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Wind / Rainfall warnings :Potentially very windy Weds 18th Dec 2019

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    #122
    OldRio
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    Serious wind a howling. Not expecting it this bad in Leitrim.
    A night for candles. A roaring fire. A glass or two of Whiskey and a scary book.


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    #123
    SleetAndSnow
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    Very wild in cork city, heavy rain just started again and looking out the window can see the wind blowing very strongly. Since the wind is from the south east house isn't getting hit as bad as it would from the south west, but crickey still some gusts causinf the house to creak


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    #124
    Graces7
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    Cork Lass wrote: »
    Seriously wild here in cork city. Feels like my house is shaking :eek:

    A feeling we know well out here! Maybe folk in towns etc who comment re "drama" do not have any idea what like it is in rural areas etc when we describe very simply what is literally happening in storms.

    No street lights or cars etc; no house lights within sight. No moon so literally pitch black space outside the patch of light shed by the opening door. Blind darkness. Just the howling wind... and lashing rain cold on warm skin.

    Not " drama", in the pejorative sense, simply the reality we choose to live in... . What life in deep rural and on coasts and islands offers us to live among as part of the environment - and love it while respecting the sheer power of the wild wind

    Now to try to get the cat in... ;)


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    #125
    Sharp MZ700
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    Is it to calm down anytime soon?


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    #126
    Acosta
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    Edinburgh Aer Lingus regional flight aborted landing into Cork. Looks like they will give it another go.


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    #127
    uck51js9zml2yt
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    Picking up in North Kerry. Was meant to be going over the road but decided it wasn't worth meeting a falling tree.


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    #128
    aisling86
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    Acosta wrote: »
    Edinburgh Aer Lingus regional flight aborted landing into Cork. Looks like they will give it another go.

    God love those poor passengers!

    The wind is having a right ol party here in Macroom its wild! You can hear it whistling between the houses. Not used to this wind direction.


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    #129
    goat2
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    Right now it is absolutely howling, and vibrating the house


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    #130
    SleetAndSnow
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    aisling86 wrote: »
    God love those poor passengers!

    The wind is having a right ol party here in Macroom its wild! You can hear it whistling between the houses. Not used to this wind direction.

    Just heard it fly overhead, in wilton/togher area so close enough to the airport. Winds are strong enough so on that exposed hill? God love them indeed! :p

    Edit: Just saw it too. God its shaking. Props working hard on it

    Edit: And its landed


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    #131
    igCorcaigh
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    Seems to have calmed down a bit now


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    #132
    Itssoeasy
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    Acosta wrote: »
    Edinburgh Aer Lingus regional flight aborted landing into Cork. Looks like they will give it another go.

    Free whisky for passengers and crew if they do land.


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    #133
    Comhrá
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    Mav11 wrote: »
    Storm Elsa according to Joanna Donnelly just now.

    Storm Elsa is the main parent depression further out in the N.Atlantic, this is just a smaller depression spawned from Elsa that's giving us a windy evening/night.


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    #134
    Acosta
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    aisling86 wrote: »
    God love those poor passengers!

    The wind is having a right ol party here in Macroom its wild! You can hear it whistling between the houses. Not used to this wind direction.

    Managed to land on the second attempt. Ya, those planes are awful when there's strong winds.


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    #135
    Snow Garden
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    Breezy in Galway but nothing drastic.
    Just glad the rain stopped.


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    #136
    SleetAndSnow
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    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Seems to have calmed down a bit now

    Just as you say that, my house gets hit with some strong gusts in a row


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    #137
    GooglePlus
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    Graces7 wrote: »
    A feeling we know well out here! Maybe folk in towns etc who comment re "drama" do not have any idea what like it is in rural areas etc when we describe very simply what is literally happening in storms.

    No street lights or cars etc; no house lights within sight. No moon so literally pitch black space outside the patch of light shed by the opening door. Blind darkness. Just the howling wind... and lashing rain cold on warm skin.

    Not " drama", in the pejorative sense, simply the reality we choose to live in... . What life in deep rural and on coasts and islands offers us to live among as part of the environment - and love it while respecting the sheer power of the wild wind

    Now to try to get the cat in... ;)

    What I'd give to be back home in the countryside on a night like this.


