Strong winds Tuesday 17th November: Gusts possible up to 140km/h

PukkaStukka

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Shannon airport have turned their radar heads off due to excessive wind. rare!

Does that mean that the airport is effectively closed?

maquiladora

Shannon gusting to 69 knots at 4pm. I wonder how high it was on the Clare coast. Could have been close to 80.

squonk

I thought things had peaked here in Limerick City but it's gotten extremely gusty in the past few minutes. I'm looking forward to getting out in all of it in half an hour to get home but it's a bit worrying as well.

RobertKK

No electricity here, was out doing work, last recorded wind gust was 80kmh before the power went, ESB say should have it back by 7.15pm.
During storm Darwin got it back in an hour, some neighbours on a different line were waiting three days.

Worst storm since Darwin, but still not close to how bad that was.

Oscar Bravo

we will so know, ile follow it on the fligh radar 24 thread, dont want to block up things here!

Oneiric 3

Getting very lively again now! with frequent gusts up to 40 knots. Reminds me of Darwin at how suddenly it came in.

Edit. Gust 52 knots.

Rock Lesnar

Bicycle wrote: »

But interestingly the dog is animated today and barking at the wind

Always the sign of an impending storm i say

teddybones

96kph in Wicklow town (well near enough, Ashford weather station) guessing it's a bit higher where I am perched on hill overlooking sea. Highest winds this year. And is to peak later I believe at 6 here? Could be wrong. But very loud and scary.

Jpmarn

An Aerlingus A320 from Paris to Cork is flying away north easterly after an unsuccessful attempt to landing. As I write it is 23,000 feet over Portlaoise heading either to Dublin or Belfast. BTW, all Aer Lingus Regional flights serving Cork and Shannon have been cancelled for the day.

Larbre34

Force 12 gust of 65kts in Dun Laoghaire, bearing in mind thats relatively sheltered from a W'ly. The bay is churning....

maquiladora

teddybones wrote: »

96kph in Wicklow town (well near enough, Ashford weather station) guessing it's a bit higher where I am perched on hill overlooking sea. Highest winds this year. And is to peak later I believe at 6 here? Could be wrong. But very loud and scary.

It'll be rough enough there later if yer getting those kind of gusts already.

teddybones

maquiladora wrote: »

It'll be rough enough there later if yer getting those kind of gusts already.

Oh crap...

Oneiric 3

Mean speed 31 knots but gusts seems to be easing. Peak 57 kt.

andrew

Pretty gusty in the IFSC now, can see the windows of the office moving in a bit with some gusts. Watching people getting blown about as they walk by the canal below is very entertaining.

WheatenBriar

Power is just gone here near Arklow
Gusting above 65 mph

mickger844posts

78km/h recorded at my station in Waterford City

www.waterfordcityweather.com

Oscar Bravo

met eireann 1627 update

17 November 2015 16:27

Today
Extremely windy this afternoon and early evening as storm Barney tracks over Ireland towards Scotland. Southwesterly to westerly winds will reach 65 to 80 Km/h with damaging gusts of 110 to 130 km/h especially over Munster and Leinster. Scattered heavy showers will clear eastwards later.

Tonight

Staying very windy in the east for a time this evening and early tonight with further severe gusts but winds will moderate everywhere before midnight with good clear spells developing. However, southerly winds will increase fresh to strong and gusty towards morning. Scattered showers in the north and west early tonight with rain pushing into the west later and spreading country wide by dawn. around dawn. Lowest temperatures 4 to 9 degrees, coldest in the north

Oscar Bravo

69 knots at Shannon, 60 knots at Newport co.mayo

RobertKK

Getting into Darwin territory here, some violent winds.

maquiladora

Heard my first "whistle". :pac:

WheatenBriar

RobertKK wrote: »

Getting into Darwin territory here, some violent winds.

Pretty fierce alright
About to hook up generator to milk the cows

Aerohead

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

69 knots at Shannon, 60 knots at Newport co.mayo

Jez that's 80 mph at Shannon Airport

ch750536

Very windy here. - Thats a soaked through 13 * 13 carpet blown 40m!



Dish is down & in the next field.

Oscar Bravo

and 69 knots is highest Shannon will probably see as things begin to calm down in the west. focus shifts to the east for the next couple of hours

Tom Cruises Left Nut

Was up on the 6th floor of a building by the concert hall in Dublin for a meeting.

The whistling up there was mighty Maq !!!!

Villain

Tullow 91.9 km/h 4:53pm

Reckless Abandonment

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

and 69 knots is highest Shannon will probably see as things begin to calm down in the west. focus shifts to the east for the next couple of hours

We'll be just in time for the news. Sorry my western friends six one is ours

Oneiric 3

All eased again here now. Those wind on the western flank of the low should be watched out for as they head east. Short but sweet.

Haznat

Big automatic doors are literally flying off the hinges in carrickmines retail park.

Villain

Make that 92.6 km/h 4:53pm