Storm Eleanor : Tuesday 02nd PM / Weds 03rd Jan 2108

Mech1

For anyone listening to my liveatc feed,

The Op's channel has better reception than the main feed. Its Approach / Tower only.

glack

Meteorite58 wrote: »

ESB going to be very busy.

No power or water here in Mayo.

antodeco

I replaced my front door a year ago and all my windows about 6 months ago. They're all storm proof. Its actually disappointing, because all I can hear is the wind coming the chimney

I want to put the windows on vents but the OH is having none of it. I told her to go for a walk haha

Oneiric 3

Worth keeping in mind that Knock is also 200 m asl, but still, an impressive gust for sure in this day and age.

pad199207

Very gusty in liffey valley

Leonidas BL

The power went a while ago in the Killala bay area. About 5 minutes later the wind got quite scary. Worst ive heard in a while.
The power is now back and the wind has died down.

DOCARCH

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

Worth keeping in mind that Knock is also 200 m asl, but still, an impressive gust for sure in this day and age.

It is, but instrumentation is at standard height/exposure.

JCX BXC

Gusting to 51kts at Dublin Airport currently.

Dank Janniels

All winter people have been saying there are too many weather warnings and now on social media I see fools saying we never heard anything about this 1!! Lol

sdanseo

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

And equals the highest gust recorded during Ophelia.

Rebelbrowser wrote: »

Same gust recorded at Roches Point during Ophelia and I think there was a gap in recording thereafter for a while for reasons I dont think were ever explained. I think at fastnet a gust of 190km or so was recorded during ophelia.

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

84 knots was confirmed as the max gust during Ophelia. The one at Fastnet doesn't really count, given its non-standard height and location 6 km offshore.

Yeah 84kt Roches was the highest gust on land. Meanwhile Fastnet recorded sustained Cat 2 speeds, and that was using the 10 minute method IIRC. Probably would have been higher if measured by the yanks.

Starting to really howl outside now. Sounds as bad or even worse than Ophelia in North Co. Dublin. Currently charging phone & laptop just in case.

Swellan wrote: »

Long time lurker. And now new poster here from Cavan Town.

Winds have really picked up in last hour with strong loud gusts. One flash of lightning to the north of Cavan town

Welcome aboard the train

spookwoman

Dank Janniels wrote: »

All winter people have been saying there are too many weather warnings and now on social media I see fools saying we never heard anything about this 1!! Lol

Doubt the car insurance companies will believe the ones that left their cars parked up on salthill

DOCARCH

Dank Janniels wrote: »

All winter people have been saying there are too many weather warnings and now on social media I see fools saying we never heard anything about this 1!! Lol

Yip!

As always, damned if you do and damned if you don't.

Meanwhile, in Dublin 16, nothing exceptional/out of the ordinary....just windy.

diceyd

Wind picking up now, Finglas, dublin 11

Gaoth Laidir

Just walked out the back holding a plate of apple pie. The bástard wind blew the lot out of my hand!

Pangea

Serious floods here in Donegal with all the rain, it said on Rte news that it's snowing in places in the north? Any reports here?

DOCARCH

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Just walked out the back holding a plate of apple pie. The bástard wind blew the lot out of my hand!

If it was a red warning I bet you would not have dared take your apple pie out! :P

PukkaStukka

DOCARCH wrote: »

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Just walked out the back holding a plate of apple pie. The bástard wind blew the lot out of my hand!

If it was a red warning I bet you would not have dared take your apple pie out! :P

You got your just desserts..

pistolpetes11

Starting to really pick up now in Newbridge , I fear the Xmas lights outside maybe on there final night

Oneiric 3

DOCARCH wrote: »

Yip!

As always, damned if you do and damned if you don't.

Meanwhile, in Dublin 16, nothing exceptional/out of the ordinary....just windy.

Just curious, how does your wind speeds compare with that of Casement or Dublin Apt (I believe you are in south Dublin?) because I have noted that both these stations often record much higher wind speeds than say the likes of nearby Dunsany or Oak Park to the SE. Is the Dublin region naturally a winder place than other counties in the greater eastern region?

km79

Looking at the esb power check map and I’m damn happy it went north

ZX7R

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Just walked out the back holding a plate of apple pie. The bástard wind blew the lot out of my hand!

Good start to the new years diet

Donegal Storm

Nettle Soup wrote: »

It's not as bad as you might think. The media always make it look a disaster. That car park is lower than the road on the prom which is closer to the sea. The car park actually floods from underneath - the water travels under the road and up through gaps in the rocks/tarmac. It happens very quickly too, even before it looks likely. It's all massive boulders underneath with lots of big gaps for water to find. Bad construction really. The locals know (or should know) not to park there in a storm or high tide. Today is perfect for a storm surge - Westerly gales with a high late tide (5pm)

The prom itself has decent flood defences but certain parts will also get storm surge on a day like today.

Yeah I used to live up the road from Salthill (on higher ground thankfully!) so I know the area well. Every year there's several cars written off along the prom and the aquarium carpark, it's hard to believe that there's nothing that can be done to improve the situation other than giving people a few hours notice that their cars are going to be under water


Some decent gusts here in north Kildare in the past half an hour but nothing much happening, I assume we've missed the worst of it

pistolpetes11

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Just walked out the back holding a plate of apple pie. The bástard wind blew the lot out of my hand!

Definitely should of been a red warning for apple pie , hopefully you have a dog :D:D

irelandspurs

Sitting on a ryanair flight, 2 attempts to land in dublin, now sitting in liverpool

ninebeanrows

WIndy enough out there now!

adox

In Rush here in North County Dublin. Breezy alright with some moderate gusts but nothing out of the ordinary so far.

q85dw7osi4lebg

Picked up a lot here in Drogheda, not a night for driving.

Malayalam

Is there another storm following up after this one? Lights flickering now.

Oops69

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

A wise old man (well, he was middle aged :pac:) from the Claddagh once told me that the sea will eventually claim Salthill as its own.

hardly wise in fairness.

adox

adox wrote: »

In Rush here in North County Dublin. Breezy alright with some moderate gusts but nothing out of the ordinary so far.

Murphy’s Law. As soon as I posted the wind picks up and now have some quite strong gusts. :pac: