 15-12-2018 8:32pm

Malin head rising slowly

seamusk84 · 15-12-2018 8:33pm

Seems ok now. Rain has passed and wind died down. Celbridge.

Was in Ashford, Wicklow this morning and was wild.

Artane2002 · 15-12-2018 8:33pm

Howling wind and rain in Dublin 5.

Supercell · 15-12-2018 8:39pm

Peak wild here now here, absolutely crazy . A night to be inside for sure.

MichealD · 15-12-2018 8:41pm

River Slaney has burst its bank in Enniscorthy town. N11 southbound closed. Shops/businesses sand bagged but high tide still to come closer to midnight.

Rain stopped but winds really picking up again.

https://twitter.com/liamruth/status/1074014330172137475?s=21

https://twitter.com/liamruth/status/1074015329217585152?s=21

uck51js9zml2yt · 15-12-2018 9:03pm

I'm on the side of a mountain in North Kerry and it was a bit of a damp squib.

I've seen more wind from my hairdryer.( Slight exaggeration but I'm sure you get the point:))

Gaoth Laidir · 15-12-2018 9:04pm

Interesting to compare the 18Z analysis today with yesterday's 24-hr forecast for the same time. The low ended up 2 hPa shallower and slightly further southeast than forecast, with a slightly less severe gradient.

ACTUAL

FORECAST

Storm 10 · 15-12-2018 9:07pm

9 year old struck by falling tree branch in Cork Please God she will be ok

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/news/storm-deirdre-girl-9-rushed-to-hospital-after-she-is-struck-by-falling-tree-37629613.html

sdanseo · 15-12-2018 9:10pm

65% of all electricity currently being provided by renewables.

http://smartgriddashboard.eirgrid.com/#all
http://smartgriddashboard.eirgrid.com/#all/wind

Super-Rush · 15-12-2018 9:17pm

Drove from Carrick on Shannon home to Carlow via Naas.

From Carrick to Kinnegad was just deluges of rain. Visibility was almost nil at times.

From Naas to Carlow was dry but the wind was crazy. Shaking the van and throwing it from one lane to another.

Get back home and it's calm. It's been one strange few hours.

Little snowy old me · 15-12-2018 9:20pm

Winds have dropped significantly here in Clondalkin. Rain has eased also. People out and about heading to the pubs and restaurants in the village. My experience is that it was what we would expect this time of year. You can understand why many will be left wondering what was the hype about.

15-12-2018 9:29pm

sdanseo wrote: »

65% of all electricity currently being provided by renewables.

http://smartgriddashboard.eirgrid.com/#all
http://smartgriddashboard.eirgrid.com/#all/wind

Interesting. I thought windmills were feathered/stopped in very windy conditions?

Gaoth Laidir · 15-12-2018 9:30pm

sparrowcar wrote: »

1st go around of this wind in DUB
FR117

A Boeing 737 had some bad windshear at 1931Z.

EIDW WS WRNG 01 151940 VALID 151945/152145 WS IN APCH RWY28 REP AT 1931 B737 GAIN OF 40KTS AT 400FT=

Kutebride · 15-12-2018 9:32pm

Not so calm in Meath now. Fun steering two kids from the shops to the car, in wind and rain an hour ago. Glad to be indoors now. 4yo didn’t like “the wind noise” at bedtime.

derossi · 15-12-2018 9:33pm

Very rough in Letterkenny, a lot stronger than I have heard in a long time!

M.T. Cranium · 15-12-2018 9:41pm

Watching the satellite and radar loops it appeared that the centre tracked just slightly inland and it's possible that the strongest winds on land might have been near Wexford as per the report of scattered lumber in one post from there. Johnstown Castle seems a bit sheltered from strong winds each time we have a strong wind event but also it's a bit north of where I would think the strongest winds might have hit. I checked mick's Waterford station and his peak gust only 68 km/hr there. This didn't quite phase together to its maximum potential for wind, I think the rainfall in general terms met expectations although obviously with large regional variations. If the same system had moved along a track about 30 miles further north it might have had more severe impacts, so a good thing it didn't as the impacts reported in some places seem bad enough with trees down and other scattered damage reports.

15-12-2018 9:45pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Interesting. I thought windmills were feathered/stopped in very windy conditions?

They are in exceptional winds and there is insufficient load, so I would imagine this is noting but haymaking for them.

