Damaging winds Thursday 13:00 onward

Iancar29

Winger_PL wrote: »

I thought you were travelling to Ennis?

I told the oul father the expected wind speeds and he was like....." ehhhh no thanks" ha

nacho libre

Winger_PL

Iancar29 wrote: »

I told the oul father the expected wind speeds and he was like....." ehhhh no thanks" ha

Ah then you're welcome to join me, in the next 3 hours I will know whether I'm going. That would leave 2 seats available for any other takers.

irish1967

Sea area forecast updated

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Outlook for a further 24 hours until 1200 Friday 12 November 2010: Strong gale or storm force winds with violet gusts and possibly violet storm force 11 on the northwest coast will moderate later Thursday night and during Friday. Squally heavy showers becoming scattered later.

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Edit: the spelling mistake is by Met.ie not me.... wonder what violet gusts are like

nacho libre

eskimocat wrote: »

Burtonport is roughly on the line above Irish, can't tell what the pressure is or what its likely to mean. Help please,:D pretty please

I think it says 964 where that red dot is. in these storms usually the places to be if you want to experience the highest gusts, aside from mountain tops, are Malin Head and Belmullet.

eskimocat

I am so excited, I love to see good activity on these threads. Extreme weather is really something! :D:D:D:D

Would so love to be in my car "chasing" lol but sadly cant drive with bad back!! Hoping Mum will come rescue me and bring me storm wards.

Edit: Mum going to save the day!! yahooooo!

maquiladora

For anyone thinking of driving out to exposed areas please remember to think of safety first and roads in places may be blocked with fallen branches/trees.

Also, the storm could still turn out to be less intense than forecast or the track could shift meaning some areas might not see high winds at all.

nacho libre

eskimocat wrote: »

I am so excited, I love to see good activity on these threads. Extreme weather is really something! :D:D:D:D

It sure is!

irish1967

:rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfDTnN1zEbY

Winger_PL

maquiladora wrote: »

For anyone thinking of driving out to exposed areas please remember to think of safety first and roads in places may be blocked with fallen branches/trees.

Also, the storm could still turn out to be less intense than forecast or the track could shift meaning some areas might not see high winds at all.

Obviously, safety first, that's the rule #1 on board my TIV
Should have plenty of time to roam around the northwest coast if it doesn't pan out around Belmullet (although I think it will be worth the trip).

Pangea

irish1967 wrote: »

:rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfDTnN1zEbY

Thanks for that
Malin head got up to 125mph winds that day.

Doubt well beat that storm.
Met eireann indeed upgraded it to 140km per hour which is roughly 87 miles per hour, although a few on boards here think it may get up to 100 mph which is 160kmph.

Pangea

Malinbeg would be a great place to see the storm if you where brave enough to go there , most westerly point in Donegal , anywhere along the Donegal bay is usually very bad for bad storms though.

maquiladora

Pangea wrote: »

Thanks for that
Malin head got up to 125mph winds that day.

Doubt well beat that storm.
Met eireann indeed upgraded it to 140km per hour which is roughly 87 miles per hour, although a few on boards here think it may get up to 100 mph which is 160kmph.

Yeah at the moment anyway this isn't looking as bad at that storm. It's looking very windy tomorrow and stormy in places with damaging gusts but this is by no means a 'storm of the century'.

There will probably be some last minute downgrade anyway :P

nacho libre

Pangea wrote: »

Thanks for that
Malin head got up to 125mph winds that day.

Doubt well beat that storm.
Met eireann indeed upgraded it to 140km per hour which is roughly 87 miles per hour, although a few on boards here think it may get up to 100 mph which is 160kmph.

i remember walking to the pub that night negotiating downed telephone poles and branches that were strewn everywhere. we then had to sit in the pub all night by candlelight. good times!

oterra

Quite low key on the rte/met weather news

Pangea

nacho libre wrote: »

i remember walking to the pub that night negotiating downed telephone poles and branches that were strewn everywhere. we then had to sit in the pub all night by candlelight. good times!

