The Great Storm of Wednesday 12/02/2014

degsie · 12-02-2014 4:54pm

Oh, oh... getting bad in West Dublin, severe wind....lights just flickered...

Penny Tration · 12-02-2014 4:54pm

Heavy rain just started in dublin 13

Tom Cruises Left Nut · 12-02-2014 4:54pm

green_screen wrote: »

Heavy rain just started in dublin 13

Get back to work

Says I To Bridey · 12-02-2014 4:54pm

Hit at pretty much bang on 3:15 here in Laois. Relatively calm beforehand then ramped up out of nowhere. Mid-sized tree down at the end of the garden, had a look and totally snapped at the base, lying in on top of other trees. Hedge leaning in towards the house too, wouldn't be surprised if some of it gets blown out by the end of the day

_Kaiser_ · 12-02-2014 4:55pm

patneve2 wrote: »

ouch, first violent gusts here

+1 .. wind starting to ramp up in D18. Intermittent gusts so far

maquiladora · 12-02-2014 4:55pm

Roof blown from stand in Nowlan park Kilkenny.

Tropheus · 12-02-2014 4:55pm

Breezy here in North County Dublin, but nothing more. I was expecting it to be a lot worse particularly as I'm on the coast. Have we seen the worst of it for Dublin?

shroom007 · 12-02-2014 4:55pm

Peter T wrote: »

Earth wind map for anyone interested http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-16.20,51.22,1024

this is very cool for those who missed this post earlier and it getting a bit
feisty in Dublin City Centre

gordongekko · 12-02-2014 4:56pm

Is it not a case of most of the other storms over the winter happened over night so this one appears much more severe as it occurred during the day.

2smiggy · 12-02-2014 4:56pm

leahyl wrote: »

How's Friday looking?

wondering too. trees down all over the place in north cork , part of one of our main sheds have blown off, and would like to know if there is a possibility of fridays weather being as bad, if so will have to try repair the roof tomorrow or could lose the whole roof.

oak5548 · 12-02-2014 4:56pm

Anybody from Kilkenny town? Need some updates on whats happening.

sunbabe08 · 12-02-2014 4:57pm

um again not sure how these gusts compare to earlier, but there fairly strong gust blowing on the northside of Cork City right now

yaledo · 12-02-2014 4:57pm

Limerick was battered between 13:00 and 14:30 by violent wind like I've never experienced before.

For the last hour (14:50 to 15:50) the wind has settled down & seems more like just a 'normal' windy day now.

I'm considering driving from Limerick to Galway at 18:00, so I'm particularly grateful to ppl from Limerick, Clare & Galway who keep contributing to this thread.

joegriffinjnr · 12-02-2014 4:57pm

Getting very dark in Santry now, winds picking up and rain has started.

Tzardine · 12-02-2014 4:57pm

Power just gone in Monasterevin

patneve2 · 12-02-2014 4:57pm

gordongekko wrote: »

Is it not a case of most of the other storms over the winter happened over night so this one appears much more severe as it occurred during the day.

No, its a case of 170 km/h gusts in the SW, 40 km/h higher than anything we've had this winter.

TheMilkyPirate · 12-02-2014 4:57pm

Dying down in Wexford now, Nothing much all day really except for a half hour period where it got stormy. Hope everyone further north stays safe,

maquiladora · 12-02-2014 4:57pm

gordongekko wrote: »

Is it not a case of most of the other storms over the winter happened over night so this one appears much more severe as it occurred during the day.

Its at its most intense phase crossing over the country. Its a timing and track event that very rarely happens. Time of day has nothing to do with it.

Itsdacraic · 12-02-2014 4:58pm

gordongekko wrote: »

Is it not a case of most of the other storms over the winter happened over night so this one appears much more severe as it occurred during the day.

No. Things like trees and buildings don't care if it's night or day. Way more damage done today than anytime in recent memory.

Xxhaylsxx · 12-02-2014 4:58pm

ME appear to have updated the red warning to include Leinster now too!

Penny Tration · 12-02-2014 4:58pm

Liam Neesons Ballbag wrote: »

Get back to work

Shopping centre is empty, I have no work to do!

Fitzo · 12-02-2014 4:58pm

Doesn't quite know what to do in Galway at the minute I feel.

Tipsy McSwagger · 12-02-2014 4:59pm

oak5548 wrote: »

Anybody from Kilkenny town? Need some updates on whats happening.

I am, it's starting to die down a good bit compared to the madness of an hour ago.

Bacchus · 12-02-2014 4:59pm

gordongekko wrote: »

Is it not a case of most of the other storms over the winter happened over night so this one appears much more severe as it occurred during the day.

Yeah, usually the night crew clear all those fallen trees from the road and restore power by 7am

It probably does seem more severe since it's in daytime but by all accounts this is the way worse than anything the country has had in years, probably in over a decade.

maquiladora · 12-02-2014 4:59pm

Leinster is now part of the red warning.

jkforde · 12-02-2014 4:59pm

yaledo wrote: »

I'm considering driving from Limerick to Galway at 18:00, so I'm particularly grateful to Limerick, Clare & Galway who keep contributing to this thread.

only if it's essential I'd say. if you do travel take it very handy on the exposed sections of the motorway, the gusts here are savage

Chattastrophe! · 12-02-2014 4:59pm

degsie wrote: »

Oh, oh... getting bad in West Dublin, severe wind....lights just flickered...

Yep it's bad now where I am in D15 ... I'm seeing people outside literally being blown back in their steps by the force of the wind. Would hate to be out in that!

Few trees looking quite shaky too.