Storm Ciara - Reports/Chat/Non Technical

Bullocks · 09-02-2020 11:27am

Blue skies, and a breeze here in west Galway. Made a good drop of rain last night

uchimata83 · 09-02-2020 11:30am

Woke up at 5.30 to the worst wind since Darwin, all clear now apart from the odd gust. Some of the young bushes have been sent diagonal but no other damage I can see. I think we got away with it in NW Kerry

09-02-2020 11:32am

Whoever owns that Hyundai should do the lotto.

Sun and blue skies now. Could nearly go for a walk.

Posy · 09-02-2020 11:36am

Collins Avenue and Donnycarney National School flooded this morning

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loveall · 09-02-2020 11:42am

www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/vs4#23cda8ed

pad199207 · 09-02-2020 11:51am

Lightning flash right overheard this morning

coillsaille · 09-02-2020 11:52am

Has turned out to be surprisingly nice now here in south Conamara. Still very windy but nowhere near enough to keep one inside. Lovely walking weather right now, bound to change I'm sure before long.

AulWan · 09-02-2020 11:59am

Fierce wind and rain early this morning, in south west Dublin, I thought the roof was going to come off! Good thing I lay the empty wheelie bins down last night too.

Brightened up for a little while but getting very dark overhead, raining again and the wind is picking up again... (11am)

greasepalm · 09-02-2020 12:00pm

Wild windy wet and pondering when to go out in Dublin.

adox · 09-02-2020 12:01pm

Hurrache wrote: »

Maybe you were roofied? I too am in the same area and it was absolutely wild, noisiest night we've had in years, sky lights were sounding like we had drummers on our roof.

Nah not at all. Just being honest. I’ve no doubt the other poster who posted before me also in North Dublin who had terrible conditions was honest too.

Obviously some areas escaped the worst of it, even in relatively close proximity.

LRNM · 09-02-2020 12:01pm

Hope this doesn't hinder my evening plans to get an indian take-away.

Interslice · 09-02-2020 12:05pm

The chan chan man wrote: »

Whats the significance of that?

A spring low tide should be way out. 100 metres from the shore. Wind is pushing water into the bay. River at the end of the beach adding to it. Could be nasty at 4 o clock when its back near high tide.

Akrasia · 09-02-2020 12:11pm

It’s funny how people can post weather reports in their sleep.

Just because you didn’t get woken up does not mean the weather wasn’t bad.

Maybe you had one whiskey too many last night

One study showed that About 7% of people slept through a highly damaging earthquake in California
https://www.google.com/amp/s/time.com/3173597/earthquake-sleep/%3Famp%3Dtrue

adox · 09-02-2020 12:13pm

Akrasia wrote: »

It’s funny how people can post weather reports in their sleep.

Just because you didn’t get woken up does not mean the weather wasn’t bad.

Maybe you had one whiskey too many last night

One study showed that About 7% of people slept through a highly damaging earthquake in California
https://www.google.com/amp/s/time.com/3173597/earthquake-sleep/%3Famp%3Dtrue

Are you talking about my posts? I’ve been awake since 6.00am and woke up numerous times during the night as normal. Also I don’t drink.

Gaoth Laidir · 09-02-2020 12:13pm

Sky News is a joke. Your one on the beach as Milford-on-Sea pretending to be unable to stand steady while a family with young children calmy walks walks behind her. Then she points at some tiny pebbles that got washed up on the beach. Vicious stuff...

AulWan · 09-02-2020 12:14pm

I am one of those people who could sleep through an earthquake.

The wind and rain woke me more then once last night, so I knew it was bad!

I didn't look out, though, I hid under my duvet, severe weather makes me anxious.

Reckless Abandonment · 09-02-2020 12:16pm

Strongest wind I've felt in a while on the back edge of that shower that just passed dublin.

amadangomor · 09-02-2020 12:18pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Sky News is a joke. Your one on the beach as Milford-on-Sea pretending to be unable to stand steady while a family with young children calmy walks walks behind her. Then she points at some tiny pebbles that got washed up on the beach. Vicious tuff...

The lad presenting on Sky news earlier pronounced Ciara as Keyaarrra :rolleyes:

igCorcaigh · 09-02-2020 12:26pm

Seems calm here, yesterday evening was wild.

Should have posted here and not in the tech thread, sorry mods.

mvl · 09-02-2020 12:34pm

I am a bit confused about naming after Brexit ... like, this one, why didn't we call it Sabine same as Germans do ?!?

09-02-2020 12:36pm

mvl wrote: »

I am a bit confused about naming after Brexit ... like, this one, why didn't we call it Sabine same as Germans do ?!?

