Storm Ellen - 19th/20th August 2020

The One Doctor

Lia_lia wrote: »

Anyone else in Cork city wondering when to put their bin out for collection in the morning?!

If you want your rubbish scattered to the four winds, by all means put it out.

Bicyclette

Picking up here in Limerick City.

My sunflowers are dancing.

M.T. Cranium

From all your reports it would appear that the landfall occurred near Kinsale around 2200h and the centre has moved across Cork, earlier reports of very light winds indicating you were in the eye of the tropical-storm-like "Ellen" which apparently wants to be more of a Kyle.

This eye feature may be noticed further north inland but usually they shrink to such a small size that a period of moderate winds marks the passage.

Will now be quite rough for several hours as you are all saying anyway.

sammyjo90

Lia_lia wrote: »

Anyone else in Cork city wondering when to put their bin out for collection in the morning?!

Well ive just seen my neighbours one moved across the carpark so i'd say in the morning!

Meteorite58

ACitizenErased

Can't believe how out of nowhere it was. Was completely calm here in Rochestown and within 2 minutes the power was gone and the gusts started.

SleetAndSnow

Can hear the slates lifting and falling on the roof, not a good sign

SEPT 23 1989

Starting up in Newcastle Dublin

CZ 453

I'm shocked by how sudden the change was. This is quite unsettling. Wind is mental now. Cork City South. Power still on.

Starting to get a bit gusty west of Athlone now, I am in a sheltered hollow surrounded by trees but am already seeing gusts exceed 30Kmh and pressure of 977 and dropping.
Not much rain yet, only 2.8mm for the day 2mm about an hour ago.

FutureGuy

A few gusts in Limerick.

fleet_admiral

Awaaf wrote: »

Very heavy loud rain in Dun Laoghaire for last while.

Getting noticeably stronger here in Terenure

pad199207

Picking up up further in Kildare now

Oneiric 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCfWHqrYUqo

Covid19

For once, it does not seem so bad here in the West, however I can imagine what's on the way, given some of the comments so far. Trees will definitely fall, that is for certain.

Denny61

ffarrell7 wrote: »

Great climate???? In the driving wind and rain???

Yeah... depressing dank and drap climate..... Bad for one's health....

I am off to Italy on Sunday.. Yippee.... For two weeks of sun and Pizza...

Away from the Swamp!!

Its easy please you ..sun and pizza,lol

redsteveireland

So where have all the non - event posters just dissapeared to?

Sephiroth_dude

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Can't believe how out of nowhere it was. Was completely calm here in Rochestown and within 2 minutes the power was gone and the gusts started.

Same here, you know it bad when you have to close the window.

screamer

Winds picking up a bit Kk laois border trees swaying around and wind nice and high. Now if the storm streaks this way, I’d say it’ll be bad, it’s nowhere near yet and the wind is powerful already.

RINO87

Yep getting walloped here now near Blarney. We are quite sheltered in a bit of a Glen but it's very wild out.

igCorcaigh

Mostly calm again with the odd gust.

alentejo

I suspect Ireland is the windiest place on the planet at the moment! (with exception of oceans . seas....)

munsterlegend

redsteveireland wrote: »

So where have all the non - event posters just dissapeared to?

Preparing for sunrise walk.

The One Doctor

SleetAndSnow wrote: »

Can hear the slates lifting and falling on the roof, not a good sign

That's a bit ominous, stay safe.

Sonics2k

I strongly suspect I won't have a shed in the morning, so if anyone around the Carrigaline area see's it, do let me know yeah.

poconnor16

redsteveireland wrote: »

So where have all the non - event posters just dissapeared to?

Aviation forum?

froog

whole house is creaking and shaking east cork

Lia_lia

The One Doctor wrote: »

If you want your rubbish scattered to the four winds, by all means put it out.

The one week it’s full to the brim! Think I’ll be getting up at 6am to put it out..

marno21

Picked up here in Wilton but doesn’t sound as severe as in other parts of the city. Being north facing is likely a help for us too

ACitizenErased

Skibbereen is under water.