The Great Storm of Wednesday 12/02/2014

Boards.ie: Niamh

I've been reading this thread all afternoon, thanks for posting everyone and STAY SAFE. Pics are great to look at but don't do anything risky to get them.

In Dublin city centre the rain and winds have started and the window beside me is making fierce groans that it has never made before.

Stargate

Tree down outside Togher church ( Cork City ) its near the school , kids had a field day .

Conmaicne Mara

Had to drive from Clifden-ish to Galway and back today to finalise insurance. Going to Galway was fine, some heavy showers, not much wind, no hassle really.

When I was going home I got to Oughterard about 2pm, from there until I left the N59 was a bit hairy. Branches down off trees, saw a telephone pole snapped in half. Wind was trying to push the car off the road both sides of Maam Cross. The lakes through Recess were unreal, like the water was being sucked up off them and just thrown like horizontal rain.

Not too bad out now at all compared to earlier, even brightening up.

chinacup

Some ridiculous gusts in Galway, saw two people getting blown over one of whom I think an ambulance was called for she was old and had hit her head Also went into get shelter in a local hotel and the doors became wind locked took 3 of us to get them open! Not too bad now though the odd very strong gust.

Rock Lesnar

Wind picking up now here, Rain has eased off considerably

Garseys

Wind is absolutely roaring here in tallaght. I guess we're still in for the worst of it too!

maquiladora

Seaswimmer

BLIZZARD7 wrote: »

I wouldnt- cyclists are struggling badly.. could end up blown under a car so really not worth it.

You may be ok as traffic will be at a standstill and you wont go more than about 5mph into this wind anyway. I would wait till about 7 if it was me or else walk with the bike..

blingrhino

co.louth - little or no wind,slight drizzle 6c.

token56

microsim wrote: »

Are you in Maynooth or Portlaoise?

Portlaoise.

That tree that is covering the road is just at corner for the block road on the Stradbally road side. Fire brigade are there now.

oak5548

After Hours taking it as a complete joke.
No surprise. Wait till it hits dublin in a few hours and it will be the end of the world. :rolleyes:

Mr E

2 doors down from me in Limerick. They had a big aerial on the chimney, and the wind used it like a crowbar....

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fwhwvobot7a1qc0/IMG_20140212_152114.jpg

Any time now, I'm going to hear a massive crash out front when it goes....

wolfpawnat

Wind is fairly bad here now. The hills behind us sweep the wind down. I had to turn off the heating. The CO alarm went insane with the wind sending the gas back down the chimney. It is a fair fécking annoying.

SantryRed

So....

I'm supposed to be playing a game of 5-a-side here in Santry at 5:30pm..... Is there a chance we might get blown away? :pac:

redsky7

dumb question but is the worst yet to come for dublin yeah?

snowgal

quite windy here in Meath (Navan at the min) but nothing too drastic. still will see how the next few hours pan out........not looking forward to drive home

Happyman42

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Evelyn now on rte radio, does not sound happy, very cranky.

It was like a comedy sketch there for a while.

Anybody know how bad this will get across Monaghan/Cavan?

BLIZZARD7

Seaswimmer wrote: »

You may be ok as traffic will be at a standstill and you wont go more than about 5mph into this wind anyway. I would wait till about 7 if it was me or else walk with the bike..

How would you cycle if cars are only going that fast haha? Im in a car now in clonskeagh going faster than that but car is blowing all over the place.

horsefarm

DOCARCH wrote: »

Still not as windy here as it was this morning in Dublin 16...the mountains must be killing the wind.

I'd say my house is taking the hit for you

Shiraz 4.99

NewMrs2b wrote: »

Obviously because I don't know what you are talking about.

Was funny about 10 pages ago, you should have been there, oh the hilarity.
Em . . . .no . . . not really, someones debris was autocorrected as Denis, sorry I mentioned in now.
Lets never speak of it again.

Larbre34

Liberty Hall webcam vibrating like a broken washing machine (I couldve been far more colourful with that )

http://www.siptu.ie/media/webcam/

catbear

redsky7 wrote: »

dumb question but is the worst yet to come for dublin yeah?

However bad it gets it should pass in two hours.

Donkey Oaty

Dalkey to Greystones - no trains, according to RTE Radio 1.

Outbound Heuston routes also fecked.

jo06555

Seems to of calmed a bit in waterford is it expected to pick up again or is that it????

road_high

Winds getting up again here in Kilkenny. Darker and starting to rain.

NewMrs2b

Shiraz 4.99 wrote: »

Was funny about 10 pages ago, you should have been there, oh the hilarity.
Em . . . .no . . . not really, someones debris was autocorrected as Denis, sorry I mentioned in now.
Lets never speak of it again.

Sorry missed that sounds like ya's had a hoot though raging I missed it :P

_Whimsical_

STATUS RED

Wind Warning for Munster, Connacht and Leinster
Update
Very stormy with violent winds for a time this evening. Westerly winds of mean speeds of 80 to 100km/h with very severe squalls of 130 to 170km/h.

Issued:Wednesday 12 February 2014 15:00
Valid:Wednesday 12 February 2014 15:00 to Wednesday 12 February 2014 19:00


So connacht suddenly upgraded to red.
It's windy in Galway but not as 2pm-3:30pm.

shroom007

redsky7 wrote: »

dumb question but is the worst yet to come for dublin yeah?

so they say later this evening,but its gusting a bit fierce at the:moment:eek:

dave1982

Taken from facebook Limerick damage


https://www.facebook.com/agtfc/posts/10203263754543868

leahyl

I swear I'm the only person in my building, bar the security men - ok peeps, about to leave, talk later :pac: