So this Hurricane

511

_Dara_ wrote: »

No, the categories of hurricane relate to wind speed. If there are sustained category 2 wind speeds, it’s a category 2 hurricane. The state of the eye is probably linked to the speed of the wind.

Have aread of this, it will explain the differences between a tropical storm/hurricane and a extratropical storm: https://irishweatheronline.wordpress.com/2015/10/28/blast-from-the-past-hurricane-debbie-1961/

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AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Did anyone just see the weather forecast on RTÉ 1?

I know the storm is coming, just talk about amateur hour!!!

She was all over the place

I thought just the opposite. It was the clearest and most succinct detail to date. She was factual and precise. I don't like her style of delivery usually but today was spot on.

MrMorooka

so do I actually need to care about this if I'm living in central Dublin?

_Dara_

511 wrote: »

Have aread of this, it will explain the differences between a tropical storm/hurricane and a extratropical storm: https://irishweatheronline.wordpress.com/2015/10/28/blast-from-the-past-hurricane-debbie-1961/

Oh, I've read all about Debbie. The sustained wind speeds for that storm fell a good bit below those for even the lowest category hurricane. Still caused a lot of damage though.

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MrMorooka wrote: »

so do I actually need to care about this if I'm living in central Dublin?

In comparison to air pollution, crime and the probability that your children will need to move out of the area they were born in to buy a house... then no.

BillyBobBS

M50 should be fun tomorrow.

Wesser

Ophelia. Such a ponsy Celtic tiger name.

Samaris

Limerick has been added to the Red warning region.

Edit: Well, it's the Americans that named it, so I don't think they were overly-influenced by the Celtic Tiger! (Because of where she formed, we keep the American names for this sort of storm)

Edit to previous edit: Limerick unclear at the moment. Information really isn't getting out very clearly. It likely will end up red, but it's taking a while for all sources to agree!

_Dara_

Wesser wrote: »

Ophelia. Such a ponsy Celtic tiger name.

The ignorance. It's Shakespearean.

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Wesser wrote: »

Ophelia. Such a ponsy Celtic tiger name.

It long predates the Celtic tiger era. Shakespeare has a character in Hamlet who refers to Ophelia as "howling in hell". So, possibly an apt name for a hurricane.

LordSutch

Will it affect the East coast?

Samaris

MET.IE UPDATE:

STATUS RED

Wind Warning for Wexford, Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford

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LordSutch wrote: »

Will it affect the East coast?

Most reports suggest the North East (Louth) getting a hammering and it's included in the Orange warning zone the BBC are showing for Northern Ireland. Someone on the Weather Forum here posted a link to a projection showing Wicklow and Dublin being hit hard but I haven't seen anything about that from the Met offices.

Wesser

I know who Ophelia is!!!

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Wesser wrote: »

I know who Ophelia is!!!

Hooray!

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Wesser wrote: »

I know who Ophelia is!!!

Genius of the week here.

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LordSutch wrote: »

Will it affect the East coast?

Yes, Waterford in particular, but the europeans (meteoalarm.eu) have status RED on ALL coasts including the entire Irish Sea (East Coast).

The UK have upgraded NI to Amber this morning as was only yellow Sat.

The_Valeyard

Samaris wrote: »

MET.IE UPDATE:

STATUS RED

Wind Warning for Wexford, Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford

F*cking Klingons

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Zayn Red Carpentry wrote: »

Most reports suggest the North East (Louth) getting a hammering and it's included in the Orange warning zone the BBC are showing for Northern Ireland. Someone on the Weather Forum here posted a link to a projection showing Wicklow and Dublin being hit hard but I haven't seen anything about that from the Met offices.

That's only a rough outline, and they can't really include ROI in any of their warnings, meteoalarm.eu have all Irish Sea coasts as RED.

I'd expect to see multiple overturned trucks along the M1 1400-1800hrs Mon, many locations are very very exposed along the 100km stretch between the Airport and Newry.

Are Am Eye

Samaris wrote: »

MET.IE UPDATE: STATUS RED

Wrong. That should read

STATUS RED
(we're all going to die)

Samaris

Are Am Eye wrote: »

Wrong. That should read

STATUS RED
(we're all going to die)

lol! I'll be sure to remember next time

Skylinehead

Are Am Eye wrote: »

Wrong. That should read

STATUS RED
(we're all going to die)

Samaris

A hurricane AND Russians?

We do have exciting times ahead

Beanntraigheach

Is there a chance the track could bend?

