Severe Wind Storm late 26th-27th December

TeddyTedson

Samash wrote: »

I completely agree, i like a good storm but this is terrifying. It doesn't help that i am in close proximity to forestry on 3 sides of my house. Someone described it perfectly earlier- its like being out at sea
Glued to this thread though and thanks to maq, weather check and mt for invaluable updates the last couple of days.

I was actually in a bad storm in a boat a few years back. The swell was so bad we couldn't see any land and the boat didn't make it over one of the waves at one stage and almost capsized. So scary.
How the hell do planes fly in this weather!?
I've had some scary landings without wind but I can't imagine flying in this!

microsim

The number of black outs seems to have dramatically increased in the last hour or two in the Midlands and South. https://www.esb.ie/esb-networks/powercheck/

A busy day ahead for the ESB boys

Melanoma

Bad wind in Roscommon. Have to say it feels like any ordinary winter storm, though its been going on a long time. The pressure readings on met.ie are low. Its like hard to say at this point but when people have to move like going home from work its going to be very dangerous. Maybe consider riding out where you are if you can cause trees are falling.

Craigels

Gusts are picking up getting stronger here

TireeTerror

Right I'm off to bed. You lot are making me paranoid and its howling through the trees here right now!

Highflyer13

In Leixlip and this is by far the worst I've ever heard. Can imagine the hammering the West coast is currently taking. Worried about my grandmother down west. I'd say we'll be waking up to many tales of destruction tomorrow but hopefully I'm wrong.

Tactical

Fire Brigade from two local stations have been busy all night. Multiple trees down and multiple cases of Eircom lines down and broken. No reports of ESB lines down so far.

Windy as ever here in West Limerick and rain has crept in to the mix.

mountainy man

Starting to settle down a bit here, the eye I guess, hasn't been bad up here compared to you guys down south, had a max gust of 57.3 mph at 00.30 am.

Will we up here get anything from the arse end of it?

Oneiric 3

Rougies wrote: »

EDIT: really gusty and lights flickering here now... lights very rarely flicker here with our fancy underground cables and whatnot. Must be disturbances from the less fancy areas on the same grid causing us grief :P

Tactical

Zyzz wrote: »

Just found some tiles in my field! Happy days!

You're not worried about finding one buried in your head?

Madness investigating such things at the moment.

How do you suppose the tiles ended up in the field?

Seriously, the next one could kill you.

Sir Arthur Daley

mountainy man wrote: »

Starting to settle down a bit here, the eye I guess, hasn't been bad up here compared to you guys down south, had a max gust of 57.3 mph at 00.30 am.

Will we up here get anything from the arse end of it?

Ye might.

pandaboy

Rain's back on Cork, it's ferocious. Wind is picking up again. Haven't had any issues with power though. If you're driving from Mitchelstown, East Cork, Mallow then beware crosswinds! Got caught in one a few years back in an old punto, luckily for me it wasn't raining heavily at the time.

Rougies

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

fancy pants gentleman

Substitute a pack of Amber Leaf and a penny's T-Shirt and that's me :pac:

ninebeanrows

Juat went for a walk on the beach!! Amazing, the power.

Geomy

Just seen a trampoline tumbling across the ennis bypass on my way to my parents in Shannon. ..

Sir Arthur Daley

Weathercheck wrote: »

Juat went for a walk on the beach!! Amazing, the power.

I got a lovely 99 with a flake ther too.

Marcus Halberstram

Beside Ardnacrusha power station here. This is mental.

Calibos

Tactical wrote: »

You're not worried about finding one buried in your head?

Madness investigating such things at the moment.

How do you suppose the tiles ended up in the field?

Seriously, the next one could kill you.

Previous poster said he'd lost some tiles from his house or cowshed or something into the field next door.....

I think the wind has taken out your joke radar

mayotom

Earily calm here in East Mayo right now, just came in and Plenty of stars visible in the sky, the calm before the storm, the eye of the storm me thinks

microsim

Tactical wrote: »

You're not worried about finding one buried in your head?

Madness investigating such things at the moment.

How do you suppose the tiles ended up in the field?

Seriously, the next one could kill you.

Eh, I think he was just taking the piss because a poster had said some of his tiles ended up in the field.

An Ri rua

Tactical wrote: »

You're not worried about finding one buried in your head?

Madness investigating such things at the moment.

How do you suppose the tiles ended up in the field?

Seriously, the next one could kill you.

Must ... keep....up.....

wind....sapping....brain.....neurotransmissions.....

lilymc

Over 1000 without power here in Killarney according to the ESB website. The fault is apprently only a few miles from my house, maybe a line is down but still have power myself. Heading for sleep. Wind is awful scary. Stay safe everyone, praying no one is harmed.

Tactical

A unit of the Fire Brigade is experiencing delays in reaching an incident. Road blocked by fsllen trees. They are clearing them in order to proceed.

Very busy night for the guys and gals of our emergency services.

Calibos

http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/orthographic=5.72,46.40,653

Ireland is the windiest place on earth at the moment just beating a storm at the tip of the Aleutian Island Chain (Alaska)

Kevhog1988

Just picked up a neighbour stuck in edenderry.... Dads polytunnel has blown away. Thankfully i decided against a night on the sauce. Will be out early tomorrow with the chainsaw and the jeep and trailer.

M.T. Cranium

Also, Tactical's been up about 96 hours straight keeping yer communications going. Me, I slept at least an hour in there somewhere, had a dream there was weather at my house. Ridiculous what comes into my mind at times.

Jesus Wept

Calibos wrote: »

http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/orthographic=5.72,46.40,653

Ireland is the windiest place on earth at the moment just beating a storm at the tip of the Aleutian Island Chain (Alaska)

Gwan the parish!

Mech1

1st trans atlantic flight for Dublin approaching west coast now EIN104

Tactical

On tiles in field....

Oh! I get it. Oops!

Been intermittently grabbing some shut eye. Lots of posts to read and I must have missed that thanks guys

ninebeanrows

It is really really windy outside, just in from a walk on the beach, amazing feeling! Everybody stay safe, take risks you want to take.