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Lightning storms developing tonight in the East

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  • 28-11-2009 9:01pm
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    darkman2
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    Looks like maybe a decent opportunity for some electrical activity over the Irish Sea particularly tonight and tomorrow. Keep an eye out for some scattered storms and heavy rain aswell as the night goes on.

    On the downside low cloud may mean not too much visibility of any lightning.


    EDIT - just saw a flash of lightning just now.


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    holly1
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    Is it only on the East Coast or will we get a blast inland Darkman??.


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    msg11
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    Well its started in Dublin anyway. Lighting the whole Northside of the City up. Pretty cool ;)


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    jenzz
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    & wicklow - been banging away here..... even the lights thretening a strike !


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    Davidius
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    Just had it pass over a couple of minutes ago. An absolute tonne of hail with it, can't drive at all.

    Great fun to go outside and ice skate in shoes. :D


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    darkman2
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    holly1 wrote: »
    Is it only on the East Coast or will we get a blast inland Darkman??.


    Looks like mostly the East but more inland later in the night. Anyhow even despite low cloud you should still be able to see it from a good distance away. Not constant lightning but flashes now and again!


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    thomasj
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    Just seen a massive flash of lightening while waiting on a train at clonsilla.


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    patneve
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    after two very heavy thundery showers with hail, things have calmed down a bit here in South East Dublin


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    peter1892
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    Very loud thunder in D24 - the rumble seemed to go on for longer than usual... (didn't time it!)


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    DOCARCH
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    thomasj wrote: »
    Just seen a massive flash of lightening while waiting on a train at clonsilla.

    These lightning flashes must be very big, as I saw flash at same time in Rathfarnham and somebody else saw same in Naas!


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    Birdnuts
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    Serious thunder and lightning here near Kill Village on the Dublin/Kildare border:eek: - I don' remember this being forecasted:confused:


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    HungryJoey
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    Seeing them here in blanchardstown.. no thunder! :s


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    Iancar29
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    Seeing huge flashes out towards the coast from here in finglas ... no thunder tough! :(


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    nehpets5555
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    just seen it outside IKEA and again in coolock


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    Welsh Wizard
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    Had heavy hail showers earlier but now constant thunder and lightning...


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    Iancar29
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    Current Image from Met Eireann Web_radar.gif

    Its goin away from dublin in a sort an anti clockwise direction.
    Dunno why no heavy spots are on it .


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    jaffa20
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    Loads of lightning in Wicklow:eek:


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    eigrod
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    jenzz wrote: »
    & wicklow - been banging away here.....

    Enough of your private life...now tell us what the weather is like ;)


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    Iancar29
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    eigrod wrote: »
    Enough of your private life...now tell us what the weather is like ;)


    haha!......GOOD ONE MAN! ha


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    Iancar29
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    If the next front coming to land gets a bit more intense ....we could be seein a good bit more lightning! :DWeb_radar.gif


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    ronkmonster
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    i'm northside and i've haven't heard anything :confused:


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    DOCARCH
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    Iancar29 wrote: »
    If the next front coming to land gets a bit more intense ....we could be seein a good bit more lightning! :DWeb_radar.gif

    Am seein it! 4 flashes in as many minutes - thunder closer.


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    Trogdor
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    Was out in seapoint during a lot of the last storms, awesome stuff! Very strong winds and high waves breaking along the coast and about 20 strikes i'd say in total from different storms since it started. One deafening crack of thunder too. Oh and not to forget the heavy hail which left a covering with big drifts too:D


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    road_high
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    We had a sprinkiling of snow in north Kilkenny hills. Just raining down the lowlands now. Sleetier as you rise. Damn, havn't seen any lightning though :mad:


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