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Funnel cloud over SW Dublin right now....

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  • 19-11-2010 5:50pm
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    Su Campu
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    I'm watching a funnel cloud over SW Dublin right now, on my phone so will post more later. Have some pics but it's a bit too dark....


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    Winger_PL
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    Is it somewhere in vicinity of Parkwest/Red Cow you reckon? It's totally dark now but I might catch a few pictures at high ISO, if I knew where to look at.

    EDIT: too late by now, anyway, post the pictures when you get a chance.


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    Iancar29
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    Ah feck, i knew that cloud looked nasty, i had to run down to the bank to avoid the rain, should ve kept an eye on it more!

    :(


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    Iancar29
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    Su Campu wrote: »
    I'm watching a funnel cloud over SW Dublin right now, on my phone so will post more later. Have some pics but it's a bit too dark....


    You could brighten them up on photoshop if u have it,

    If u dont i could do it for u...


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    IvySlayer
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    See nothing in Lucan :(


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    Su Campu
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    I observed it from Tallaght, and going by azimuth (around ENE or 070°) and cloudbase I reckon it was somewhere between Tallaght village and the M50 (you can see Tallaght Stadium floodlights in the foreground). When I saw it it was already starting to rope out, and it only lasted around 30 more seconds. With the darkness and heavy rain at the time, I only had a chance to take these two photos with my phone. Of course you can barely see it in the photos, but it was a good bit clearer in reality, and I am certain it was a smooth horizontal rope funnel, although it was difficult to see rotation in the quickly deteriorating visibility.

    I don't have photoshop, so if you could try to do something with them Ian it would be great.

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    Here's the radar for the exact time (1645), not showing much more than a normal rain shower over south Co Dublin. I was just on the western periphery of it.

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    There's a very heavy shower moving NNW into western Waterford/eastern Tipperary right now, so if anyone's out and about keep your eyes open.


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    IvySlayer
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    FC.png

    Maybe someone else could do a better job :P It's all I could do atm Su.


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    Iancar29
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    Ah sorry Su, couldnt do any good with them as ther only phone pictures.

    I bet it looked way more noticable by eye.


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    WolfeIRE
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    don't know if this is much better Su
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    Su Campu
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    Nah, I'm afraid Photoshop's not much good when I've only got a 2.0MP camera on my phone! I guess you'll just have to take my word on this one!


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