Storm Lorenzo Chat Thread.

03-10-2019 11:16am

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

See this is the exact ****e we have to put up with from sites like "Dublin live"

Met Eireann speak out about possibility of Status Red warning for Ireland as Storm Lorenzo hits

The ferocious beast's strong gales will see serious disruption all around Ireland with severe flooding and fallen trees expected.

And to cap it all, the storm will bring thunder and lightning over large parts of the country.

Radio Nova have something similar up! Potential red warning for Ireland.

Then the actual article clearly states possibly in coastal areas.

03-10-2019 11:17am

Grace, if you knit a hat or scarf with upright cow on it, I’ll buy it!

Fitzo123 · 03-10-2019 11:17am

Birds have be going mad here in Sligo all morning. Gusty enough.

lilmissprincess · 03-10-2019 11:19am

Driving conditions not pleasant on the South Link in Cork between the city and Mahon about half an hour ago. Not helped by the people who inevitably forget how to drive when it’s raining

Morrisseeee · 03-10-2019 11:20am

LorelaiG wrote: »

Wrong link both for the tutorial.

Crikey you're quick

and I edited it straight away
Right link here

Mental Mickey · 03-10-2019 11:20am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Radio Nova have something similar up! Potential red warning for Ireland.

Then the actual article clearly states possibly in coastal areas.

Don't mind them!!!

Reati · 03-10-2019 11:21am

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

See this is the exact ****e we have to put up with from sites like "Dublin live"

Met Eireann speak out about possibility of Status Red warning for Ireland as Storm Lorenzo hits

The ferocious beast's strong gales will see serious disruption all around Ireland with severe flooding and fallen trees expected.

And to cap it all, the storm will bring thunder and lightning over large parts of the country.

Here is some from Google news:

Storm Lorenzo will be 'a different beast' to Ophelia
Hurricane Lorenzo: When will Hurricane Lorenzo hit?
“Violent” winds, lightning and heavy rain
‘UNPRECEDENTED’ AND ‘FEROCIOUS’ STORM LORENZO TO BRING FLOODING AND THUNDERSTORMS (yes this one is in all caps)

etc etc

darconio · 03-10-2019 11:22am

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=2.44,52.72,501

realdanbreen · 03-10-2019 11:22am

realdanbreen wrote: »

Widdensushi wrote: »

The hype over this has been ridiculous. From a county cork point of view, it was never an orange warning, even going by the forecasts at the time it was issued. All week you have staff badgering businesses to close, teachers telling students they may have to close etc.What a load of ****e !!!

Well Ned my collie is still curled up in bed. Usually when a bad storm is approaching he's up pacing around about 12 hours beforehand.

Ned is still in the bed which suggests nothing going to happen for at least 12 hours.

03-10-2019 11:28am

realdanbreen wrote: »

Ned is still in the bed which suggests nothing going to happen for at least 12 hours.

I believe in Ned.

Kamili · 03-10-2019 11:31am

The Army have sent the Pilatus' up around Baldonell just now - seems to be great flying aside of the low level clouds.

igCorcaigh · 03-10-2019 11:33am

Reati wrote: »

Here is some from Google news:
Storm Lorenzo will be 'a different beast' to Ophelia

Hurricane Lorenzo: When will Hurricane Lorenzo hit?

“Violent” winds, lightning and heavy rain

‘UNPRECEDENTED’ AND ‘FEROCIOUS’ STORM LORENZO TO BRING FLOODING AND THUNDERSTORMS (yes this one is in all caps)

etc etc

I know, but.... Will there be thunder?
Please?

Graces7 · 03-10-2019 11:34am

Reading the weather warnings there is some real justification for thinking the storm is on now. Yellow on now out here and they may just not take in the detail. Many of these are newbies to the met ie warnings and boards where as we have been at this for years. It is a little ambiguous.

Says yellow warning from 9 am ...

John.Icy wrote: »

I really want to believe some people are being deliberately obtuse...

But nah...some people need to learn how to read and tell the time.

Nothing is due in the East till much much later. How many people have to come on here to say it's not that windy in Dublin or other Eastern parts.

In saying that it's not going to get that windy here but if you read the official forecasts you'd have already seen that.

Get out of here looking for your hurricanes because your only source of weather is The Sun and their exaggerations.

Graces7 · 03-10-2019 11:36am

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Grace, if you knit a hat or scarf with upright cow on it, I’ll buy it!

YOU ARE ON! Colour please! And every cent will go to the babies my faith family rescue in Nepal..

igCorcaigh · 03-10-2019 11:37am

https://twitter.com/eoinyk/status/1179700167060185089?s=19

NIMAN · 03-10-2019 11:38am

I think social media is the culprit.

It is now so inaccurate with a lot of news it reports. And people on it often report nonsense as fact.

