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Storm Ophelia - General Discussion/Local reports - See MOD NOTE Post #1

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    #3422
    FrancieBrady
    Registered Users Posts: 68,838 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    from_atozinc wrote: »
    Any reports so far of what its like once it has hit land ?

    Hasn't hit land yet.


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    #3423
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    road_high wrote: »
    Car sprinkled with dust this morning (Kilkenny)...?
    She picked up some Saharan dust on the way, and kindly donated it to us! ;)


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    #3424
    _Dara_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,971 ✭✭✭_Dara_


    Hubsie is coming home from work shortly. Some hurricane afternoon delight on the cards. :D:P:pac:;)


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    #3425
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 53,802 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Cranes beside me in south Dublin are starting to blow a bit in the wind now.


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    #3426
    LuckyGent88
    Registered Users Posts: 14,150 ✭✭✭✭LuckyGent88


    Sent home from work. Not to sit back and relax for the day.


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    #3427
    Steviesol
    Registered Users Posts: 250 ✭✭Steviesol


    from_atozinc wrote: »
    Any reports so far of what its like once it has hit land ?

    Im in West Cork and I don't think I havewas ever seen srronger windsup, and I domt know if iy has fully reached us. Electricity gone


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    #3428
    d.pop
    Registered Users Posts: 271 ✭✭d.pop


    Drove from west cork to cork city this morning to send people home that I couldn't reach by phone or email.
    Drove back home again around 8:30.
    Some debris on road but nothing serious, some old trees have fallen over alright.
    Bit windy now but to be honest can't see it currently being much worse than a typical winter storm.


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    #3429
    ...And Justice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,283 ✭✭✭...And Justice


    Louche Lad wrote: »
    Claim on Reddit that Luas to be curtailed from 10 a.m., ceasing at 12 noon.
    https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/comments/76p736/just_overheard_announcement_at_the_luas_drivers/

    It's true rte are reporting that.


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    #3430
    kippy
    Registered Users Posts: 18,584 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    jcd5971 wrote: »
    West clare nicest day in weeks so far non event here.
    Overstated as usual glad I came into work.

    Fair play, ya trooper ya.


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    #3431
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Starting to get gusty in Athlone, just measured one at 50kmh, but average is still below 20kmh.
    pressure is still up at 997mb .

    Nothing dramatic to report..... YET!


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    #3432
    from_atozinc
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,943 ✭✭✭from_atozinc


    FrancieBrady wrote: »
    Hasn't hit land yet.


    oh ok, thought was due in cork at around 9am or so, but obviously not happened yet so

    Just trying to see what we are actually in store for !


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    #3433
    R.F.
    Registered Users Posts: 572 ✭✭✭R.F.


    What to watch when Ireland AM is over in 15 mins?


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    #3434
    LirW
    Registered Users Posts: 4,825 ✭✭✭LirW


    People just passed on their horses here with 2 kids, some people are truly mental.

    Anyway it's quite gusty, we're on a high altitude here in the the very southwestern backbutt of Wicklow.


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    #3435
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users Posts: 28,861 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    LUAS Services to cease from 12 noon


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    #3436
    PLL
    Registered Users Posts: 893 ✭✭✭PLL


    I just saw a man walk past my house in a suit looking really pissed off. It has really calmed here in Galway. I'm assuming he was called into work.


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    #3437
    morgana
    Registered Users Posts: 1,245 ✭✭✭morgana


    Lombardstown, North Co. Cork

    978 barometric pressure, gusting from mainly from the south / south east, winds up and down, so far like a strong storm but nothing we haven't had before.


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    #3438
    STB.
    Registered Users Posts: 5,380 ✭✭✭STB.


    CeilingFly wrote: »
    We have staff in, using it as a training day and sending them home before 1pm and they'll be paid for the full day.

    Places that are closed will porbably deduct the day from holidays or for those on hourly contracts they won't be paid. Many retailers are closing becasue it suits their bottom line, not because they are concerned about staff.

