Wind Warning for Ireland - Storm Georgina

De Bild · 23-01-2018 9:03pm

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Pwindedd · 23-01-2018 9:16pm

sword1 wrote: »

Is that three weeks of named storms on Tuesday now?

Feels like it. Wednesdsy is my bin day. The place is in a heap. More rubbish in the streets than in the truck lately.

squarecircles · 23-01-2018 9:17pm

Strong winds and heavy rain have arrived here in West Mayo.

JCX BXC · 23-01-2018 9:18pm

Sudden arrival of rain and strong winds here in West Clare also.

Oscar Bravo · 23-01-2018 9:24pm

8pm
Newport Mayo gusting 32 knots
Cork airport 32 knots
Belmullet 32 knots
Valentia 31 knots
Malin 30 knots

(at 7pm the Buoy M6 was 987.9hpa and gusting 45 knots)
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Soccarboy11 · 23-01-2018 9:52pm

Looks like fastnet lighthouse is steadily increasing its wind gusts during each tweet:

https://twitter.com/FastnetLHouse/status/955905445700481024

(I love how it tweets the wind speeds and stuff!)

davidsr20 · 23-01-2018 9:54pm

Wind and rain just started in Galway city

squarecircles · 23-01-2018 9:57pm

Very noticeable strong gusts now in west mayo

M.T. Cranium · 23-01-2018 10:10pm

M3 buoy out of service but further west K2 buoy had sustained 34 knot winds at 20z, looks from satellite imagery like wave has formed near there and is tracking into west Munster. Still thinking 2300h for peak winds Kerry, 00h Cork, 01h Waterford and 02h Wexford and inland southeast, then around 03h Dublin.

Soccarboy11 · 23-01-2018 10:16pm

And just had the first real gust here in cork can hear the trees blowing a lot now too! Oh the joys of hearing the start of a storm.

Oscar Bravo · 23-01-2018 10:19pm

9pm

Valentia gusting 39 knots
Mace head 37 knots
Cork 37 knots
Belmullet 33 knots

mickger844posts · 23-01-2018 10:32pm

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

M3 buoy out of service but further west K2 buoy had sustained 34 knot winds at 20z, looks from satellite imagery like wave has formed near there and is tracking into west Munster. Still thinking 2300h for peak winds Kerry, 00h Cork, 01h Waterford and 02h Wexford and inland southeast, then around 03h Dublin.

I think for us in the South East we will see the highest gusts this Winter so far. Possible 60kt gusts on the coast. Its a pity Waterford Airport don't report data after 8pm. They are exposed and on the coast more or less so normally would get accurate readings.
Anyway we will see what's my Max speed here in Waterford City

www.waterfordcityweather.com www.waterfordweather.com

vicwatson · 23-01-2018 10:36pm

mickger844posts wrote: »

I think for us in the South East we will see the highest gusts this Winter so far. Possible 60kt gusts on the coast. Its a pity Waterford Airport don't report data after 8pm. They are exposed and on the coast more or less so normally would get accurate readings.
Anyway we will see what's my Max speed here in Waterford City

www.waterfordcityweather.com www.waterfordweather.com

Johnstown castle in Wexford does though, it’s usually on the met e website, albeit not updated frequently

Oscar Bravo · 23-01-2018 10:41pm

Buoy M6 down to 983hpa and gusting 54 knots

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MissTheDome · 23-01-2018 10:43pm

Really picked up now in Achill. Very strong gusts with erie calm in-between. Not liking this at all.

Say my name · 23-01-2018 10:44pm

vicwatson wrote: »

Johnstown castle in Wexford does though, it’s usually on the met e website, albeit not updated frequently

I have a feeling that the Johnstown castle station is not that exposed.
I think it's beside the public road and if I'm right there's plenty of trees nearby to get a lower reading than you would otherwise.

sdanseo · 23-01-2018 10:47pm

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

M3 buoy out of service but further west K2 buoy had sustained 34 knot winds at 20z, looks from satellite imagery like wave has formed near there and is tracking into west Munster. Still thinking 2300h for peak winds Kerry, 00h Cork, 01h Waterford and 02h Wexford and inland southeast, then around 03h Dublin.

