Storm Brian : Orange Wind Warning Sat 21 -10-17

Soccarboy11

Was just coming back from the chipper, walking, and the gusts picked up.massivly in cork along with some drops of rain. Just got in the door and started lashing heavily. It's coming!

jumpjack

62 knots at Fastnet lighthouse
https://twitter.com/FastnetLHouse/status/921470985995419650

Soccarboy11

jumpjack wrote: »

62 knots at Fastnet lighthouse
https://twitter.com/FastnetLHouse/status/921470985995419650

72 knots now!


https://twitter.com/FastnetLHouse/status/921480574564519936

aidanodr

https://twitter.com/MouseCork/status/921477836237688834

About 21.50 tonight ..

Sephiroth_dude

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

Evelyn Cusack on the late late show now

Joanna and your man Gerry should be on it not her.

Steopo

If those photos of Cork really were taken at 21:46 then I'd be concerned about flooding in the morning. High tide was 18:34 this evening and with strong winds arriving around 6am to 8am and coinciding with morning high tide @ 06:51 and more overnight/morning rain then Cork may not be looking so beautiful in the morning. Hopefully those pics were taken earlier in the evening. But certainly would be watching south west closely around 6am to 8am for flooding risks

High Tides Cork

redsteveireland

Brian has alot to answer for ,all training cancelled tomorrow. I'm not convinced myself that it will be that bad.
Enough rain fell today to make the rugby pitch unplayable though.

MJohnston

Facebook Memories often provides interesting meteorological titbits. Just over (3 days over) five years ago in Cork:

tikkamark

That water is seriously close to spilling over the embankment!

Middle Man

Wind Map: 22:00...

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-12.67,53.71,2592/loc=-16.177,50.568

Max Average Wind Speed still at around 93kph over Atlantic. The eye of the storm is making gradual eastward progress towards the west coast.

refusetolose

https://twitter.com/NoahTalansky/status/921489510931877888

Nettle Soup

When is this storm going to peak in terms of wind on the west coast (Clare/Galway/Mayo)?

northgirl

Wind noticeably picking up in Cork right now.

Meteorite58

18Z GFS rolling out, still some substantial winds but a downgrade on previous runs.


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brevity

Fairly heavy here in North Cork. Wind and rain.

Ghost Train

Nettle Soup wrote: »

When is this storm going to peak in terms of wind on the west coast (Clare/Galway/Mayo)?

forecast makes it look worst in the southwest tomorrow morning and worst in the afternoon in north west
https://en.sat24.com/en/forecastimages/europa/forecastwind

irishfeen

brevity wrote: »

Fairly heavy here in North Cork. Wind and rain.

Getting wild just south of Mallow, I would imagine Rockchapel and Newmarket will get hit hard enough.

brevity

irishfeen wrote: »

Getting wild just south of Mallow, I would imagine Rockchapel and Newmarket will get hit hard enough.

I'm near Rathcormac and it's proper howling.

gozunda

Pressure reading of 970 hpa and dropping. Wind WNW rising with frequent gusts and very loud. No rain currently ...



Edit: Just checked & shed roof holding ...

East Limerick / Cork Border

Soccarboy11

brevity wrote: »

I'm near Rathcormac and it's proper howling.

Was like that here earlier on, died down now though. Wilton/Bishopstown area. Waiting for it to pick up again

EDIT: Here it is! Back again

Meteorite58

18Z ICON

Bit dubious about the strength of the winds shown in this model ( to me seem to be overstated a bit ). Putting it up here more so to go back on Sunday to see how it performed.

Gust

Oscar Bravo

2246 update from Met Eireann

Becoming extremely windy in Southern parts tonight, especially near to the West and South coast with stormy conditions expected here as the Southerly winds veer Westerly and bring the risk of coastal flooding. In the north winds will be fresh or strong Southeasterly. Some dry spells at first but showers or longer spells of rain will become widespread with the risk of thunder. Lowest temperatures will stay around 9 to 12 degrees.




Tomorrow

Extremely windy or stormy in the South and West on Saturday morning with the risk of coastal flooding. In the afternoon, strong to gale force Northwest winds will develop countrywide with winds reaching strong gale force around coasts. Showers or longer spells of rain, with a risk of thundery downpours, will continue to feed in across the country. Some brighter spells also. Top temperatures of 13 or 14 degrees.

piuswal

gozunda wrote: »

Pressure reading of 970 hpa and dropping. Wind WNW rising with frequent gusts and very loud. No rain currently ...





East Limerick / Cork Border

Thats a strange wind direction, mostly between SSE and SSW. Low 966 still a fair bit west of the mouth of the Shannon

Meteorite58

22.00 Report from Met Eireann Kts

ROCHES POINT(A) S 31 Gust 41
SHANNON AIRPORT S 20 Gust 34
SHERKIN ISLAND(A) S 37 Gust 46
VALENTIA(A) S 23 Gust 35

CZ 453

Soccarboy11 wrote: »

Was like that here earlier on, died down now though. Wilton/Bishopstown area. Waiting for it to pick up again

Lashing down now. Wind picking up

Meteorite58

981.2 hPa near Tralee

pauldry

48 knots sherkin now

irishfeen

11.0 DegC, 82% Humidity and steadily falling at 962.7 hpa currently in North County Cork.

gozunda

piuswal wrote: »

Thats a strange wind direction, mostly between SSE and SSW. Low 966 still a fair bit west of the mouth of the Shannon

Strange for where?
Detail is from weather station. Have checked and Met Eireann also giving winds south or south east becoming northwest. Mountain range also influences wind direction locally in my experience. Pressure reading confirmed on two different digital barometers. Altitude above 120 m asl.

Heavy rain started in last 20 minutes

Hastentoadd

bit windy earlier but total calm in the midlands at present. No wind, no rain