Samaris

Beanntraigheach wrote: »

Is there a chance the track could bend?

It's not set in stone so to speak. It could shift slightly west or (seemingly more likely at the moment) east, with consequent harder impacts east of the eye.

Models are getting pretty close to aligning with each other, but there's not a great deal of past data to rely on for something like this on this side of the Atlantic, so while Ireland is pretty sure in some capacity, it could still sweep a fair brunt of it against the western coast of the UK, up the Irish sea.

Atoms for Peace

Not a chance my Hindu friend.

Crea

Is there a time scale on when it should hit and when it should disapate?

branie2

I heard those things are awfully loud

Samaris

Crea wrote: »

Is there a time scale on when it should hit and when it should disapate?

Varying depending on where you are, but roughly 8AM to 8PMish seems to be the current info. Err earlier for south and later for northeast. Peaking generally over the late afternoon/early evening, but dangerous conditions all day (again, depending where you are).

Are Am Eye

You know what you get for being a hero? Nothin'. You get shot at. You get a little pat on the back, blah, blah, blah, attaboy. You get divorced. Your wife can't remember your last name. Your kids don't want to talk to you. You get to eat a lot of meals by yourself. Trust me, kid, nobody wants to be that guy.

donegaLroad

Karangue wrote: »

It’s some weather for riding.

Riders on the Storm,... dum de dum dum dum

RobbingBandit

Into the house we're blown

Conor Bourke

branie2 wrote: »

I heard those things are awfully loud

It glides as softly as a cloud

RobbingBandit

Is there a chance the track could bend?

LordSutch

Oh feel ya.

Can you feel it?

Beanntraigheach

Samaris wrote: »

It's not set in stone so to speak. It could shift slightly west or (seemingly more likely at the moment) east, with consequent harder impacts east of the eye.

Models are getting pretty close to aligning with each other, but there's not a great deal of past data to rely on for something like this on this side of the Atlantic, so while Ireland is pretty sure in some capacity, it could still sweep a fair brunt of it against the western coast of the UK, up the Irish sea.

Thanks for the thoughtful response, Samaris, but I'm afraid my comment was a lame 'Simpsons' reference

ToddyDoody

Who'll lose the electricity?

RobbingBandit

So I went door to door selling hurricane insurance for the last few hours do I have to honour such policies or can I spend the money?

expectationlost

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

A red warning means not going out unless absolutely necessary (ie something urgent, not work or school).
We get red warnings here in the south of France occasionally for flooding, schools are closed, you don't go to work unless you are in the emergency services etc.

so are employers going to let most of the south of Ireland not come to work tmw?

Blanco100

Any ideas whether 5.30am train from galway to Dublin will run in the morning ?

crossmolinalad

Blanco100 wrote: »

Any ideas whether 5.30am train from galway to Dublin will run in the morning ?

Nope She will fly

RobbingBandit

Keep an eye on irish rail site for service updates I think their twitter account is good.

TrustedApple

In cork myself.

My office is closed tommarow.

Just on bus to go get my laptop. I live on the other side of the city away from it. The joys of buying a house on the north side ha.

Could have worked from a v desk on my mac but my lu k won t work ha

namloc1980

In Cork too and our office is open tomorrow and people are expected in work.

Are Am Eye

Blanco100 wrote: »

Any ideas whether 5.30am train from galway to Dublin will run in the morning ?

I wouldn't pay for a return ticket.

A Battered Mars Bar

namloc1980 wrote: »

In Cork too and our office is open tomorrow and people are expected in work.

Ha bet I know the losers you work for

AndyBoBandy

Is anyone going down to the Cork/Kerry coast at about 2am when the eye of the storm is expected to hit landfall to shoot at it?

And if guns aren’t your thing, I think another group could be formed to go and meet it head on and masturbate furiously towards it.

Either way, that mutha-fluckin storm will be shot at! One way or another.

Tuco88

Id rather take my chances with the strom, than live in the north side of cork ��

The undersea southside shopping centre... I like it!

Are Am Eye

You can't take a day off school into the grave with you.

demanufactured

RayM wrote: »

There'll be a lot of disappointed people on the Weather forum if it turns out to be a damp squid. They're always putting these weather 'events' on a great big pedal stool. I expect some of them are trying to persuade their parents to panic-buy essential items and board the windows up, in anticipation of what will doubtless be remembered for many years as "The Great Blustery Day of 2017".

Pedestal