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Storm Erik : Friday 8th February 2019

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    #422
    Oneiric 3
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    Drop of 4 hPa at Malin Hd since 8pm, while a rise of 2 hPa + in Sherkin Island. Icon got this spot on.

    New Moon



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    #423
    Oscar Bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 10,080 ✭✭✭✭Oscar Bravo


    11pm

    Mace head gusting 60 knots
    Finner gusting 59 knots
    Claremorris gusting 56 knots
    Knock gusting 52 knots
    Newport gusting 51 knots


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    #424
    Pangea
    Registered Users Posts: 5,565 ✭✭✭Pangea


    The wind is frightening here in Donegal, seen reports on facebook of drivers saying they never drove in conditions as bad as this before.


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    #425
    Bobeagleburger
    Registered Users Posts: 45,280 ✭✭✭✭Bobeagleburger


    Gusts have picked up a lot in Galway City


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    #426
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,678 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    Getting some constant about 60km/h gusts in cork city. Just now had a way stronger one though, shook the window


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    #427
    Kutebride
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    Wild in Meath. I thought there was a lul at 5pm. Trés noisy out there now.


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    #428
    Gaoth Laidir
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    Gusting to 57 knots at Sligo Airport now.

    METAR EISG 082330Z AUTO 25033G57KT 5000 OVC026 06/05 Q0976=

    There, I mentioned the northwest again while not mentioning Dublin.

    PS. Castlederg (Tyrone) gusting to 59 knots.


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    #429
    Meteorite58
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,857 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


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    #430
    adocholiday
    Registered Users Posts: 1,840 ✭✭✭adocholiday


    Pretty wild here in a sheltered valley of the Wicklow Mountains. Can only imagine how bad it is in exposed areas.


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    #431
    circadian
    Registered Users Posts: 6,915 ✭✭✭circadian


    Banks of the Foyle in a bad way, apparently looking like it's about to give.


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    #432
    Nats9314
    Registered Users Posts: 59 ✭✭Nats9314


    Electric briefly out here in Letterkenny... she's a bad night


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    #433
    Gaoth Laidir
    Registered Users Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭Gaoth Laidir


    Met Éireann's aviation chart for midnight shows two occlusions; one looping through Ulster while the other aligned west-east is getting into Galway/Mayo and moving eastwards at 30 kts. The tightest gradient between both.

    Erik's centre is 957 hPa just north of Scotland.


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    #434
    Scubadevils
    Subscribers Posts: 8,322 ✭✭✭Scubadevils


    Monkeynut wrote: »
    Erik shoving his weight around. My worst nightmare!!!

    I had similar coming into Dublin around lunchtime today on Aer Lingus, a very rocky ride in and then aborted - higher altitude than in this video when he pulled back up at top speed. Circled for a while and then made another go at it which thankfully was a success! A frightening experience.


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    #435
    Donegal Storm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,023 ✭✭✭Donegal Storm


    Nats9314 wrote: »
    Electric briefly out here in Letterkenny... she's a bad night

    Fine here in Glencar..

    Awful night out there though, strong gusts but more so because of the rain, serious amounts of rain today and still pounding hard against the windows, back garden is under about 2 inches of water


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    #436
    Gaoth Laidir
    Registered Users Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭Gaoth Laidir


    ASCAT winds at 20:49 this evening, showing the strongest vectors reaching the NW coast around then, with weaker following on behind.

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    #437
    Gaoth Laidir
    Registered Users Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭Gaoth Laidir


    Midnight gusts (kts)

    Mace Head 63
    Finner 58
    Knock, Newport 54
    Claremorris 53


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    #438
    Oneiric 3
    Registered Users Posts: 6,235 ✭✭✭Oneiric 3


    Gaoth Laidir wrote: »
    Gusting to 57 knots at Sligo Airport now.

    METAR EISG 082330Z AUTO 25033G57KT 5000 OVC026 06/05 Q0976=

    There, I mentioned the northwest again while not mentioning Dublin.

    PS. Castlederg (Tyrone) gusting to 59 knots.

    Ahhh, but you just did... :mad:

    New Moon



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    #439
    robclay26
    Registered Users Posts: 555 ✭✭✭robclay26


    Very wild here Delvin Westmeath, some very strong gusts!! Lots of ****e on the roads tonight.


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    #440
    sdanseo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,233 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    Very windy in North Co. Dublin currently. Officially 35kt at the airport 0000Z, up to 55kt gusts forecast to 5am
    Feels and sounds like the higher end of that scale already.
    Just drove back from Skerries and the car was shaking in the wind in several places. A 35kt gust doesnt do that.


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    #441
    Rikand
    Registered Users Posts: 20,342 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    Wild night out there in south Roscommon


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    #442
    Aquals
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭Aquals


    Very windy in south Dublin now too. It’s the kind of wind that’s hard to stand still in!


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    #443
    pad199207
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    A few loud gusts now in N Kildare. Expecting it to get louder.


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    #444
    Storm 10
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    Very stormy again in Galway now


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    #445
    weatherfiend
    Registered Users Posts: 541 ✭✭✭weatherfiend


    Jaysus wind unbelievably strong here. Daughter doing jnr cert can’t sleep


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    #446
    MintyMagnum
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    SleetAndSnow wrote: »
    calmed down again in Cork City. Dont think we will get anything constant, just strong random gusts.

    & power outages


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    #447
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,865 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Absolutely wild in the Phoenix Park :eek:

    Haven't been following this very closely this time - thought it would have died down by now, but still huge gusts every few minutes and very very windy overall


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    #448
    prinzeugen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,891 ✭✭✭prinzeugen


    Its unusual where I live. Its almost like someone has a Vulcan bomber or Boeing 747 running next to the house.

    50kg blocks that hold down the lid of the watertank are moving..

    Dublin 6


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    #449
    Little snowy old me
    Registered Users Posts: 420 ✭✭Little snowy old me


    Some severe gusts in west Dublin. Loudest wind I have heard here in years. Tree down in Palmerstown.


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    #450
    Hurrache
    Registered Users Posts: 10,165 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    Same in North Dublin, wife gone to sleep in the back of the house where it's a bit quieter but I don't recall it being this loud around the house before. It's a good night for finding new draughts.


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    #451
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    ESB Power outages and faults map matching areas forecast...

    See:
    https://www.esb.ie/esb-networks/powercheck/


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