Gaoth Laidir · 15-12-2018 9:46pm

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Watching the satellite and radar loops it appeared that the centre tracked just slightly inland and it's possible that the strongest winds on land might have been near Wexford as per the report of scattered lumber in one post from there. Johnstown Castle seems a bit sheltered from strong winds each time we have a strong wind event but also it's a bit north of where I would think the strongest winds might have hit. I checked mick's Waterford station and his peak gust only 68 km/hr there. This didn't quite phase together to its maximum potential for wind, I think the rainfall in general terms met expectations although obviously with large regional variations. If the same system had moved along a track about 30 miles further north it might have had more severe impacts, so a good thing it didn't as the impacts reported in some places seem bad enough with trees down and other scattered damage reports.

Waterford airport gusted to 46 knots (85 kph) at 17:30. Oak Park max 83 kph.

Mortelaro · 15-12-2018 9:46pm

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Watching the satellite and radar loops it appeared that the centre tracked just slightly inland and it's possible that the strongest winds on land might have been near Wexford as per the report of scattered lumber in one post from there. Johnstown Castle seems a bit sheltered from strong winds each time we have a strong wind event but also it's a bit north of where I would think the strongest winds might have hit. I checked mick's Waterford station and his peak gust only 68 km/hr there. This didn't quite phase together to its maximum potential for wind, I think the rainfall in general terms met expectations although obviously with large regional variations. If the same system had moved along a track about 30 miles further north it might have had more severe impacts, so a good thing it didn't as the impacts reported in some places seem bad enough with trees down and other scattered damage reports.

Peak at Arklow was just shy of 102kmh around 640pm
That's about 60 miles north of Waterford

irishrover99 · 15-12-2018 10:01pm

Storm 10 wrote: »

9 year old struck by falling tree branch in Cork Please God she will be ok

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/news/storm-deirdre-girl-9-rushed-to-hospital-after-she-is-struck-by-falling-tree-37629613.html

And this is why I don’t mind people reporting that it was a damp squib in there location.
Hopefully she is okay and pulls through.

emo72 · 15-12-2018 10:09pm

Standing outside in chapelizod. Nothing to report.

mickger844posts · 15-12-2018 10:12pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Waterford airport gusted to 46 knots (85 kph) at 17:30. Oak Park max 83 kph.

Definitely not as severe as expected. The Max at my station of 69km/h was recorded during that spell when Waterford Airport recorded 85km/h. Being near the coast the Airport will always record higher gusts than my Waterford City station.

Sycamore Tree · 15-12-2018 10:19pm

Does anyone know the rainfall amount in Galway over the past 12 hours? My guess is less than 5mm.

sryanbruen · 15-12-2018 10:27pm

Sycamore Tree wrote: »

Does anyone know the rainfall amount in Galway over the past 12 hours? My guess is less than 5mm.

Synop report for Mace Head gives 21.0mm in the past 24 hours up to 2100 UTC.

Sycamore Tree · 15-12-2018 10:31pm

sryanbruen wrote: »

Synop report for Mace Head gives 21.0mm in the past 24 hours up to 2100 UTC.

Thanks Syranbruen...shure those muckers out west get that every day I'd say!
Is there a station near Galway city?

sryanbruen · 15-12-2018 10:39pm

Sycamore Tree wrote: »

Thanks Syranbruen...shure those muckers out west get that every day I'd say!
Is there a station near Galway city?

Galway City Weather's station has recorded 0.4mm of rain since midnight today.

http://www.galwaycityweather.com/

Oscar Bravo · 15-12-2018 10:50pm

It may not of been as bad as expected but thanks to Meteorite ,Syranbruen,G.L, and M.T for all the charts etc throughout the past 24 hours.Its been a very interesting system to watch causing headaches for forecasters. Never saw the TAF's change as much in the past 24 hours.Could of very easily got nasty. Anyway, onto the next one....

uck51js9zml2yt · 15-12-2018 10:54pm

Clear skies tonight in Kerry. Lots of stars to be seen

nthclare · 15-12-2018 11:02pm

Ty Prehistoric Lark wrote: »

Clear skies tonight in Kerry. Lots of stars to be seen

Any meteor s

uck51js9zml2yt · 15-12-2018 11:05pm

nthclare wrote: »

Any meteor s

Didn't see any

Storm Deirdre - Saturday 15 December 2018

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