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    #138
    Oscar Bravo
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    7pm

    Roaches Point gusting 59 knots(109 km/h)


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    #139
    Thepillowman
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    Some serious gusts here in East Clare strongest winds all winter I reckon.


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    #140
    thomil
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    Subjectively speaking, it's stronger than Atiyah here in Ballincollig, and the bus ride home about an hour ago was pretty wild. Things seem to have calmed down a bit for now, but the strong winds seem to be coming in waves here, and when they do, the entire apartment block shakes.

    Good luck trying to figure me out. I haven't managed that myself yet!



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    #141
    171170
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    Graces7 wrote: »
    A feeling we know well out here! Maybe folk in towns etc who comment re "drama" do not have any idea what like it is in rural areas etc when we describe very simply what is literally happening in storms.

    No street lights or cars etc; no house lights within sight. No moon so literally pitch black space outside the patch of light shed by the opening door. Blind darkness. Just the howling wind... and lashing rain cold on warm skin.

    Not " drama", in the pejorative sense, simply the reality we choose to live in... . What life in deep rural and on coasts and islands offers us to live among as part of the environment - and love it while respecting the sheer power of the wild wind

    Now to try to get the cat in... ;)


    Happily, the good days always make up for the bad ones! The past two days though cold, were stunningly beautiful.

    That said, this is the fifth day this month when it's been far too horrible outside to contemplate walking down to the gate to check my postbox.


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    #142
    RobertKK
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    This is stronger than Atiyah.

    Current high gust at my location in Kilkenny is 85.3km/hr.


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    #143
    Graces7
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    171170 wrote: »
    Happily, the good days always make up for the bad ones! The past two days though cold, were stunningly beautiful.

    That said, this is the fifth day this month when it's been far too horrible outside to contemplate walking down to the gate to check my postbox.

    There comes out here a kind of adapting. Just accepting the variations and living in them Not bad or good; just IS. Easier when like me you do not have to be anywhere anytime of course; the luxury of old age ;) It becomes a way of life. Not expressing that very well. The cold lacerates though. It is the worst aspect for me.
    each to his /her own. Good to one is bad to another .. .which is as well..

    Nothing too bad out here yet... we shall see. Nothing has ever ever come near Callum out here .


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    #144
    Graces7
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    thomil wrote: »
    Subjectively speaking, it's stronger than Atiyah here in Ballincollig, and the bus ride home about an hour ago was pretty wild. Things seem to have calmed down a bit for now, but the strong winds seem to be coming in waves here, and when they do, the entire apartment block shakes.

    When I lived in the UK near a high rise tower block it literally moved in high winds.. Which is why all the houses out here are ground floor only.. Has calmed here too


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    #145
    RobertKK
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    86.9km/hr now, Atiyah only gusted to 73km/hr.

    edit 88.5km/hr now


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    #146
    171170
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    Graces7 wrote: »

    There comes out here a kind of adapting. Just accepting the variations and living in them Not bad or good; just IS. Easier when like me you do not have to be anywhere anytime of course; the luxury of old age ;) It becomes a way of life. Not expressing that very well. The cold lacerates though. It is the worst aspect for me.
    each to his /her own. Good to one is bad to another .. .which is as well..

    That's far too zen for me; I want to live, rather than simply exist!


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    #147
    Logan Roy
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    171170 wrote: »
    That's far too zen for me; I want to live, rather than simply exist!

    Do not poke the bear


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    #148
    Davaeo09
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    RobertKK wrote: »
    86.9km/hr now, Atiyah only gusted to 73km/hr.

    edit 88.5km/hr now

    Yes definitely feeling it more here in KK.
    It's been such a wet and windy day.


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    #149
    RobertKK
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    93.3km/hr so it is one of the stronger storms for my location.

    Just heard a loud bang outside...


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    #150
    fits
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    Pretty nasty in Carlow too.


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    #151
    Danno
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    Top gust of 58mph in South Laois, in a valley. (Standard 10m height) (93.3kmph)

    EDIT: Snap!
    RobertKK wrote: »
    93.3km/hr so it is one of the stronger storms for my location.

    Just heard a loud bang outside...


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