    I take it your company is one of those that doesnt pay any heed to Red Weather warnings. Used as a training day! I hope they can get home at 1pm as most public services will be off. Arent yis just great second guessing what meteorologists are saying. Eejits.


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    #3439
    Aimsir
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭Aimsir


    Semena Mertvykh wrote: »
    Can't post links yet, but Ventusky's a belter of a website for tracking weather, suggest it to anybody who thinks it's a non-event/they've seen the worst of it.

    Getting windier in Cork City now and we won't even catch the strongest gusts until around midday.

    Where are you getting that form, I'm finding it hard to get a pin down of times for Cork city. I know its landed and we are just getting the front winds and it will get much worst. The tech posters might be able to give a pin down on times and I also thought I heard it will worse again later today in Cork, is that correct?


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    #3440
    tdonegan1990
    Registered Users Posts: 253 ✭✭tdonegan1990


    jacksie66 wrote: »
    Damn it. You're right..

    It can be bought at 10.30!


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    #3441
    marvin80
    Registered Users Posts: 1,817 ✭✭✭marvin80


    from_atozinc wrote: »
    oh ok, thought was due in cork at around 9am or so, but obviously not happened yet so

    Just trying to see what we are actually in store for !

    It's very close though:

    https://en.sat24.com/en


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    #3442
    shampoosuicide
    Registered Users Posts: 415 ✭✭shampoosuicide


    murpho999 wrote: »
    youtube! wrote: »
    Can she not think for herself? It's perfectly obvious to put safety first. Tell her to go home immediately.

    It's really not that easy in work situations. People expect you in work.

    Conditions were perfectly fine in Dublin today.

    I am in work and I hope common sense prevails and we're sent home early but it's not as easy to simply say I'm not going in as many here advise.

    these things are easier than people make them, but (touch wood it won't) if the worst happens you can blame your employer and not yourself


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    #3443
    Sparks43
    Registered Users Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭Sparks43


    jacksie66 wrote: »
    Damn it. You're right..

    He's not :p

    Off licences open at 10:30


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    #3444
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Deleted User wrote: »

    Nothing dramatic to report..... YET!
    Dramatic in Athlone, dolan? Sheesh ... you'll be lucky! ;):D


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    #3445
    Dcully
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,710 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    d.pop wrote: »
    Drove from west cork to cork city this morning to send people home that I couldn't reach by phone or email.
    Drove back home again around 8:30.
    Some debris on road but nothing serious, some old trees have fallen over alright.
    Bit windy now but to be honest can't see it currently being much worse than a typical winter storm.


    Call your people back in so :P


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    #3446
    padraig.od
    Registered Users Posts: 775 ✭✭✭padraig.od


    Beautiful sunshine in South KK. Very gusty, but nothing outrageous yet


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    #3447
    NegativeCreep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,351 ✭✭✭NegativeCreep


    Is it behind schedule? (yes, I know these things can’t be “scheduled” per se) It hasn’t made landfall yet but was expected at around 9 this morning?


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    #3448
    ibarelycare
    Registered Users Posts: 58,456 ✭✭✭✭ibarelycare


    flazio wrote: »
    Be nice and offer lifts to anyone on your route home.

    Home and colleague dropped home too!


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    #3449
    patneve2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭patneve2


    Wind starting to pick up here in Dalkey/Killiney, coming in from the SSE so not much shelter from the Wicklow mountains at this stage. Dun Laoghaire harbour is reporting an impressive 18C ( http://www.dlhweather.com/current-details/ ), very mild. Expecting a 120 kmh gust or two later on close to the coast, possibly more depending on low pressure track.


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    #3450
    munsterlegend
    Registered Users Posts: 6,175 ✭✭✭munsterlegend


    R.F. wrote: »
    What to watch when Ireland AM is over in 15 mins?

    RTÉ news special on rte1.


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    #3451
    up4dabah
    Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭up4dabah


    The Winchester is closed so cant have a pint there and wait for all of this to blow over. I say I'm going to take a nap through this one. Best of luck to everyone. Stay safe.


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