Greenland Express: Snow showers possible from Monday night

nagdefy

Little clip i got from my brother. 11am blizzard like conditions at home yesterday when the snow started to settle. Down 50m and no snow for a few hours later.

nacho libre

nagdefy wrote: »

Little clip i got from my brother. 11am blizzard like conditions at home yesterday when the snow started to settle. Down 50m and no snow for a few hours later.

I am getting an error trying to view the video.

nagdefy

nacho libre wrote: »

I am getting an error trying to view the video.

Should go now..

bur

m17 wrote: »

Milford Co armagh 16/01/18

the poor thing.

gozunda

bur wrote: »

the poor thing.

Unclipped horses can do quite well in snowy conditions as long as they have adequate access to food and water. I have seen snow lie on a horses back due to the excellent insulation provided by a horses long winter coat ie the body heat is kept close to the skin.

Horses in use and clipped out are obviously a different matter.

Villain

The word blizzard gets abused a lot these days.

gozunda

Villain wrote: »

The word blizzard gets abused a lot these days.

That piqued my interest so I looked it up - according to at least one official definition ... (and not being overtly pedantic about it)

What is a blizzard?

.... a storm which contains large amounts of snow OR blowing snow, with winds in excess of 35 mph and visibilities of less than 1/4 mile for an extended period of time (at least 3 hours)
.

So at least nominally some of the video footage posted might qualify although we don't know the duration of the events posted?

See:
https://m.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/what-is-a-blizzard/5674708

Edward M

gozunda wrote: »

That piqued my interest so I looked it up - according to at least one official definition ... (and not being overtly pedantic about it)



So at least nominally some of the video footage posted might qualify although we don't know the duration of the events posted?

See:
https://m.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/what-is-a-blizzard/5674708

I've been in Canada and USA during blizzards, frightening events if you're travelling, very dangerous.
I've never seen an actual real blizzard event here that I can remember, but some of the weather the past few days, particularly Tuesday, were blizzard like, but I felt no danger as they were only passing showers, the met.ie radar is a great reassurer as to how quickly these showers were passing.

Villain

gozunda wrote: »

That piqued my interest so I looked it up - according to at least one official definition ... (and not being overtly pedantic about it)



So at least nominally some of the video footage posted might qualify although we don't know the duration of the events posted?

See:
https://m.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/what-is-a-blizzard/5674708

Yep the length is the main difference to what people report, most of the stuff here in recent times has been short lived.

Villain

Edward M wrote: »

I've been in Canada and USA during blizzards, frightening events if you're travelling, very dangerous.
I've never seen an actual real blizzard event here that I can remember, but some of the weather the past few days, particularly Tuesday, were blizzard like, but I felt no danger as they were only passing showers, the met.ie radar is a great reassurer as to how quickly these showers were passing.

I got caught in a proper one when I was a kid in the 80's, couldn't find our way out field, uncle had to use search light to find us, was both scary and amazing. I blame that event for my love of snow

DOCARCH

For Dublin, 1982 was probably the last (true) blizzard.

gozunda

Villain wrote: »

Yep the length is the main difference to what people report, most of the stuff here in recent times has been short lived.

To be fair at least a few posters used the phrase "blizzard like" but as to duration - Perhaps some of the posters posting footage etc could also give details of the duration of the snow events. Personally I have been in North Antrim in similar conditions to that shown above that lasted more than 3 hours ...

Villain

gozunda wrote: »

To be fair at least a few posters used the phrase "blizzard like" but as to duration - Perhaps some of the posters posting footage etc could also give details of the duration of the snow events. Personally I have been in North Antrim in similar conditions to that shown above that lasted more than 3 hours ...

Oh ya, not having a go at people saying Blizzard like when visibility is proper reduced in showers just giving an opinion in general that I think the term is a little over used here.

I've seen the affects of blowing snow in New Hampshire in recent years when powdery snow blows off lakes, scary stuff, like bad fog.

gozunda

Villain wrote: »

Oh ya, not having a go at people saying Blizzard like when visibility is proper reduced in showers just giving an opinion in general that I think the term is a little over used here.