I genuinely can't remember the last time all 5 buoys were in service at the same time on that page :rolleyes:

Fastnet now gusting 51kts.

Meteorite58 · 23-01-2018 10:48pm

Picking up steadiliy here near Tralee for a while now, recent gust 66 km/h ( 7m )

12.5C ( Temp rising since 18.00 )

Bar 996.6 hPa Falling Rapidly

Missing most of the rain so far. Recent lightning off the SW.

mickger844posts · 23-01-2018 10:50pm

Winds noticeably on the rise now. Max gust 50km/h

www.waterfordweather.com

Say my name · 23-01-2018 10:52pm

Say my name wrote: »

I have a feeling that the Johnstown castle station is not that exposed.
I think it's beside the public road and if I'm right there's plenty of trees nearby to get a lower reading than you would otherwise.

I think I stand corrected.

https://www.met.ie/about/weatherobservingstations/Johnstown-Castle.asp

It must be the older station I've seen.

Meteorite58 · 23-01-2018 10:54pm

mickger844posts wrote: »

I think for us in the South East we will see the highest gusts this Winter so far. Possible 60kt gusts on the coast. Its a pity Waterford Airport don't report data after 8pm. They are exposed and on the coast more or less so normally would get accurate readings.
Anyway we will see what's my Max speed here in Waterford City

www.waterfordcityweather.com www.waterfordweather.com

Was thinking the SE could get a fair whip off this in the early morning all right.

littlema · 23-01-2018 11:05pm

Somebody's throwing ginormous buckets of water at the south facing window here in s Sligo !!!!

mickger844posts · 23-01-2018 11:08pm

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Was thinking the SE could get a fair whip off this in the early morning all right.

I've looked at all the high Res models and most are giving gusts to 60kt here. Thats a big deal for us as most of the time we escape the worst of the Atlantic Storms.

Oscar Bravo · 23-01-2018 11:20pm

10pm... getting windy ....

Belmullet gusting 47 knots
Mace head 46 knots
Newport 44 knots
Cork 42 knots
Valentia 42 knots

ninebeanrows · 23-01-2018 11:30pm

What will we peak at ?

Me guesses, Sherkin/Cork that area around 62kt

Maybe Belmullet will sneak upto 64kt

And I'd be interested to see Waterford later.

Yellow winds elsewhere i think.

sdanseo · 23-01-2018 11:30pm

Fastnet 58kt (as GL would point out were he not on a plane, 60m up & 7km offshore

)
Increasing steadily. Hurricane force gusts there soon.

I'd say a 75kt gust there or so with Belmullet or Mace topping out around 65

corsav6 · 23-01-2018 11:45pm

sdanseo wrote: »

Fastnet 58kt (as GL would point out were he not on a plane, 60m up & 7km offshore )
Increasing steadily. Hurricane force gusts there soon.

I'd say a 75kt gust there or so with Belmullet or Mace topping out around 65

Why is everyone thinking Belmullet will top the chart if the peak winds are supposedly south of us.
I'm just outside Newport and the wind is fine, a few gusts here and there but fairly normal. It's the continuous heavy rain that's getting annoying at this stage.

Irishsneachta · 23-01-2018 11:52pm

I'd go with Malin Head highest gust

squarecircles · 23-01-2018 11:55pm

corsav6 wrote: »

Why is everyone thinking Belmullet will top the chart if the peak winds are supposedly south of us.
I'm just outside Newport and the wind is fine, a few gusts here and there but fairly normal. It's the continuous heavy rain that's getting annoying at this stage.

I thought the strongest winds were for the north and west and up the Irish sea ??? According to met eireann

Winds continue to ramp up here on the coast in Mayo, peak winds supposed to be from 12 to 4am

nagdefy · 23-01-2018 11:56pm

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Was thinking the SE could get a fair whip off this in the early morning all right.

Would you think inland Carlow/Kilkenny (my location!) will experience this Meteorite?

Meteorite58 · 24-01-2018 12:05am

nagdefy wrote: »

Would you think inland Carlow/Kilkenny (my location!) will experience this Meteorite?

