Atlantic Storm Watch: December 2013

maquiladora

munsterlegend wrote: »

Hi Maq..thanks for the progress updates. Is it following it's expected path?

It was slightly further east than the ECM at noon. Other than that it looks to be going as expected.

Mr Freeze

No more wind than normal in Claremorris.

Just raining away as usual.

Dreading the drive home to Westport, as it will more than likely be bad there.

whitebriar

Weathercheck wrote: »

Looks extremely impressive on satellite imagery and likelyappliesl below 960hPa already.

Could be a very dangerous storm.

Indeed!
It all depends on the terrain of course.
If there's 30 or 40kms of flat land,no hills to the south or south west of areas in the Nw,the wind tonight could easily gust above 70mph (never liked kms myself)
Near the sea and gusts above 90mph might happen if the sea is to your sw or south.

Same applies anywhere else in the country except knock 20mph plus off the speed,more the further Se you are or sheltered.

Here near Arklow we have unhindered exposure to the south and Sw,but even with that,I am not expecting winds gusting above 50 to 60 mph here,it might but I'd be surprised.

Down here there's driving rain at the moment with the main rain bands internal winds gusting to about 35mph tops.

Kippure

M6 buoy has stopped reporting.......

maquiladora

squonk wrote: »

Getting gradually worse here in North Clare now. Sustained heavy rain, it's like a heavy shower but constant and the wind is slowly picking up now driving the rain. All from a southerly direction. It's also gotten very dark. If that rain doesn't let up, things could get fairly nasty after a while.

The rain will let up there as the front clears eastward over the next hour or so.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

North Kerry. The wind has fairly jumped up a couple of notches here in the last 15 mins combined with constant heavy rain and it's very dark out there. Howling winds only getting worse.

ceolistic

Really vicious winds and very heavy rain pounding us in West Cork at the moment. Worst I have seen for some time

Lumi

Steady rain in Galway city
Moderate F4 southerly breeze, recent gust 27mph
Barometer 975.86 hPa: Falling very rapidly -3.84 hPa/hr

aisling86

Its driving rain and very windy here in Cork - we can hear the wind outside the office windows - its like 7pm with how dark it is! Not sure if id fancy being in the NW tonight if its like this here already! Stay Safe!

Senna

Bit of a breeze and light rain here in letterkenny at the moment. What time would the worst winds hit Donegal?

Tactical

Mars Bar wrote: »

I don't look forward to driving home later! Very dark and the rain is getting heavy now.

Plan for the worst, hope for the best.

Remember that failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

Leave in plenty of time. Review alternative routes. Better to arrive home early than potentially be stranded for hours or worse.

Check vehicle for the basics. Full tank of fuel, oil, tyre pressures, coolant level, windscreen washer fluid level, spare tyre condition and pressure. All the typical stuff.

Bring appropriate clothing. Remember, there is no such thing as bad weather only bad clothing. Bring spare clothing. Bring blanket, drinking liquid, hot flask with hot chocolate, sugary snacks.

Torch with new batteries and spare batteries. Keep torch and batteries warm. They loose capacity when cold. Keeping them warm makes them last longer.

Take sensible precautions and be aware of the surrounding environment. You won't go wrong by forward planning.

Penname

Gusting max at 26km here in North Kildare. Pressure bombing: from 1006 this morning to 982.4.

DominoDub

A New Site to me ..with a very nice Wind MAP

You can change the options eg Wind Height by clicking on the Earth Icon


http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/500hPa/orthographic=-3.07,51.59,2480


You can also follow any ESB outages on this map

https://www.esb.ie/esb-networks/powercheck/

Hooter23

Pouring rain here in Galway wind picking up its so dark out though in the last hour

Mars Bar

Tactical wrote: »

Plan for the worst, hope for the best.

Remember that failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

Leave in plenty of time. Review alternative routes. Better to arrive home early than potentially be stranded for hours or worse.

Check vehicle for the basics. Full tank of fuel, oil, tyre pressures, coolant level, windscreen washer fluid level, spare tyre condition and pressure. All the typical stuff.

Bring appropriate clothing. Remember, there is no such thing as bad weather only bad clothing. Bring spare clothing. Bring blanket, drinking liquid, hot flask with hot chocolate, sugary snacks.

Torch with new batteries and spare batteries. Keep torch and batteries warm. They loose capacity when cold. Keeping them warm makes them last longer.

Take sensible precautions and be aware of the surrounding environment. You won't go wrong by forward planning.

Pretty sure I read that post somewhere earlier.

I'm in work so I've prepared to fail already. Need to get petrol on the way home too. Should have done that on the way in.

Kippure

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/

Most up to date Buoy reports.

