Atlantic Storm Watch: December 2013

mickmackey1

Bright moon here and that's Jupiter right beside it

vizualpics

Weathercheck wrote: »

Strange difference between Mace & Belmullet. Thought it would be the other way around!

BELMULLET(A) W 31 Gust 55

MACE HEAD GALWAY(A) W 46 Gust 63

I'm nearly sure I saw 7pm update for Belmullet with a gust of 72 and Rosses point was 70.

irish1967

Suddenly gone very quiet again here in Donegal Town.

Are we done?

Pete M.

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

The sky just lit up and a big roll of thunder. Now rain starting as I type. Wind has died down considerably in last half hour.

Kinlough, Co. Leitrim

Well I'm looking at it from Bunduff and tis closer to you than me I'd say.
Heavy shower of rain just passed.

the_shark

woody1 wrote: »

if the wind is directly south to north, mace head has zero shelter whilst belmullet has a little bit.. would that account for it , or would that mean that theres more to come..

Anything to do with the station in belmullet being in a sheltered spot? Drove by it earlier and it was the calmest bit of my journey

km79

Major crash on motorway between athenry and or an more. Hope everyone is OK :-(
Thanks to all here for updates last week or so. And to MTC for his incredibly accurate forecast as always . winds peaking and dying down exactly as predicted.

donedl1

NW Donegal, very windy and gusting heavily. It may well be a night for the record books.

thecretinhop

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057106861&page=4


Pretty amazing video on boards.ie Galway on page 4

ninebeanrows

10pm Update

Mace Head holding up very well, back into sustained Violent Storm Force

MACE HEAD GALWAY(A) W 58 Gust 65

Meanwhile Malin is increasing ominously.

MALIN HEAD(A) SW 50 Gust 71

electrobanana

Bloody hell a huge rumble of thunder just scared the life out of me there and now hailstones belting off the window in county Limerick.

Weathering

Winds have decreased in finner and belmullet 10pm reports. Like a normal windy night here apart from two windy intervals which lasted about 1-2 minutes. All in all slightly disappointed was expecting more. (Donegal)

Strangegravy

Thunder and heavy hail and gusts here, Limerick.

pauldry

Sligo

Gusty between 3 and 4 and 730 to 9
A lot f rattling but dark so don't see the damage

Highest gust I got was 63knots about 830

Weather station pole bent

Coastal Sligo got 70knot

Highest I've seen is 78 mace head

Gone quieter now but hail sleet and snow by morning

electrobanana

Strangegravy wrote: »

Thunder and heavy hail and gusts here, Limerick.

Its getting pretty wild down here now alright.

ElizaT33

pauldry wrote: »

Sligo

Gusty between 3 and 4 and 730 to 9
A lot f rattling but dark so don't see the damage

Highest gust I got was 63knots about 830

Weather station pole bent

Coastal Sligo got 70knot

Highest I've seen is 78 mace head

Gone quieter now but hail sleet and snow by morning

But is it cold enough for snow - dew points etc. or does that all go out the window in storm situation/time of year etc?

shiibata

Central Donegal pretty calm enough now, even the electric is back on...

shmaupel

Starting up again now South of Donegal town. A last gasp?

Fitzo

Got windier again here in Sligo.

pauldry

ElizaT33 wrote: »

But is it cold enough for snow - dew points etc. or does that all go out the window in storm situation/time of year etc?

Most of snow will be above 300m but around 730 to 930 a risk at lower levels though prob more sleety

Weathering

Surprisingly Castlederg has recorded 84mph 10pm. http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/current?LANG=en&SI=mph&CEL=C&WMO=03904&TIME=std&CONT=ukuk&R=310&LEVEL=140&REGION=0003&LAND=__&ART=wind&NOREGION=0&PLZ=&PLZN=&SORT=__&TEMP=___&WETTER=__&&TYP=__&SEITE=0

I find that astonishing, no were near that here

mickyfitzy2

Weathering wrote: »

Surprisingly Castlederg has recorded 84mph 10pm. http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/current?LANG=en&SI=mph&CEL=C&WMO=03904&TIME=std&CONT=ukuk&R=310&LEVEL=140&REGION=0003&LAND=__&ART=wind&NOREGION=0&PLZ=&PLZN=&SORT=__&TEMP=___&WETTER=__&&TYP=__&SEITE=0

I find that astonishing, no were near that here

me too Id say we might have had gusts of 70 mph so far, may its thye angle of the storm winds?

Storm 10

I recorded a gust of 75 mph on my weather machine this evening in Galway

eskimocat

Red Nissan wrote: »

Trees are our biggest killer and *possibly* property damage too. Trees should be no more [nearer] than their felling distance from a dwelling or a road.

That means, either the house, road or tree moves as the tree grows. I love trees, but we need to grow them properly.

I hate living or driving in fear of trees, good luck.

Ah the perils of living in the countryside... and also the joy,.. thankfully I have significantly more joyful days admiring the trees out around Dromahair, than the odd occasion driving and praying they don't fall.

Weathering

mickyfitzy2 wrote: »

me too Id say we might have had gusts of 70 mph so far, may its thye angle of the storm winds?

Who knows. I'm guessing it might be a fault

Mushy

Just started bucketing down and very gusty again in Cork city

Tactical

Fine heavy showers with some strong gusts in West Limerick.

mickyfitzy2

Weathering wrote: »

Who knows. I'm guessing it might be a fault

I was thinking the same 75 gust earier in the day too! Windy here but not as bad as i thought it would be thank god, my landing window is 2.5m X 2.5m! and its bending like a Romanian Gymnast!

thecretinhop

Several people very seriously injured in the M6 accident this evening.

Galway advertiser

Weathering

haha, I'd say 60mp/h was the highest here and that's pushing it. Severe along coastal areas but as I said just like a normal windy night here

mickyfitzy2

thecretinhop wrote: »

Several people very seriously injured in the M6 accident this evening.

Galway advertiser

Sorry to hear that, stay safe out there! If YOU DONT NEED TO BE OUT DONT BE OUT!