Flood warning - Updated 02.12.2009 0400 hrs

Mc Love

simon333 wrote: »

Looks to be ok so far in Rhebogue. Canal is running very fast, but at least that's a good thing if it's taking some water away High tide is at 11pm tonight, we'll see how that goes.

Wheelers looks very close to being flooded!

Also in Plassy Tech Park the roundabout at the end is very badly flooded, there is a blocked drain there that is affecting it

littlemissteach

sparkysrovers wrote: »

Wheelers looks very close to being flooded!

Also in Plassy Tech Park the roundabout at the end is very badly flooded, there is a blocked drain there that is affecting it

Where is Wheelers??Is it in or near Rhebogue.
Just took a drive out to Corbally, 3 big army lorries passed me going out Shannon Banks/Westbury direction with sand bags(I presume).

the drifter

gonna head out that way later for a look cause ive to drop an engine off to a mate....

Wheelers is my the ul roundabout at singland

littlemissteach

the drifter wrote: »

gonna head out that way later for a look cause ive to drop an engine off to a mate....

Wheelers is my the ul roundabout at singland

That place is wet at the best of times though!!So hopefully its not an indicator.

the drifter

littlemissteach wrote: »

That place is wet at the best of times though!!So hopefully its not an indicator.

very very true..one of the reasons it was never built on!!

Itsdacraic

It'll all be ok.

simon333

Itsdacraic wrote: »

It'll all be ok.

Phew!

Mc Love

the drifter wrote: »

very very true..one of the reasons it was never built on!!

Funny that, because that was where they were thinking of moving Thomond Park!

Or maybe it was behind singland motors?

YFlyer

littlemissteach wrote: »

Where is Wheelers??

It is the greasy spoon at Cosgrave Filling Station, just before the Groody Bridge. The field behind it gets flooded most winters.

Paulegend

Itsdacraic wrote: »

It'll all be ok.

you know what i was worried but now im going to have a cuppa tea and get out the fishing rod. maybe people in rebouge will p[ay me to fish out there relatives or dogs:D

Lobsterlady

Went out with camera just now,
First pic is of Annacotty Bridge, seriously fast flowing water there.
Second pic is by Cosgraves (Wheelers) Singland Motors area,
that's one big flooded plain (it use to flood many years ago).
Third pic is out by UL, over the 'new bridge' there, where the new
college faculties are being built.
Fourth, King Johns.
Pic quality isn't the best, dark dreary night out there.

Mr E

Annacotty is scary looking....

XxXciaraxXx

They have started evacuating in Shannon Banks

http://www.limericknewswire.com/2009/11/23/floodingresidents-evacuated-in-shannon-banks/

Mc Love

Mr E wrote: »

Annacotty is scary looking....

That bridge could give way!

the drifter

anyone down by the strand has it breached yet?

Lobsterlady

sparkysrovers wrote: »

That bridge could give way!

Yeah, it creeped me out taking that pic. Mill Bar was business as usual, that's right on the waters edge.

Mc Love

Werent some of the bridges in Cumbria (UK) affected? I know one collapsed killing a cop, and another dropped a foot stating it could give way

Lobsterlady

Yes, I believe they are carrying out inspections on all bridges over Cumbria now. Hope the relevant authorities do same here, that bridge in annacotty is taking a battering, wonder how old it is?

Melion

Still nothing in Westbury(at our house anyway)

Mc Love

Lobsterlady wrote: »

Yes, I believe they are carrying out inspections on all bridges over Cumbria now. Hope the relevant authorities do same here, that bridge in annacotty is taking a battering, wonder how old it is?

Thats a good question at least they will have the other bridge above it if it does go!

Authorities here probably wont check it until its too late

highlydebased

Looking at the photo by the castle, that looks dodgy! I'd be surprised if that didnt flood!

billy the squid

post #1 updated

just a request, if you are adding pics, can you pm me the post number so that it can be added to post 1.

Also, try to not make the images too big as there is a limit to the size of files you can attach to your posts.

Itsdacraic

Are the evacuations a precaution or has the water started to breech homes?

Kess73

Itsdacraic wrote: »

Are the evacuations a precaution or has the water started to breech homes?

Going by the news at nine it seems to have reached some homes. Plus the picture in the link for the Shannon Bank's evacuation seems to show a pic with the water at a level that would enter the house.

Mc Love

A poster on another board suggested that there is a water line above the arches on Annacotty bridge already!

Itsdacraic

Is the water level expected to increase or decrease as the night progresses? It's been a good few hours now since they stopped discharging water and high tide has passed so hopefully it should start to drop?

Kess73

Itsdacraic wrote: »

Is the water level expected to increase or decrease as the night progresses? It's been a good few hours now since they stopped discharging water and high tide has passed so hopefully it should start to drop?

The same cycle will continue tomorow and for another few days, as they are only letting water past the dam during daylight hours.

littlemissteach

Well hopefully it shouldn't increase anymore over night?Although there is heavy rain forecast tomorrow and they are going to have to release loads more water from the ESB Parteen Weir...God I wish I lived on top of a hill right now.

Itsdacraic

littlemissteach wrote: »

Well hopefully it shouldn't increase anymore over night?Although there is heavy rain forecast tomorrow and they are going to have to release loads more water from the ESB Parteen Weir...God I wish I lived on top of a hill right now.

I do

Looking at a pretty cool weather site I saw posted on another forum there and the rainfall volumes for tomorrow don't look anything exceptional. About 6mm of rain in total over tomorrow. Nice little anticipated rainfall graphic as well.

http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Limerick/Limerick/

littlemissteach

Itsdacraic wrote: »

I do

Looking at a pretty cool weather site I saw posted on another forum there and the rainfall volumes for tomorrow don't look anything exceptional. About 6mm of rain in total over tomorrow. Nice little anticipated rainfall graphic as well.

http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Limerick/Limerick/

rainfall totals 25 to 35 mm , highest in Southwest, West and North.(According to met Eireann for tomorrow)