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

Robxxx7

Mid Kerry

Wind gust at 69.1kmh, pressure dropping further to 974 and rain at 9.4mm today so far

WoolyJumper

So is this as bad as it's going to get for Cork City or is it going to get worse?

Clonmel1000

Louche Lad wrote: »

How are people filling their time, if you're at home? We're just sitting around, playing board games, reading and drinking tea. Feels a bit like Christmas morning long after all the presents have been opened.

Christ you’ve just reminded me how much I hate Christmas.

Itssoeasy

It's really picked up here in cork the last thirty minutes.

Samaris

It's weird being here in Connemara - glorious blue skies and sunshine. For now at least!

Gael23

I think I’ll head to work now.Blue skies and trees totally still in Limerick city

Meteorite58

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Mountainsandh

Power went out earlier here in West Waterford, exposed location close to 200masl then came back on, then as I was typing this it went off again, sending this with internet dongle.
It is stronger than most our storms already, you can hear it and see it. We'd get the odd gust that strong normally, but we're getting more than that, and it's only the start. Not much rain.

Fairly well prepared but the alarm goes off and stays on whenever power is gone and it's going to drive us mad.

Trampoline still there in a glowing testimony of Mr Moutains anchoring abilities, I strapped it with a belt to a tree, not sure it (the belt, the tree) will hold.

Over and out for now ! Got to save battery.

Akrasia

At least one car has been hit by a falling tree in Cork

A Crane has blown down onto the road near little island

Any employers who needlessly made their employees travel to work need to be ashamed of themselves.

munsterlegend

Getting very very blustery in north cork. Lights flickering a little

Strangegravy

Yeah... Just your normal windy day lads, yeah, all hype... yeah? Cop yourself on lads.

Hope our emergency services keep safe out there dealing with this chaos in crazy conditions.

randylonghorn

Leandro Scruffy Misogynist wrote: »

You just don't understand the lure of that wave.


Or so my surfer friends tell me.

I do actually.

But there's risk, and there's putting yourself and others at risk when every bit of common sense should say "don't!!!".

uck51js9zml2yt

WoolyJumper wrote: »

So is this as bad as it's going to get for Cork City or is it going to get worse?

Multiply it by 10 and pick any number to multiply your answer by.

DOCARCH

Gusting 67kn/125kmh at Cork Airport atm.

Jimbob1977

Limerick is very breezy so far.

A few heavy gusts.

But nothing major to date

AndyBoBandy

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

2 kite surfers missing/in trouble in Dundalk Bay. R116 en route!!

How could you go out in these conditions!

They are ashore and safe.

Seelonce Mayday (all rescue stood down)

freddyuk

Wow! Mind blowing gusts now. Anyone who thought this is a non event is not where I am. We are 5 miles east of the centre. No power.

morticia2

Just tried to go for a pre-hurricane walk...not quite pre-hurricane. Wind really picking up in Ballybrack right now, a few small branches off trees already.

STB.

road_high wrote: »

Last I checked we didn't live in North Korea and the Taoiseach didn't dictate how businesses operate. If business decides to open and bring in their staff, that's an issue between themselves.

Would you stop. Theres a Red Alert Weather Warning since yesterday. The National Emergency Coordination Group have been in session and issued warnings to avoid effective non essential travel. When an Emergency Event is announced that covers the whole bloody country, they are meant to take heed.

uck51js9zml2yt

22000 without power in Munster and it's not even landed yet....
Anyone got any spare brown underpants?

Mach Two

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Leo waiting until 10.40am this morning to address the nation.

Is this a joke.

waxmelts2000

22,000 homes without power

DOCARCH

morticia2 wrote: »

Just tried to go for a pre-hurricane walk...not quite pre-hurricane. Wind really picking up in Ballybrack right now, a few small branches off trees already.

Don't go for a walk!

Neighbour's after putting out the refuse bins. In Dundalk. Worst of it due round 6 pm here.

namloc1980

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noble00

Everyone should have been told to stay at home last night , sending people into work puts more pressure on emergency services which they don't need

randylonghorn

STB. wrote: »

Would you stop. Theres a Red Alert Weather Warning since yesterday. The National Emergency Coordination Group have been in session and issued warnings to avoid effective non essential travel. When an Emergency Event is announced that covers the whole bloody country, they are meant to take heed.

Agreed. It shouldn't need the Taoiseach to rubberstamp it.

Took a walk around the perimeter of my gaff in Mallow to make sure all still well before the worst hits. Gusts strong enough to unbalance me. I have seen power and broadband out here under milder conditions, and this is only the start.

server down

freddyuk wrote: »

Wow! Mind blowing gusts now. Anyone who thought this is a non event is not where I am. We are 5 miles east of the centre. No power.

Where exactly?

eigrod

Strongest (red) winds just hitting south coast now https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-355.05,51.75,1147/loc=-7.624,52.750