Strong Winds/Severe Gusts January 14/15th 2015

Take Your Pants Off

Any chance of school being closed on friday, weather still continuing to be bad or not over Limerick.

Bootros Bootros

We are the windiest place on earth right now.

FrStone

lumos wrote: »

They aren't obliged, it's up to individual principals to make the call. The vast majority are closing though with others playing it by ear.

http://www.education.ie/en/Press-Events/Press-Releases/2015-Press-Releases/PR15-01-14.html

This is the advice from the Department, they are advised to close. I'd be surprised if many opened.

Anyway lets get back to the forecasting. It's still kinda calm in Cork.

Aoife9

Picking up a bit here now in Donegal gusts are quite strong and its lashing rain, my poor sister is due into Dublin from Chicago tomorrow morning at 9am! I've a feeling she will be very delayed

savj2

Bootros Bootros wrote: »

We are the windiest place on earth right now.

There is a severe tropical cyclone off Mauritius. Maybe 2nd windiest place on earth. :P

MadYaker

AndonHandon wrote: »

Dublin never gets to have any of the fun

I live in Galway city, its not very exciting really. Just lots of wind and a bit of rain.

CB19Kevo

Gusts really picking up here again after a 4 hour lull.
South east Kerry.

Bicycle

lumos wrote: »

I know that some people think that closing schools is an overreaction, and it might be. But it's worth considering how many kids and parents were put in danger in the 12th Feb storm last year due to severe under reaction. It's better to be safe than sorry, I think they made the right call.

Absolutely not. I wish they had closed the schools last February.

I had a husband stuck at work - they were on lock-down. I had a daughter on the other side of the city and the school were sending children home. And my son was in a school near me. Due to fallen trees, I could not get out of the area to pick up my daughter and my husband was only allowed out of work when they deemed the building he was in too dangerous to stay in. I was able to pick my son up from school but that was only by taking a very long route to avoid the multiple fallen trees in the area.

YFlyer

Take Your Pants Off wrote: »

Any chance of school being closed on friday, weather still continuing to be bad or not over Limerick.

lol looking for a long weekend. school open Friday.

Rougies

savj2 wrote: »

There is a severe tropical cyclone off Mauritius. Maybe 2nd windiest place on earth. :P

Feckin' Martians, taking all our winds!

PLL

pushkii wrote: »

absolutely better safe than sorry, but I wouldn't be sending a child of mine outside the door . don't mess with mother nature.

Completely agree. We will be making choc chip/hazelnut cookies and watching frozen safely from inside our house tomorrow.

thomil

I don't know about you guys, but the calm in Cork city is making me uneasy. It is too quiet...

coillsaille

downonthefarm wrote: »

We still have to go to work in the morning though?
Will any boss buy that excuse

Sure you're down on the farm, you’re your own boss

yop

I was brought up on the shores of Clew Bay and I've had bad winds, but usually its the gusts which were the worst, at this present time, i went out to move the cars to the sheltered side of the car.
I can safely say I couldn't breathe and walk into the wind, unrelenting wind. Never come across that. And the driving hail with it, has really but the sh!T up me now if they are saying this will peak at 7am.

Oneiric 3

Water vapour image at 11pm. Occlusion beginning to etch into NW coastal counties. Looks quite fragmented, at least in the first part of its arm with what looks like small pockets of convection.

brevity

thomil wrote: »

I don't know about you guys, but the calm in Cork city is making me uneasy. It is too quiet...

Is there supposed to be more in Cork later?

CarpeDiem85

Really hope I sleep through this, electricity is starting to flicker already. We already have really bad snow up here so hopefully it doesn't do too much damage on top of that. Stay safe people!

squarecircles

My walls are vibrating!

jamesbere

thomil wrote: »

I don't know about you guys, but the calm in Cork city is making me uneasy. It is too quiet...

I'm just waiting for a massive blast of thunder and a huge gust of wind to blow the shed roof off

Westernyelp

Lights flickering in Castlebar as well, here comes Rachel!

Itsdacraic

yop wrote: »

I was brought up on the shores of Clew Bay and I've had bad winds, but usually its the gusts which were the worst, at this present time, i went out to move the cars to the sheltered side of the car.
I can safely say I couldn't breathe and walk into the wind, unrelenting wind. Never come across that. And the driving hail with it, has really but the sh!T up me now if they are saying this will peak at 7am.

I think its 7am peak for lower half of the country

statto25

Westernyelp wrote: »

Lights flickering in Castlebar as well, here comes Rachel!

It really picked up there for about 10 mins. Little calmer now.

Akrasia

downonthefarm wrote: »

We still have to go to work in the morning though?
Will any boss buy that excuse

i'm not risking my life to get to work, I'll be a few hours late and work back the hours.

smallwonder

Can we have another tread for those who want to discuss the school closure?

YFlyer

yop wrote: »

I was brought up on the shores of Clew Bay and I've had bad winds, but usually its the gusts which were the worst, at this present time, i went out to move the cars to the sheltered side of the car.
I can safely say I couldn't breathe and walk into the wind, unrelenting wind. Never come across that. And the driving hail with it, has really but the sh!T up me now if they are saying this will peak at 7am.

Can you check if the building on Inishraher is ok? Cheers

Rock Lesnar

Nothing in North Meath, no rain and no wind.

Where is Rachel

Bootros Bootros

savj2 wrote: »

There is a severe tropical cyclone off Mauritius. Maybe 2nd windiest place on earth. :P

Well the wind radar makes the Atlantic storm look much fiercer. I can't post links to prove that though.

TheMilkyPirate

squarecircles wrote: »

My walls are vibrating!

Any more video updates? Probably a bit too dangerous atm though.

RuthieRose

Is this going to get wildish in south Ulster at any stage? Cavan town is quietish. Nothing much atm.

Oscar Bravo

The very latest from met eireann coming up at 2355 on rte radio 1 or just flick sky to channel 0160