Potential Stormy Conditions 21st-23rd May

weisses · 23-05-2011 10:05am

Sunny pleasant morning over here ..... Bit breezy

redsteveireland · 23-05-2011 10:06am

There goes one of my trees, got damaged in the winter, knew it wouldn't last...:(

M.T. Cranium · 23-05-2011 10:07am

This period of slack winds can be related to the wind direction shifting and placing some people in a windshadow (blocked by higher ground upwind) for a while. There is also a tendency for winds to drop off for about an hour when the main frontal band has passed. The system is moving so fast that it is taking time for the onrushing westerly winds to catch up to the front as they come inland and have more friction. But I think most people will find their wind speeds ramping back up after a short pause (there likely won't be a pause north of about Clare to Meath). Details may vary later on because a big factor will be the location of squally showers and these tend to organize in bands with breaks between where winds are not quite as gusty.

pauldry · 23-05-2011 10:10am

belmullet 78knot.

planetX · 23-05-2011 10:12am

two trees down and trampoline upside down here in Galway:(

slowburner · 23-05-2011 10:12am

Is there still the possibility of mini tornados?

Su Campu · 23-05-2011 10:19am

1000

Malin Head 46 gust 68 knots
Belmullet 40 gust 71 knots

Donegal Airport 45 gust 57 knots

eastmayo · 23-05-2011 10:30am

just got a gust off 52mph in kilmovee near knock airport

Harps · 23-05-2011 10:34am

Really fierce here today, opened the curtains to find the velux window covered in debris. Definitely going to be a lot of trees down, getting worried about the garden here, trees being tossed all over the place

Oscar Bravo · 23-05-2011 10:35am

Some increase in the gusts when a shower passes through.Squally shower in Castlebar at the moment.

Pangea · 23-05-2011 10:36am

Very strong here at the moment, two trees down already.

Lumi · 23-05-2011 10:37am

redsteveireland wrote: »

There goes one of my trees, got damaged in the winter, knew it wouldn't last...:(

planetX wrote: »

two trees down and trampoline upside down here in Galway:(

No trees down and the trampoline is bearing up well - starting to feel left out on this side of town :pac:

Nothing outstanding to report really - Mean wind speeds have increased to 43.1km/h & skies have darkened considerably off to the west with spits and spots of rain on the window as I type.
Just a breezier than average day in this part of the world, so far.......

Discodog · 23-05-2011 10:40am

Just walked the dogs along the sea near Furbo. Peak gust was 52 mph/84 kph according to my handheld anemometer. Feels strange having such strong winds & clear skies but I see the first showers are appearing on the radar. I think that we are in for some nasty squalls.

EDIT: When will the winds peak in Galway ?

Mayo Exile · 23-05-2011 11:16am

Image at 1008 BST.

ednwireland · 23-05-2011 11:17am

52.8 km/h (7 Bft)
fastest gust ive ever recorded (since xmas)
its pretty sheltered so thats pretty windy out there

highdef · 23-05-2011 11:24am

Just checked my CCTV at home and my plastic greenhouse is gone....well there are bits of metal poles scattered around the vegetable plots....doesn't look too good at all!!!

dirtyghettokid · 23-05-2011 11:48am

beautiful gorgeous sunny morning.........except for the crazy wind! the branches look like they are going to snap any minute!

irish1967 · 23-05-2011 11:49am

Just walked into town. Some mad gusts. Working till 6 so let's hope the wind is still as strong cause I think the 20 min walk will be wind assisted to about 3 mins !

dexter647 · 23-05-2011 12:01pm

Getting very windy here now... Am expecting very squally showers...Trampoline secure:D

slowburner · 23-05-2011 12:05pm

Winds eased for a while. It brightened up about 30 mins ago. Winds have picked up again and veered westerly.

Harps · 23-05-2011 12:06pm

Gust up to 91.8km/hr at my local station, I'm 100m above it and in a more exposed location so probably over 100km/hr now, impressive considering I'm about 30km from the coast. A few branches snapped but the trees are still standing in the garden

Discodog · 23-05-2011 12:11pm

Can everyone state their location, if it isn't mentioned in their profile, otherwise the reports are meaningless.

It's the unbroken sunshine that makes this so odd. It's now a beautiful day except for the 50 mph wind !.

Some nice live data here for those in the West. The wind is shifting from SW to W

http://www.orbitalwinds.com/weather-live.html

Kur4mA · 23-05-2011 12:11pm

It's been mental out here in Blanch, Dublin 15 for the past 3 hours.

Pangea · 23-05-2011 12:15pm

Heard on the radio that there are lots of powercuts around Co.Donegal and also telephone lines down. There was a 40 foot lorry blocking a road in Doochary. Not sure what happened with that.

slowburner · 23-05-2011 12:21pm

Discodog wrote: »

Can everyone state their location, if it isn't mentioned in their profile, otherwise the reports are meaningless.

