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The Great Storm of Wednesday 12/02/2014

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#2222 12-02-2014 8:33pm
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Any of the experts have any thoughts on Friday? Looks severe enough.

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#2223 12-02-2014 8:34pm
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it's snowing in cork city. blizzard!!!!!!!:cool:

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#2224 12-02-2014 8:36pm
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I dunno. Whatever the rights and wrongs, warnings were not issued in a timely fashion. A lot of people were caught in dangerous situations. Warnings were not worded strongly enough , ie in a way that the general public could understand. It's all very well for people on here to understand 'phenomenal' and 'severe', but the general public needs to hear 'stay indoors' and 'roof threatening' . 80/130/170kph are simply numbers. 'Slates fly

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#2225 12-02-2014 8:37pm
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Pictures of the damage across the country. Lots of pictures of the damage in Shannon.

https://www.facebook.com/midweststormdamage2014/photos_stream

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#2226 12-02-2014 8:38pm
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had a few snow flurries few minutes ago, still quite windy.

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#2227 12-02-2014 8:41pm
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Gonzo wrote: »

had a few snow flurries few minutes ago, still quite windy.

Nice. Where are you Gonzo?

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#2228 12-02-2014 8:42pm
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Still very gusty in South Donegal.

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#2229 12-02-2014 8:42pm
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Nice bit of snow coming down here in Cork now.

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#2230 12-02-2014 8:44pm
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Snowing heavy in Cork City!! This is the best day EVER :pac:

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#2231 12-02-2014 8:44pm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB1EG_BH6Fg

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#2232 12-02-2014 8:44pm
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#2233 12-02-2014 8:45pm
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Weathering wrote: »

Nice. Where are you Gonzo?

Dunshaughlin in Meath, I went outside to make a mobile call as we have bad mobile coverage and few flakes were falling, very light tho.

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#2234 12-02-2014 8:45pm
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Its like day after tomortow now in cork violent storms and now snow

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#2235 12-02-2014 8:47pm
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Like a blizzard here at Cork airport.

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#2236 12-02-2014 8:47pm
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Not a flake of snow where I am in cork

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#2237 12-02-2014 8:48pm
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News special on TV3 at 8 tonight ........ Based on the recent storms a two hour special is being televised ....... You guys may be interested

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#2238 12-02-2014 8:49pm
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Stopped again now, wasn't going to stick anyway. Wasn't expecting it so it was an added bonus for me

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#2239 12-02-2014 8:50pm
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kittyn wrote: »

News special on TV3 at 8 tonight ........ Based on the recent storms a two hour special is being televised ....... You guys may be interested

Sure it isn't just a repeat of TV3s last tabloid style documentary on Irish weather?

A rehash of this is my bet
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=78177430

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#2240 12-02-2014 8:50pm
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Getting very stormy up North, east coast. My palm tree has snapped in half. O dear hehe.

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#2241 12-02-2014 8:52pm
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Gran Hermano wrote: »

Sure it isn't just a repeat of TV3s last tabloid style documentary on Irish weather?

No idea it just came up on a banner during Corrie that it's a change to programming

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#2242 12-02-2014 8:52pm
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powers back and it's calmed considerably here in north cork, hallelujah anyways!

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#2243 12-02-2014 8:54pm
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Oneiric 3 wrote: »

I think 56 kt at Valentia but not totally sure on that.

Edit: 52 kt sustained windspeed tops at Valentia. Shannon possibly higher?

Surprisingly low if that's the highest considering most models were showing hurricane force. Looking at ogimet the gusts around the country were very severe, 9 stations above 120kph which is very impressive considering in 90% of our storms only Malin, Belmullet, Mace Head and Finner come close to that.

Jealous to have missed it though it was rough enough here as the front passed through, nice and refreshing to be working outdoors in the driving rain!

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#2244 12-02-2014 8:56pm
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Wind is actually steadily high here, gusts likely touching 50 knots at times. So still quite strong.

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#2245 12-02-2014 8:58pm
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How can TV3 justify TWO HOURS coverage? With their limited resources, it's going to be an interesting two hours.

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#2246 12-02-2014 8:58pm
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Harps wrote: »

Surprisingly low if that's the highest considering most models were showing hurricane force. Looking at ogimet the gusts around the country were very severe, 9 stations above 120kph which is very impressive considering in 90% of our storms only Malin, Belmullet, Mace Head and Finner come close to that.

Jealous to have missed it though it was rough enough here as the front passed through, nice and refreshing to be working outdoors in the driving rain!

Think Shannon hit sustained 58 knots.

Valentia seemed to miss the most severe centre of winds.

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#2247 12-02-2014 8:59pm
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sunbabe08 wrote: »

it's snowing in cork city. blizzard!!!!!!!:cool:

The storm must have blown away your snow shield

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#2248 12-02-2014 8:59pm
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Entire front has fallen off the wall of the GAA club in Gorey.

Here it is before the storm,all this is now in a pile on the ground.

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#2249 12-02-2014 9:00pm
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diceyd wrote: »

dont suppose anyone found the roof of a shed?:mad:

lol,what colour was it

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#2250 12-02-2014 9:02pm
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Was expecting it to be slightly more severe in Dublin, however you could tell it wasn't your typical Atlantic cyclone, very odd howling wind.

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#2251 12-02-2014 9:03pm
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Just off the phone with the O/H and he said it is snowing very heavy in Cobh. He should be coming home to me tonight but not driving from Cork to Wexford.

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