Atlantic Storm Watch 2014: February/March

MiNdGaM3 · 04-02-2014 7:31pm

Lights flickering a lot here in Cahir, and going by the ESB map, the power failures are closing in!

leahyl · 04-02-2014 7:32pm

outsourced_ire wrote: »

The River Lee is looking fairly high with hours to go before high tide...

http://tinypic.com/r/1hz39z/8

Via Twitter

Uh oh....

SweetCaliber · 04-02-2014 7:33pm

Extremely windy here in Tramore, have never experienced such winds in the 17 years living here and this is only the start. The prom from what I can see on the webcam is being wiped out with waves as high as the lightposts (they are very high).

Should be an amazing night later on down on the prom. However, people are extremely being advised to stay away, it's 2 hours away from high tide and the waves are already incredible.

Here's the webcam in case anyone wants to tune in.

http://78tramore.home.dyndns.org/view/index.shtml

04-02-2014 7:34pm

Getting fairly lively in Waterford City, heavy rain and strong gusts.

dacogawa · 04-02-2014 7:37pm

Dun Laoghaire weather station reporting gusts of 48.4 kts (F:10) going up by the minute. Edit 49.4 kts 2 minutes later

http://www.dlhweather.com/current-details/

& Ollie Williams style sideways rain in the Wicklow weather cam
http://www.wicklowcam.com/

Speak Now · 04-02-2014 7:40pm

Bad in Waterford but not as bad as Stephens night yet. Gusting to 56knots now!!

maquiladora · 04-02-2014 7:45pm

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Bad in Waterford but not as bad as Stephens night yet.

Well so far no Met Eireann station has reported a gust higher than Monday morning's highest gust (125 km/h) and at 6pm only 1 Met Eireann station is reporting gale force 8 winds, so I wouldn't really call this a severe windstorm at all. What makes it interesting is the direction of the winds due to the less than typical track of the low and the risk of coastal flooding from the timing with the high tides.

uncle_sam_ie · 04-02-2014 7:46pm

A tree just took out my phonelline pole and all. This is defianly worse then I've seen it in years.

ollie1 · 04-02-2014 7:51pm

The weather here in Dun Laoghaire is crazy the wind is constantly howling.

SeaFields · 04-02-2014 7:53pm

outsourced_ire wrote: »

The River Lee is looking fairly high with hours to go before high tide...

http://tinypic.com/r/1hz39z/8

Via Twitter

At a guess i would think they have the gates wide open at the dam, allowing them to build up some space in the reservoirs and stem the flow of the river in a couple of hours when the tide is due to peak. This would mean a fairly high water level in the river at the mo. As i said tho, am only guessing.

maquiladora · 04-02-2014 7:55pm

Looks like the Marine Institute's servers are getting hammered.

himilsbachol · 04-02-2014 7:57pm

have a look here http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-2.96,53.17,1137

patneve2 · 04-02-2014 7:58pm

Gust of 59 knots at Dun Laoghaire, heavy rain also

DominoDub · 04-02-2014 7:59pm

ollie1 wrote: »

The weather here in Dun Laoghaire is crazy the wind is constantly howling.

Gust Speed: 59.0 kts (F: 11 )

maquiladora · 04-02-2014 8:04pm

Tide in Wexford Harbour is 1.3m above predicted height at the moment. 3 hours before high tide there.

How is the Lee looking in Cork?

Padraig Mor · 04-02-2014 8:05pm

Cork harbour. Still quite windy and gusty, but definite moderate drop off in intensity.

FunkSoulSista · 04-02-2014 8:05pm

141_Oscar_Mike wrote: »

Crazy stuff in Dunmore east. I think this is by the ramp at the strand inn

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=734782896534680&set=vb.242182825794692&type=2&theater

That driver was like I'm getting the foook outta here!

Fitzo · 04-02-2014 8:06pm

Very windy in Sligo. Can't wait to go training.

vicwatson · 04-02-2014 8:10pm

maquiladora wrote: »

The observed tide at Wexford Harbor is now above the predicted high tide level for 10pm.