The news outlets have seen these people now as a target audience, and have to report in their terms. As a result we get the overhyped daily mail like headlines.

I seen plenty of photos and clips of Lorenzo in the Azores, but they didn't once say "but it'll not be this violent by the time it gets to Ireland" because it doesn't suit the narrative.

George Lee was case in point last night. Embarrassing. The national broadcaster shouldn't be allowed to do articles of such poor quality without being challenged.

03-10-2019 11:38am

Graces7 wrote: »

YOU ARE ON! Colour please! And every cent will go to the babies my faith family rescue in Nepal..

What colour is upright cow?

GLaDOS · 03-10-2019 11:51am

Getting seriously windy in Dublin anyway. Not expecting anything serious but it's going to be very nasty out when the rain arrives.

SleetAndSnow · 03-10-2019 11:52am

Still pelting down in cork city. Think it’s going to end soon though based on the radar

Hoboo · 03-10-2019 11:52am

Pheonix10 wrote: »

Dublin met.ie says 27km winds tonight? That's hardly a breeze?

That's a normal day for Ireland, a breeze is all it is.

Kamili · 03-10-2019 11:52am

Graces7 wrote: »

YOU ARE ON! Colour please! And every cent will go to the babies my faith family rescue in Nepal..

I will have one too, in Upright Cow colours to match her upright coat colour! :P

No Green - will look like grass stains which mean upright cow has not been upright at some point.

Cartman78 · 03-10-2019 11:53am

Update from Nenagh:

Wind picking up a bit alright - I wouldn't go running in it but it'd be a great day for drying clothes if the rain holds off another bit

Mrs cockett · 03-10-2019 11:55am

"Its a rather blustery day" said Pooh

Mental Mickey · 03-10-2019 11:56am

Raining in Newbridge atm

Igotadose · 03-10-2019 11:56am

Blowing fierce wind here on the Dingle Peninsula. Hard to keep upright in the breeze.

Doctors room ghost · 03-10-2019 11:58am

Mrs cockett wrote: »

"Its a rather blustery day" said Pooh

“It sure fcukin is said piglet.its the lorenzo don’t you know.boll1x to it said Pooh,boll1x to it”.

zerosugarbuzz · 03-10-2019 12:00pm

On a day off so brought the dog for a walk in the Phoenix Park. Nothing unusual at all, typical mid late Autumn day. I predict a non event for Dublin anyway. The media need to lay off the scare mongering on these things or when a real storm comes no one will believe them.

zerosugarbuzz · 03-10-2019 12:02pm

GLaDOS wrote: »

Getting seriously windy in Dublin anyway. Not expecting anything serious but it's going to be very nasty out when the rain arrives.

Whereabouts? I've been out all morning and not seeing anything unusual, mild if anything.

Man Vs ManUre · 03-10-2019 12:05pm

I see they are having to play the rugby under a closed roof because of the threat of this so called storm. I will believe there is a storm when I see a tree falling on top of me.

pawdee · 03-10-2019 12:06pm

From the Aberdeen Evening Express.......

At the height of the gale, the harbour master radioed a coastguard on the spot and asked him to estimate the wind speed.

He replied that he was sorry, he didn't have a gauge. However, if it was any help, the wind had just blown his Land Rover off the cliff.

RobbingBandit · 03-10-2019 12:07pm

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

I see they are having to play the rugby under a closed roof because of the threat of this so called storm. I will believe there is a storm when I see a tree falling on top of me.

Rugby is on in Japan that's a different storm they're concerned about

Uilleam an Draoi · 03-10-2019 12:08pm

Hi All!

Quick question... I've already asked the Gods, but the response wasn't clear enough... need to feed my pig later today, wondering if anyone knows when we expect this hurricane to hit Dublin (South Dub to be precise)...?

That little bastard can wait if it's wet or raining like crazy....even more if I'm going to be transported by air to a different country with those crazy winds...

Thanks to all!

is_that_so · 03-10-2019 12:08pm

Cartman78 wrote: »

Update from Nenagh:

Wind picking up a bit alright - I wouldn't go running in it but it'd be a great day for drying clothes if the rain holds off another bit

Positivity in the face of extreme adversity! Very Irish!

endainoz · 03-10-2019 12:09pm

zerosugarbuzz wrote:

On a day off so brought the dog for a walk in the Phoenix Park. Nothing unusual at all, typical mid late Autumn day. I predict a non event for Dublin anyway. The media need to lay off the scare mongering on these things or when a real storm comes no one will believe them.

Dublin is only on a yellow, and will quite possibly get downgraded anyway. Why do people keep thinking yellow means bad? The phrase 'non event' is such a pretentious thing to say aswell. I do agree with you on the media point though, the overhype from the tabloids and even RTE is absolutely disgraceful. I wouldn't blame Met Eireann though, even though they will get the blame.

