Wind and Rain Warnings : Sat 13 / Mon 15 April 2019

JCX BXC · 14-04-2019 7:17pm

kub wrote: »

I must be getting old, but for some reason i found it amusing to see Met Eireann on RTE 1 this evening issuing an Orange warning for rain for Southern Counties.
An Orange warning for rain in Ireland :rolleyes:

Why? It's more than we normally get and can cause flooding, especially in Cork!

Villain · 14-04-2019 7:28pm

Is it just me that finds it unusual that Met Éireann haven’t included possibly rainfall totals in their current warnings? They usually do if my memory serves me correctly.

The totals shown on some models are in the red warning criteria levels!

https://twitter.com/carlowweather/status/1117489023822520321?s=21

vistafinder · 14-04-2019 7:34pm

26mm since it started raining yesterday in this part of Cork.

SleetAndSnow · 14-04-2019 7:36pm

Lets just hope the ESB manage the dam in Cork correctly this time..

kub · 14-04-2019 7:42pm

JCX BXC wrote: »

Why? It's more than we normally get and can cause flooding, especially in Cork!

How did we ever manage without weather warnings ?

Meteorite58 · 14-04-2019 7:43pm

Latest ECM 12Z

kub · 14-04-2019 7:45pm

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Lets just hope the ESB manage the dam in Cork correctly this time..

And lets hope there are no high tides and South Easterly winds.

SleetAndSnow · 14-04-2019 8:07pm

kub wrote: »

And lets hope there are no high tides and South Easterly winds.

winds are coming from south east, high tide is at 2am

kub · 14-04-2019 9:25pm

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

winds are coming from south east, high tide is at 2am

Oh oh.

pad199207 · 14-04-2019 9:25pm

Jean didn’t seem to be too worried about the orange warning for tonight and tomorrow for parts of the south and to be honest looking at the rainfall charts they didn’t seem too alarming.

Villain · 14-04-2019 9:59pm

pad199207 wrote: »

Jean didn’t seem to be too worried about the orange warning for tonight and tomorrow for parts of the south and to be honest looking at the rainfall charts they didn’t seem too alarming.

That has to be one of the oddest TV forecasts I’ve ever watched with an Orange Warning in place and not one single idea of rainfall amounts??

I don’t get it at all and I just hope it doesn’t end up being a bad flooding event in Cork and Waterford.

M.T. Cranium · 14-04-2019 11:22pm

Most likely amounts, at a guess ...

40 to 60 mm on south-facing slopes in south coast counties, 30 to 50 mm locally elsewhere in west Munster and coastal Connacht.

20 to 40 mm max in a few favoured upslope areas of southeast, midlands, inland Connacht.

10 to 20 mm fairly general elsewhere further north and east.

Any flooding problems likely to be on small streams in Kerry and possibly west Cork.

Meteorite58 · 14-04-2019 11:24pm

Saw the forecast after the news and was a little perplexed by it too. A little bit vague. Are they holding out for 1 more run to show their hand fully

?

Anyway the rain arrived and moderate fall here atm with 2 mm in a relatively short time , would expect somewhere between 10 and 15 mm here near Tralee up until about 18.00 tomorrow. As for the S, I would go by the ECM as a good average and would think the models in general are showing areas getting 50mm to 70mm, more on high ground. The run off from high ground could be felt into Weds I would reckon testing river banks.

We will see, good opportunity to really check the accuracy of the models.

Meteorite58 · 14-04-2019 11:42pm

AROME 18Z just coming out and it would appear that the warning time to 18.00 might need to be extended a bit for the S.

Meteorite58 · 14-04-2019 11:49pm

Latest ARPEGE 18Z

Storm 10 · 15-04-2019 12:12am

Must say I'm confused on the ME warnings Connacht don't get any mention for rain just wind, yet on radio a few minutes ago Connacht was mentioned for heavy rain, they seem to be all over the place tonight Jean gave no mention about the Orange warning of heavy rain.

Meteorite58 · 15-04-2019 12:26am

Last one from me tonight.

Hope this doesn't materialize but I think AROME is not one to exaggerate rainfall amounts. Might not be as blanket heavy as this but areas could be easily getting 50mm and upwards from 60 to 70mm perhaps . This would be quite similar to the ECM 12Z .

SleetAndSnow · 15-04-2019 1:11am

Still raining in cork, heavy bursts. Winds are starting to pick up aswell.

pauldry · 15-04-2019 1:23am

Radar showing dissapating rain in South.

Will it end up non event

JCX BXC · 15-04-2019 1:31am

pauldry wrote: »

Radar showing dissapating rain in South.

Will it end up non event

*Sigh*

It's 1:30am, there's 16 hours and 30 minutes left in the warning, give it a rest!

SleetAndSnow · 15-04-2019 2:20am

Heavy rain started now in cork city, sounds like big drops on the skylights .

Looking at netweather a heavy band is incoming

MidMan25 · 15-04-2019 3:21am

Biblical rain now in East Cork

SleetAndSnow · 15-04-2019 3:41am

MidMan25 wrote: »

Biblical rain now in East Cork

Same in bishopstown currently, or well it's just starting to get very heavy

honeybear · 15-04-2019 4:23am

Weather terrible in Tipp. Howling wind & rain

lottpaul · 15-04-2019 5:10am

Very windy now in west Kerry - noise outside has been rising steadily for the past hour. Steady wind with occasional gusts. Nothing too bad for this part of the world so far, but stormy enough for this time of the year.