My my how your age is showing :pac: :P
I wasnt old enough to drink in the pub in 98 im afraid, although on a few occasions I have been in a pub when the electricity goes out, its very nice having a few beers with candlelight .

Min

oterra wrote: »

Quite low key on the rte/met weather news

Missed it but that is how they do it for bad storms.

That is how they did the Christmas eve storm.

maquiladora

Min wrote: »

Missed it but that is how they do it for bad storms.

That is how they did the Christmas eve storm.

I remember that storm came as a complete surprise to me. I hadn't heard the forecast and as far as I know there was no media hype. I noticed the wind picking up outside...then it started to really pick up and a few mins later the power went.

leahyl

Is it just high winds or are they going to be accompanied by heavy rain?

Btw I passed my driving test today! Just thought I'd share that information!

maquiladora

leahyl wrote: »

Is it just high winds or are they going to be accompanied by heavy rain?

Btw I passed my driving test today! Just thought I'd share that information!

Congrats! There will be rain but no mention of flooding from Met Eireann.

nacho libre

leahyl wrote: »

Is it just high winds or are they going to be accompanied by heavy rain?

Btw I passed my driving test today! Just thought I'd share that information!

congratulations on passing your test.

leahyl

maquiladora wrote: »

Congrats! There will be rain but no mention of flooding from Met Eireann.

Thanks - i think the rain really adds to a storm!

nacho libre

Min wrote: »

Missed it but that is how they do it for bad storms.

That is how they did the Christmas eve storm.

yes. there seems to be a theme in this country that the most interesting weather often has a tendency to creep up on us.

Min

maquiladora wrote: »

I remember that storm came as a complete surprise to me. I hadn't heard the forecast and as far as I know there was no media hype. I noticed the wind picking up outside...then it started to really pick up and a few mins later the power went.

I remember a few days before it they were giving a storm, but then they downgraded and nothing, I remember listening to the news on the radio at 4pm the day of the storm and they were saying slates were falling onto the streets in Cork due to high winds.
One hour later we knew all about it...I was taken aback by the sheer power of it, though my father says the storm of 1974 was worse.

maquiladora

Min wrote: »

One hour later we knew all about it...I was taken aback by the sheer power of it, though my father says the storm of 1974 was worse.

From Wikipedia :

January 11-January 12, 1974

Record winds, sometimes of hurricane force, recorded in many parts of Ireland. The strongest ever sea level gust in Ireland, at exactly 200 km/h, was recorded in Kilkeel, County Down. Many trees and buildings were damaged and 150,000 homes were left without electricity.

Chart for that storm :

nacho libre

Min wrote: »

One hour later we knew all about it...I was taken aback by the sheer power of it, though my father says the storm of 1974 was worse.

Apparently force 12 winds were recorded in many parts of Ireland during that storm. "The strongest ever sea level gust in Ireland, at exactly 200 km/h, was recorded in Kilkeel, County Down. Many trees and buildings were damaged and 150,000 homes were left without electricity"

nacho libre

maquiladora wrote: »

From Wikipedia :

January 11-January 12, 1974

Record winds, sometimes of hurricane force, recorded in many parts of Ireland. The strongest ever sea level gust in Ireland, at exactly 200 km/h, was recorded in Kilkeel, County Down. Many trees and buildings were damaged and 150,000 homes were left without electricity.

Chart for that storm :

you beat me to it:D

snaps

Shannon radar down at present.

Hooter23

maquiladora wrote: »

From Wikipedia :

January 11-January 12, 1974

Record winds, sometimes of hurricane force, recorded in many parts of Ireland. The strongest ever sea level gust in Ireland, at exactly 200 km/h, was recorded in Kilkeel, County Down. Many trees and buildings were damaged and 150,000 homes were left without electricity.

Chart for that storm :

The pressure on that dosnt look bad or did deepen way more it must have?

maquiladora

The lads on NW are saying the storm is tracking a bit further south than the models show.

Here is a link to an hourly updated chart based on actual obervations to compare against the models :

http://meteocentre.com/analyse/map.php?date=2010111013&lang=en&map=AtlN

Worth keeping an eye on.