STORM FRANK, Tuesday 29th-Wednesday 30th. Heavy Rain, Flooding and strong winds.

Tactical

Colser wrote: »

.Hope everyone stays safe .

+1

aisling86

They weren't lying when they said it would be bad from 9-12 tonight. Its really after picking up here in macroom. So thankful we are up a hill near the town. All roads surrounding are flooded. Tomorrow will be interesting. The carrigadhroid reservoir was so low this afternoon couldn't believe it. Doesn't seem to have helped the flooding situation tho.

Gaoth Laidir

68 knots gusts reported at Belmullet at 9 pm. Sustained winds reached 22 m/s (43 knots)

Oscar Bravo

Siobhan ryan- "possible hurricane force gusts early tomorrow"

squarecircles

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Siobhan ryan- "possible hurricane force gusts early tomorrow"

Did she mention any particular region?

HighLine

59mph gust at Ashford, Wicklow at 20.58. Direction remains from the South.

Gaoth Laidir

I think that 68-kt gust at Belmullet was of a convective nature. Currently heavy rain, 2.7 km visibility, overcast at 1100 ft.

PsMETAR BELM 292100Z AUTO 19038G68KT 2700NDV RA BKN011/// 12/12 0981 MSL=

AAXX 29211 03976 47427 /1920 10122 20120 39799 49810 55023 7626/ 87///
333 87/11 90710 91135 91222=

Baggy Trousers

JanuarySnowstor wrote: »

Serious all over cork with many roads impassable. What are they reporting from galway for on main news. It's all going on in cork ffs

Agreed, we seem to be getting off lightly in Galway on this one even though rainfall amounts have increased in the last hour (0.4mm to 2.6mm).

http://weather.nuigalway.ie/12HourTrends.php

Lissavane

squarecircles wrote: »

Met Éireann is considering naming a second storm which is due to lash Ireland immediately after the deep Atlantic depression known as Storm Frank clears tomorrow.Storm Gertrude, as the second storm would be known, could mark the seventh major weather event since the inception of the new naming system for winter storms in Ireland and the UK.

Irish times.

Meanwhile...

Iarnród Éireann ✔ @IrishRail
Due to subsidence on the line. Bus transfers currently in operation from Killarney, Tralee & Mallow until further notice
Retweeted by OfficeofPublicWorks

Someone in OPW must be working from home. They've effectively closed down their shop until 4 January for some reason.

sjb25

Flooding in Wexford

https://mobile.twitter.com/civdef_wex/status/681940875216318465

Oneiric 3

Baggy Trousers wrote: »

Agreed, we seem to be getting off lightly in Galway on this one even though rainfall amounts have increased in the last hour (0.4mm to 2.6mm).

http://weather.nuigalway.ie/12HourTrends.php

Siobhan Ryan showed much of Galway under the 40-70 mm zone by noon tomorrow. Really can't see that happening away from high ground tbh.

Special Circumstances

aisling86 wrote: »

They weren't lying when they said it would be bad from 9-12 tonight. Its really after picking up here in macroom. So thankful we are up a hill near the town. All roads surrounding are flooded. Tomorrow will be interesting. The carrigadhroid reservoir was so low this afternoon couldn't believe it. Doesn't seem to have helped the flooding situation tho.

Home Rain gauge here in Lee valley area says 71mm of rain, no real let up. Know of a people who had to work today in the city, it's gonna be a difficult drive home to areas off the main roads.

B17G

maquiladora wrote: »

18Z HIRLAM has downgraded the strength of the secondary low for tomorrow morning.

18Z GFS not showing anything exceptional either for the morning.

Cantona's Collars

sjb25 wrote: »

Flooding in Wexford

https://mobile.twitter.com/civdef_wex/status/681940875216318465

That part floods regularly enough,it's nearly under the river there.Handy enough to bypass that and get around it.

sjb25

What a gobsh1te

https://mobile.twitter.com/rsaireland/status/681952145025953793

MyStubbleItches

Some very strong gusts now in Lee Valley near Macroom. Be amazed if there aren't a lot of trees knocked if it keeps up with the ground saturated.

JanuarySnowstor

Reminder that facebook cork flood alerts has the situation in all its might this eve

sjb25

zerks wrote: »

That part floods regularly enough,it's nearly under the river there.Handy enough to bypass that and get around it.

True enough apparently enniscorty won't last much longer I'm told

TheBody

Gaoth Laidir

Vagar airport in the Faroe Islands reports both 10-metre winds and winds at 850 feet.

They are receiving similar winds to us at the surface but the 850-ft wind has just jumped to 74 gust 94 knots. This gives an idea of the windshear involved in these systems and the challenges involved in landing an aircraft.


METAR EKVG 292120Z AUTO 12035G61KT 4800NDV -RA BKN018/// 06/04 Q0984 RMK BKN019/// WIND 850FT 14074G94KT=
METAR EKVG 292050Z AUTO 11037G48KT 9999NDV BKN016/// 07/05 Q0984 RMK BKN015/// WIND 850FT 13056G70KT=
METAR EKVG 292020Z AUTO 11037G50KT 9999NDV BKN015/// 07/05 Q0986 RMK BKN015/// WIND 850FT 13060G75KT=
METAR EKVG 291950Z AUTO 11036G47KT 9999NDV BKN015/// 07/05 Q0988 RMK BKN014/// BKN042/// WIND 850FT 13061G78KT=
METAR EKVG 291920Z AUTO 11035G47KT 9999NDV BKN015/// 07/05 Q0989 RMK BKN014/// WIND 850FT 13058G72KT

HighLine

https://twitter.com/iWeatherNews/status/681956879141056512

Oscar Bravo

2136 update from met 29 December

Today
Extremely windy with gale force southerly winds for a time and widespread heavy rain with flooding in places. Winds moderating to some extent later tonight and rain giving way to showers in more western areas. Overnight lows of 4 to 9 degrees Celsius.




Tomorrow

It will become extremely windy again in the morning, with strong to gale force southerly winds, which will veer west to northwest and give some severe gusts in places, especially in exposed hilly and coastal areas. But the winds will moderate considerably through the afternoon and early evening. There will be some further rain or showers also, heavy at times and with some hail or sleet in parts of Connacht and west Ulster. Cold with afternoon temperatures of 5 to 8 Celsius.

MJohnston

HighLine wrote: »

https://twitter.com/iWeatherNews/status/681956879141056512

At least most of those properties will be dry enough if they've put a good amount of sandbags out, I'd hate to be in any place at the bottom of that hill though!

Gael23

Only a matter of time before Enniscorthy is inundated.

sunbeam

Achill Island Coast Guard are reporting gusts of over 125 kph in the last hour.

BorneTobyWilde

Getting bad out there

Gaoth Laidir

Latest ASCAT winds from 19:30Z, showing widespread 50+ knots from the Hebrides across towards Iceland.

Tactical

Gust of 92km/h in the last 18 minutes in Fenit and average speeds vetween 60 & 70km/h.

No sign of abatement yet.

No let up in the rain either when viewing rainfall radar.

Oscar Bravo

that was some mothers do ave'em with frank spencer (i think) , he was daft. think he got flying lessons in one episode haha

Cantona's Collars

sjb25 wrote: »

True enough apparently enniscorty won't last much longer I'm told

Saw some pics from within the last hour,the footpath on the Templeshannon side by the river is now under water.