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The Great Storm of Wednesday 12/02/2014

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    #1292
    Salty
    Registered Users Posts: 2,116 ✭✭✭Salty


    Power has been flickering all morning here in Carraig na bhFear. Whitechurch next to us is out of power.


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    #1293
    leahyl
    Registered Users Posts: 14,287 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    Slates flying off the roof of a number of buildings in UCC - DO NOT COME TO UCC if you are planning on it.


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    #1294
    Iancar29
    Registered Users Posts: 5,068 ✭✭✭Iancar29


    Area of max vorticity on sat .

    293520.jpg


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    #1295
    road_high
    Registered Users Posts: 19,417 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    Hearing a lot of sirens here in Kilkenny. God bless them all...


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    #1296
    Bicycle
    Registered Users Posts: 798 ✭✭✭Bicycle


    Limerick City, Ennis Road area. The wind is systematically peeling the fascias off the houses here.

    Scary as hell.

    Hubby just telling me Limerick Boat Club roof is gone. Expecting a photo in email soon.

    And there is cladding coming off some of the buildings in UL.


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    #1297
    RobertKK
    Registered Users Posts: 33,749 ✭✭✭✭RobertKK


    This storm is bad, was up the fields fixing my water pump as I had no water, the winds picked up, there was missiles in the wind - fine hail which were like bullets, bits of furze debris in the wind, trees down , very hard to walk in, had to stop at times so wouldn't be blown away in it, this at about 850ft asl exposed to the wind.

    New wind records for my station - over 100km/hr winds at 4 metres.

    Very dangerous out, temperature falling fast too, so snow will be the next thing.


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    #1298
    Hooter23
    Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Hooter23


    Wind starting to gust now in Galway city not sure what to expect really at this stage....


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    #1299
    TheMilkyPirate
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    Has picked up ten fold in Wexford Town in last half an hour, Still not sure if I would call it stormy.


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    #1300
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    From broadsheet.ie, the Brandon looking worse for wear

    http://www.broadsheet.ie/2014/02/12/it-rose-in-tralee/


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    #1301
    shamco
    Registered Users Posts: 273 ✭✭shamco


    Have to say Boards has been brilliant before and throughout this storm. Well done lads


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    #1302
    TheBigGreen
    Registered Users Posts: 752 ✭✭✭TheBigGreen


    We are in lockdown in Pfizer Ringaskiddy! Stuff flying all over the shop!!


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    #1303
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users Posts: 7,954 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    Did schools close in the Cork and Kerry area ?

    Its gotten very windy in Galway city. Not the worst we have seen this winter but pretty bad.


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    #1304
    northgirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,434 ✭✭✭northgirl


    road_high wrote: »
    Hearing a lot of sirens here in Kilkenny. God bless them all...

    same here, horrible sound. thoughts with those involved.


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    #1305
    hawkwing
    Registered Users Posts: 1,822 ✭✭✭hawkwing


    hawkwing wrote: »
    Kilmac and Lismore lost power,urlingford,CAshel also at times
    Now Carlow and Wexford sites losing power---mental stuff!!


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    #1306
    Lumi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭Lumi


    Wind has just started to pick up in Galway city

    F5 WNW'ly mean 24mph, recent gust 47mph
    Barometer 960.79 hPa: Rising 1.00 hPa/hr


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    #1307
    deisediva
    Registered Users Posts: 323 ✭✭deisediva


    Think I will collect my kids early from school does not seem to be easing off at all in Waterford City terrified to drive in this :(


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    #1308
    bazzz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,099 ✭✭✭bazzz


    Relentless gusts here in Dunmore East,some of the strongest I've witnessed.Power gone since about 11:30 and Vodafone mobile signal gone in the last hour.


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    #1309
    Frigga_92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,809 ✭✭✭Frigga_92


    It's absolutely wild in Carrick-on-Suir now. Very strong winds, it managed to blow me the whole way up the road and I'm not light. The lights are still flickering, have been since 11a.m. The electricity wires are banging off the windows and I can see signs, bits of debris and all kinds of crap blowing down the street.


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    #1310
    maquiladora
    Registered Users Posts: 11,134 ✭✭✭✭maquiladora


    road_high wrote: »
    Hearing a lot of sirens here in Kilkenny. God bless them all...

    It looks like power is out for a lot of the city.


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    #1311
    RobertKK
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    Schools and workplaces in the southern half of the country should have been closed today in the interest of health and safety.


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    #1312
    leahyl
    Registered Users Posts: 14,287 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    I think it's easing off in Cork City now?


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    #1313
    Frigga_92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,809 ✭✭✭Frigga_92


    deisediva wrote: »
    Think I will collect my kids early from school does not seem to be easing off at all in Waterford City terrified to drive in this :(

    You'll be okay, just take your time and keep the speed down to account for any fallen trees or debris that could be on the road.


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    #1314
    SicklySweet
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭SicklySweet


    Garden shed just collapsed in my backyard. It had a good life. :(


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    #1315
    TaosHum
    Registered Users Posts: 1,746 ✭✭✭TaosHum


    Winds picking up in Carlow, lights flickering quite often.


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    #1316
    Chong
    Registered Users Posts: 8,676 ✭✭✭Chong


    Question folk, is this due in Dublin, I have to say its been a fairly normal day here in the city.


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    #1317
    miss no stars
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭miss no stars


    RobertKK wrote: »
    Schools and workplaces in the southern half of the country should have been closed today in the interest of health and safety.

    Exactly! Would have been an easier call to make if ME could get a grip on their forecasting...


    But now that the schools have the kids, for gods sake hang on to them until its safe for parents to go out and get them.


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    #1318
    Akrasia
    Registered Users Posts: 22,427 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    RobertKK wrote: »
    Schools and workplaces in the southern half of the country should have been closed today in the interest of health and safety.
    I really hope nobody gets killed today.

    This weather is extreme and most people were totally unprepared for it


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    #1319
    TheBigGreen
    Registered Users Posts: 752 ✭✭✭TheBigGreen


    leahyl wrote: »
    I think it's easing off in Cork City now?

    yeee right!!!!


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    #1320
    miss no stars
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭miss no stars


    SicklySweet wrote: »
    Garden shed just collapsed in my backyard. It had a good life. :(

    Commiserations


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    #1321
    horsefarm
    Registered Users Posts: 222 ✭✭horsefarm


    Very windy in south dublin, but nothing epic. Yet.
    I wonder whats in store for us. I'm charging phone and iPad just incase. The last storm I had no power, water or phone for more than 24 hours. It was torture.

    Plenty of firewood from those massive trees down! I just hope everybody stays safe


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