The Great Storm of Wednesday 12/02/2014

telecaster · 12-02-2014 5:08pm

Horizontal rain in Cavan. Very strong winds. No tech equipment to give anything more accurate.

Faustino · 12-02-2014 5:08pm

Bits of trees coming off a bunch at the back of the apartment complex in Dublin 4, far worse than Stephens Night already, another hour before it really kicks in. Car alarms going off left right n center.

blobbyblob · 12-02-2014 5:08pm

Storm Advisory - Following Roads are Closed Due to the Storm - Last Updated 15:48pm

Loose slates coming from No. 6 John's Quay, (building on John's Bridge side of carpark).It is extremely dangerous as the slates are flying over the building and into the library carpark.
Dublin Road closed from Mc Donagh Station to Dublin Road Rbt due to fallen trees. Local access only.
AA Roadwatch Reports that The N10/ Ring Rd is closed between Johnswell Rd R/A all the way to Bennetsbridge R/A due to fallen trees. http://theAA.ie/Roadwatch
An Garda Síochána Report N10/ Ring Road Ring road, kilkenny City completely shut down on the Dublin side, diversions in place. Traffic still moving both directions of R639 Kilkenny
Circular Road Kilkenny City is closed.
Annamult road in Bennettsbridge is closed due to fallen trees
Be advised that the R705 between Graiguemanagh and the Rower is closed due to falling trees
Airmount Road , Slieverue closed with fallen trees.
2 trees down at Royal Oak, Goresbridge.
Following Road have trees down here in the Kilkeny City & Environs
College Road @ St. Kieran's, Kilkenny City
Reports that Sion Road Kilkenny City is blocked due to fallen tree
Green street, Kilkenny City
Selville Lodge, Callan Road
Sheastown
New Street at the Cash & Carry
Bohernatounish Road, Loughbouy
Reports of trees down at Tennypark, Callan Rd. and road blocked at Troyswood, Freshford Rd.

The public are advised to stay indoors if possible while the storm is in progress.

Kilkenny County Council
Roads Section

maquiladora · 12-02-2014 5:08pm

RTÉ News ‏@rtenews 40s

A state of emergency has been issued for Co Kilkenny following damage caused by high winds

ninebeanrows · 12-02-2014 5:08pm

Expect thread to take off soon as the winds hit Dublin.

I'm estimating a gust to 72 knots @ Dublin Airport or Casement.

road_high · 12-02-2014 5:08pm

Sky King wrote: »

City....:mad:

Ha. Anyway, Nowlan park roof gone so dont attend any hurling games, road to stoneyford from davefort M9 junction closed, ring road partially closed, greens bridge closed, kells road closed, go to kclr website for updates tbh

i think it's not as bad as it was

The old or new stands? Was sirens going here goodo for hours there and traffic chaos. Seems to have completely died down now, thank god.

jimmii · 12-02-2014 5:08pm

In D1 it seems pretty quiet still. Expecting it to get a bit nuts any time now!

demakinz · 12-02-2014 5:09pm

Weathercheck wrote: »

Wow, 260,000 customers without power.

:eek:

DarkJager · 12-02-2014 5:09pm

It's died down a small bit in Limerick now but there were 2 hours there during which I have never seen such violent wind. Stay safe if you're due in the path of this soon, it's an absolute monster

zenno · 12-02-2014 5:10pm

The wind is picking up here now with max gust 56 knots.

Fitzo · 12-02-2014 5:10pm

Gambas wrote: »

We seem to have gotten off very lightly. It's a total anticyclone, sorry, anticlimax.

Just saw that Westside library has had it's windows blown out. That's only around the corner from me!

eireannBEAR · 12-02-2014 5:10pm

Its going to last all night,none of us will have power by the end of this!!

woody1 · 12-02-2014 5:11pm

Tzardine wrote: »

O/T but does anybody know if you can burn a stove with back boiler if there is no power. Will it blow up with no pump running.

Wind so strong here now I am scared to stand at Windows. Just outside Monasterevin.

pump needs power to ciruclate the hot water, without that theres a pressure build up and thats not good ! id be letting it die down..

PauloMN · 12-02-2014 5:11pm

Very stormy in many areas with very severe and dangerous winds.
Widespread heavy rain or showers and local spot flooding. Scattered thunderstorms also.

Met.ie describing the winds as "dangerous" now. Commuter time and these winds is a bad mix, I really hope nobody is injured or worse.

Some wild gusts now in Trim, really picked up in the last half hour.

D.Campbell · 12-02-2014 5:11pm

shroom007 wrote: »

I hear ya my is rattling away like a rattling thing Im just waiting for the ripping sound

My shoot went if thats what you call it but to be honest if thats all that went wrong I dont mind after seeing all the pictures on here, may all your bad luck go with it :rolleyes:

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BlueFairy · 12-02-2014 5:12pm

If there's now a red warning for Leinster, is it going to be a bad idea to travel home from work around 5pm?

Don't fancy a LUAS journey over the M50 at the foot of the Dublin mountains if the winds will be as bad as they have been on the other side of the country!

hmmm · 12-02-2014 5:13pm

Limerick boat club as its roof is torn off
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=739897959356336

12-02-2014 5:13pm

I missed the bit of wind earlier in Dundalk. Barely a breath of wind at the moment.

leahyl · 12-02-2014 5:13pm

Red warning still in place for Munster - winds have died down considerably here though - well in Cork anyway

jo06555 · 12-02-2014 5:14pm

Whats the outlook for munster in the next few hours..????

loubian · 12-02-2014 5:14pm

My sky tv id starting to flicker!

leahyl · 12-02-2014 5:15pm

Woohoo my pic is on RTE news!

sdanseo · 12-02-2014 5:15pm

BlueFairy wrote: »

If there's now a red warning for Leinster, is it going to be a bad idea to travel home from work around 5pm?

Don't fancy a LUAS journey over the M50 at the foot of the Dublin mountains if the winds will be as bad as they have been on the other side of the country!

Immediatelyto the northern side of the Dublin mountains is about as close to sheltered as you can get in this, but still not much good.

shroom007 · 12-02-2014 5:15pm

D.Campbell wrote: »

My shoot went if thats what you call it but to be honest if thats all that went wrong I dont mind after seeing all the pictures on here, may all your bad luck go with it :rolleyes:

what

Macy0161 · 12-02-2014 5:15pm

woody1 wrote: »

pump needs power to ciruclate the hot water, without that theres a pressure build up and thats not good ! id be letting it die down..

Yeah, I have ours just ticking over the last while, hopefully to get going again later.

Really picked up near Roundwood the last half hour/ 45 minutes. Had a 10 second power outage about 10 minutes ago. Lashing sleet the last half hour or so. Haven't had the station long, and it's in a crap position for wind, but I've had a 10 minute average of 73.7km/h and a gust of 85.7km/h (also a highest daily rainfall already).