It's the unbroken sunshine that makes this so odd. It's now a beautiful day except for the 50 mph wind !.

Some nice live data here for those in the West. The wind is shifting from SW to W

http://www.orbitalwinds.com/weather-live.html

Done

23-05-2011 12:22pm

theres a tree blown down in my estate.

snowstreams · 23-05-2011 12:23pm

There are a few small trees down in my estate in Galway city. But there is a large tree down in the carpark where i work. Looks like a few more could possibly go. Park wisely so!

bcmf · 23-05-2011 12:41pm

North County Dublin. Just South of Balbriggan.
10mns ago. quite possibly the strongest gust I have ever heard/felt. Really thought a window was gonna give. Tired of picking up the bins at this stage.

genie · 23-05-2011 1:09pm

Extremely stormy here in SE Co. Sligo, between Riverstown and Geevagh with squally showers. No damage but lots of branches down in the back garden and leaves everywhere.

Also experiencing power surges which knocks my electric off. Check your trip switches if you're having problems.

Stay safe!

23-05-2011 1:18pm

Max gust recorded at my home station so far today was 96.4km/h @ 12.22pm Avg. winds of 50 - 60km/h with Avg. gust of 70 - 80km/h.

mickger844posts · 23-05-2011 1:44pm

Another wind non event here in Waterford. Average 22km/h, max gust only 50km/h at 8.30am. Some huge numbers in other parts of the country though. A major storm for lots.

Edit, A gust of 98.2km/h recorded at Dublin Airport

Pangea · 23-05-2011 1:51pm

The car is covered in salt water here, gusts coming straight in from the sea. Dangerous day to be out.

maquiladora · 23-05-2011 1:53pm

mickger844posts wrote: »

Another wind non event here in Waterford. Average 22km/h, max gust only 50km/h at 8.30am. Some huge numbers in other parts of the country though. A major storm for lots.

These lows rarely swing far enough south to make it an event down here.

ninebeanrows · 23-05-2011 1:56pm

Particularly vicious here last 30 minutes.

Decent sized tree down up the road.

Few hanging on for dear life.

nacho libre · 23-05-2011 2:04pm

The wind seems to be at its peak here now. A couple of trees down so far.

Discodog · 23-05-2011 2:06pm

Where's here ?

maquiladora · 23-05-2011 2:08pm

Discodog wrote: »

Where's here ?

The Fires of Hell, natch.

rhonin · 23-05-2011 2:10pm

Extremely windy. Some very strong gusts. One of our trees in the garden is split in two.

23-05-2011 2:13pm

Lightning here now too, just had a power surge that knocked everything off and has wiped my weather station data :mad:

nacho libre · 23-05-2011 2:15pm

rhonin wrote: »

Extremely windy. Some very strong gusts. One of our trees in the garden is split in two.

I just hope it wasn't one of your favourite trees:p Pangea is in bits this afternoon, his new favourite tree came down:D

mickger844posts · 23-05-2011 2:15pm

maquiladora wrote: »

These lows rarely swing far enough south to make it an event down here.

Thats true Maq. Just thought on this occasion with the set up and widespread gales predicted that the max gust would be higher than 50km/h. Should have trusted my instinct and not get to excited

rhonin · 23-05-2011 2:17pm

nacho libre wrote: »

I just hope it wasn't one of your favourite trees:p Pangea is in bits this afternoon, his new favourite tree came down:D

No, but it was a nice tree all the same

I planted some new ones about two weeks ago. They haven't had a break from the wind since! Not sure if they'll make it past today

delw · 23-05-2011 2:20pm

wind seems to have picked up again here with some squally showers

emo72 · 23-05-2011 2:24pm

im in work in dublin and it doesnt seem that bad. i have a couple of large birches in the garden in lucan that i would be concerned about. can anyone in lucan give me an update?

martic · 23-05-2011 2:24pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKaoeNSj5gQ

I took this today 5 minutes before I tied the trampoline to a tree phewww:eek:

Mayo Exile · 23-05-2011 2:36pm

At 1.08pm BST.

sunbabe08 · 23-05-2011 3:02pm

um, have we traveled back in time or what?? never experienced this kind of wind in may before.

Pangea · 23-05-2011 3:09pm

nacho libre wrote: »

I just hope it wasn't one of your favourite trees:p

Il never live that down

Rain has been very heavy here the past hour or so.

Sponge Bob · 23-05-2011 3:31pm

seems to have peaked in the west , Malin just recorded 72kt gusts though :eek:

lucy2010 · 23-05-2011 4:04pm

sunbabe08 wrote: »

um, have we traveled back in time or what?? never experienced this kind of wind in may before.

Thats exactly what I said earlier - ANyone any insight into when summer is actually gonna start ? every day the return of warmth is pushed out another few days

Potential Stormy Conditions 21st-23rd May

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