I've seen the affects of blowing snow in New Hampshire in recent years when powdery snow blows off lakes, scary stuff, like bad fog.

"Oh ya"? Nope dont think it had been "overused" here - the few posters appear to have used the phrase 'blizzard like' in context. I doubt if any have meant the term to be taken literally ...

Tbh stating overuse is overtly pedantic imo and yes to answer the above and as stated I've experienced a blizzard by definition previously and yes not something I would like to have to experience on a regular basis.

Villain

gozunda wrote: »

"Oh ya"? Nope dont think it had been "overused" here - the few posters appear to have used the phrase 'blizzard like' in context. I doubt if any have meant the term to be taken literally ...

Tbh stating overuse is overtly pedantic imo and yes to answer the above and as stated I've experienced a blizzard by definition previously and yes not something I would like to have to experience on a regular basis.

I think you will find more than a few, but anyway you seem to want to have a serious debate, I was just giving a passing opinion

gozunda

Villain wrote: »

I think you will find more than a few, but anyway you seem to want to have a serious debate, I was just giving a passing opinion

is that an Irish "few"?

Granted point made. But no debate obviously - adopting pedantics - nearly half of the posts referring to the 'blizzard' used the term 'blizzard like' (and yes I just checked ) probably easier than saying "windy conditions with blowing snow" plus a large number of the remainder were referring to historical or other events. MT himself used the term once in relation to the potential forecast :eek:

nagdefy

nagdefy wrote: »

Little clip i got from my brother. 11am blizzard like conditions at home yesterday when the snow started to settle. Down 50m and no snow for a few hours later.

With regards to what i've posted, walk in that with a sack of hay over your shoulder or carrying a few buckets of meal and maybe a hill against you and it's suffocating. Happens many times where i and others live. It's blizzard like and on occasion an actual blizzard with wind speed etc. March 31st 2010 would be another event, 12 hours of those conditions.

So less of the not so subtle put downs about some of our posts with comparisons to Canada and the USA, Great Lakes etc.

Villain

nagdefy wrote: »

With regards to what i've posted, walk in that with a sack of hay over your shoulder or carrying a few buckets of meal and maybe a hill against you and it's suffocating. Happens many times where i and others live. It's blizzard like and on occasion an actual blizzard with wind speed etc. March 31st 2010 would be another event, 12 hours of those conditions.

So less of the not so subtle put downs about some of our posts with comparisons to Canada and the USA, Great Lakes etc.

Relax, my post was not specific to this thread it was a genera comment and not aimed at anyone in particular.

My station recorded -17.7c in 2010 with 16 inches of snow so I don’t have to head west to know what a blizzard is. My comment on New Hampshire was that you can see blizzard like conditions with no snow falling.

I’d forgotten how sensitive the weather forum can be to “opinions”

nagdefy

Villain wrote: »

Relax, my post was not specific to this thread it was a genera comment and not aimed at anyone in particular.

My station recorded -17.7c in 2010 with 16 inches of snow so I don’t have to head west to know what a blizzard is. My comment on New Hampshire was that you can see blizzard like conditions with no snow falling.

I’d forgotten how sensitive the weather forum can be to “opinions”

Relax yourself:D I think you have a bit of snow envy regardless of what your station measured in 2010:P

De Bild

Villain wrote: »

Relax, my post was not specific to this thread it was a genera comment and not aimed at anyone in particular.

My station recorded -17.7c in 2010 with 16 inches of snow so I don’t have to head west to know what a blizzard is. My comment on New Hampshire was that you can see blizzard like conditions with no snow falling.

I’d forgotten how sensitive the weather forum can be to “opinions”

I am from Germany and have seen blizzards there. I have lived in Ireland for over 20 year in Tipperary mountainy area and i have seen Blizzards there. A lot of folk on low ground do not understand microclimate of mountain in Ireland.

