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Massive white flash in sky?

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  • 27-11-2010 1:27am
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    W.Shakes-Beer
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    Anyone just notice a massive flash in the sky there a minute ago? Bright white and covered the whole dublin 5/17 area.

    Dont hear any thunder either.


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    Atlantic Dawn
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    Yes spotted it 3 times, not sure if it's lightening or not, no thunder after it.


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    Nozebleed
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    thought i saw a shooting star just a few mins ago. out in west dublin.


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    smokie2008
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    Happened in Dublin 18 too, I was attending the scene of an accident and the firemen and I were waiting on the Gaurds to turn up and they all saw it and figured it must have been someone throwing something at the power lines or something, hardly now if you saw it on the north side too:confused:


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    Omnipresence
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    Saw it here too - bonkers


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    smokie2008
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    This was at 2330 BTW


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    deftones
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    deffo lightning .


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    shabbyalonso
    Registered Users Posts: 223 ✭✭shabbyalonso


    I've seen about 3 or 4 flashes outside my window, in the last hour - it just catches the corner of my eye, as I'm sitting watching tv - weird......what's that all about? I'm in Swords by the way!


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    Adhamh
    Registered Users Posts: 166 ✭✭Adhamh


    Yeah, what the hell?

    I saw one two days ago, startled me.

    I saw one just 45minutes ago- I was looking down at my feet and suddenly the almightiest flash ever- I was ****ing stunned, frightened. I've never seen lightning that powerful but it was so exceptional that I wanted to run up to some randomer to ask if he thought a bomb went off (joke-kinda) but there was nobody around. Then there was a less intense one a few minutes later, except this time I did hear very delayed thunder as I strained my ears.

    And I heard very faint thunder when I started typing this post and pretty loud thunder by the time I've finished this sentence.

    But that flash was unlike anything I've witnessed ever- even stronger than the lighting at huge concerts. And it was so far away that I didn't hear anything. Strong stuff...


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    Siog-Alainn
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    Saw this twice earlier, about half 11 and again 10 mins later. And I'm in Dunboyne!


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    W.Shakes-Beer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,975 ✭✭✭W.Shakes-Beer


    Yeah there was a massive one there about two minutes ago. Hard to say if its lightning as there really isn't that many clouds out there. Really strange.


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    heffomike54
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    I was sitting in my car in Dublin 15 waiting on some fast food and I also saw a massive flash, thought it was a camera or something but didn't see anyone around, very strange.


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    Holybejaysus
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    Anyone get any pics/video?


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    Captain Chaos
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    There is thunder after it. It's very far away. It's been going on since 23:30, lighting up the whole eastern part of the sky.


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    smokie2008
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    Sh!t I just remembered I saw one while I was at the Junction on the n11 at Cabinteely at about 12ish and it was real bright cause I was looking around for one of those camera vans but wasn any, I was one the phone so kinda panicked a bit an looked around, I was stopped but it DEFINATLY wasn lightning


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    Atlantic Dawn
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    Just heard thunder now too.


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    Noo
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    I've been seeing them all night in all directions, got stunned in my car by one whopper flash. Must be some massive stationary storm out at sea or something, its been going on for hours. I'm starting to hear thunder now...must be getting closer.

    Oh and the one that freaked me out in the car was at 8 this evening


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    i_love_toast
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    this just in from the rte website "The IMF have landed in Ireland from large saucer like object floating in the sky giving off a somewhat blue light every fifteen minutes".....were doomed!!!!


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    Equium
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    I saw them too, and I'm in north Louth. So it must be a huge storm


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    joker87
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    saw a couple too, and i think i just heard faint thunder there a min ago but didnt notice a flash before it, but no clouds to be seen, weird


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    whiskeyman
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    Wouldn't sound not travel as well in cold, dense air too? That's why thunder not as loud...


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    #22
    Nozebleed
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    is it snowing yet? im gona make a massive snowman if it is.


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    Bjorn Bored.
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    doesnt this type of activity usually occur just before an earthquake? I have hard that as the ground shifts it gives off a sort of an earthlight which is caused by gases being released,could be a biggie:eek:


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    CrazyRabbit
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    I haven't seen flashes in the sky like that since I was abducted by aliens & the last lightning storm.

    Since I'm still here typing this, I assume it's not the aliens back to take me aga


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    #25
    CrazyBiscuit
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    A flock of ducks just flew over my house, I can hear a crow and my dog is barking widly. I'm standing in the garden now.


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    fikay
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    saw it too in rathmines. I'm sure that it was something boring like lightening but it didn't look like that. I thought the sky was over


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    Stealthirl
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    W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »
    Yeah there was a massive one there about two minutes ago. Hard to say if its lightning as there really isn't that many clouds out there. Really strange.

    i was siting in my car near weston airport and saw a small one then a few min latter a real big one in a SE direction at about that time


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    John Mason
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    massive thunder/snow storm just off the coast at moment

    big discussions in the weather forum http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056102346&page=21


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    CrazyBiscuit
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    Just saw flash and heard thunder. I counted 25 seconds between light and sound. I'm in Nort Dublin.


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    TravelTales
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    Yeah, I saw at least five big flashes tonight in Dublin 1. Didn't hear any thunder. Nothing on Met Eireann about lightening.


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    #31
    Danye
    Registered Users Posts: 2,140 ✭✭✭Danye


    Thank God im not the only one that has been seeing these! I thought I was going mad!

    I seen it happen in Dublin 12, 7, 2, and 24!!

    Although what Im seeing is more like a blue flash of light and cant hear any thunder!


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