Storm Lorenzo Chat Thread.

Mental Mickey

Only thing I noticed in Newbridge was the wind getting up a bit.

Cw85

You know it's going to be a very minor event for most of the country when boards is this quiet. Usually when there's a major event I can't keep up to date with the thread.

Graces7

Remembering the metrical version of the Lorica, Breastplate of St Patrick...

"The whirling wind's tempestuous shocks... The deep salt sea around the old eternal rocks.."

Some things do not change .

droidman123

John.Icy wrote: »

You could have picked several examples of misguided warnings BUT you went with the one that delivered several feet of snow drifts to plenty of the East?

Cork is not in the east

realdanbreen

Cw85 wrote: »

You know it's going to be a very minor event for most of the country when boards is this quiet. Usually when there's a major event I can't keep up to date with the thread.

I think it's called the calm before the storm.

CHealy

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Windy in cork city, definitely yellow level though.

But as a i said in the technical thread it’s a different type of yellow. Saturated ground + leaves I’m still ok trees (more then Ophelia) can still cause plenty of trees down and possibly damage so just because it was downgraded still remain vigilant.

Some of the gusts are strong enough and meant to get stronger as the day progresses (though remaining in yellow level)

Couldnt have been calmer on my walk into town this morning, looking out onto Patricks Quay its a bog standard October morning.

pad199207

Sky in stunning. Such clarity to it

Snow Garden

I saw a leaf fall....is it Lorenzo?

Cw85

If only, however being in the South East I don't see it being any worse that earlier in the week when we had a lot of spot flooding. The storm seems now to have gone further north before taking a turn to the east so it's effect on the E/SE appears to be minimal. It's looking like it will be later this evening or tonight before we see any change.

The Nal

"stay back, stay high, stay dry"

Mr Bumble

Steady increase in wind in Waterville. Sustained SE winds at about 45kish. Heavy rain to go with it.

ZX7R

Bloody recycling bin has to go out tonight

The Nal

ZX7R wrote: »

Bloody recycling bin has to go out tonight

Ours too. Ridiculous they haven't rescheduled.

realdanbreen

CHealy wrote: »

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Windy in cork city, definitely yellow level though.

But as a i said in the technical thread it’s a different type of yellow. Saturated ground + leaves I’m still ok trees (more then Ophelia) can still cause plenty of trees down and possibly damage so just because it was downgraded still remain vigilant.

Some of the gusts are strong enough and meant to get stronger as the day progresses (though remaining in yellow level)

Couldnt have been calmer on my walk into town this morning, looking out onto Patricks Quay its a bog standard October morning.

That's great news. Thing is the storm isn't really due until 6pm!

SleetAndSnow

Just got soaked walking in to college in cork city. Lashing:

signostic

Lorenzo reminds of the ABBA song Fernando.......:)

pad199207

signostic wrote: »

Lorenzo reminds of the ABBA song Fernando.......:)

That’s nice

Kamili

There she blows!



https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-2.22,55.66,3000/loc=-15.328,53.248

CHealy

realdanbreen wrote: »

That's great news. Thing is the storm isn't really due until 6pm!

Thats my point, no need to be pin pointing any sort of standard weather as something to do with a storm that hasnt even arrived yet. Wind and rain on an October morning my god batten down the hatches.

fryup

if you follow the track on the timeline on ventusky it looks too far out to cause any major damage,

looks like bit of a damp squib tbh

Still waters

The Nal wrote: »

Ours too. Ridiculous they haven't rescheduled.

They'll probably cancel collections if it gets too bad, but the bin men are hardy creatures so i wouldn't bet on it

lleti

ZX7R wrote: »

Bloody recycling bin has to go out tonight

**** I forgot to put the bins out this morning.

DOCARCH

fryup wrote: »

if you follow the track on the timeline on ventusky it looks too far out to cause any major damage,

looks like bit of a damp squib tbh

It is far out now. Forecast is for it to take a hard right turn for the coast of Ireland later.

YFlyer

signostic wrote: »

Lorenzo reminds of the ABBA song Fernando.......:)

Llorente.

lleti

I do love the sense of anticipation of waiting for something that can be seen hundreds of miles away and watching it slowly track nearer and then the realisation "this is it".

It doesn't look like it will be so bad for a lot of the country but it's the sense of the unknown and the possibilities which grow the anticipation.

Graces7

CHealy wrote: »

Thats my point, no need to be pin pointing any sort of standard weather as something to do with a storm that hasnt even arrived yet. Wind and rain on an October morning my god batten down the hatches.

depends where you are if you read the warnings carefully. West is being hit now. Then a pause, then the bigger storm later..

DOCARCH

DOCARCH wrote: »

It is far out now. Forecast is for it to take a hard right turn for the coast of Ireland later.

....and that's why weather warnings only 'kick in' for/from 6pm this evening.

Hoboo

lleti wrote: »

I do love the sense of anticipation of waiting for something that can be seen hundreds of miles away and watching it slowly track nearer and then the realisation "this is it".

It doesn't look like it will be so bad for a lot of the country but it's the sense of the unknown and the possibilities which grow the anticipation.

Brexit?

murfo

fryup wrote: »

if you follow the track on the timeline on ventusky it looks too far out to cause any major damage,

looks like bit of a damp squib tbh

thanks for not saying squid

squarecircles

Getting pretty rough here in West Mayo from an unusual south east direction.