Your 'people don't know what a blizzard is' comment was so condescending. Yes all the people who live on flatland speak about 2010. But folk on high ground have seen a lot more wintry weather since and don't have to mention their once in a lifetime 1982 or 2010.

gozunda

De Bild wrote: »

I am from Germany and have seen blizzards there. I have lived in Ireland for over 20 year in Tipperary mountainy area and i have seen Blizzards there. A lot of folk on low ground do not understand microclimate of mountain in Ireland.

Your 'people don't know what a blizzard is' comment was so condescending. Yes all the people who live on flatland speak about 2010. But folk on high ground have seen a lot more wintry weather since and don't have to mention their once in a lifetime 1982 or 2010.

This ^^^

highdef

So the UK Met Office seem to be showing a lot snow showers in nearly all parts of the country and into tomorrow morning, with many getting all the way to the east.

What are people's opinions on this as if I were to go by the UK Met Office/BBC forecast, then I would expect to see snow on the ground first thing tomorrow morning in my home location on the Kildare/Meath border.

Netweather radar currently shows a lot of snow showers in Ulster with some pretty heavy and prolonged snow in Monaghan and Cavan, moving SE towards Louth.

Anyone in the north midlands able to confirm if it is indeed snowing there and if it is, is it sticking? Snow at this time of the day may bode very well for chances in other areas later tonight, assuming that the precipitation gets across the country pretty much unscathed, similar to the other night.

Villain

De Bild wrote: »

I am from Germany and have seen blizzards there. I have lived in Ireland for over 20 year in Tipperary mountainy area and i have seen Blizzards there. A lot of folk on low ground do not understand microclimate of mountain in Ireland.

Your 'people don't know what a blizzard is' comment was so condescending. Yes all the people who live on flatland speak about 2010. But folk on high ground have seen a lot more wintry weather since and don't have to mention their once in a lifetime 1982 or 2010.

lol 'people don't know what a blizzard is', show me where I said that?

Also this folk climbs Lugnaquilla in snow, like I did in the past few weeks, so I'll see your high ground and raise you to Lug

CianRyan

I've been in comelette white out, knock you over kind of Blizzards in the wicklow mountains, one day me and my ground had no choice but to find shelter and sit it out.

nagdefy

Villain wrote: »

lol 'people don't know what a blizzard is', show me where I said that?

Also this folk climbs Lugnaquilla in snow, like I did in the past few weeks, so I'll see your high ground and raise you to Lug

You don't live and work on Lug so there's a big difference.

Villain

nagdefy wrote: »

You don't live and work on Lug so there's a big difference.

Seriously relax, my comment was a general one not against you so don't take it to heart

De Bild

Villain wrote: »

lol 'people don't know what a blizzard is', show me where I said that?

Also this folk climbs Lugnaquilla in snow, like I did in the past few weeks, so I'll see your high ground and raise you to Lug

'The word blizzard gets abused a lot these days'

Posted under video clip of a person from Laois nagefy. And it was howling, snowy.

Villain

De Bild wrote: »

'The word blizzard gets abused a lot these days'

Posted under video clip of a person from Laois nagefy. And it was howling, snowy.

Right, so I didn't say "'people don't know what a blizzard is"

nagdefy

Villain wrote: »

Seriously relax, my comment was a general one not against you so don't take it to heart

Ah no not directed at me at all, just stuck under my video!

'This man climbs Lug in snow'. Jesus man get over yourself:D There are a lot of fit men out there, and ladies :P

I'm not going to go through a cv of my physical achievements:D

Villain

nagdefy wrote: »

Ah no not directed at me at all, just stuck under my video!

'This man climbs Lug in snow'. Jesus man get over yourself:D There are a lot of fit men out there, and ladies :P

I'm not going to go through a cv of my physical achievements:D

Yes and your video reminded me of the fact that a lot of people were using the word Blizzard in recent days. If it was meant as reply to you I would have quoted your post, as well as climbing lug I have the ability to use boards correctly