Severe Weather Snow / Ice Weds 28 FEB ( Onwards ) ** READ MOD NOTE POST#1**

RedmanDublin

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Building up fast. Proper flakes now.

Santry

Hi Kermit. It's lashing down here, but still small flakes, dusty kind of stuff. What affects the size of the flakes? I'd be close to the sea maybe that is it?

wakka12

Trebor176 wrote: »

The trees are barely moving now in D22.

Yeh wind has seemed to ease off (apart from huge gust as I typed..) is the eye of the storm over south dub at the mo?

d'Oracle

Markgc wrote: »

When is Emma expected to reach midlands and pass? !!
Have four cats kept in since midday and they're due to burrow through wall right about now!!!

Very poor forecast. Eight hours since supposed curfew and no sign!
Millions lost to economy with road maintenance suspended.

They cried wolf!
It'll fall on deaf ears next time!

There is a lot of the world outside your garden, bud.

JCX BXC

Something interesting I've noticed, icicles growing on the street lights, (low pressure sodium street lights).

Timistry

nothing much happening in Tipp. Don't think we will get more thank an inch or 2.

tom1ie

Holy crap I've never seen anything like this! Really strong winds and driving snow in the rathfarnham area. Wind screeching through the back garden, a thunderous sound as the snow deposits in drifts!!

rsl1976

Lightning in Raheny

Franz Von Peppercorn

Markgc wrote: »

When is Emma expected to reach midlands and pass? !!
Have four cats kept in since midday and they're due to burrow through wall right about now!!!

Very poor forecast. Eight hours since supposed curfew and no sign!
Millions lost to economy with road maintenance suspended.

They cried wolf!
It'll fall on deaf ears next time!

Except there are parts of Ireland with a few feet of snow already. Well drifts anyway.

fritzelly

Markgc wrote: »

When is Emma expected to reach midlands and pass? !!
Have four cats kept in since midday and they're due to burrow through wall right about now!!!

Very poor forecast. Eight hours since supposed curfew and no sign!
Millions lost to economy with road maintenance suspended.

They cried wolf!
It'll fall on deaf ears next time!

Get over yourself
https://news.sky.com/story/live-travel-disruption-as-storm-emma-rolls-in-11271510

At least one major accident today in Ireland

hawkelady

Markgc wrote: »

When is Emma expected to reach midlands and pass? !!
Have four cats kept in since midday and they're due to burrow through wall right about now!!!

Very poor forecast. Eight hours since supposed curfew and no sign!
Millions lost to economy with road maintenance suspended.




They cried wolf!
It'll fall on deaf ears next time!

Don't be stupid , I'm in Dublin 22 and it's scary out there. Cop on

bassy

tom1ie wrote: »

Holy crap I've never seen anything like this! Really strong winds and driving snow in the rathfarnham area. Wind screeching through the back garden, a thunderous sound as the snow deposits in drifts!!

Wham bham bat man

sdanseo

Markgc wrote: »

When is Emma expected to reach midlands and pass? !!
Have four cats kept in since midday and they're due to burrow through wall right about now!!!

Very poor forecast. Eight hours since supposed curfew and no sign!
Millions lost to economy with road maintenance suspended.

They cried wolf!
It'll fall on deaf ears next time!

Uhm..are you telling me you think it's safe to be out in this?

https://twitter.com/DublinAirport/status/969368265662267393



https://twitter.com/merrionstreet/status/969373505266569216

Mullaghteelin

The wind hasnt let up here since Wednesday evening. Just a constant howl blasting in off the North Irish Sea. Lights flickering.
Snow has been a bit lighter for the last hour overall.

Snowbie

rsl1976 wrote: »

Lightning in Raheny

Saw that from here too

d'Oracle

cravings wrote: »

just went for a quick walk in sandyford area.. it's pretty hostile out there! but pretty impressive. it really has been snowing.

my car is disappearing...



this is a fairly busy road normally... minimum 10cm, up to top of wellies in places.. was totally gritted and just wet this evening.



m50, junction 13, northbound, from the bridge above.. not easy to take photos with a phone heh. very windy!



if it was really simple to just join up a few short video clips on a phone with the youtube app, i'd have done that by now...

