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

Aquals

How has Dublin not been upgraded to a red warning yet?

And schools are still due to open there even though the worst of the storm will be hitting exactly when students are leaving school in the afternoon to head home! Mad!

crossmolinalad

Reggie. wrote: »

What is that string of calm wind?

Looks like the path of the storm

914

Just cleared the garden, took out the flash lights/candles. the camping stove, and stocked up on water.

Here's hoping it won't be as bad as forecast but better to be prepared everyone.

GhostyMcGhost

goat2 wrote: »

on south west coast, I hve an important question, what direction will the wind hit from into me

It's cyclonic in nature meaning the wind could come from any direction

Harry Palmr

titan18 wrote: »

RTE really aren't giving it proper treatment though. It's pretty lacklustre by them, people should be scared for tomorrow, not thinking that it'll be grand as usual

Its the weekend, nothing happens in RTE after the LLS goes off air.

TitianGerm

flaneur wrote: »

They need urgent clarity on :

1. Schools
2. Work arrangements tomorrow - should we aim to work remotely?
3. Bin collections. There are stories of automated texts going out about bin collections as normal in red alert areas. That’s going to at best create one hell of a mess.
4. Issues like non essential hospital appointments. I know of one person who is determined to go to CUH tomorrow with a small kid because they’ve been waiting all year for an appointment and think that if they don’t show it will be another year.
5. Public transport etc etc

I’m just hearing “red alert” and no further information.

Cork City Council was sending mixed orange (national) and red (south coast) alerts because they’re just parroting all press release from Met Éireann and not just the ones appropriate to Cork.

Schools in red alert areas have been told they need to close.

MadYaker

crustybla wrote: »

Just got text there to say my kids' school closed tomorrow. I wasn't sending them anyway. We've bunged everything movable into the shed so feel fairly organised. I'm sick to my stomach at the thoughts of this. I'm watching it like a hawk, it's so interesting and amazing but it's terrifying.

Relax, it's not going to be that bad jesus. No need to be terrified. Stay indoors and you'll be grand.

d-gal

Will Galway still be status red by this evening? Seems the worst of it is missing the west coast and going further south

crashadder

i am new in Dublin so i dont know how these events handled in the past but i think the attitude is a bit lax at the moment. its just for a day fgs. deep analysis isnt required

0byme75341jo28

MadYaker wrote: »

crustybla wrote: »

Just got text there to say my kids' school closed tomorrow. I wasn't sending them anyway. We've bunged everything movable into the shed so feel fairly organised. I'm sick to my stomach at the thoughts of this. I'm watching it like a hawk, it's so interesting and amazing but it's terrifying.

Relax, it's not going to be that bad jesus. No need to be terrified. Stay indoors and you'll be grand.

Just out of interest, where are you based?

Ludo

flaneur wrote: »

Cork City Council was sending mixed orange (national) and red (south coast) alerts because they’re just parroting all press release from Met Éireann and not just the ones appropriate to Cork.

Apparently they both apply to Cork...red for wind, orange for rain. Confusing as fook if you ask me. I though it had all been downgraded but no, red still applied but orange also applies....stupid.

zapata

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

I always think Iberia looks like a human face looking west, and today there's quite a sight.

Lets hope the face of North Kerry watches this pass by without too much destruction tomorrow.

MJohnston

The slight shift east of the track will spare the west coast from the worst winds, but has now exposed it to the storm’s western half heavy precipitation:

STATUS ORANGE

Rainfall Warning for Connacht, Wexford, Donegal, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford
Heavy rain at times on Monday with some local flooding, especially in coastal areas. 40+ mm possible.

Issued:Sunday 15 October 2017 14:00
Valid:Monday 16 October 2017 09:00 to Monday 16 October 2017 21:00


STATUS YELLOW

Rainfall Warning for Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Wicklow, Offaly, Westmeath, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan and Tipperary
Heavy rain at times on Monday with some local flooding, especially in coastal areas. 25 to 40 mm possible.

Issued:Sunday 15 October 2017 14:00
Valid:Monday 16 October 2017 09:00 to Monday 16 October 2017 21:00

https://www.met.ie/nationalwarnings/default.asp

Donal55

Everything put away in the shed and plenty of gin in the fridge.