Whitehorse

Turning into night here in Castlebar. Heavy rain , wind not too bad yet.

squonk

Practical whiteout here in North Clare with a sudden heavy burst of hail a while ago. Watery hail but very intense. Wind rising.

ectoraige

Looking forward to the cycle home...

Oscar Bravo

The Galway City Council has announced a Storm Surge Warning for the city for today and tomorrow - particularly before and after High Tide this evening at 5.58pm and in the morning at 6.07am.
The areas most likely to be affected are along the Promenade in Salthill; Grattan Road; and at Fishmarket, Spanish Arch. The public is advised to have regard for their safety, particularly at High Tide in these areas.
As the high tide is likely to coincide with expected high winds and a s...torm surge in Galway Bay, there is the potential for flooding at points along the Promenade between Grattan Road and Blackrock in Salthill. In particular, the car park at Toft Park beside the Atlantaquarium is liable to flood in the hours around high tide and motorists are advised not to leave their cars there this afternoon and over-night.

Oscar Bravo

Squonk,has the front cleared through yet?

shmaupel

Not too bad yet, this is looking North across Donegal Bay from Rossnowlagh. Taken a hour ago. Will be home in another hour, hopefully it'll still be bright enough for a comparison photo! In Ballybofey at the minute, breezy and drizzly.

squonk

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Squonk,has the front cleared through yet?

Not yet. Still raining heavily. That hail event lasted about 1-2 minutes and was like a rogue embedded shower in the overall front, if that's possible. Clearance looking to be moving into west Kerry ATM though.

aisling86

My husband has said the power keeps flikering in Macroom Co.Cork - time to buy ready made baby formula!!

Terry Wogans Inner Thigh

Picking up in Sligo, verydark, heavy rain and wound starting to howl.

No letterbox flapping as of yet.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

North Kerry - a howling wind has died down to a light breeze and the rain has stopped completely.

Oscar Bravo

974hpa now at Knock.

Weathering

Latest update from NI weather on facebook. Think of it what you may

RED, Amber and Yellow warnings of HIGH WINDS, Heavy Rain and a FLASH warning of Heavy Snow have been issued for Northern Ireland.

To avoid confusion due to the amount of warnings, we have added further information onto the warning map.

Later today a deep area of low pressure will move close to the Northwest of the UK, Bringing Heavy Rain and increasingly high winds to Northern Ireland. Rain is due to start arriving around 17:00 and continue until around midnight, some very heavy falls are likely which may lead to localised flooding. After the Rain clears heavy showers are likely and these will turn increasingly to Hail, Sleet and Snow, which could lead to some significant falls overnight and during Thursday away from the coasts and espcially over the hills, falls to low levels are also likely although this may melt quite quickly. (Further updates will be issued on this soon)

The main concern is with the strength of the wind, the winds will start to strengthen during the afternoon and evening, although the strongest winds detailed below are expected overnight and into Thursday morning.

RED Warning

It is within this area we are expecting some very high winds, damaging gusts up to 90mph are possible here, perhaps exceeding this in some places. As a result a RED warning is in force for these coastal areas. We are also expecting some extremely rough and damaging seas, with risk of damage to coastal areas along with flooding. The public are strongly advised to avoid coastal areas such Beach fronts, coastal footpaths/roads and sea walls due to risk of high over topping waves and risk to life. (See Advice Below)

AMBER Warning
Within the AMBER warning area we are expecting gusts up to or possibly inexcess of 70 - 80mph. (See Advice Below)

Yellow Warnings
Within the Yellow warning area wind gusts of between 60 - 70mph are possible.

Advice and information regarding these warnings

Please note warnings may be subject to changes, please stay tuned.

Due to the strength of the wind the public are advised to take extra care and be prepared for disruption , especially to travel, damage to trees and buildings (especially within the RED and AMBER areas) i.e roofing, windows and outdoor items such as trampolines, shed's, bins.

Interruptions or total loss of power supplies, possibly over wide areas is also likely. and NIE We would like to remind customers that if they do lose electricity supplies they should

For those intending to travel by Sea, it is advisable to keep a check on updates from ferry operators, as Delays and/or cancallations are likely. And similar advice for those wishing to fly.

By Road: Please refer to NI traffic watch for further advice on road conditions, Bridge closures and speed restrictions are likely

By Rail: Please check with Translink for further information on any disruption to Rail travel, as speed restrictions may be placed on some rail lines which may lead to delays.

kfod

I'd say it's just cleared here in West Cork, it went mental for a few minutes, heaviest rain I've seen, and though it is still raining it's a lot less now, brightening a bit also.

strewthelvis

when is the worst of it meant to hit the west coast after all the graphic and maps i have seen i am bamboozled and about to go underground, its calmed down totally here now in galway and wondering is it the calm before the storm or was that it?