There's a storm a' comin'

Kettleson

is that the worst of it over?

gordongekko

Kettleson wrote: »

is that the worst of it over?

bad til midnight

Kettleson

Seems to calmed down a lot out at Rosses Point, Sligo

biko

You can try various webcams (may take a few secs to load up)
http://www.thecladdagh.com/cam1.php
http://www.thecladdagh.com/cam2.php
http://www.seapointleisure.ie/index.php?page=webcam
http://www.advertiser.ie/galway (about halfway down on left)

ben.schlomo

biko wrote: »

You can try various webcams (may take a few secs to load up)
http://www.thecladdagh.com/cam1.php
http://www.thecladdagh.com/cam2.php
http://www.seapointleisure.ie/index.php?page=webcam
http://www.advertiser.ie/galway (about halfway down on left)

Advertiser is the only one of those working(at least for me).

PEACEBROTHER

Doesnt look to be dying down here ( west of city )
Just seen a wheelie bin tumbling past my house

Made me laugh:D:D:D

geekychick

I live in one of the buildings just behind the Aquarium, very near Toft Park.

My street (Quincentennial Drive) is completely flooded, I can't go anywhere unless I want to step knee deep in water.

snubbleste

geekychick wrote: »

I live in one of the buildings just behind the Aquarium, very near Toft Park.
My street (Quincentennial Drive) is completely flooded, I can't go anywhere unless I want to step knee deep in water.

Any excuse for skinnydipping :cool:

Mrs Garth Brooks

Careful with letting the dogs out to go the toilet. My dog is terrified and ran off to hide. Had to carry a 25kg dog home because she wouldn't walk herself.

geekychick

snubbleste wrote: »

Any excuse for skinnydipping :cool:

Well it's a bit cold for that, unfortunately! :pac:

People are standing in front of my building taking photos, but it's kinda dark to be able to take good pics I would have thought. Like that pic of Toft park earlier.

biko

Stolen from facebook - Salthill
Cred to Cathal Collins posted on https://www.facebook.com/GalwayAdvertiser

geekychick

^^ Yup that's the Toft Park car park. The Aquarium is just across the street, to the right.

maki

It was even worse than that. Found this one on AA Roadwatch's twitter:

Ardent

Some of those cars now underwater:
https://twitter.com/CathalCollins

biko

Seems there was a bit of hail there?
Happy to be indoors.

syklops

biko wrote: »

Seems there was a bit of hail there?
Happy to be indoors.

All hail the doors!

jkforde

just been for a lovely prom walk but I'd say it was fairly hairy at high tide, there're rocks of approx. a foot length lying on the Prom and on the road opposite Salthill Hotel and the cobble beach there has totally changed shape... both Rockbarton roads are flooded and a few cars up to their axles in the carpark opposite the Burren Mount... next high tide at 6am...

jamesdiver

Gotta wonder why people park there. This storm front was forecaste a few days ago and everyone knows the tides. Car park should have been closed off yesterday altogether.

ben.schlomo

jamesdiver wrote: »

Gotta wonder why people park there. This storm front was forecaste a few days ago and everyone knows the tides. Car park should have been closed off yesterday altogether.

My dealings with the general public have led me to believe that most lack substantial brain matter.

hairyfairy00

A little video that my friend took earlier in Salthill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OESRt80iIA

Mrs Garth Brooks

That is scary.

How would they clear that lake from salthill?

Mrs OBumble

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

That is scary.

How would they clear that lake from salthill?

Leave it there: Leisureland is making a loss, it can be a free public swimming pool instead.




(The drains that were overwhelmed will start to kick in once the tide goes down again. And they might have to pump a bit out if some outlets have become blocked. I suspect this is something the council workers have expereince with!)

2Mad2BeMad

ben.schlomo wrote: »

My dealings with the general public have led me to believe that most lack substantial brain matter.

the general public don't get a boner reading weather charts would be my guess:pac:

thesandeman

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Leave it there: Leisureland is making a loss, it can be a free public swimming pool instead.

It would have been ironic (if that's the correct word) if last night happened next Sunday when THE WATERBOYS are playing Leisureland.

thesandeman

Not sure if pic taken with phone will work, but the lad at the front of the cabin stayed there during the whole thing in case it got worse.
A captain never leaves his ship.

fergiesfolly

biko wrote: »

Stolen from facebook - Salthill
Cred to Cathal Collins posted on https://www.facebook.com/GalwayAdvertiser

That picture was used by Sky News this morning for their coverage of the storm.
Fair play to him for getting it.

loveBBhate

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Careful with letting the dogs out to go the toilet. My dog is terrified and ran off to hide. Had to carry a 25kg dog home because she wouldn't walk herself.

Do you even lift?

fishy fishy

nice snowy blanket covering galway city this morning...and more to come by the looks of the sky

fishy fishy

and now hailstones to cover the snow -

antoobrien

fishy fishy wrote: »

and now hailstones to cover the snow -

The hail woke me up at about 3.30 this morning.