Storm Ellen - 19th/20th August 2020

Jim Gazebo

teednab-el wrote: »

We will see. It's almost 11pm now. The fed warning was for 9pm to 12am. Not a gusf of wind. Turning out like that storm last year that was blown out of proportion by the media.

Storms are known for their punctuality to be fair.

anacc

JackieChang wrote: »

Couldn't be calmer here in Cork city. Very relaxing. Literally not a gust of wind.

Is it supposed to get worse?

Based on what just hit me probably 15-20km south of you, YES!

Ludo

Really picked up now again in Rochetown. Driving rain and gale force winds.

irishfeen

irishfeen wrote: »

Pressure Drop in NW Cork up to 22:00 - fair play to Met Eireann - they look to have called this perfectly.

17:00 - 991.7 hpa
20:00 - 986.8 hpa
21:00 - 982.9 hpa
22:00 - 977.2 hpa

22:30 - 974.3 hpa

munsterlegend

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Power gone in Macroom

That’s normal though.

ACitizenErased

Power gone here in Rochestown now

Cody montana

Think I spoke too soon.
Gone mental.

Goldstein

All hell just broke loose on Cork coast south of the city in the last 10 mins. Out of absolutely nowhere.

sunbabe08

leahyl wrote: »

Not on the Northside - all is quiet

yup i can comfirm this

JackieChang

Reports from my brother in the Clonmel area that power is gone.

Jesus...unreal in Cork city now.

ffarrell7

We are such a sad nation.

Rest of Europe with lovely weather and decent temperatures and we are getting hammered by rain and wind....(as per usual).

Hibernia is right....... Land of depression😢😢😢😢

leahyl

Hang on a sec....we have heavy rain!

Aimsir

Wind here now cork city south. Changed direction

padohaodha

Cork/Limerick border here.Gusty but nothing mad yet tbh.

SleetAndSnow

This is without a doubt one of the strongest windstorms i have seen down here in west cork (wasn't here for ophelia unfortunately was in the city!)

Trees bending over in the wind, basically violent gusts. Dont know how it can get a lot worse in the east

Vinta81

I’m in Ballinlough and just like that the rain and wind has come out of nowhere 👀

igCorcaigh

Goldstein wrote: »

All hell just broke loose on Cork coast south of the city in the last 10 mins. Out of absolutely nowhere.

I can hear it coming in the city centre. Very sudden.

Itssoeasy

There's the driving rain on the northside of cork city again and there's the winds.

ninebeanrows

Goldstein wrote: »

All hell just broke loose on Cork coast south of the city in the last 10 mins. Out of absolutely nowhere.

Expect to read a lot of posts like above in the next hour or so

Ludo

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Power gone here in Rochestown now

Ok in this part of Rochestown so far. Wind gone absolutely mental in last 5 mins though. Incredible out there,

BionicRasher

57 KTS gusts in Cóbh weather station. Suddenly picked up after a short lull
Roof tiles are beginning to flap

2 yachts broke moorings at the local marine. 1 has made land and gone up on the beach the other is causing damage as it bangs about stuck in the marina

leahyl

Thar she blows!

blobbyblob

A few squalls in Kilkenny now

Wild Field 1831

Wild Field 1831 wrote: »

I hear the wind starting to blow from my neighbours back passage in Laois.

Tell him to change his diet!

WesternZulu

ffarrell7 wrote: »

We are such a sad nation.

Rest of Europe with lovely weather and decent temperatures and we are getting hammered by rain and wind....(as per usual).

Hibernia is right....... Land of depression😢😢😢😢

We've a great climate, few extremes and very mild for our latitude.

refusetolose

getting nasty now in cork city

froog

the heavy rain starting now east cork. consistent very powerful winds. lights flickering

aisling86

Starting to arrive in macroom now, my mom in rochestown said the increase was so scary as it was so sudden.

Oscar Bravo

Wind at Cork airport at 1030pm is south easterly at just 18 knots,however it is due to swing around to the south west and increase in the next 30 minutes