There should be a network of actual non sensationalist weather forecasters like Carlow weather and others that people could follow and trust. Less of the met alert and Dublin live rubbish.

jam_mac_jam · 03-10-2019 12:09pm

Man Vs ManUre wrote: »

I see they are having to play the rugby under a closed roof because of the threat of this so called storm. I will believe there is a storm when I see a tree falling on top of me.

Are you serious?

Do you know where Japan is?

LordBasil · 03-10-2019 12:09pm

Uilleam an Draoi wrote: »

Hi All!

Quick question... I've already asked the Gods, but the response wasn't clear enough... need to feed my pig later today, wondering if anyone knows when we expect this hurricane to hit Dublin (South Dub to be precise)...?

That little bastard can wait if it's wet or raining like crazy....even more if I'm going to be transported by air to a different country with those crazy winds...

Thanks to all!

Who knows, instead of you being transported by air, maybe Pigs will fly!!!

endainoz · 03-10-2019 12:10pm

Man Vs ManUre wrote:

I see they are having to play the rugby under a closed roof because of the threat of this so called storm. I will believe there is a storm when I see a tree falling on top of me.

Ah no, that one is too easy to take the bait to.

DOCARCH · 03-10-2019 12:11pm

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Do you know where Japan is?

Somewhere on the north side?

03-10-2019 12:11pm

Just commuted from Navan to Dublin. It’s fairly dull out and getting a little bit windy, nothing major. The threat of rain is in the sky.

Commute home at 9pm might not be as pleasant.

jackrussel · 03-10-2019 12:11pm

zerosugarbuzz wrote: »

On a day off so brought the dog for a walk in the Phoenix Park. Nothing unusual at all, typical mid late Autumn day. I predict a non event for Dublin anyway. The media need to lay off the scare mongering on these things or when a real storm comes no one will believe them.

Dublin wasn’t meant to be affected much anyway. That was predicted a few days ago. This was/is a west coast event

Kamili · 03-10-2019 12:12pm

Uilleam an Draoi wrote: »

Hi All!

Quick question... I've already asked the Gods, but the response wasn't clear enough... need to feed my pig later today, wondering if anyone knows when we expect this hurricane to hit Dublin (South Dub to be precise)...?

That little bastard can wait if it's wet or raining like crazy....even more if I'm going to be transported by air to a different country with those crazy winds...

Thanks to all!

Upright Pig needs to have a chat with Upright Cow, she can share tips on how to plant those 4 corners to stablize.
If Upright Pig is able to stay upright, you need to get out there and feed, otherwise Upright Pig will be a Grumpy Pig and eat their way out of their field.

Stay Safe Grumpy Pig!

is_that_so · 03-10-2019 12:13pm

endainoz wrote: »

Ah no, that one is too easy to take the bait to.

Nah. It's World Rugby policy to have them closed for the RWC.

Doctors room ghost · 03-10-2019 12:14pm

Wind is steadily rising in Galway.
Rain in patches.
Going to be a bad 24 hours

Kamili · 03-10-2019 12:15pm

endainoz wrote: »

Dublin is only on a yellow, and will quite possibly get downgraded anyway. Why do people keep thinking yellow means bad? The phrase 'non event' is such a pretentious thing to say aswell. I do agree with you on the media point though, the overhype from the tabloids and even RTE is absolutely disgraceful. I wouldn't blame Met Eireann though, even though they will get the blame.

There should be a network of actual non sensationalist weather forecasters like Carlow weather and others that people could follow and trust. Less of the met alert and Dublin live rubbish.

To be fair to ME, they sent out one of their more sensible forecasters this time round, and she did say that the hype from the media needs to calm down as its upsetting for people living alone and needing assistance, causing them undue anxiety.

Fair play on that point.

Still they will get blamed regardless, and it is unfair.

Man Vs ManUre · 03-10-2019 12:21pm

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Are you serious?

Do you know where Japan is?

I thought it was in the Aviva. I’m glad so I didn’t make the effort to head out there and decided to watch it on tv instead.

Graces7 · 03-10-2019 12:24pm

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

What colour is upright cow?

In the photo I sent white..

Mortelaro · 03-10-2019 12:27pm

If its barely capable of 100kmh gusts at sea,then it's a dying storm already

SleetAndSnow · 03-10-2019 12:27pm

Radar not showing rain in cork for the last half hour or so but it’s still very heavy drizzle currently.

Graces7 · 03-10-2019 12:28pm

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Wind is steadily rising in Galway.
Rain in patches.
Going to be a bad 24 hours

Getting horrible out here now. Worse in the kitchen where I have been fighting to light the fire, and thankfully easier at the other end, South end. Had forgotten how draining the constant buffeting is.

west mayo offshore island

The Nal · 03-10-2019 12:31pm

Surfs up in Dingle.

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