Warnings: Heavy rainfall in Munster and South Leinster : 20-21 Nov 2019

Speak Now · 21-11-2019 4:08pm

35mm in Waterford city so far.

Harry Palmr · 21-11-2019 4:12pm

Only 35mm?! Feels like a foot by now and no let up, just variation in how heavy it is at any given moment.

spookwoman · 21-11-2019 5:44pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Only 35mm?! Feels like a foot by now and no let up, just variation in how heavy it is at any given moment.

add another 8mm

On another note Waterford is listed for heavy rain for the rest of night so why is the Orange warning stopping at 18.00?

cunavalos · 22-11-2019 10:22am

Clonmel's flood defences will be put to the test.

cml387 · 22-11-2019 6:15pm

I believe there has been some talk on social media about Clonmel flooding.

The defences were really tested in 2015 where the levels were much higher and they passed pretty well.

The area in the photo is designed to flood as it is between the defences.
The Convent bridge is closed but once again that is planned for and access across the town is still possible (with maybe a bit more congestion).

weisses · 22-11-2019 6:18pm

cunavalos wrote: »

Clonmel's flood defences will be put to the test.

If that fence is the flood defense I say all hope is lost

axe2grind · 22-11-2019 6:34pm

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

I'm afraid the East needs to try a little harder to be the new West, as west coast stations are still coming in with the highest November totals this month so far:

Top 3 wettest stations in the Wesht (up to yesterday)
Valentia: 129.8mm
Newport: 126.2mm
Belmullet: 120.8mm

Top 3 wettest stations in the Easht:
Dunsany: 115.6mm
Dublin Apt: 111.6mm
Phoenix Park: 102.4mm.
(Met Eireann)

The East needs to up its game a bit. It is dealing with a long experienced, hardened opponent here. No time for pussy-footing around!

167mm for same period at Met Eireann station in Ashford.....very much in the East....or Easht

Took the daily readings from here
https://wow.met.ie/stations/20191122uih7rtopjee6icufyyb96smxkw?
and totted them up
add 15mm since

Ronan|Raven · 22-11-2019 7:25pm

Some large violent downpours here in Bray. Roads flooded, Gardai and Fire Service and the Council out cleaning up.

Danno · 22-11-2019 8:21pm

The last three days rain here in South Laois:

Wednesday 9.3mm
Thursday 3.2mm
Friday up to 7.15pm: 3.0mm (AWS reading usually ~0.3mm of manual gauge)
15.5mm total.

TTLF · 22-11-2019 9:10pm

D14 weather station totals

Wed - 12.4MM
Thurs- 9.6mm
Fri- (as of 8pm) 12.8mm

34.8mm in the last 3 days!

km79 · 22-11-2019 9:13pm

TTLF wrote: »

D14 weather station totals

Wed - 12.4MM
Thurs- 9.6mm
Fri- (as of 8pm) 12.8mm

34.8mm in the last 3 days!

Nothing major so
We were getting those totals per hour in the West in the “summer “ and there wasn’t any threads about it

TTLF · 22-11-2019 9:17pm

km79 wrote: »

Nothing major so
We were getting those totals per hour in the West in the “summer “ and there wasn’t any threads about it

yikes..

How do you even get used to that?

marvin80 · 22-11-2019 9:25pm

weisses wrote: »

If that fence is the flood defense I say all hope is lost

This is what it looks like from the other side (if you're standing on the bridge).
The part to the right is the car park.

Just beyond the barrier is the part that would have previously flooded.

They also have barriers to sit on top of the wall that prevents the houses from getting flooded.

km79 · 22-11-2019 9:30pm

TTLF wrote: »

yikes..

How do you even get used to that?

It’s depressing at times !!!!!
I don’t mind very wet weather in winter . It’s expected
But Mid July to end of September was just the pits

ongarite · 22-11-2019 9:31pm

Incredible amount of rain this afternoon, evening in D15.
The Blanchardstown on ramp to N3 is nearly impassable.
That part of the road has flooded a few times before.

