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Storm Francis - 24th/25th August 2020

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    #272
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    Wild, wet, windy out here. I was writing that 24 hours ago. They have some stamina, these storms.

    Still bad here. No post came today of course.. Feels snug being cut off as we are now.

    I carefully stuck my head round to the north facing side here; ocean a white fury and grey. No way was I about to try to go further.. lol...

    Stay safe out there.

    NB the orange warning has been muted to yellow on met.ie


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    #273
    Rega
    Registered Users Posts: 759 ✭✭✭Rega


    Graces7 wrote: »
    Wild, wet, windy out here. I was writing that 24 hours ago. They have some stamina, these storms.

    Still bad here. No post came today of course.. Feels snug being cut off as we are now.

    I carefully stuck my head round to the north facing side here; ocean a white fury and grey. No way was I about to try to go further.. lol...

    Stay safe out there.

    NB the orange warning has been muted to yellow on met.ie

    Great to see you posting again, Graces7. I was thinking of you during the last storm. Hope you're keeping well.


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    #274
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    I'm glad I'm not on one of those those Irish Sea ferries, esp the ones heading back to Dublin..... bet that's a bumpy ride :eek:


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    #275
    Mav11
    Registered Users Posts: 2,243 ✭✭✭Mav11


    DOCARCH wrote: »
    Recent gust of 51.3 kts in DL.

    Still increasing.


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    #276
    Gaoth Laidir
    Registered Users Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭Gaoth Laidir


    Francis was centred just off the Dublin/Meath coast at 12Z today.

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    #277
    Supercell
    Registered Users Posts: 15,417 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    One mm to go to make it the wettest day of the year here (>31mm), seems likely.
    https://www.loughlinstown.ie/

    Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/



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    #278
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    met,ie changed to Yellow Warning a while ago,,

    Quietening here. Peacening. Less wind; less rain. Fare well, Francis..


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    #279
    SophieLockhart
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    nacho libre wrote: »
    Is that place in Kerry that got 86mm high up? Also that must exceed the total that occurred down there in late August of 1986.
    Cloone Lake is notorious. It features a couple of times on the extreme records and had the heaviest daily rainfall ever -

    https://www.met.ie/climate/weather-extreme-records


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    #280
    Rock Lesnar
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    Just Atrocious out there


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    #281
    esposito
    Registered Users Posts: 1,374 ✭✭✭esposito


    I wonder how many more named storms will we have this year. To think it’s not even autumn yet (but it feels like an Irish winter at the moment)


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    #282
    Pangea
    Registered Users Posts: 5,565 ✭✭✭Pangea


    Joanne Donnelly just mentioned the warning for NI still in place , first time I have heard the forecast acknowledge NI warnings which is good to see , Although they didn't show it visually. Officially it's only met.ie that incorporates NI warnings


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    #283
    JackieChang
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    Wind's picking up now.


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    #284
    SouthWesterly
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    Bit of a damp squib where I am in North kerry.
    Winds up to 40 kmh and lots and lots of rain.


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    #285
    Hamsterchops
    Registered Users Posts: 3,256 ✭✭✭Hamsterchops


    Met Eireann; Storm Saidhbhin :confused:

    How in God's name are people expected to pronounce that? Never mind here, but in Britain too, where it will cause much amusement, for all the wrong reasons...

    Expect many TV bloopers :-)


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    #286
    OldRio
    Registered Users Posts: 6,081 ✭✭✭OldRio


    I see you've posted the same thing in 'After Hours'. That's were it belongs IMHO. (Hamster chops post)
    The grown ups post here.


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    #287
    Hamsterchops
    Registered Users Posts: 3,256 ✭✭✭Hamsterchops


    Are storm names (and the pronunciation of) not important?


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    #288
    US2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭US2


    OldRio wrote: »
    I see you've posted the same thing in 'After Hours'. That's were it belongs IMHO. (Hamster chops post)
    The grown ups post here.

    Harsh. Discussing the name of a storm is alot more relevant than cats.


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    #289
    Hamsterchops
    Registered Users Posts: 3,256 ✭✭✭Hamsterchops


    Thank you, I expected the flippant answers in After Hours and the more consider replies here....

    It is a mouthful of a name, and I just think they might have gone for a more phonetic/ easier to pronounce name, anyway.

    Moving on.....
    two storms already (Ellen & Francis) in August!


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    #290
    Jpmarn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,482 ✭✭✭Jpmarn


    It will have to be a busy storm season for it to get that unpronounceable S storm. We would have to suffer 17 natively named storms before we we would get Saibhinn by the 31st August next year.


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    #291
    smellyoldboot
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    Hamsterchops wrote: »
    Met Eireann; Storm Saidhbhin :confused:

    How in God's name are people expected to pronounce that? Never mind here, but in Britain too, where it will cause much amusement, for all the wrong reasons...

    Expect many TV bloopers :-)

    Siiveen. The Brits have no bother with the likes of Priti, Mohammed etc. They will just have to learn not to be so ignorant.


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    #292
    Hamsterchops
    Registered Users Posts: 3,256 ✭✭✭Hamsterchops


    smellyoldboot wrote: »
    Siiveen. The Brits have no bother with the likes of Priti, Mohammed etc. They will just have to learn not to be so ignorant.

    I wasn't necessarily refering to "The Brits", as I think many people here in Ireland will also struggle with that storm, if we ever get to the Ssssss :)


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