Severe Wind Storm late 26th-27th December

Faustino

Have triple glazed windows in the apartment and thought they were about to be blown in there (Dublin 4) .. could clearly see them bending. Can't even imagine what it's like down on the south coast!

rob180

I give up playing BF4, power keep cutting out and coming back, think i'll stick with you guys here, it's much more entertaining in here. Absolutely howling here at the moment.

squonk

North Clare: Anyone seeing lightening? Lights been flickering all evening which i put down to the wind. However, on the way to bed I saw two flashes behind the horizon, and I had a peek before pulling the curtains and saw a longer brighter one lasting a second. Either every power center nearby is shorting of there's lightening. No hits on detectors though. Looks like it's very high up actually and might be on the upper regions of the storm. Should still show up on detectors right?

riaganach

Current Terminal air forecast (TAF) at Cork Airport (about 2 kms from me in Rochestown) is attached from an app called aeroweather.

Looks like the worst of it will be up to 5 am.

cherryghost

Heading to bed I think. No more flickering here, winds sound just as bad though, and I don't want anything on the Steam flash sale. Night people, and take care.

ninebeanrows

Just in from the local, Hope everybody is okay. getting constant gusts to 50kts, quite unreal to belive the worst is due @ 9am

Aimsir

Maquiladora, Incar29 & co. Where are ye guys, following ye last few weeks?

GoneHome

Sky signal going on and off here in the last few minutes, reckon we are at the peak of it here now for the next few hours - North Co. Cork

force eleven

It's bee a decent 'un for sure, but to get my gold star ranking, there has to be a power cut here. That hasn't happened here in a wind storm since December 97' and before that December 93'. Time yet though.

Sierra Oscar

Sounds as if the winds are at their strongest here now compared to earlier in the night.

Bsal

There is a Ryanair flight inbound to Dublin at the moment, looks like it left Prestwick. Good look to them on the approach.

CB19Kevo

Gusts are there strongest at the moment in my location, Now know what people mean when they say its like a train passing outside the door, Power still holding but flickering, As much as i love this weather, any substantial increase will surely cause structural issues.
South East Kerry.

GoneHome

Bsal wrote: »

There is a Ryanair flight inbound to Dublin at the moment, looks like it left Prestwick. Good look to them on the approach.

Can you give us the link to that, thanks

maquiladora

Aimsir wrote: »

Maquiladora, Incar29 & co. Where are ye guys, following ye last few weeks?

Im in south kilkenny at the moment. Windy but not as severe as earlier in the evening.

Craigels

http://www.flightradar24.com/RYR943

psugrue

GoneHome wrote: »

Can you give us the link to that, thanks

http://www.flightradar24.com/RYR943

ninebeanrows

This is the most severe storm for decades. All please take care.

robclay26

I'm near trim in Meath, just been working up by this storm, holy fook it's bad. Very string gusts here and driving rain

angelfire9

refusetolose wrote: »

http://www.flightradar24.com/

Lights flicking for the first time this evening, pretty much constant wind since 8.30pm
Frequent hail showers
North Ennis Clare

Mech1

Mech1 wrote: »

Watch planes here
http://www.flightradar24.com/53.43,-6.58/9
Listen here
http://www.liveatc.net/search/?icao=eidw

reposting

froger

Just gone up a notch in Cork City. Sustained winds now really high, this based on the noise and amount the lights are flicking. This is on a par with xmas eve 97 storm for sure.

maquiladora

Kinsale Energy 60 knots sustained. 4 knots below hurricane force.

Aimsir

maquiladora wrote: »

Im in south kilkenny at the moment. Windy but not as severe as earlier in the evening.

Thanks, very bad here Limerick at mo.

Weathering

02.00 reports in and once again highest gusts inland 50/65mp/h
Highest gust recorded 67knots Sherkin Island

Galway1989

Grand again here... normal wind and rain but nothing too frightenin in the last hour... run of the mill stuff
north co. Galway

Weathering

Weathercheck wrote: »

This is the most severe storm for decades. All please take care.

Really? I have to disagree looking at met.ie lastest reports
I know its set to get worse but remains to be seen

thecretinhop

Yep one for the record books I think change of direction seems to be ok for my house in claregalway spent the whole day securing house thanks to mt and maq and weather check bed soon get a few hours kip hopefully

Applause

Lights just flickered AGAIN in south Limerick City. The wind is very audible too, all of the pets are terrified.

axe2grind

maquiladora wrote: »

Kinsale Energy 60 knots sustained. 4 knots below hurricane force.

This sensor is up quite high(c30m iirc), much higher than the standard land height of 10m or a buoy

This reference mentions 110m!

TeaCup2

I think the worst is over in Waterford, still very gusty, but the sustained winds between 7pm and 9pm were literally the worst I've experienced. Hope everyone will be ok through this storm.