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High winds and heavy rain in places this week (Discussion Thread)

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    #32
    Oscar Bravo
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    Windy in Castlebar,alot of leafs down!


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    #33
    ninebeanrows
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    On the radar you can see the 'hook' of the low stretching into Galway Bay.

    If we had a visible satellite imagery it would look quite well structured.

    Interested to hear any more reports of high winds!


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    #34
    RoisinD
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    Weathercheck wrote: »
    On the radar you can see the 'hook' of the low stretching into Galway Bay.


    Interested to hear any more reports of high winds!

    I am just on the edge of that hook you mention. Unfortunately my weather station is playing up so have been unable to post wind speeds. We have just been outside to move some things as we had thought that everything had been secured (we are used to fairly strong winds). The wind had other ideas. It is one of the strongest winds we have had in some time and the gusts are particularly strong.

    NW Clare


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    #35
    Su Campu
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    The wind's picked up suddenly at Shannon Airport in the last 30 minutes.

    EINN 152030Z 24028G39KT 9999 -SHRA FEW021 SCT034 BKN050 11/07 Q0991 NOSIG=
    EINN 152000Z 23018KT 9999 FEW021 SCT032 BKN050 11/07 Q0992 NOSIG=
    EINN 151930Z 24017KT 9999 FEW021 SCT034 BKN050 11/07 Q0992 NOSIG=

    The TAFs for Shannon, Dublin and Casement call for around 28 gust 43 knots tonight, with wind warnings issued.


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    #36
    ninebeanrows
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    no change at 21z

    SHANNON AIRPORT SW 28 Gust 40


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    #37
    Harps
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    Pressure has dropped 22hPa in Galway since midnight, currently 980hPa

    Thick misty rain blowing horizontally now with some strong gusts, horrible night out but nice to watch from the window


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    #38
    ninebeanrows
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    growing interest in that second system that approaches tomorrow night to the south, slowly inching north from run to run.

    Also it really goes through an explosive phase of development around T24,


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    #39
    Chicken1
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    Just listening to Shannon Airport ATC, warning landing aircraft wind gusting over 40 knots and severe wind shear reported by landing aircraft passing through 1000 feet.


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    #40
    Storm 10
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    My wind machine in Galway is showing gusts over 40 knots from West North West.


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    #41
    Rikand
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    http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

    the hook is hitting the midlands now - Absolutely bucketing down here in Athlone


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    #42
    Raiser
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    Weathercheck wrote: »
    On the radar you can see the 'hook' of the low stretching into Galway Bay.

    If we had a visible satellite imagery it would look quite well structured.

    Interested to hear any more reports of high winds!

    In west Limerick - Kids playhouse had to be rescued after being catapulted to back of garden - some very strong gusts here since last hour or so.

    - Tied the trampoline down as soon as I copped on.


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    #43
    mel.b
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    Absolutely blowing a gale here in Ennis as well. I must have missed the weather forecast this evening as i wasn't expecting this!


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    #44
    Su Campu
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    Severe turbulence forecast to strengthen between the surface and 7,000 ft within the given coordinates below.

    EISN SIGMET 01 VALID 152027/160025 EINN- EISN SHANNON FIR SEV TURB FCST LAN SW OF A LINE N5320 W01000 - N5300 W00700 - N5200 W00700 BTN SFC/FL070 MOV E AT 30KT INTSF=


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    #45
    Sponge Bob
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    Gone quiet in Galway in teh last 30 mins, are we in the eye or something??


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    #46
    Storm 10
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    Amazing its like as if someone turned off a switch, flat calm suddenly must be the centre of this depression passing over.


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    #47
    ninebeanrows
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    SHANNON AIRPORT W 30 Gust 49


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    #48
    Oscar Bravo
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    A Met Eireann 2258 update
    Rain will continue to affect parts of Connacht, Ulster and north Leinster tonight. Some heavy falls are likely and it will be quite cloudy and misty too. In Munster and south Leinster a clearance has already developed, with just the odd shower. However this drier weather will bring with it very windy conditions. Strong to near gale force west to southwest winds will affect these areas but will decrease overnight. Lowest temperatures will range from 4 to 7 degrees. (West to northwest winds will reach gale force or higher for a time overnight on coastal waters from Wicklow Head to Roche's Pt to Slyne Head and on the Irish Sea south of Anglesey.)


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    #49
    Oscar Bravo
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    Its almost time to head over to Met Eireann for the latest on RTE Radio1/Sky 0160....


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    #50
    Wolfe_IRE
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    Weathercheck wrote: »
    SHANNON AIRPORT W 30 Gust 49

    yep 91km/h gust at Shannon. Fairly wild here in West Clare. Aunty Em, Aunty Em...


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    #51
    mud
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    Very windy in East Limerick. The chimney is giving me the heebie-jeebies :eek:


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    #52
    Wolfe_IRE
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    MET EIREANN 11PM
    West to northwest winds will reach gale force or higher for a time overnight on coastal waters from Wicklow Head to Roche's Pt to Slyne Head and on the Irish Sea south of Anglesey.


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    #53
    Deep Easterly
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    Hardly a puff of wind here in all evening, low center seems to have passed right over here going by the recent sat sequence hence the light winds. Pressure bottomed out at 985 hPa earlier but rising rapidly now, up to 992 with wind direction WNW which backed sharply from a SE direction earlier.


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    #54
    Nabber
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    Windy here in Dublin 4. Nothing to crazy. Probably about strong enough to blow over a wheelie bin and blow off your momas hat while she picks up said wheelie bin.


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    #55
    bigroad
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    Very strong wind here in North Wexford.No sleep tonight.Even the dog is awake.


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    #56
    V_Moth
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    On a boat in the Celtic Sea at the moment - not fun! Wind speed pretty much consistently at 40 knots in the last couple of hours. Max gust in last 30 mins was 50 knots and I suspect there have been much stronger ones.

    To all the landlubbers, be thankful your bed isn't doing a good imitation of a rodeo bull!


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    #57
    tylercollins
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    Literally had nothing you guys experienced here! Unless it all happened while I was sleeping from 12.00 until 7.00.


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    #58
    V_Moth
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    Wind speed is still about 25 to 30 knots in the Celtic Sea at the moment, with about 4 metre swells. Ship is rolling up to 15 degrees at times...


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    #59
    cherryghost
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    Missing all the fun in Longford. Apparently a river burst its banks last week from the heavy rain and the ground was still completely saturated. This morning the mother texted me telling me that the back roads are now submerged in about 2 feet of water in areas as the river burst again. Demanded pictures so will post them asap :)


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    #60
    Tactical
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    mud wrote: »
    Very windy in East Limerick. The chimney is giving me the heebie-jeebies :eek:

    It was pretty wild in West Limerick last night. Plenty of objects crashing around the place.

    Talking to a chap in Kerry, he was reporting high winds too at his location.

    I was unable to get outside so unfortunately can't give any more in terms of an accurate report but it seemed to be a fairly lively but short lived event. No damage locally, not even a tree branch down. Lots of leaves blown off so there will now be less wind loading on tress for any subsequent wind event although the ground saturation levels may lead to possible instability going forward into any following windy weather.

    Looking forward to the next one ;)


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    #61
    mud
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    I'm just about to venture out. The ground was so wet before last night that I hope we don't get more very wet weather too soon.


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