Authorities shutting Wexford Quays tonight apparentely

GREENGEKO · 04-02-2014 8:10pm

very high rain/wind in kildare at the moment but the main problem seams to be a lot of run off surface water from Saturated fields onto the roads causing a lot of floods on backroads ect......nasty night ahead,good luck all out in cyber land!!!!!!while you have power that is......

Speak Now · 04-02-2014 8:11pm

60kts recorded at Waterford airport.

JanuarySnowstor · 04-02-2014 8:11pm

Just passed the river lee and its just starting slightly on south terrace. 2 hours away from high tide and the water is only about 20mins from flooding

phillo65 · 04-02-2014 8:14pm

26sdrawkcab wrote: »

I was blessed to have the company of some tosser in an Audi about 3 feet from the back of the bike for nearly the whole
Ye need that.Nice of him to stay close to keep a look out for you.In this weather these people would want to learn to keep distance from ALL other road users,be it cars,trucks,bikes,cyclists and pedestrians and to expect any thing to happen.Unfortunatly I don't think they will ever cop on.Obviously to them being 3 feet behind you will get them there quicker than being 20 feet behind.

maquiladora · 04-02-2014 8:15pm

Found a recent pic of the Lee. Looking high. Only saving grace is that the sustained winds are gradually reducing. Won't be enough to stop flooding though.

diceyd · 04-02-2014 8:16pm

Iancar29 wrote: »

looks nasty,wherea that?

ninebeanrows · 04-02-2014 8:19pm

Picking up strong @ Dun Laoghaire

Wind Speed: 39.7 kts (F: 8 )
Gust Speed: 59.5 kts (F: 11 )

diceyd · 04-02-2014 8:20pm

guys whats does Abs mean?

patneve2 · 04-02-2014 8:21pm

entering "very windy" territory here...

Tom Cruises Left Nut · 04-02-2014 8:21pm

diceyd wrote: »

guys whats does Abs mean?

Anti Lock Brakes

Iancar29 · 04-02-2014 8:24pm

diceyd wrote: »

looks nasty,wherea that?

Outside ! ha , just back from walking the dog k full hi vis rain gear on , was awesome , got stopped in my tracks a few times with the gusts of the wind.

the roads are turning into rivers, might have to take a trip down to see the tolka river tomorrow morning and record its height.

Eight Ball · 04-02-2014 8:24pm

phillo65 wrote: »

26sdrawkcab wrote: »

I was blessed to have the company of some tosser in an Audi about 3 feet from the back of the bike for nearly the whole
Ye need that.Nice of him to stay close to keep a look out for you.In this weather these people would want to learn to keep distance from ALL other road users,be it cars,trucks,bikes,cyclists and pedestrians and to expect any thing to happen.Unfortunatly I don't think they will ever cop on.Obviously to them being 3 feet behind you will get them there quicker than being 20 feet behind.

Audi drivers. Worst drivers out there.

Villain · 04-02-2014 8:24pm

Just recorded a Gust of 96.7 km/h at 7:07pm

sparrowcar · 04-02-2014 8:25pm

Winds have decreased at DUB airport the last while. I see Cork isn't showing any recent gusts either?

That's hardly it?

Harps · 04-02-2014 8:25pm

Nothing remotely stormy on the met reports tonight, highest gust only 49kts and Mace Head is the only station at gale force, I know the wind was never forecast as particularly severe but I still expected it to be windier. Flooding os obviously the main risk as the night goes on if the reports from Cork and Wexford are anything to go by

red_bairn · 04-02-2014 8:26pm

I was on the DART there about an hour ago and past Dun Laoghaire, I thought a body went under the train and later I thought we were going through a tunnel but we were nowhere near one. I was being spanked by the wind on the walk home.

maquiladora · 04-02-2014 8:28pm

sparrowcar wrote: »

Winds have decreased at DUB airport the last while. I see Cork isn't showing any recent gusts either?

That's hardly it?

Winds have peaked in the southwest now but won't peak until later tonight on southeast and east coasts.

