Damaging winds Thursday 13:00 onward

JanuarySnowstor

Harps wrote: »

What were you expecting it to be like? We've had winds above 80kph and gusts above 100kph all day and its still going yet. There was also about 6 hours of torrential rain which has caused a lot of flooding

Thats basically what was predicted..

I was expecting 140km/h gusts for you and 100 km/h further south.
Let's face it Letterkenny sees 100kph several times each Winter

Sierra Oscar

Blowing a proper storm now in South Dublin!

cian1500ww

efla wrote: »

I'm on Irish Ferries at 8am :eek:

Was meant to be on Stena at 9pm tonight but that's been cancelled and we've been transferred to a 9am sailing tomorrow which is weather dependent...

snow ghost

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

Blowing a proper storm now in South Dublin!

Someone farted? STOP THE PRESS!!! NEWS FLASH!!!

whitesands

thomasj wrote: »

I'd love to know how the Irish sea is, anyone noticed?

Nothing to see on the coast, you need a good easterly for big waves on the east coast.

mickger844posts

Has calmed quiet a bit here in the last 10 mins or so. Mean 18km/h, Gusts 26km/h

More Detail @ www.waterfordcityweather.com

Mc Love

Still very windy in Limerick! Hasnt dropped off much since earlier

mickger844posts

Mc Love wrote: »

Still very windy in Limerick! Hasnt dropped off much since earlier

They had a 100km/h gust in Shannon Airport so it must still be stormy where you are.

pauldry

was away from sligo all day but on way home drove past 4 trees in different locations and any number of large branches and even a broken wall.

its still blowy now and winds going as high as 50knots in Sligo town and 60knot on the coast around strandhill and rosses pt. This is to last until around 10pm according to Gerry Murphy then go East.

We "only" had 10mm of rain here all day and it was with miraculous joy that I discovered that my rain gauge was still working. Oh something has just blown over outside and smashed. I think its the light outside.

jeebus, just when I think, what little we've had is all over, we get an unmerciful gust again.

How long more of this storm do we have? Is it waning already?

homolumo

mickger844posts wrote: »

The rain made last night feel worse but the wind has been stronger today according to the stats.

I was about to post the same as Mike65, seemed to be far worse last night where I am out here in Kill.

Sponge Bob

NOW @ 19:00 Max gusts are

Finner 66kt
Mace 64kt
Belmullet 60kt
Malin 58kt
Casement 55kt

The rest are only breezes

ellieh1

Mc Love wrote: »

Still very windy in Limerick! Hasnt dropped off much since earlier

I second that, still very gusty here in Limerick!

Not

km79 wrote: »

fierce windy here all day with the odd heavy shower. few branches down. HOWEVER, the level of water in all toilet has dropped and there is no blockage anyone experience similar today im wondering if its the winds

Holy crap :eek:

Is your area prone to sinkholes ??

Pangea

Defintley no ordinary storm here in South West Donegal.
Its been a few years since I have seen it this bad.
Im sure at times the wind has gone over 140km per hour, I dont have any wind measurment gauge though.
Its still as fierce as ever out there.

Mayo Exile

Credit to NERC Satellite Receiving Station, Dundee University, Scotland.
Link: http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/

oterra

Beginning to get some ferocious gusts in firhouse, southwest Dublin.
Can this be right! Winds without doubt more sustained and gusts stronger!

waterways

Three trees later:

Pangea wrote: »

Defintley no ordinary storm here in South West Donegal.

Mayo Exile

Deep Easterly wrote: »

It is documented in the met eireann jan 2009 bulletin:
http://www.met.ie/climate/monthly-weather-bulletin-2009.asp

Deep Easterly, here are two satellite images of that storm. First at 1258 GMT, the second at 2040. Lovely curl on the later one. No UK close up images for them unfortunately.



Credit to NERC Satellite Receiving Station, Dundee University, Scotland.
Link: http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/

irish1967

Still crazy here in SW Donegal. Constant roar of wind and sea ( sea is over a mile away ). Rain is continuous Could be an interesting night.

Oliver1985

Omg Dublin is so bad!!! Never had winds like this before :eek:

bohsboy

irish1967 wrote: »

Still crazy here in SW Donegal. Constant roar of wind and sea ( sea is over a mile away ). Rain is continuous Could be an interesting night.

True, the noise outside is unreal, just a non stop roar. Some power.

H2UMrsRobinson

Oliver1985 wrote: »

Omg Dublin is so bad!!! Never had winds like this before :eek:

I have a hankering for Peanut M n M's so will take a walk round the shop and report back on my return. If I'm not back in 10mins - call out the coastguard

mickger844posts

Oliver1985 wrote: »

Omg Dublin is so bad!!! Never had winds like this before :eek:

Dublin Airport, Mean 63km/h Gust 93km/h :eek:

As for here mean 21km/h Gust 42km/h probably will stay around these levels into the night but maybe we might get some of that blast that Dublin are getting.

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Oliver1985

H2UMrsRobinson wrote: »

I have a hankering for Peanut M n M's so will take a walk round the shop and report back on my return. If I'm not back in 10mins - call out the coastguard

Its not worth it :eek:

isle of man

lots and lots of trees down.

few buildings with doors ripped off.
and the local swimming pool is missing its roof

H2UMrsRobinson

Oliver1985 wrote: »

Its not worth it :eek:

You'd be surprised at the lengths I'd go to for my Peanutty precious ones!

Mister men

Hardly a strong gust here in Dundrum. Certainly seen stronger blows than this.

nacho libre

Just when i think it's all over, Carmen surprises me. You are indeed a worthy mistress!

laurence997

I must say that it has lasted longer than I expected here. We've still got winds of over 70km/h and gusts of just under 100 km/h. :eek:
Would love to have been down the prom to see the sea.:D