Storm Callum - Thursday/Friday 11/12 October 2018 READ MOD NOTE IN FIRST POST

Rodar08 · 11-10-2018 9:07pm

DOCARCH wrote: »

Not a colossal amount to update at this point! It's going to get windy....

See this is where I really want updates. I find when the event actually begins that it gets super quiet on here and other sites. I find it really difficult to get any updates .. sometimes it can bypass us but I’m left looking out the window wondering if it’s still on it’s way lol

I’d like to know has it started, where it’s tracking now, what speeds it’s getting up to etc. how long it’s estimated to be before hitting specific areas etc. Has it downgraded, upgraded. That sort of thing?

Anyone else find updates completely stop when the events start? Don’t get me wrong.. I’m not complaining and I’m always so grateful for all the experts weather knowledge. I’ve learned loads in the last 10 years. I’ve just noticed in the past it was hard to get much info during.

Beechwoodspark · 11-10-2018 9:08pm

SlowBlowin wrote: »

600ft up in the McGillycuddys NE of Sneem.

Things getting more stormy by the minute windy and showers, and theres a deep roar high up in the mountains.

Backs sore from clearing drains, and I am out of Jamesons ointment, long night coming.

SB

Another poster with a great way with words

Sycamore Tree · 11-10-2018 9:11pm

I love getting ready for bed knowing there will be a storm blowing in the morning. There is something invigorating about waking up to nature at it's wildest.

Rhineshark · 11-10-2018 9:11pm

A thin whistle of wind starting to be heard down the chimney now. And pitch black outside, not a star to be seen. I can hear the waves down the shore though.

JCX BXC · 11-10-2018 9:14pm

Wind lower than forecast for airports around Ireland, looks like it's onslaught is slower than expected.

Gonzo · 11-10-2018 9:14pm

fine calm evening here at Dunshaughlin, hard to believe it's going to be very windy/stormy in the early morning.

Beechwoodspark · 11-10-2018 9:15pm

Rodar08 wrote: »

See this is where I really want updates. I find when the event actually begins that it gets super quiet on here and other sites. I find it really difficult to get any updates .. sometimes it can bypass us but I’m left looking out the window wondering if it’s still on it’s way lol

I’d like to know has it started, where it’s tracking now, what speeds it’s getting up to etc. how long it’s estimated to be before hitting specific areas etc. Has it downgraded, upgraded. That sort of thing?

Anyone else find updates completely stop when the events start? Don’t get me wrong.. I’m not complaining and I’m always so grateful for all the experts weather knowledge. I’ve learned loads in the last 10 years. I’ve just noticed in the past it was hard to get much info during.

Often times ppl are just experiencing the event and not on this to update.

Can be frustrating yes for sure

leahyl · 11-10-2018 9:16pm

Went out for a walk at 7.30 and by the time I got back at 8.30 the wind had picked up considerably. So mild though that I was walking in just a tshirt at one point, had to take off the jacket!

Oscar Bravo · 11-10-2018 9:19pm

Very heavy rain now coming into view on radar off the south west coast.

froog · 11-10-2018 9:20pm

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

https://twitter.com/CorkSafetyAlert/status/1050469503107309568

If its flooding this early..

worrying. although high tide was around 8 pm so will have gone down a good bit by the time the heavy rains come.

i hope.

Oscar Bravo · 11-10-2018 9:22pm

Pressure dropping away now. Valentia 8pm 992hpa, 9pm 990hpa.

MJohnston · 11-10-2018 9:23pm

Rodar08 wrote: »

See this is where I really want updates. I find when the event actually begins that it gets super quiet on here and other sites. I find it really difficult to get any updates .. sometimes it can bypass us but I’m left looking out the window wondering if it’s still on it’s way lol

I’d like to know has it started, where it’s tracking now, what speeds it’s getting up to etc. how long it’s estimated to be before hitting specific areas etc. Has it downgraded, upgraded. That sort of thing?

Anyone else find updates completely stop when the events start? Don’t get me wrong.. I’m not complaining and I’m always so grateful for all the experts weather knowledge. I’ve learned loads in the last 10 years. I’ve just noticed in the past it was hard to get much info during.

The 'experts', or even the people vaguely interested in weather, get fed up having to navigate the constant stream of After Hours posts that end up here once the even begins.

There aren't enough mods around for this forum for events, because we get moments like currently where there are a couple of pages of 'chat' posts in this thread now, even though there's a dedicated thread for that.

That all aside, we're also in a dead-zone in terms of model updates:
https://weather.thedeskofmatthew.com/
So there's very little new to discuss from a technical perspective at the minute.

HeidiHeidi · 11-10-2018 9:26pm

I'm in the very NW of Donegal. Eerily calm at the moment (which is to be expected, but weird as it's almost never not windy up here!)

As the wind is due to be from the SE/SW I don't expect it to be wildly dramatic - not sure if I'm disappointed or not. But could be an interesting sight tomorrow morning.

seanjoyce21 · 11-10-2018 9:29pm

ya thats where the saying the calm before the storm comes from.

thomil · 11-10-2018 9:30pm

Winds definitely picking up here in Ballincollig now, coming from southerly directions, as one would expect. Quite a few decent gusts in the last couple of minutes. Rain apparently starting up again. Pressure still dropping, albeit slowly. Now at 991 mbar.

JCX BXC · 11-10-2018 9:35pm

23kts now in Cork. Still relatively moderate but definitely picking up.

Hooter23 · 11-10-2018 9:38pm

The main problem with this storm will be the high tides combined with storm surge...which im sure will still reach us even though the worst of the winds will not...

gordongekko · 11-10-2018 9:42pm

What time are the high tides tomorrow morning?

uck51js9zml2yt · 11-10-2018 9:43pm

Wind picking up on the mountains in the listowel area.

I just hope I don't do a Dorothy!

irishgeo · 11-10-2018 9:43pm

gordongekko wrote: »

What time are the high tides tomorrow morning?

13hrs after tonight's tide but it depends where you are in Ireland.

HeidiHeidi · 11-10-2018 9:43pm

gordongekko wrote: »

What time are the high tides tomorrow morning?

Depends where you are.

Free tidal predictions for all around the country

http://www.ukho.gov.uk/easytide/EasyTide/index.aspx

dmc17 · 11-10-2018 9:47pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Depends where you are.

Free tidal predictions for all around the country

http://www.ukho.gov.uk/easytide/EasyTide/index.aspx

I think you need to add an hour for daylight saving on there

Cork Lass · 11-10-2018 9:48pm

gordongekko wrote: »

What time are the high tides tomorrow morning?

8.15 am in Cork City. I work on Morrison’s Island so not sure how that will work out for me.

billy the squid · 11-10-2018 9:50pm

Ballincollig

Getting a bit blowy here now. I have air pressure at 993 and falling

HeidiHeidi · 11-10-2018 9:50pm

dmc17 wrote: »

I think you need to add an hour for daylight saving on there

You do indeed. Should have mentioned that.

Sycamore Tree · 11-10-2018 9:53pm

Galway high tide at 7:50am. 5.2m which is relatively high.
The high tides today were higher but not by much (7:11am 5.4m).
The sea around Blackrock will be turbulent tomorrow morning to say the least.