Is that up from lambs cross?

wicklowdub

Last two days have been frustrating for North Wicklow from a snow POV but tonight is making up for it. Incredible night so far with much more to come.

OrangeBadger

Setting windy in Sligo, snow beginning to arrive but its very light

sryanbruen

Paully D wrote: »

Crazy here on the south-east coast.

Next time I open the front door I’m expecting to see a polar bear waiting outside to get in! :eek:

oneilla

There's at least 4inches of snow on the road in my estate in Dublin South West (measured it with a ruler). Cleared snow from the garden paths but the snowfall is non-stop.

Saganist

wakka12 wrote: »

Yeh wind has seemed to ease off (apart from huge gust as I typed..) is the eye of the storm over south dub at the mo?

Still way off to the South West.

Bananaleaf

d'Oracle wrote: »

Don't be so quick to judge.
Some of those people are avoiding the emergency beds because they have had terrible experiences in emergency accomodation before.

I also remember listening to an interview with one guy who said that mentally he would find it too tough to go back onto the street after having been brought into temporary accommodation for a few days. He maintained that it has taken him a lot of physical and mental strength to get to the stage where he could persevere and he couldn't go back to knowing what it was like not to sleep on the streets, because it would make the inevitable return to them unbearable. It made a lot of sense once he said it like that, but it was heartbreaking to hear at the same time.

adam240610

One of my friends in dublin who has roughly 20cm of snow all around just had an ambulance prank called to his house. Who in their right mind would do something so stupid and reckless, putting the lives of the ambulance drivers at risk and potentially delaying them getting to someone else. Hope they're found and charged, this has me angry.

pistolpetes11

Markgc wrote: »

When is Emma expected to reach midlands and pass? !!
Have four cats kept in since midday and they're due to burrow through wall right about now!!!

Very poor forecast. Eight hours since supposed curfew and no sign!
Millions lost to economy with road maintenance suspended.

They cried wolf!
It'll fall on deaf ears next time!

Sorry its snowed here in Newbridge since 8:30 this morning , the only wolf crying will be the ones stuck under the snow

Slashermcguirk

Unbelievable snow now in dublin 5. Hypnotic to watch. Drifts climbing my garden wall

david75

Can hear the wind roaring now in Stoneybatter. If that’s not a blizzard what is. You can’t even open your eyes in it.

Uthur

has emma reached dublin yet? winds are a bit brisk but nothing too severe. and is it ever going to stop snowing!! xD

United road

Since this snow arrived, my wife has not stopped looking through the window.
If it gets any worse, i will have to let her in!!

Yes, yes, im here all week!

Spanish Eyes

d'Oracle wrote: »

Don't be so quick to judge.
Some of those people are avoiding the emergency beds because they have had terrible experiences in emergency accomodation before.

I don't want to derail the thread but the issue is severe weather related.

Honestly, could a night or two in a shelter that is supervised with hot food be any worse than freezing to death on the streets? These people have bigger issues than worrying about being in a hostel. If that's judgmental so be it. It's the truth in weather like this anyway.

Back to the snow now! Still pelting down here and I swear it's gone a further couple of cms already. Cannot see the trees in the park out the back anymore. Visibility is reducing fast!

tom1ie

The Premier Man wrote: »

Overloading wouldn't generally be an issue for networks at times like this as any factories or industrial properties are all closed that would normally be open. As much as people think heaters etc have big loads they aren't comparable to factories standard loads. Christmas day and Stephens day have the lowest electricity consumption in the year which shows the effect industry has

Wrong. You can easily blow your 63a fuse in your house by having heavy inductive loads on at the same time. An example would be your cooker and electric shower. It may not overload the network outside your house but it will blow the fuse in your main switch fuse unit, leaving you in the dark.

cravings

yeah near there.. blackglen road, other side of lamb doyles.