Heavy rain,Strong Winds In East & Flooding Overnight Thurs 13th /Friday 14th November

dogmatix · 14-11-2014 11:51am

I was driving over the Wicklow gap at 12:30 yesterday. Jeeze, I’ve never seen the like! A huge cascade of brown and white water pouring over the rocks down into the valley below. And it got worse the higher I went as every culvert, stream, ditch etc was full to overflowing so much so that the road was a river in places and debris and vegetation all over the place. Once over the gap and heading for Hollywood the surface water lessened but then the rain started to hammer down – it must have been raining a lot more on the west side of the mountains.

And then an hour later in Donard the rain stopped, the sun came out and it even felt warm. Talk about ‘four seasons in one day’! Well two seasons I suppose.

Call me Al · 14-11-2014 11:52am

Where is this weather coming from? What is causing it?

maquiladora · 14-11-2014 11:57am

Call me Al wrote: »

Where is this weather coming from? What is causing it?

Just autumnal weather. Atlantic lows. Sometimes you just get unlucky and get hit with two depressions back to back with tracks than end up giving us quite a bit of rain.

Macy0161 · 14-11-2014 12:24pm

Must check my station - a few issues and things happening, computer moving etc issues have meant that I haven't been regularly checking recently.

However, my anecdotal evidence judging by the roads this morning that it was pretty bad. The usual spots were very flooded, with a few additional ones that wouldn't have cropped up before. Stream at the front broke it's bank earlier yesterday, but this morning it wasn't overflowing by the time I left.

dogmatrix, you were lucky to get over the gap, as I believe there was a fair amount of flooding around Laragh, including between Laragh and Glendalough. The Laragh to Sally Gap road was reported as impassable, and the Laragh to Rathdrum road before the Greenan turn as well. There was photo's of the river right up to Clara Vale Church on facebook as well.

Cantona's Collars · 14-11-2014 12:29pm

vicwatson wrote: »

Too true MT, N11 at Enniscorthy shut down again @ 6.30 this morning apparentely. Rivers are very swollen, these floods haven't finished unfortunately.

Schools advised to remain closed due to flooding. Haven't heard that one in a long time.

One bridge open as of 11am but water still rising so that looks like being shut too.

I'll post pics later but loads on facebook.

Just heard a horse drowned - the same bollix of a traveller who left his horses on an island did it again,it's under water now with 17 horses standing in the rising water.

Thanks to Judgement Day.This was at low tide.

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My car was parked here the other day:

Cantona's Collars · 14-11-2014 12:36pm

Just heard that the 2nd bridge is to be closed soon in Enniscorthy.

secondrowgal · 14-11-2014 12:39pm

An anecdotal report that part of the Nenagh-Thurles road after Borrisoleigh (R498). Friend had to go back to Borrisoleigh and go via Templemore. Don't have any more details other than that.

Nenagh River burst its banks this morning down by the swimming pool (only newly reopened 4 weeks)

sjb25 · 14-11-2014 1:08pm

zerks wrote: »

Just heard that the 2nd bridge is to be closed soon in Enniscorthy.

Drove over it 20min ago but the water was up on it at that time alot of head scratching co co workers say if not closed yet it will be soon

Harry Palmr · 14-11-2014 1:52pm

Why is the east/south getting it in the neck like this? :mad:

Mental Mickey · 14-11-2014 2:24pm

Would it be worth travelling across the M50 this evening???

dogmatix · 14-11-2014 2:25pm

Macy0161 wrote: »

dogmatrix, you were lucky to get over the gap, as I believe there was a fair amount of flooding around Laragh, including between Laragh and Glendalough. The Laragh to Sally Gap road was reported as impassable, and the Laragh to Rathdrum road before the Greenan turn as well. There was photo's of the river right up to Clara Vale Church on facebook as well.

Actually the worst of it was up near where the road passes the ESB station at Turlough Hill - it was like something out of a movie. But I suppose all that water hit laragh later on causing the flooding.

fayvirtue · 14-11-2014 3:36pm

My friend is heading back to Dublin today I think he'll need a boat !

Graces7 · 14-11-2014 4:46pm

Very glad to be sitting high on a Kerry mountain with no need to go out until at least Monday.. heavy deluges etc.. stay safe everyone...

Neamhshuntasach · 14-11-2014 5:21pm

A few rumbles here. Heavy shower too.

hidinginthebush · 14-11-2014 6:30pm

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Would it be worth travelling across the M50 this evening???

Not sure if you gambled or not, but the M50 from Clarehall to blanch was grand at 6 this morning, and subsequently at 1pm. Not sure about further south, but I wouldn't be too worried.

Anyone got an idea of what to expect this evening? More of the same or a bit less? Think I'll be putting the pots and pans under the kitchen ceiling either way

HungryJoey · 14-11-2014 7:03pm

I am Pretty sure I just saw 2 flashes above Dublin city coming in the N3?

nervous_twitch · 14-11-2014 7:15pm

Walk to work this morning was.. interesting. Clonskeagh area of a bursted-bank Dodder.

Larbre34 · 14-11-2014 7:15pm

HungryJoey wrote: »

I am Pretty sure I just saw 2 flashes above Dublin city coming in the N3?

Its possible, judging by the radar there is some very active stuff between 10 and 40kms offshore of Dublin and Wicklow

Coles · 14-11-2014 8:01pm

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Coles, your rainfall totals are certainly plausible, as your location is closer to the highest terrain than Casement or Oak Park. A ratio of 2 or 3 times the regional averages is common for such locations in general. Just for reference, can you give a monthly total that you recorded in October, and to date in November (either before or after this large amount) as that might shed more light on the readings.

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