The Great Storm of Wednesday 12/02/2014

maquiladora

Weathercheck wrote: »

Yes, looks like we topped at Shannon with 86 knots (99mph), think 1997 had a 104mph @ Valentia?

Valentia tied it's 1961 record with an 88 knot gust in 1997. Academic difference really though.

puppydogeyes

Sitting in my car I Head Ford Co Galway waiting for son after school. Huge poster after hitting car and bus. They seem ok. Feel like car will take flight soon

omicron

JustplainNUTS wrote: »

Cork racecourse staff are saying it is NOT flooded - someone is circulating a photoshopped image.

It was flooded a few weeks ago apparently, it's only circulating today because the farmers journal are using it for a caption competition on Facebook as far as I can see.

Tornando9

You won't be saying that if your roof blows off Pad

pad199207 wrote: »

Winds really picking up in Naas now. Trees really swaying. That's more like It!

patneve2

Didn't notice the sleet reported at Casement at 1500

delw

Yes gust starting to really pick up now

polaris68

Blue skies here in Cork city and it's not as stormy as it was a few hours ago.

token56

Wind really picked up the last hour or so in Portlaoise. Lights flickering and at all.

Akrasia

Faustino wrote: »

It's never going to end This is all because of global w.. i mean climate change, and it's all your fault. But don't worry, a little extra tax paid will sort out everything :P

In all seriousness though, after all the almosts with the previous storms, it's very safe to say this one didn't disappoint.

Just hope everybody in the worst affected areas are safe and no major injuries.

Why are there always so many global warming 'sceptics' piling into these weather threads. Global warming is real, if you want to debate, stick to the proper forum
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056351053

Nobody ever claims that single weather events either prove or disprove global warming. But global warming is predicted to increase the frequency of extreme weather events.
That's all there is to say on this matter in this thread.

miss no stars

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Met-%C3%89ireann/123518233000?fref=ts

Surprised there aren't more (any) comments about how they entirely missed the severity of this and completely got their forecast emphasis wrong..

dublinman1990

Dark clouds are brewing right now with rain around Sandymount in Dublin 4.

Luckily, the forecasts are saying that force 8 winds are likely to hit Dublin as it's maximum speed with force 9 or 10 winds at the Irish Sea.

Danno

76mph in Durrow. Station not on Internet cause power is gone. Reading console which has backup batteries.

Rock Lesnar

Rain has started again here now, will we experience the same effects of this storm as the rest of ye are.

shroom007

lashing in dublin city centre now but the wind is just gusting and blustery not as bad a St Stephens night,

Lovely Bloke

all quite in finglas

horsefarm

Winds really picking up and plenty of sleet Dublin 16.

pistolpetes11

Proper bit of fence destruction and were only starting to get going

ninebeanrows

Danno wrote: »

76mph in Durrow. Station not on Internet cause power is gone. Reading console which has backup batteries.

Wow, is that a record for you Danno?

Super-Rush

Villain wrote: »

Cheers for messages, scary here now tbh I hit 109.5 km/h at 2:17pm

Looking out at the car rocking and bouncing around is filling me full of joy for driving later.

Electricity flicked off and back on again just now.

Alpha Dog 1

Crazy that tipp only got a yellow status, the place is in bits.

Major fcuk up there!

Tabnabs

dublinman1990 wrote: »

Dark clouds are brewing right now near Beach Road in Sandymount in Dublin.

Luckily, the forecasts are saying that force 8 winds are likely to hit Dublin as it's maximum speed with force 9 or 10 winds at the Irish Sea.

Irish Sea Forecast:

Irish Sea
Gale warnings - Issued: 0820 UTC Wed 12 Feb

Severe gale force 9 veering southwesterly and increasing hurricane force 12 imminent
Shipping Forecast - Issued: 1030 UTC Wed 12 Feb

Wind
South veering southwest storm 10 to hurricane force 12, decreasing 6 to gale 8.
Sea State
High or very high becoming rough or very rough.
Weather
Showers.
Visibility
Moderate or poor.

UK Met Office going all out for the Irish Sea.

Gonzo

wind starting to pick up here and some rain/sleet falling.

Weathering

Met office have just upgraded their wind warning to Amber for the whole of NI.

hawkwing

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

Crazy that tipp only got a yellow status, the place is in bits.

Major fcuk up there!

Was changed to Red (Munster) at 1400 but a bit too late to be of any use..

patneve2

Howling wind and heavy sleet now, the appalling conditions have commenced

aboyro

have lost lots of tiles. garage roof has been fractured. fence down. that was rough. wind abating now but still blowing hard. trees down all around the locality.:eek:

wobbles

Huge gusts here in waterford 15mins ago. Never seen anything like it. Went out to pick up stuff blown into the garden so it would damage the house and could barely walk against it

Fitzo

Windy as sin in Newcastle in Galway, but nothing madly out of the ordinary in all honesty. Few bins asunder.

sunbabe08

the wind is starting to pick up here in cork again

Gonzo

I think we could be in for some snow showers later tonight if temperatures drop much further.