TextureLikeSun · 04-02-2014 8:30pm

Just outside gorey-Winds steadily increasing here all evening and rain is belting down. Kids are finding the sound of the wind quite scary earphones all round here me thinks!

ninebeanrows · 04-02-2014 8:32pm

Harps wrote: »

Nothing remotely stormy on the met reports tonight, highest gust only 49kts and Mace Head is the only station at gale force, I know the wind was never forecast as particularly severe but I still expected it to be windier. Flooding os obviously the main risk as the night goes on if the reports from Cork and Wexford are anything to go by

Due to the set up of the stations we don't have any official Met stations near the east coast.

We have recent 60kt gusts at Waterford Airport and Dun Laoghaire Harbour, on forecast.

weathermaiden · 04-02-2014 8:32pm

diceyd wrote: »

guys whats does Abs mean?

tiegan · 04-02-2014 8:34pm

Very windy here in Fethard, Co Tipp - constant very strong winds, and power outage. Rain just about to ease off I think

Clamball · 04-02-2014 8:34pm

http://77.74.50.157/cfw/

This is live data of tides and water levels in Cork City

ninebeanrows · 04-02-2014 8:34pm

Upto severe gale @ DL...

Wind Speed: 41.6 kts (F: 9 )
Gust Speed: 60.6 kts (F: 11 )

M.T. Cranium · 04-02-2014 8:35pm

Sometimes the official weather stations aren't the whole story, it would seem from reports in this thread that parts of the southeast are seeing very strong winds relative to previous events. Dun Laoghaire is wide open to this wind direction while the Dublin area stations not so much. Otherwise I would agree the winds are nothing exceptional in most cases. Once again it's a case of choosing to use level 3 to alert a few people to the risks and hoping that most other readers will understand the regional breakdown of the alerts.

Just have to ride this out now and hope the flooding isn't too severe, may downgrade to level 2 in the headline around 10 pm unless posters feel there is a continuing high risk with high tides later up the east coast.

Saturday, by the way, not really off the table especially for south coast again, track appears to be into central Ireland from WSW but quite an intense and fast-moving system. Certainly another 20-30 mm rain potential with it.

patneve2 · 04-02-2014 8:36pm

Weathercheck wrote: »

Due to the set up of the stations we don't have any official Met stations near the east coast.

We have recent 60kt gusts at Waterford Airport and Dun Laoghaire Harbour, on forecast.

Exposed coastal locations already recording 60 kt gusts, and peak isn't for another hour or two!

Rock Lesnar · 04-02-2014 8:37pm

Fairly windy in north meath and raining, I have to say, its not as bad as i was expecting.....so far

dacogawa · 04-02-2014 8:38pm

60.6 kts (112.23km) at Dun Laoghaire, Here in D4 it's defiantly worse that Stephens day at the moment

aisling86 · 04-02-2014 8:40pm

Wind after easing in cork.....flooding is major issue tho. High tide not due for another hour+

teddybones · 04-02-2014 8:40pm

maquiladora wrote: »

The observed tide at Wexford Harbor is now above the predicted high tide level for 10pm.

This post hasvme quite worried for Wicklow. As far as I know (I could be very wrong) there are no expected problems for Wicklow harbour and no warnings issued as far as I'm aware. I think high tide is around 2.55 am(ish). Could there be a much higher than expected tide? Anyone any advice? I didn't see any sandbags out while walking earlier. During the recent high hides the quays flooded a little but nothing too serious. I am worried the storm suge will push river over it's banks...

Mech1 · 04-02-2014 8:41pm

Remember my Live Air traffic feed from Dublin here:

http://www.liveatc.net/search/?icao=eidw

And watch the Flight radar here:

http://www.flightradar24.com/53.49,-6.52/8

maquiladora · 04-02-2014 8:45pm

Clamball wrote: »

http://77.74.50.157/cfw/

This is live data of tides and water levels in Cork City

Interesting, from the look of that the flooding may not be as bad as Monday morning there, but too early to tell just yet.

Atlantic Storm Watch 2014: February/March

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