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Big Freeze Discussion / Heavy snow & Blizzards continue - 02/12/2010

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    #542
    Dublin_Gunner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,692 ✭✭✭Dublin_Gunner


    Cú Giobach wrote: »
    That (rain today.uk) has been spot on. :confused:


    In Dublin :)

    We got lashed out of it over night on Tuesday night. I woke up to about a foot more snow on Wednesday morning.


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    #543
    HellFireClub
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    Starting to snow again in Lucan Village, big clouds after moving in overhead after a bit of clear sky and sunshine.


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    #544
    MilanPan!c
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    Heavy snow in Rathfarnham again


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    #545
    cartman51773
    Closed Accounts Posts: 177 ✭✭cartman51773


    in kentstown meath. snow is upto 13 inches and dug the car out. the n2 and m2 dont even have lanes visible on them. very snowy and slippy.


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    #546
    little bess
    Registered Users Posts: 483 ✭✭little bess


    Wow , HUGE snowflakes falling ii Killester/Raheny :D


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    #547
    super_furry
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    Rain forecast in Leinster from tomorrow midday on RTE there. The end is in sight.


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    #548
    Devilman40k
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    I'm half expecting Dennis Quaid to come on the tv and tell us its the beginning of an ice age!


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    #549
    ffarrell7
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    I remember it snowing slightly in Paris CDG and they had delays!!!. Dublin is having massive snowfalls so get real...there are feet of it in some places and this has been going on since last Friday..where are you from..Cork???:):):):) and Dublin airport is getting very used to heavy snowfalls based on the pas few years experiences...



    MilanPan!c wrote: »
    I don't know man.

    I lived in Boston for a decade and even it shut down when it got (relatively) horrible.

    Now, of course, Boston gets SEVERAL feet of snow every winter and HAS to be prepared for it! So that means lots of plows and salt... but c'mon, the budget to clean Boston of snow is MILLIONS and MILLIONS.

    You sure you wanna invest that money here, into something that happens once every 15 years or so...?

    All that would happen is a big contractor would find a way to spend that money, even when there's no reason (in Boston you'd see them salting roads when snow wasn't forecast - cha-ching)...

    This system isn't perfect and snow is annoying, but it's just a couple weeks out of the year.

    IMO


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    #550
    Dublin_Gunner
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    super_furry wrote: »
    Rain forecast in Leinster from tomorrow midday on RTE there. The end is in sight.


    I'll believe that when I see it.

    Far too cold for rain at the moment.


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    #551
    Gonzo
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    RTE has called rain for tomorrow and a thaw with temps around 5C at the weekend, Today is the last day of it, we may as well all make the most of it!


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    #552
    Xxhaylsxx
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    What will a change in wind direction do? where will it be headed?


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    #553
    Eastcoastryan
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    trogdor wrote: »
    Wind has finally gone North-West again here and the temp is plummeting, pitty we're now in the IOM shadow!!

    I've noticed that here too, will the change in wind direction have any impact on where the showers are heading??


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    #554
    Heroditas
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    HellFireClub wrote: »
    Starting to snow again in Lucan Village, big clouds after moving in overhead after a bit of clear sky and sunshine.

    It's absolutely pelting down up by me now (Lucan).
    I thought we were over the worst of it about 20mins ago when the sun was shining! :o


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    #555
    Bog Butter
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    Snowing very heavy here in Wexford town. Showers have been drifting in all morning. This is the heaviest yet.


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    #556
    HellFireClub
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    Absolutely bucketing down now in Lucan Village, MWAH!!!


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    #557
    ninebeanrows
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    Gonzo wrote: »
    RTE has called rain for tomorrow and a thaw with temps around 5C at the weekend, Today is the last day of it, we may as well all make the most of it!

    That is very funny cos listening to the Radio forecast at 12.55 they were saying another 15cm in midland and eastern areas!


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    #558
    Xxhaylsxx
    Registered Users Posts: 197 ✭✭Xxhaylsxx


    Have just spent half an hour trying to get the postman off the drive. was well stuck


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    #559
    sing_dumb
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    Just heard on the radio that there's gonna be another huge dump of snow, freezing fog and temps as low as -11degrees here in Leinster today. Driving on the N81 is merely a poignant, wistful memory for me now. Great!
    Then we have the Budget next tues to look forward to....
    Thanks for you helpful SKY TV suggestions, but lads, how in God's name am I supposed to shimmy up to the chimney to do that, when going outside to put the bin out is akin to conquering Mt Everest?? No Judge Judy for me today....


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    #560
    Cantona's Collars
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    super_furry wrote: »
    Rain forecast in Leinster from tomorrow midday on RTE there. The end is in sight.

    Saw that,they're giving a tropical 5c for Wexford,had to dig the car out earlier.We've had sunny spells and heavy snow showers all morning.


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    #561
    Slashermcguirk
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    its actually snow forecast for leinster tomorrow, not rain. It went up on met eireann website a couple of hours ago


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    #562
    dirtyghettokid
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    Weathercheck wrote: »
    That is very funny cos listening to the Radio forecast at 12.55 they were saying another 15cm in midland and eastern areas!

    rte seem to just make up stuff anyway :rolleyes:


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    #563
    MilanPan!c
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    super_furry wrote: »
    Rain forecast in Leinster from tomorrow midday on RTE there. The end is in sight.

    hmmm... I wouldn't believe that JUST yet


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    #564
    dacogawa
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    Gonzo wrote: »
    RTE has called rain for tomorrow and a thaw with temps around 5C at the weekend, Today is the last day of it, we may as well all make the most of it!

    I hope they have put their usual jinx on it now


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    #565
    ct5amr2ig1nfhp
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    Massive snowfall? Are you serious?
    Yesterday VERY little snow fell at the airport. Granted today there's been a lot in the last couple of hours. "massive" is an exaggeration.

    ffarrell7 wrote: »
    I remember it snowing slightly in Paris CDG and they had delays!!!. Dublin is having massive snowfalls so get real...there are feet of it in some places and this has been going on since last Friday..where are you from..Cork???:):):):) and Dublin airport is getting very used to heavy snowfalls based on the pas few years experiences...


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    #566
    CuteOne
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    :)


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    #567
    Cú Giobach
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    Dublin_Gunner wrote: »
    In Dublin :)

    We got lashed out of it over night on Tuesday night. I woke up to about a foot more snow on Wednesday morning.

    I was sitting here watching the radar showing that very snow building in the Irish sea and then heading for and reaching Dublin.


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    #568
    LookingFor
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    Heaviest snow of the spell here right now. Mad!


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    #569
    Trogdor
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    Eastcoastryan wrote: »
    I've noticed that here too, will the change in wind direction have any impact on where the showers are heading??

    Nope it's just the surface wind, it will just make coastal areas which were being warmed by the sea winds chill off a bit. It may also setup a convergence zone just off the coast and serve to enhance the shower activity further. The winds that are driving the showers should stay roughly the direction they're at now i think, maybe swinging a bit further North.


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    #570
    fiacha
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    sing_dumb wrote: »
    Thanks for you helpful SKY TV suggestions, but lads, how in God's name am I supposed to shimmy up to the chimney to do that, when going outside to put the bin out is akin to conquering Mt Everest?? No Judge Judy for me today....

    Throw spuds at the dish. Might knock some snow off and it'll keep you occupied.


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    #571
    Miss Lockhart
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    I watched the RTE forecast - I never heard rain mentioned? They said it would fall as snow, hail or sleet.


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