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Storm Ali : Weds 19 Sept 2018

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    #902
    sunnyday1234
    Registered Users Posts: 540 ✭✭✭sunnyday1234


    Just shows how different Ophelia affected parts of the country

    Here in north cork , this storm was like a gentle breeze compared to Ophelia


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    #903
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    sunnyday1234 wrote: »
    Just shows how different Ophelia affected parts of the country

    Here in north cork , this storm was like a gentle breeze compared to Ophelia

    Here in west mayo we had no visit from ophelia and today was horrendous. north sea weather...


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    #904
    Turnipman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 789 ✭✭✭Turnipman


    KathleenF wrote: »
    Or people could take some personal responsibility for their safety maybe? If you think it’s too dangerous to go to work don’t go. Likewise don’t send your kids to school if you think it’s too dangerous. It’s that simple. ME and other forecasts exist to give you infomation to make an informed decision yourself, not to make the decision for you. Would you rather lose a day’s pay or your life?

    Aw jaysus no!

    Far, far better for the nanny State to take responsibility for everything we do, because that way we'll always be able to blame someone else when something goes wrong.


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    #905
    pad199207
    Registered Users Posts: 7,195 ✭✭✭pad199207


    For Leinster and especially south Leinster Ophelia was much much worse


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    #906
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,685 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    Still fairly gusty in cork city but calmed from this morning a lot. Wasn’t near Ophelia level down here. It that was totally expected.

    As for color coding, it works. I think the main issue is the Irish people. Look at the twitter posts for instance. The replies are all just “Why is the north grey?” “Your a disgrace for having the north excluded!” And so on

    People just don’t care.


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    #907
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,518 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Seems to be causing a bit of trouble in Scotland


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    #908
    henryforde80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭henryforde80


    Grand day here in Kilkenny. Not a bother since I woke up at half eight this morning.

    Is there any updated map things about where the storm currently is hitting, ending etc. Think I'll go storm chasing.


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    #909
    stevek93
    Registered Users Posts: 3,088 ✭✭✭stevek93


    Is it over yet?


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    #910
    HighLine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭HighLine


    pad199207 wrote: »
    For Leinster and especially south Leinster Ophelia was much much worse

    In terms of peak wind gusts at my local station in Ashford, Wicklow.

    Ophelia - max gust 75mph (and station record)
    Today - max gust 50mph (8:16am)


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    #911
    DOCARCH
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    stevek93 wrote: »
    Is it over yet?

    Now reduced to (national) yellow warning (orange gone now).


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    #912
    pauldry
    Registered Users Posts: 7,086 ✭✭✭pauldry


    Thought it was over in Sligo but gusting over 50knots again

    Ali "floats like a butterfly , stingjets like a bee"


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    #913
    henryforde80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭henryforde80


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    Now reduced to (national) yellow warning (orange gone now).

    Roll on Sunday so! Another one


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    #914
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,979 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    henryforde80 wrote: »
    Roll on Sunday so! Another one

    And Friday....;)


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    #915
    John.Icy
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    Dublin Airport at 1pm reported a max gust of 56 knots or 104km/h.

    Which equals the max of Ophelia.


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    #916
    pad199207
    Registered Users Posts: 7,195 ✭✭✭pad199207


    HighLine wrote: »
    In terms of peak wind gusts at my local station in Ashford, Wicklow.

    Ophelia - max gust 75mph (and station record)
    Today - max gust 50mph (8:16am)

    Yup. Also I found Ophelia to have more damaging sustained winds with her even inland.


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    #917
    Malayalam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,188 ✭✭✭Malayalam


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    And Friday....;)

    Cheesus.


    It's boring without electricity :(


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    #918
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,685 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    And Friday....;)

    Friday??


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    #919
    bnt
    Registered Users Posts: 13,005 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    Dublin Airport is slowly getting back to normal, but not there yet. I just happened to watch EI147 to San Francisco abort its takeoff for some reason.

    From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch’.

    — Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut



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    #920
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users Posts: 15,269 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    bnt wrote: »
    Dublin Airport is slowly getting back to normal, but not there yet. I just happened to watch EI147 to San Francisco abort its takeoff for some reason.
    Wont be back to normal for a good while. having issues turning aircraft around, limited ground ops, cant open cargo doors etc. Long waiting times to get a gate for those that are landing.


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    #921
    DOCARCH
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    SleetAndSnow wrote: »
    Friday??

    Just throwing it out there!

    Will be windy on Friday, but probably just a yellow warning (for some).


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    #922
    lolo62
    Registered Users Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭lolo62


    Dying down a bit now in Dublin 10. Still some strong gusts though.


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    #923
    Hooter23
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    We usually have to wait til nearly november/december before storms get this bad... I was thinking we would have an early bad autumn after the summer we just had...We usually have to pay the price for any good weather we get :rolleyes:


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    #924
    bnt
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    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    Wont be back to normal for a good while. having issues turning aircraft around, limited ground ops, cant open cargo doors etc. Long waiting times to get a gate for those that are landing.
    Yep - can see the queue on the taxiways - wasn't suggesting things were near normal. Listening to the tower audio, just heard a Qatar Airlines 787 go around citing "wind shear". :eek:

    From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch’.

    — Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut



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    #925
    sideswipe
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    henryforde80 wrote: »
    Roll on Sunday so! Another one

    By 'roll on' you mean you're looking for more damage, death and destruction?


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    #926
    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users Posts: 10,264 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    Amelie Flabby Choir wrote: »
    https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2018/0919/994653-storm-ali/

    Caravan blown off a cliff in Galway. Woman killed!


    461658.jpg


    Jayus, poor woman.


    RIP


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    #927
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    sunnyday1234 wrote: »
    Just shows how different Ophelia affected parts of the country

    Here in north cork , this storm was like a gentle breeze compared to Ophelia

    Windy enough here in Wexford but it's nothing compared to Ophelia.


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    #928
    Sycamore Tree
    Closed Accounts Posts: 796 ✭✭✭Sycamore Tree


    Not a bad day in Galway now. Winds easing off rapidly.

    I don't think the 2:30 high tide will cause any flooding.


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    #929
    PLL
    Registered Users Posts: 893 ✭✭✭PLL


    Just saw a comment on Facebook

    “Not a tree left in Sligo.”

    Gotta love the overdramatizing all the same.


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    #930
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Standard Toaster wrote: »
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    Jayus, poor woman.
    RIP

    Years ago during storm / hurricane Debbie a neighbour with family plus young baby were staying in a caravan in a picturesque spot near a lake somewhere up the country.

    The husband was out and saw the storm hit the lake and ran back to drag his protesting wife and children out of the caravan. Less than 5 minutes later the wind struck the caravan and rolled it straight over the hill and towards the lake.

    Luckily no one was hurt but the caravan was made ****e of....

    When the storm hit there was no weather warning system similar to that which we have know. In total 18 people died in both NI and the republic.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Debbie_(1961)
    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/hurricane-debbie-high-winds-death-and-destruction-in-1961-1.3256985

    I'm sure there are some who would probably dismiss it a bit of wind ....


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    #931
    Donegal Storm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,023 ✭✭✭Donegal Storm


    Somewhat sheltered from a westerly/south westerly where I am in Donegal at the moment but hasn't been anything too interesting here, gusty but conditions were worse during the heavy rain on Monday. Seems like Galway/Mayo took the brunt of it


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