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National: Severe Cold/ Snow Discussion (Thanks to all!)

ninebeanrows · 2010-12-15 23:25:53

As per poll results the return of the National thread.. A severe spell of weather approaching, all general chat in here please :) Absolutely no discussion of the national or regional thread debate.

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#11802 26-12-2010 1:38am

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so what exactly is freezing rain? are we talking giant hail stones or wha?

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#11803 26-12-2010 1:39am

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Elmer Blooker wrote: »

latest ME obs: Casement 0c Dublin Airport -8
how can this be possible?

Just noticed that. Cant figure this out? The relief of the area is similar to the neg temp both above and below.

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#11804 26-12-2010 1:40am

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mickger844posts wrote: »

Ive seen this happening on a number of occasions before when the temp on the coast was 5 or 6 degrees higher than inland, then the wind gets up a little from the south and boom the temp shoots up. That has happened again this evening, was -2.8c at 9pm now its +0.2c

I drove back this late evening from outside Dungarvan, was 3 degrees, temperature fluctuated all the way in the car to my location, a bit less than 20 km inland North from Dungarvan, -1 when we arrived.

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#11805 26-12-2010 1:50am

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philstar wrote: »

so what exactly is freezing rain? are we talking giant hail stones or wha?

One of the more knowledgable posters will probably correct me but my simple understand of it is that it is rain which freezes upon impact with the ground / a tree / a powerline etc. Near instant ice. The more of it falls the thicker the ice is. It's very adept at tricking unsuspecting motorists and pedestrians, not to mention bringing down trees and powerlines in extreme episodes of it.

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#11806 26-12-2010 1:54am

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giggsirish wrote: »

Just noticed that. Cant figure this out? The relief of the area is similar to the neg temp both above and below.

Its not the first time a weird temp flux has been seen at casement , I think Su had a thread on it there recently

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#11807 26-12-2010 1:56am

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dsmythy wrote: »

One of the more knowledgable posters will probably correct me but my simple understand of it is that it is rain which freezes upon impact with the ground / a tree / a powerline etc. Near instant ice. The more of it falls the thicker the ice is. It's very adept at tricking unsuspecting motorists and pedestrians, not to mention bringing down trees and powerlines in extreme episodes of it.

Yeah, thats it basically.

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#11808 26-12-2010 2:05am

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yeah found that thread on the temp flux in casement

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056101408

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#11809 26-12-2010 2:10am

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-9c here 3 miles from Casement

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#11810 26-12-2010 2:13am

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So, is it coincidence that we got 2 very cold winters in a row, or is it global warming and this is what to expect every winter from now on?

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#11811 26-12-2010 2:13am

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pistolpetes11 wrote: »

yeah found that thread on the temp flux in casement

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056101408

Radiant heat from buildings- Helicopters- Government jets or Aliens.

I reckon ALIENS in Government jets.

Joking aside . Thanks pistolpetes11 for digging out the thread.

Warming steadily here. Now -1.5 on the station display.

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#11812 26-12-2010 2:29am

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maquiladora wrote: »

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's the Atlantic

:P

Yep - nothing kills lying snow like an Atlantic warm front:(

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#11813 26-12-2010 2:35am

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Getting freaky now. Snow on top of my gauge is obviously melting as im reading rain this past hour. Now Up to - 0.4!!

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#11814 26-12-2010 2:39am

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Right now, the Liffey is totally frozen over at the East Link Bridge.
100% iced over!!!!!!

https://www.loughlinstown.ie/
Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/

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#11815 26-12-2010 2:41am

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Take pictures darnit!!!

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#11816 26-12-2010 2:45am

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There are no wavy reflections anymore!!! The Liffey is frozen over to the East Link Bridge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.loughlinstown.ie/
Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/

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#11817 26-12-2010 2:49am

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Supercell wrote: »

There are no wavy reflections anymore!!! The Liffey is frozen over to the East Link Bridge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get out there and get your pics !

Temp has gone from -9.7 to -5.9 here in Newbridge

Some body has put up a vid on Youtube , but you cant really see it too well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWSoNuHtVaI

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#11818 26-12-2010 3:40am

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1 MILLION VIEWS just ..
:eek::pac::pac:

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#11819 26-12-2010 3:46am

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Saganist wrote: »

1 MILLION VIEWS just ..
:eek::pac::pac:

245 to make that magic million Now should i stay up to see it tick over? Oh the thaw is strong here near Mace Head Galway 5C and climbing

EDIT: 1,000,000 + Views hit Its been fun been part of it

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#11820 26-12-2010 4:13am

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Just gone into positive temps for 1st time in 6 days!! (Just as thread hit the 1Million views) 11oC rise in just over 4 hours

and here she comes!

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#11821 26-12-2010 4:22am

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Supercell wrote: »

Right now, the Liffey is totally frozen over at the East Link Bridge.
100% iced over!!!!!!

River Barrow in Graignamanagh was frozen over this morning.

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#11822 26-12-2010 4:27am

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1 million views in little over 10 days. Wow!

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#11823 26-12-2010 5:45am

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giggsirish wrote: »

Just gone into positive temps for 1st time in 6 days!! (Just as thread hit the 1Million views) 11oC rise in just over 4 hours

and here she comes!

I'm seeing the 4.15 image so I don't know what everyone else will see but wow, that's a proper band of precipitation!

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#11824 26-12-2010 8:31am

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time to close and archive the thread.

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#11825 26-12-2010 8:44am

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1,000,691 views as of this minute.

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#11826 26-12-2010 9:00am

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i think your view counter isnt exatcly correct here?, if i view page one of this thread then page two etc it will register 2 views and so on , as were talkin about weather and temps i found myself lookin thru a lot of pages to see what people were posting as lowest temps for my area , ive prob given ten views myself atleast? maybe im wrong about how the views are tallyed up? still v impressive numbers all the same

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#11827 26-12-2010 9:31am

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Thanks for an epic thread everybody, now that temperatures have broken above freezing in most areas i see it fit to close the thread.

What a cold spell, unlikely we will see one with such severity anytime soon.

Good times had by all.

Please use MT's Thaw thread for chat regarding the breakdown.;)

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