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Atlantic Storm Watch: December 2013

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    #932
    Super-Rush
    Registered Users Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Super-Rush


    Malcolm. wrote: »
    Nothing is the end of the world, no one except those who wished for a deadly storm are getting a rise. It brings bad form to the respectable pursuit of weather forecasting and I for one want to distance myself from that type of commenting. If you don't that's not a reflection on me.

    Nobody wishes for storms to cause damage or harm people.

    Its the one thing that people who are weather enthusiasts hope doesn't happen.


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    #933
    Weathering
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭Weathering


    Kippure wrote: »
    Castlederg just had a gust of 75 mph, 120 kph.

    I'm about 15miles from Castlederg and it's relatively calm here(Donegal)


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    #934
    paconnors
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    Just been informed have to head out to Salthill later I'm dreading the drive :-(


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    #935
    ninebeanrows
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    Weathering wrote: »
    I'm about 15miles from Castlederg and the winds and it's relatively calm here(Donegal)

    Say the gust would have had some relation to the clearing front.

    Not related to the wrap-around storm winds which are just pushing into Galway Bay now.


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    #936
    Storm 10
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    paconnors wrote: »
    Just been informed have to head out to Salthill later I'm dreading the drive :-(

    Salthill promenade flooded now closed, water flooding over Galway harbour quays


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    #937
    Weathering
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    Weathercheck wrote: »
    Say the gust would have had some relation to the clearing front.

    Not related to the wrap-around storm winds which are just pushing into Galway Bay now.

    Yeah very localized


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    #938
    Hooter23
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    maquiladora wrote: »
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    That looks like an upgrade for the Galway city area looks further south than before had strongest gust so far bout 40mins ago 42.5mph on my own new weather station
    I was surprised I thought it would be more looked/sounded alot worse imagine 80/90mph :eek:expecting the strongest gusts next 2hours:)


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    #939
    Scotty15
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭Scotty15


    YouTookMyName wrote: »
    Its not one for the faint hearted mind, landing in wind is a bad experience.

    It can be bad, but for people who enjoy flying its a bit of fun.


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    #940
    DellyBelly
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    Very bad here again...it became very still but now the wind has picked up big time...no thunder or lightning here this time...


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    #941
    thecretinhop
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    Wow huge gust there keep safe this is a really bad time for it to hit west commuters going home need to be really careful Tuam road crawling at the moment


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    #942
    donegal.
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    coillsaille wrote: »
    North shore of Galway Bay. Windows bending like elastic. Listening to two roof tiles so far that have been worked loose in just last hour. Sounds like a jumbo jet parked outside. Feeling a bit like the three little pigs...

    Hopefully the third one.


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    #943
    Tipsygypsy
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    paconnors wrote: »
    Just been informed have to head out to Salthill later I'm dreading the drive :-(

    According to Galway Indo Facebook page: Salthill Prom will be closed from Grattan Road to Seapoint from 5pm today, Galway City Council has advised

    and the Advertiser says: The car park beside the Atlantaquarium in Salthill is under three ft of water. approx 7 cars stranded in there.


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    #944
    Kippure
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    Weathering wrote: »
    I'm about 15miles from Castlederg and it's relatively calm here(Donegal)


    http://www.xcweather.co.uk/


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    #945
    Xenji
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    Just had a branch smash against the window there, thank god for double glazing...gusts becoming violent now.


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    #946
    Malcolm.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭Malcolm.


    Super-Rush wrote: »
    Nobody wishes for storms to cause damage or harm people.

    Its the one thing that people who are weather enthusiasts hope doesn't happen.

    That's what severe winds do. Once you've seen the harm to others up close, there is no thrill in that, so I don't wish for them, and actually there was quite a few examples of that earlier on the thread. Glad to see the reality is starting to hit home here. I do enjoy the science of trying to predict and observe them, in part to warn others, not for some thrillseek.


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    #947
    Malcolm.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭Malcolm.


    Xenji wrote: »
    Just had a branch smash against the window there, thank god for double glazing...gusts becoming violent now.

    Where are you ?


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    #948
    nacho libre
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    Weathercheck wrote: »
    Some violent winds will begin to push into the west in next 1-2 hours. Donegal may be affected a little later than orginally thought, more towards 8-10pm as system is a little bit further south now than thought earlier.

    That seems unusual. I recall Su Campu saying they( depressions) usually go a bit further north than expected at the last moment.

    Anyway it's fairly windy here at the moment, but not stormy, then again i'm that bit far inland to experience the best of it.


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    #949
    Weathering
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    Weathercheck wrote: »
    Say the gust would have had some relation to the clearing front.

    Not related to the wrap-around storm winds which are just pushing into Galway Bay now.

    That could quite possibly be it's highest gust for today


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    #950
    irishgeo
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    flight radar showing flights diverted all over the place.

    ryanair flight to cork has diverted to shannon.

    actually correction its gone for a fly around.


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    #951
    DellyBelly
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    Xenji wrote: »
    Just had a branch smash against the window there, thank god for double glazing...gusts becoming violent now.

    We are having the same issue here. Just had a huge branch come off a tree out the back. Thank god no one was out there when it happened


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    #952
    Xenji
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    Malcolm. wrote: »
    Where are you ?

    Castlebar, and surrounded by trees :pac:


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    #953
    Oscar Bravo
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    Severe winds castlebar now.


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    #954
    Malcolm.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭Malcolm.


    DellyBelly wrote: »
    We are having the same issue here. Just had a huge branch come off a tree out the back. Thank god no one was out there when it happened

    Where are you ?


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    #955
    jdee99
    Registered Users Posts: 500 ✭✭✭jdee99


    just had an 80kmph gust here in Ballyhaunis


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    #956
    thecretinhop
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    Slates coming off houses on Eyre street Galway salt hill car parks completely flooded


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    #957
    irishgeo
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    Oscar Bravo wrote: »
    Severe winds castlebar now.

    lovely heading home soon.


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    #958
    maquiladora
    Registered Users Posts: 11,134 ✭✭✭✭maquiladora


    Some places along the west coast will be seeing peak gusts now over the next hour. Winds will increase along the coast further north as the evening and night goes on.

    The red warning is valid for 3pm to 3am.


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    #959
    DellyBelly
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    Malcolm. wrote: »
    Where are you ?

    I was out the back garden but when i heard the branch creaking I ran inside. I'm in the living room now with my dog and a nice cuppa. It really is bad out there now


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    #960
    greenpilot
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    Severe gusts here in Fahy, Westport. Living room window flexing like mad.


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    #961
    dloob
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    Tipsygypsy wrote: »
    According to Galway Indo Facebook page: Salthill Prom will be closed from Grattan Road to Seapoint from 5pm today, Galway City Council has advised

    and the Advertiser says: The car park beside the Atlantaquarium in Salthill is under three ft of water. approx 7 cars stranded in there.

    It's a bad palce to park when any kind of costal flooding is forecast.
    It's certainly not the first time this as happened there.

    Picture from twitter here
    http://t.co/Ucjd7UrqJt


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