Massive white flash in sky?

Stealthirl · 27-11-2010 3:42am

just seen a big white doubble flash here in celbridge

mass · 27-11-2010 3:44am

Just heard thunder at 02:39 but had the curtains closed. Lightening I guess?

Stealthirl · 27-11-2010 3:45am

mass wrote: »

Just heard thunder at 02:39 but had the curtains closed. Lightening I guess?

another flash here

mass · 27-11-2010 3:48am

Here's the radar live detail. Looks like a fairly big one just offshore:

http://www.met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp

TT09 · 27-11-2010 3:54am

Just seen this myself no thunder though

dazdrog · 27-11-2010 4:15am

just been lookin out for it myself and seen a clear one happening, its 100% lightning as i seen the bolt, + if u check out met.ie youll see theres a storm just off the coast working its way inland
u can view the animated map here http://met.ie/latest/rainfall_radar.asp?ani=y

Magzire · 27-11-2010 4:43am

Seen several of them myself coming from the eastern direction. was a bit worrying indeed. myself seen a bright strong blue flash without sound. well now, but just heard thunder. so people i think you can relax now. 2012 didn't come early nor is north korea nuking the planet

27-11-2010 5:11am

Bjorn Bored. wrote: »

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:

We're not on the edge of a teutonic plate, hence no earthquakes in Ireland. It's ok to move out from the doorframe/under the table.

Killer Pigeon · 27-11-2010 6:17am

Nah, someone's just nuking the British West Coast that's all. And that's not snow, it's ash.

Jay D · 27-11-2010 1:21pm

Was definitely lightening, thunder isn't always heard when you see it.

shivkk06 · 27-11-2010 3:30pm

seen this in kilkenny at same time as OP and another about 5 mins later frightening sh***e outta me huge big white flash lit up whole sky no thunder heard

GLaDOS · 27-11-2010 3:48pm

Was walking home last night and saw/heard it. No thunder at first but by the time I got home it was deafening. Was glad to avoid getting soaked!

ardle1 · 27-11-2010 6:06pm

You were not seeing things,, I drive a taxi in Dundalk, and from about 12.30am today I started seeing those white flashes,, was in forkhill at the time,, it was hard to work out were it was coming from,, my last call of the night took me as far as Collon near Drogheda,, By that time it looked as though it was along the east coast somewhere straight out from Clogherhead or there abouts. Must have been lightning,, jus not sure,, Very long thunder storm that was at 4.30am.

caseyann · 27-11-2010 6:18pm

ardle1 wrote: »

You were not seeing things,, I drive a taxi in Dundalk, and from about 12.30am today I started seeing those white flashes,, was in forkhill at the time,, it was hard to work out were it was coming from,, my last call of the night took me as far as Collon near Drogheda,, By that time it looked as though it was along the east coast somewhere straight out from Clogherhead or there abouts. Must have been lightning,, jus not sure,, Very long thunder storm that was at 4.30am.

It is very odd isnt it,I never saw it before in Ireland.It started from when i saw it about 1200 last night and was still going tis morning,Flashes were going over every five to ten minutes.I heard large booms didnt sound like thunder tbh.
But apparently been happening over few days.I didnt see it before last night though.
I was thinking top gear was causing it lol

Then i was thinking meteor shower,never imagined would be lightening,as i have said blue to orange flashes very odd :P

cazzerliam · 27-11-2010 7:29pm

I was out in Howth and there was thunder and lightning continuously all nite but yea when i came home to meath, everyone said there was lighning but no thunder, she was out at sea i suppose..odd thou

Wolfe Tone · 27-11-2010 7:31pm

I live in Drogheda and I saw these too, I literally thought my neighbor was out taking photos in his garden!!

Whippersnapper · 27-11-2010 7:34pm

My sister was texting me last night, freaking out, telling me that there were big white flashes coming through the curtains. I thought she was going crazy...

cazzerliam · 27-11-2010 7:49pm

Just found an explanation to lightning but not thunder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning

Heat lightning
Main article: Heat lightning
Heat lightning is a common name for a lightning flash that appears to produce no thunder because it occurs too far away for the thunder to be heard. The sound waves dissipate before they reach the observer

The humidity was mad in howth so....

fullback4glin · 28-11-2010 12:06am

Any pics of the lightning last night? My mate was on his way home from night duty he said it was unbelievable, dogs going crazy everywhere!

Yakuza · 28-11-2010 2:29am

There seems to have been a lightning strike in St. Gabriel's (Clontarf) at approx 7.30 am on Sat. It knocked out the cable tv, dsl broadband and tripped some breakers in my parents' place (and some of their neighbours) which is near the church. Their dsl modem is fritzed, while the digital box was reset ok (with some help from UPC) and they were able to reset the breakers.

My dad and some of their neighbours reported feeling a charge in the air after the strike. I'm guessing some sort of current was induced in the lines entering the houses which did the damage. I might invest in a few surge protectors now! I'd never have thought lightning could cause damage like that.

Username 10 · 28-11-2010 11:40pm

I saw about 8 of them. They were blue though, not white. The first one was at 11:30 while watching late late toy show. The last one was at about 4 in the morning. They were really bright even when coming through the closed blinds, they were like strobe lights. Nothing on the rte or met eireann site.

ixoy · 29-11-2010 1:35am

Yakuza wrote: »

There seems to have been a lightning strike in St. Gabriel's (Clontarf) at approx 7.30 am on Sat. It knocked out the cable tv, dsl broadband and tripped some breakers in my parents' place (and some of their neighbours) which is near the church. Their dsl modem is fritzed, while the digital box was reset ok (with some help from UPC) and they were able to reset the breakers.

I saw it! It was about 07:45 and I was just outside Clontarf Castle and saw forked lightning strike down towards right where St. Gabriel's Road is. It was followed by a massive bellow of thunder and a short, but very powerful flurry of snow (which actually hurt any exposed skin).

A little after that there was a standard bright flash that turned the world to white around me.

It was all very surreal at that time as there were only a few cars gliding slowly past and alarms going off everywhere.

Paully D · 29-11-2010 3:32am

It's a thing called 'Thundersnow':

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thundersnow

Stealthirl · 29-11-2010 1:37pm

fullback4glin wrote: »

Any pics of the lightning last night? My mate was on his way home from night duty he said it was unbelievable, dogs going crazy everywhere!

heres a comparrison,it was very very bright

second latter