Didn’t the UK name this one?

kingshankly · 09-02-2020 12:36pm

Super-Rush wrote: »

Looking at the projected wind speeds for the rest of today on Met.ie, we should remain under the orange warning until early tonight.

You could get play badminton here in north east at the moment

Gaoth Laidir · 09-02-2020 12:38pm

The Germans have a different system that's been in place for decades. Members of the public can pay for their name to go to a low or a high. The money raised is used by Berlin Free University.

http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/adopt-a-vortex/

mvl · 09-02-2020 12:39pm

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Didn’t the UK name this one?

so my question is why are we following UK naming rather than EU naming

dmcsweeney · 09-02-2020 12:40pm

I'm a light sleeper, and houses dont get much more exposed than mine. Woke several times this morning thinking, when is this going to hit? Was getting blown away yesterday evening.

09-02-2020 12:41pm

m17 wrote: »

Ennis

Clare Fire & Rescue weren't long removing it, not one but three engines on the scene. Admittedly, some of the gusts between 7.30 & 8.30am were the most violent I've ever experienced. Not far short of storm Darwin levels.

igCorcaigh · 09-02-2020 12:46pm

One for Grace.

https://twitter.com/HeaneyDaily/status/1226248875171864576?s=19

meath4sam · 09-02-2020 12:48pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Clare Fire & Rescue weren't long removing it, not one but three engines on the scene. Admittedly, some of the gusts between 7.30 & 8.30am were the most violent I've ever experienced. Not far short of storm Darwin levels.

Why is that idiot standing under the tree....

zell12 · 09-02-2020 12:52pm

Pretzill · 09-02-2020 12:54pm

I think the rain is more of a feature here in the Northwest - flooding all over the place and we just had another wild sleety mix.

South Sligo
90m asl

Harry Palmr · 09-02-2020 12:54pm

Quiet enough this morning, I take it the second helping of wind is coming later.

fryup · 09-02-2020 1:04pm

Laurali wrote: »

Blue skies now but bad hail and thunder & lightning about 30 mins ago in Westport. Looks like a summers day now.

OOOOoooooooooooooooooooh look at the house you have

win the lotto?

Donegal Storm · 09-02-2020 1:07pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Quiet enough this morning, I take it the second helping of wind is coming later.

Strongest winds have already passed, won't drop much further until Wednesday now though

The chan chan man · 09-02-2020 1:08pm

Interslice wrote: »

A spring low tide should be way out. 100 metres from the shore. Wind is pushing water into the bay. River at the end of the beach adding to it. Could be nasty at 4 o clock when its back near high tide.

Very interesting, never knew that! Thanks!

The chan chan man · 09-02-2020 1:10pm

zell12 wrote: »

Who gets to name the storm? I assumed it was just our name for it? Do the UK call it whatever name we pick?

Hooter23 · 09-02-2020 1:14pm

The storm is so bad in Galway that I saw a leaf violently falling of a tree:rolleyes:

Calibos · 09-02-2020 1:15pm

fryup wrote: »

OOOOoooooooooooooooooooh look at the house you have

win the lotto?

You shall refer to her as Lady Laurali henceforth.....you peasant!

zell12 · 09-02-2020 1:16pm

The chan chan man wrote: »

Who gets to name the storm? I assumed it was just our name for it? Do the UK call it whatever name we pick?

Pre-chosen name by UK Met Office

Akrasia · 09-02-2020 1:17pm

The chan chan man wrote: »

Who gets to name the storm? I assumed it was just our name for it? Do the UK call it whatever name we pick?

Ireland, UK and Netherlands agree on the names between them based on suggestions from the public

Graces7 · 09-02-2020 1:18pm

igCorcaigh wrote: »

One for Grace.

https://twitter.com/HeaneyDaily/status/1226248875171864576?s=19

Think they might give me a job!?

TheBody · 09-02-2020 1:28pm

Power gone in Longford now. Lightning and torrential rain.

RobbingBandit · 09-02-2020 1:30pm

ESB power check always useful in these events

silverharp · 09-02-2020 1:32pm

impressive white horses in Dublin bay this morning, not much water coming over the wall in sandymount at high tide.

Darwin · 09-02-2020 1:33pm

Seems to be a second peak of winds in the last 40 minutes or so (first peak was this morning after 8.15), no convection around but some really powerful gusts out there. UK is be bearing the brunt of it according to xcweather

Graces7 · 09-02-2020 1:34pm

redsteveireland wrote: »

Lots of strikes showing up across Mayo, North Galway and into the Midlands.

You mean..... lightning?

munsterlegend · 09-02-2020 1:38pm

Should we have a separate thread for the snow/ice warning? I know it’s nothing too severe but we have had threads for less now that met Éireann have given it credence.