Graces7 · 15-04-2019 6:03am

lottpaul wrote: »

Very windy now in west Kerry - noise outside has been rising steadily for the past hour. Steady wind with occasional gusts. Nothing too bad for this part of the world so far, but stormy enough for this time of the year.

the same up here, west mayo offshore. loud gusts all the night long and a small lake between dwelling and gate.

highdef · 15-04-2019 6:46am

Is it just me or is most of the heavy rain a fair bit more east than was being forecasted? I'm in north Kildare and have moderate rain at the moment. Water butt ran dry a couple of days ago however I would say it's full again by now.

M.T. Cranium · 15-04-2019 6:55am

Looks like this batch will max out over the east this morning with another wave of moisture heading north to arrive in Munster late morning hours, then up the west coast through the afternoon. Everyone gets a turn apparently. (some get two or three however)

Kutebride · 15-04-2019 7:17am

After two days escaping the rain its pouring down here in Meath.

Rebelbrowser · 15-04-2019 7:36am

Kutebride wrote: »

After two days escaping the rain its pouring down here in Meath.

Lashing rain in Cork now for approx 40 hours straight. Unbelievable stuff. Getting worse too.....

Graces7 · 15-04-2019 7:41am

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Looks like this batch will max out over the east this morning with another wave of moisture heading north to arrive in Munster late morning hours, then up the west coast through the afternoon. Everyone gets a turn apparently. (some get two or three however)

lol.. love the humour..

getting wild beyond belief out here now

west mayo offshore

DOCARCH · 15-04-2019 7:46am

Windy now in Dublin but not too wet. 2.2mm recorded since midnight in Dublin 16.

Pops_20 · 15-04-2019 7:53am

Absolutely disgusting day in Cork City. Got drenched on the 2 minute walk from the car to work. Can't ever remember it happening before.

munsterlegend · 15-04-2019 8:15am

Pops_20 wrote: »

Absolutely disgusting day in Cork City. Got drenched on the 2 minute walk from the car to work. Can't ever remember it happening before.

How long have you been working?! or lived in Ireland?

DOCARCH · 15-04-2019 8:18am

Recent gust of 55kts at DunLaoghaire.

Stuff getting thrown around here in Dublin 16.

Graces7 · 15-04-2019 8:27am

DOCARCH wrote: »

Recent gust of 55kts at DunLaoghaire.

Stuff getting thrown around here in Dublin 16.

Y'day 2 large planters, well filled at the base with large stones, took off across the pathway. All my other seed trays etc are inside. But I thought those were safe.

Out here it is the direction that is causing greater problems. SE catches parts that are protected from others

ferocious now.

leahyl · 15-04-2019 8:27am

Shocking morning in Cork City - it's like a winters morning! If this rain keeps up all day, there's gonna be a fair bit of flooding I'd say.

glwaymiko · 15-04-2019 8:27am

Bad morning here too, very windy,sheets of rain cool.... east Galway

PukkaStukka · 15-04-2019 8:43am

Profoundly miserable morning in North Dublin. Near horizontal rain at times :mad:

Villain · 15-04-2019 8:49am

EURO4 model has over 100mm for parts of Waterford in 20 hours!

http://www.waterfordcityweather.com/ has 19.3mm since midnight after 34mm yesterday.

VeVeX · 15-04-2019 9:05am

Pops_20 wrote: »

Absolutely disgusting day in Cork City. Got drenched on the 2 minute walk from the car to work. Can't ever remember it happening before.

You must have lived a sheltered life.

alta stare · 15-04-2019 9:09am

Villain wrote: »

EURO4 model has over 100mm for parts of Waterford in 20 hours!

http://www.waterfordcityweather.com/ has 19.3mm since midnight after 34mm yesterday.

Today could pass as a normal November day. Lots of rain and a slight chill.

Mortelaro · 15-04-2019 9:10am

Feck all rain here in east wicklow,just 2mm total since midnight
None yesterday or Saturday
Just drizzle at the moment
Very cold gusty wind off that sea though

Donegal Storm · 15-04-2019 9:17am

Hail and sleet in Letterkenny, horrible morning

stevenup7002 · 15-04-2019 9:21am

Strong winds in Clonmel. Nervously watching trees, but the mad lads next door are doing roofing work...

Graces7 · 15-04-2019 9:28am

stevenup7002 wrote: »

Strong winds in Clonmel. Nervously watching trees, but the mad lads next door are doing roofing work...

we got no trees out here

sryanbruen · 15-04-2019 9:30am

60.1mm of rain at Cork Airport up to now according to Kilkenny Weather.

https://twitter.com/kilkennyweather/status/1117703155742052352

CirrusBusiness · 15-04-2019 9:36am

Very gusty this am in Ennistimon, Co. Clare. Big swell off Doolin Pier. Not looking forward to the commute back across to south east today.

Looks like some high rainfall totals along the south coupled with the strong driving wind. Yuck! Roll on the sizzling BBQ weekend B-) .

SleetAndSnow · 15-04-2019 10:10am

Wind still hitting the house all night here in cork city, looks like there's a band of very heavy rain just east of us and there's a bit slowly working towards us. What a rotten weekend. Lots of flooding according to cork safety alerts

vistafinder · 15-04-2019 11:26am

Another 37mm on top of the 26mm yesterday.

Wind and Rain Warnings : Sat 13 / Mon 15 April 2019

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