#Sorted.

PauloMN

Phenomenal seas forecast for seas off South coast. Hopefully Irish Ferries don't sail and risk repeating the Storm Imogen fiasco.

Nekarsulm

My name is URL wrote: »

There's balance to be had though. CNN and Sky and all those 24 hr news channels love to big things up beyond what is reasonable.

Not saying that RTE shouldn't be giving it more attention but it's wrong to compare its coverage to the likes of Sky News

Since they adopted this Colour warning there have been so many "Yellow warnings" and "Amber warnings" that have amounted to nothing more than a brisk squall and a night's rain that people are blase this time.

Oneiric 3

zapata wrote: »

Lets hope the face of North Kerry watches this pass by without too much destruction tomorrow.

If that top peninsula is its arms, and the lower one its leg, what the hell is the middle one?

ooompie5

lawred2 wrote: »

incredible - it's like they see it as a challenge

Your kids safety is your responsibility. Don't delegate it to a school who might be more concerned about avoiding the hassle having to open another day to make up for a closure tomorrow.


EDIT: now that Dept Ed has said schools in Red areas are to close, they dont have to make up the day!

0byme75341jo28

Nekarsulm wrote: »

My name is URL wrote: »

There's balance to be had though. CNN and Sky and all those 24 hr news channels love to big things up beyond what is reasonable.

Not saying that RTE shouldn't be giving it more attention but it's wrong to compare its coverage to the likes of Sky News

Since they adopted this Colour warning there have been so many "Yellow warnings" and "Amber warnings" that have amounted to nothing more than a brisk squall and a night's rain that people are blase this time.

Is a yellow warning even meant to equate to anything beyond "bad weather"?

sjb25

Good advice and something to think about here only call 999/112 in emergencys tomorrow if it's something that can wait let it wait if not obviously call

https://www.facebook.com/LoughlinstownAmbulanceStation/posts/978223222317853

Oneiric 3

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

If that top peninsula is its arms, and the lower one its leg, what the hell is the middle one?

Tralee is the eye. Dingle the nose. Then there’s the chin and finally part of the chest.

Ave Sodalis

PauloMN wrote:

Phenomenal seas forecast for seas off South coast. Hopefully Irish Ferries don't sail and risk repeating the Storm Imogen fiasco.

They've already cancelled ferries for the day

TomOnBoard

Donal55 wrote: »

Everything put away in the shed and plenty of gin in the fridge.

#Sorted.

Yeah, but when the fridge loses its power, you'll have warm gin.. Yuck!:cool:

Copper_pipe

University of Limerick closed tomorrow

Donal55

TomOnBoard wrote: »

Yeah, but when the fridge loses its power, you'll have warm gin.. Yuck!:cool:

It'll be drank by then!

TomOnBoard

H3llR4iser wrote: »

I fully expect to see plenty of people cycling to work on Monday as well, it will be "fun" in the evening.

Now that would be the height of foolishness!

4068ac1elhodqr

If there was a colour between Orange and Red, (e.g. 'high Orange') it should apply to the exposed, busy and often dangerous M1.

Met.ie says...

and along the East coast, wind values are likely to be in the high end of the orange scale

Reckon that anyone with a high-sided vehicle should avoid the M1 (and probably M50) entirely between Monday 14:00-18:00hrs.
If driving behind a high-sided vehicle Monday afternoon-evening, maybe keep 100meters minimum distance from it and reduce speeds.
Expect severe delays, even one single overturned will take hours to clear.

Pangea

Looks like the storm centre will go right through Donegal Bay and up past my house in SW Donegal, I understand that Donegal isn't going to be bad as the south but will there still be severe gusts?

Donal55

Pangea wrote: »

Looks like the storm centre will go right through Donegal Bay and up past my house in SW Donegal, I understand that Donegal isn't going to be bad as the south but will there still be severe gusts?

Looks like Donegal could end up just south of Iceland.

venusdoom

Pangea, I'm based in same area as you and wondering the same thing. Orange alert (rain) for Donegal is getting me worried as I'm sure conditions mixed with the gales will be hazardous to drive in tomorrow, especially taking the kids home from school on a coastal road..