Probably gusts 80 -110 km/h I would think around 03.00-04.00 . The ECM is showing gusts from 110 to 120 km/h but I wonder will they get that far inland ?

sdanseo · 24-01-2018 12:05am

corsav6 wrote: »

Why is everyone thinking Belmullet will top the chart if the peak winds are supposedly south of us.
I'm just outside Newport and the wind is fine, a few gusts here and there but fairly normal. It's the continuous heavy rain that's getting annoying at this stage.

Very few reporting stations south of Galway that are as exposed. Shannon is flat but inland even though technically coastal along the Estuary, and Valentia is much further south again.

Saganist · 24-01-2018 12:05am

Wasn't expecting to be woke up by wind. D. 11.

:mad:

nagdefy · 24-01-2018 12:07am

Meteorite58 wrote: »

Probably gusts 80 -110 km/h I would think around 03.00-04.00 . The ECM is showing gusts from 110 to 120 km/h but I wonder will they get that far inland ?

Thanks. It'll be a change of wind direction for us too.

pauldry · 24-01-2018 12:07am

Will go

Mace 68knot
Sherkin 62knot
Shannon 58knots
Waterford 55knots
Newport 52 knots
Belmullet 52knots

JCX BXC · 24-01-2018 12:09am

Gusting to 40kts at DUB now.

mojesius · 24-01-2018 12:10am

I can hear a few bins going over here in Meath

pad199207 · 24-01-2018 12:10am

Winds on the rise here in Kildare. Gust near 50KPH just now

Swellan · 24-01-2018 12:15am

23:15hrs. Moderate rain in Cavan town, and just beginning to hear a few gusts of wind.

Meteorite58 · 24-01-2018 12:16am

Why Not

Sherkin 66 kt
Roches Pt 64 kt
Mace Hd 64 kt
Malin 63kt
Bellmullet 62 kt
Shannon 59 kt
Dublin Airport 55 kt
Micks Station Waterford 60 kt

Oscar Bravo · 24-01-2018 12:20am

11pm

Newport 53 knots
Mace head 50 knots
Belmullet 49 knots
Cork 44 knots

Oneiric 3 · 24-01-2018 12:23am

So much rain... floods galore.

Very little wind though.

sdanseo · 24-01-2018 12:27am

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

So much rain... floods galore.

Very little wind though.

How much precip have you had today, or is your station out of action still?

Fitzo123 · 24-01-2018 12:27am

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

So much rain... floods galore.

Very little wind though.

Went from Sligo to Galway today; last time I saw this much water on the ground was 2009.

Garavogue is as high as it's been in years, flowing over the weir.

redsteveireland · 24-01-2018 12:28am

The heavy rain is going to cause damage around Galway for sure, there were already concerns over water levels in South Galway before tonight's event.

Oneiric 3 · 24-01-2018 12:30am

sdanseo wrote: »

How much precip have you had today, or is your station out of action still?

Closing on 10mm in the last 2 hours alone.

Edit, Jan total so far has now exceeded 150mm. Funny thing about this month, and much of this winter so far is that most of the rain seems to fall around this time of night.

Gaoth Laidir · 24-01-2018 12:33am

Well that was one hell of a bumpy landing in Dublin just now. Haven't had one like that for a long time. Estimate around 40 knots at 1000 ft but windshear making the bumps.

gozunda · 24-01-2018 12:34am

Wind speed and gusts seriously ramping up here in the last 30 mins.Wind howling - it's going to be a late night ....

130m asl
North Cork / Limerick Tipperary border

xLANDRYNx · 24-01-2018 12:36am

Really quiet here in dublin .

igCorcaigh · 24-01-2018 12:37am

#StormGeorgina
Max Wind Gusts: 90mph
Strength: C1
MSLP: 976mb
Storm Georgina is racing toward the Western Coast of Ireland but expected to reach a Category 2 storm on the European Windstorm Scale with the next 2 hours.

https://t.co/Z3cjE3njmr

Can't format, but:
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5
>=1000 mb 999-986 mb 985-971 mb 970-956 mb <=955 mb

Doesn't that make it a Cat 3??

Wind Warning for Ireland - Storm Georgina

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