Big Freeze Discussion / Heavy snow & Blizzards continue - 01/12/2010

SEPT 23 1989

Snowing again Newcastle Co Dublin

roryc1

Looking at sat 24 the irish sea has gone very quiet

force eleven

Light flurry of snow here near Moate, streamer has shifted slightly north which is better for this location. Even a few showers here will cause difficulty.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

Dublin airport had about 15 mins of snow/hail (all day) and it's closed the runway for 4 hours? What a joke.

ffarrell7

drdeadlift wrote: »

it doesn't snow often enough in dub to justify the millions to be spent on very very very expensive snow clearing machines.

Id doesn't snow enough in a lot of capitals in Western Europe. I lived in Paris for 7 years ( a deux pas du quartier latin) and it doesn't snoe much there either. In fact in can get colder than Dublin as it is more inland but it does not snow much. In fact it snows a lot less than Dublin in terms of volume. :):)

steveLFC24

ffarrell7 wrote: »

Hold on a minute. I was in Hamburg airport a couple of years ago...snow was light and nothing to what it is in Dublin and they had longer delays...and Hamburg does not get much more snow than Dublin..it is on the coast as well like Amsterdam..get real...check the temperatures ..Dublin is often as cold in not colder than these two places.:):):)

Agreed, Hamburg is prone to delays and cancellations. Amsterdam is a bloody joke! But other parts of germany are a different story, and so is most of poland. I lived in Berlin for a year and the only time flights were cancelled is when the windspeed is too high (some regulation were flights can't take off or land over a certain windspeed), snow has little or no effect on flights in and out....unless theres an actual blizzard with high winds.

Slashermcguirk

It has hardly stopped snowing in Dublin 8 since 8.45am this morning, incredible, so much snow ! so strange to see so much snow lying in the city

sunbabe08

SantryRed wrote: »

Everyone put on Sky NEws :pac:

snow in the uk???

cherryghost

force eleven wrote: »

Light flurry of snow here near Moate, streamer has shifted slightly north which is better for this location. Even a few showers here will cause difficulty.

Yeah wind forecast suggests a slightly more easterly flow for the next 5/6 hours before shifting back to to a more northerly direction... until Friday that is :rolleyes:

Neil3030

Sorry - dupe.

smokin ace

THE SNOW IS FANTASTIC AND MORE SEEMS TO BE COMING
i took a measurement in the middle of my back garden to see how deep it is
sorry about the picture quality it was taken with my phone

SantryRed

sunbabe08 wrote: »

snow in the uk???

No, there was a reporter doing a report in one of the towns in the UK and the kids were pelting him with snowballs while he was doing it. Was gas :pac:

ffarrell7

steveLFC24 wrote: »

Agreed, Hamburg is prone to delays and cancellations. Amsterdam is a bloody joke! But other parts of germany are a different story, and so is most of poland. I lived in Berlin for a year and the only time flights were cancelled is when the windspeed is too high (some regulation were flights can't take off or land over a certain windspeed), snow has little or no effect on flights in and out....unless theres an actual blizzard with high winds.

Yes Steve, you are right there!! Berlin is another story and so is Poland and the rest of Eastern Europe!!:D:D

vibe666

getting all blizzardy looking in navan again on my snowcam.


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ibarelycare

My friend who works in Dublin City Centre just text me to tell me all the buses in town have stopped and dumped everyone off wherever they are and now there are thousands of people falling all over the place. I couldn't help but laugh

sunbabe08

SantryRed wrote: »

No, there was a reporter doing a report in one of the towns in the UK and the kids were pelting him with snowballs while he was doing it. Was gas :pac:

ahhhh that lol. yeah one of the camera men got hit by a snow ball and the reporter didnt bat an eyelid

youcancallmeal

BearNecessities wrote: »

Dublin airport had about 15 mins of snow/hail (all day) and it's closed the runway for 4 hours? What a joke.

Hmmm by the sounds of this DAA report it has been snowing heavily all day?

Siobhan Moore of the DAA said the decision was taken for safety reasons and snow is falling quicker than it can be cleared.

steveLFC24

smokin ace wrote: »

THE SNOW IS FANTASTIC AND MORE SEEMS TO BE COMING
i took a measurement in the middle of my back garden to see how deep it is
sorry about the picture quality it was taken with my phone

WOW :eek: almost a foot of snow. Tried to do that earlier, about 5 inches here in south dublin. There was about 2-3 inches left in my back garden from saturday but that is now solid ice sitting under the fresh snow.

sunbabe08

ibarelycare wrote: »

My friend who works in Dublin City Centre just text me to tell me all the buses in town have stopped and dumped everyone off wherever they are and now there are thousands of people falling all over the place. I couldn't help but laugh

awwwww

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

In imagination land maybe. :rolleyes:

youcancallme>al wrote: »

Hmmm by the sounds of this DAA report it has been snowing heavily all day?

Carroller16

DIT to close at 4pm until noon tomorrow

Stevek101

1506 Dublin Bus has advised that there is currently a limited service operating on all routes.

This is due to extreme weather and icy road conditions. This is being further worsened by traffic congestion and slow speeds across the city.

The company is making every effort to maintain a level of service but this is proving very difficult due to the worsening road conditions.

Are DB not operating...

DOCARCH

Something just leaving Liverpool now (and not a ferry) which may pep up activity on the east coast later? http://www.sat24.com/gb

ffarrell7

youcancallme>al wrote: »

Hmmm by the sounds of this DAA report it has been snowing heavily all day?

It has been snowing quite a lot in Dublin airport...this airport is getting used to heavy snowfall again...last three years especially and brother working there for DHL. Hoever down the road in Malahide and Portmarnock a lot less.
Who eve rsaid 15 minutes is on the weed or something else..probably someone from Cork!!!:D:D

mickger844posts

Snowing heavy again in Waterford City, not as heavy as last night but still nice.

Live Webcam and Live Data @ www.waterfordcityweather.com

smokin ace

steveLFC24 wrote: »

WOW :eek: almost a foot of snow. Tried to do that earlier, about 5 inches here in south dublin. There was about 2-3 inches left in my back garden from saturday but that is now solid ice sitting under the fresh snow.

i know its great :D:D:D
LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW

dav3

Thunder in Dublin City.

steveLFC24

ffarrell7 wrote: »

Yes Steve, you are right there!! Berlin is another story and so is Poland and the rest of Eastern Europe!!:D:D

If snow affected berlin airport they would just be better off closing it for about 3-4 months :D haha! Hope your enjoying the snow.

WOOOOW...massive rumble of thunder. Loving this!!!

Kurtosis

Thundersnow in Dublin 6!

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

What are ya like. I'm practically looking at (one of) the runways. There's about 1cm or 2 of FRESH snow this late morning, afternoon.

ffarrell7 wrote: »

It has been snowing quite a lot in Dublin airport...this airport is getting used to heavy snowfall again...last three years especially and brother working there for DHL. Hoever down the road in Malahide and Portmarnock a lot less.
Who eve rsaid 15 minutes is on the weed or something else..probably someone from Cork!!!:D:D