Storm Lorenzo Chat Thread.

UrbanFret

UrbanFret wrote: »

For the uninitiated why does it not keep heading northeast what causes it to veer to the right?

Supermacs in Castlebar??

josip

adox wrote: »

Surely it’s just the jet stream pushing it?

Could well be.
I made the other post up.
But it's based on solid science like friction and the scoliosis effect.

Little snowy old me

giveitholly wrote: »

Sligo to go orange,your reliable source not that reliable

Crikey, you're right. That's some turnabout.

mojesius

Teresa Mannion live from Salthill on RTE radio 1 now

HeidiHeidi

josip wrote: »

Could well be.
I made the other post up.
But it's based on solid science like friction and the scoliosis effect.

:eek:

is_that_so

mojesius wrote: »

Teresa Mannion live from Salthill on RTE radio 1 now

So we're about to hit the worst of it?

mojesius

is_that_so wrote: »

So we're about to hit the worst of it?

She was warning people to 'hold onto their sandbags' when they've been handed to them. :eek: I'd say they're just warming her up for the 9pm news, where they'll have her tied to Salthill pier, while spray-hosing her in the face during her live report. #allhailteresa

thomasj

A few powercuts in the Dublin area this afternoon .

Wonder is it weather related ?

BarryD2

josip wrote: »

But land is kryptonite to hurricanes. Kills them dead.

Yeah, but it's not a HURRICANE, is it

Doctors room ghost

thomasj wrote: »

A few powercuts in the Dublin area this afternoon .

Wonder is there a link.

A lot more of that to come yet.
There won’t be a kettle boiled in the west come morning.
The wind is whipping mad here now
Chimney howling like a soon to be released Irish wolf

Andrew00

She's fairly picking up now East Galway

Doctors room ghost

Andrew00 wrote: »

She's fairly picking up now East Galway

She sure is

LastLagoon

Condolences to the Drama queens.
Lorenzo dead on arrival.
Onto next hype train.
I’m heading for a walk lovely refreshing weather out there.

BarryD2

NIMAN wrote: »

They are their own worst enemies.

There is no point having a yellow warning at 9am when the storm is hours away.

Media hype that Met Eireann willingly or unwillingly participates in. They should abolish those yellow warnings - serve no useful purpose other than to remind people to bring a rain coat in winter. Nanny state stuff.

Doctor Jimbob

LastLagoon wrote: »

Condolences to the Drama queens.
Lorenzo dead on arrival.
Onto next hype train.
I’m heading for a walk lovely refreshing weather out there.

Dont forget your fishing rod

josip

LastLagoon wrote: »

Condolences to the Drama queens.
Lorenzo dead on arrival.
Onto next hype train.
I’m heading for a walk lovely refreshing weather out there.

Excellent idea, I suggest a long walk on a short pier.

Carol25

BarryD2 wrote: »

Media hype that Met Eireann willingly or unwillingly participates in. They should abolish those yellow warnings - serve no useful purpose other than to remind people to bring a rain coat in winter. Nanny state stuff.

Where do you live might I ask? Wind yellow is a useful warning with quite high gusts of between 90-110km/h. Why on earth would that be scrapped? I always have to put things away and secure the garden during a yellow warning.

Doctors room ghost

LastLagoon wrote: »

Condolences to the Drama queens.
Lorenzo dead on arrival.
Onto next hype train.
I’m heading for a walk lovely refreshing weather out there.

Enjoy the walk.come back in a better mood you contrary little boll1x

uck51js9zml2yt

Just back from Banna Beach. I can confirm it's very windy.

Interesting that the sky to the southwest was reasonably clear.

Somedaythefire

LastLagoon wrote: »

Condolences to the Drama queens.
Lorenzo dead on arrival.
Onto next hype train.
I’m heading for a walk lovely refreshing weather out there.

Didn't you make this exact post like 4 hours ago?

dougm1970

mojesius wrote: »

spray-hosing her in the face during her live report.

hehe

irishgeo

Troy Shy Forest wrote: »

Just back from Banna Beach. I can confirm it's very windy.

Interesting that the sky to the southwest was reasonably clear.

The storm is in the North west direction.

LastLagoon

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Enjoy the walk.come back in a better mood you contrary little boll1x

I’m making a serious point, the ramping and over dramatisation that goes on in these threads is insane. People actively rooting for the worst case and over dramatising it when it does hit. Met say peak is 6-7 tonight. It’s gonna be a big fat nothingburger

is_that_so

Carol25 wrote: »

Where do you live might I ask? Wind yellow is a useful warning with quite high gusts of between 90-110km/h. Why on earth would that be scrapped? I always have to put things away and secure the garden during a yellow warning.

Wouldn't you have done this before all these colour schemes came in anyway?

optogirl

LastLagoon wrote: »

I’m making a serious point, the ramping and over dramatisation that goes on in these threads is insane. People actively rooting for the worst case and over dramatising it when it does hit. Met say peak is 6-7 tonight. It’s gonna be a big fat nothingburger

I don't see anyone rooting for the worst case? In fact the only dramatisation in here is those waxing lyrical about hype and 'nothing burgers'.

HorrorScope

LastLagoon wrote: »

I’m making a serious point, the ramping and over dramatisation that goes on in these threads is insane. People actively rooting for the worst case and over dramatising it when it does hit. Met say peak is 6-7 tonight. It’s gonna be a big fat nothingburger

Nobody here is dramatising anything except you with your crystal ball of bull****. Go for your walk and take a break from the internet for a while

ednwireland

i think met E. should just stick to the bare facts, they need to stop getting sucked along by the press and call it as it is.

the worst reporting was george lee who was pathetic on rte news last night.

the weather warnings and storm naming make it easier for the press to exaggerate, although considering im in the direct line of landfall which its not made yet we shall see whether its hyped up

Carol25

is_that_so wrote: »

Wouldn't you have done this before all these colour schemes came in anyway?

No?! I’ve no time to hunt through Met Eireann’s Weather forecasts daily and hourly to see what the winds will be. A simple yellow wind warning is useful and also quite windy if you actually have the conditions that require it.

bodhrandude

LastLagoon wrote: »

Condolences to the Drama queens.
Lorenzo dead on arrival.
Onto next hype train.
I’m heading for a walk lovely refreshing weather out there.

Lorenzo is very much alive and playing his pipes.

DOCARCH

ednwireland wrote: »

....the worst reporting was george lee who was pathetic on rte news last night....

He was not much better earlier when he declared the risk of lightning and thunder had passed!