Meteorite58 · 22-11-2019 9:33pm

Escaped most of the rain here in Tralee .

Weds 6.6mm
Thurs 0.2mm
Fri 0.6mm ( so far )

km79 · 22-11-2019 9:34pm

ongarite wrote: »

Incredible amount of rain this afternoon, evening in D15.
The Blanchardstown on ramp to N3 is nearly impassable.
That part of the road has flooded a few times before.

Looking at met reports for dublin stations they are showing on average 10 mm for the last 6 hours
15 at most
Hardly incredible .........

TTLF · 22-11-2019 9:51pm

km79 wrote: »

Looking at met reports for dublin stations they are showing on average 10 mm for the last 6 hours
15 at most
Hardly incredible .........

I think it is for the east, but then again we aren't used to this

Danno · 22-11-2019 10:31pm

km79 wrote: »

Looking at met reports for dublin stations they are showing on average 10 mm for the last 6 hours
15 at most
Hardly incredible .........

Prolonged rainfall in the Dublin area will cause localised spot flooding owing to much of the place being concreted and the generally flat topography does not allow for a quick outflow into the rivers and on out to sea.

Mortelaro · 22-11-2019 10:55pm

TTLF wrote: »

yikes..

How do you even get used to that?

Stations in the west,for context,so far this year are getting on for treble the rainfall I've recorded south of Arklow
I'd agree with Danno's point though as regards built up areas
Blockages not cleared and roads will flood
Put 1000's of cars into that and it looks worse
Rain spitting down at maybe 1 or 2mm an hour is able to do that alright

pad199207 · 22-11-2019 11:25pm

10mm in the gauge now. Rainfall now overly heavy

highdef · 23-11-2019 12:38am

ongarite wrote: »

Incredible amount of rain this afternoon, evening in D15.
The Blanchardstown on ramp to N3 is nearly impassable.
That part of the road has flooded a few times before.

The very fact that the road has flooded a few times before would suggest that the rainfall is credible rather than incredible.

highdef · 23-11-2019 12:43am

Danno wrote: »

Prolonged rainfall in the Dublin area will cause localised spot flooding owing to much of the place being concreted and the generally flat topography does not allow for a quick outflow into the rivers and on out to sea.

Yes but that's due to the results of rain. To describe rain falling as being "incredible" is inaccurate as I'm not aware of any rain in the GDA region being incredible or monsoon like or once in a life time or whatever other fancy term you can make up, unless it was a very localised event.... Quite possible though but need some evidence.

Apologies, that was supposed to be a reply to Ongarite.

Mortelaro · 23-11-2019 12:50am

According to the Davis its raining cats and dogs in Arklow at the moment
Current rain rate 18.2mm/hr

TTLF · 23-11-2019 1:16am

kinda thought dublin would be in this rain warning too, since its lashing here

JCX BXC · 23-11-2019 1:20am

Outdated thread title?

Haven't seen a drop of rain today in West Clare, looking grim over the east though. Nice for a change!

Cantona's Collars · 23-11-2019 12:04pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

Outdated thread title?

Haven't seen a drop of rain today in West Clare, looking grim over the east though. Nice for a change!

Waterford and Tipp are in Munster too.

It's been grim and dark here in Wexford for the last few days. Generally it's the West coast that's like that.

JCX BXC · 23-11-2019 12:19pm

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Waterford and Tipp are in Munster too.

It's been grim and dark here in Wexford for the last few days. Generally it's the West coast that's like that.

I was referring to the dates!

Sun shining through some limited gaps of cloud here in West Clare.

Cantona's Collars · 23-11-2019 1:53pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

I was referring to the dates!

Sun shining through some limited gaps of cloud here in West Clare.

We need to change the second date to "Whenever it stops raining".

Send the sunshine East, still raining here.

Warnings: Heavy rainfall in Munster and South Leinster : 20-21 Nov 2019

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