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Rainfall Warning : Heavy Rain and Potential Thunderstorms Thurs 8 - Fri 9 Aug 2019

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭redsteveireland


    Knocked the power out for a second, followed by a rumble. Nothing showing on lightningmaps tho. Hoping for more, gone very still outside all of a sudden

    Showing on met eireann radar and blitzortung though, moving east unfortunately


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 244 ✭✭Thepillowman


    Few decent flashes and loud thunder here in East Clare.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,254 ✭✭✭✭km79


    Showing on met eireann radar and blitzortung though, moving east unfortunately

    Fortunately


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,354 ✭✭✭jprboy


    Incredible downpour here a few miles outside Nenagh in North Tipp approx. 30 mins ago and some thunder too.

    Never seen such water buildup on stone and gravel driveway.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 12,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭Meteorite58


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    Post deleted , see No. 1 Please refrain from direct personal attacks on any person whether they are members of boards.ie or not.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭redsteveireland


    Still plenty of moisture sitting in the Atlantic waiting to come in as the night passes and tomorrow morning. Rivers are still very high here following the events of last weekend and BH Monday.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Was hoping for some more sparky action down here.

    Can't complain I suppose!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,970 ✭✭✭Storm 10


    The two houses that were hit by lightning in Cobh last night were in adjoining estates what would you make out of that , something in the area attracting the lightning or just bad luck


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭redsteveireland


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Was hoping for some more sparky action down here.

    Can't complain I suppose!

    Don't be greedy now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭redsteveireland


    Storm 10 wrote: »
    The two houses that were hit by lightning in Cobh last night were in adjoining estates what would you make out of that , something in the area attracting the lightning or just bad luck

    Just both in the path of the storm?


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Storm 10 wrote: »
    The two houses that were hit by lightning in Cobh last night were in adjoining estates what would you make out of that , something in the area attracting the lightning or just bad luck

    Could have been up on the hill?
    Dunno.

    Frightening experience anyway, the poor people.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,693 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    That lightning strike in cork harbour seems to have been the cause of the light flickering around the entire country around 23:40 or so which is similar to when reports came in around the country. Damaged a lot of machinery in the pharma plants here in cork for the second it dipped etc.

    Amazing really how it's all connected!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    That lightning strike in cork harbour seems to have been the cause of the light flickering around the entire country around 23:40 or so which is similar to when reports came in around the country. Damaged a lot of machinery in the pharma plants here in cork for the second it dipped etc.

    Amazing really how it's all connected!

    Ah here...one lightning strike affecting the whole country? I find that hard to believe.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,682 ✭✭✭Rougies


    Zillah wrote: »
    Ah here...one lightning strike affecting the whole country? I find that hard to believe.


    If you scroll back to around that time on this thread you see the multiple simultaneous reports, even some from Dublin including myself. There was no lightning activity anywhere else away from the Cork/Kerry area at the time, and I'm pretty sure we weren't all imagining things at the same time.



    The electricity grid is connected around the country so it's not that outlandish of an occurrence.


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