Very windy and potentially stormy Weds 2-11-22

fits

Just picking up in last 30 minutes in south Carlow. Have a scheduled power outage today but I doubt they’ll be doing the work with this weather ! I hope not as I have the twins home with mid term and few options in this weather

DOCARCH

Gusting 52 kts (knocking on the door of 100 kmh) at Roches Point at 0700.

waterwelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119821391#Comment_119821391

The problem now though is that as soon as a storm gets named the country goes into meltdown. I'm pretty sure loads of schools started closing because of orange alerts in recent, ahem, "storms"

Social media gets flooded with loads of fancy graphs and models which look a lot more sinister than they are and people start thinking it's similar to a hurricane that hits Florida.

We also have the absurd situation of schools closing in places like killaloe and Ballina because it's going to be moderately windy 60 miles away in Clifden and Kilkee, places where there are very few trees anyway and people are used to the wind.

Even on these forums we end up with people saying how they are in a red zone but the wind didn't even manage to blow up the lid of the wheelie bin.

DOCARCH

Wind starting to get going in Greystones now.

jackboy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119822387#Comment_119822387

Very heavy rain now in west Clare, winds still light though.

Storm 10

Wendy and very wet in Galway nothing extreme yet could see lightning flashes to the West around 4am

Graces7

Nice thunder just to add to the bruit!

West Mayo..

And the lights keep flickering... Ouch,, The power is going to go...

Graces7

It passed over... So intense it was.

pad199207

Gust of 104kmh at Sherkin

SleetAndSnow

Gust 104 Sherkin, 101 Roches Point. Gusts steadily increasing in strength here in Cork City

Dazler97

Following the weather here in Vancouver, its freezing here 2c at the moment (02:26) but they had the mid 20s till a few weeks ago

spookwoman

Waterford gusts increasing 71.1kph now on https://www.waterfordcityweather.com/

Cluedo Monopoly

Getting breezy in West Galway with heavy rain at times. According to Met.ie, the worst wind gusts are forecast here for around 2pm.

DOCARCH

Sherkin Island reporting gust of 56kts/104kmh in 0900 reports.

spookwoman

Waterford airport 92.6kph

SAIE99 EIWF 020930

METAR EIWF 020930Z 20039G50KT 9000 -RA SCT018CB BKN047 13/11 Q1000=

Limerick91

The rain in Limerick at present is the worst I have seen in years

giveitholly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119822785#Comment_119822785

Looks like a squall line forming from limerick down to kenmare

Meteorite58

Very heavy rain this morning here near Tralee, haven't seen the bottom of the site and adjoining fields with so much water for years. Big thunderstorms went through early this morning, blustery but not too bad as of now.

feckwunker

Dreadful morning here in Waterford. Strong enough gusts (I'm about 10km inland from the coast) and driving rain. Definitely expect to see a few trees down after this.

stylie

Last night in Cork there was lightening at 3:30AM, and the heaviest rain I have ever seen. Fished and hiked all my life, been in some awful rain but that was the heaviest I have seen, last apprx 10mins. It was like being in a car wash.

DOCARCH

Sherkin Island reporting gust of 59kts/109kmh in 1000 report.

Timistry

Terrible day in Clonmel. The river Suir rose significantly last night, some roads and bridges are now impassible.

spookwoman

Waterford Airport

SAIE99 EIWF 021030

METAR EIWF 021030Z 21040G56KT 5000 RA BKN020 13/12 Q0999=

103.7kph

https://www.flywaterford.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29&Itemid=151

Robwindstorm

Absolutely horrendous here in co Meath and the back edge squall line yet to come in the next hour. Between rain and wind this system definitely deserved a storm name considering people on road journeys. If Theresa Manning did a report during this it would look as dramatic as any storm. Take care everyone

adocholiday

Beind that squall line there looks to be drier conditions coming in from the west, but Met Eireann have the heaviest rain for the east coast from 12-2. Is there another band of rain behind this one?

Kutebride

After a lovely day yesterday here in Wicklow its hard to see out the window today. Dreadful morning.

spookwoman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119823001#Comment_119823001

Sat24 Image looks like potential thunderstorms in those clouds bubbling up to the west

adocholiday

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119823008#Comment_119823008

Yeah it's gotten wild enough here at Rathdrum in the past half hour or so. Strong gusts and driving rain but it isn't too heavy so far. Looking at the radar that's about to change soon though.

nmacu

"Sat24 Image looks like potential thunderstorms in those clouds bubbling up to the west"

Would you mind describing what you're seeing for the fascinated but clueless like myself?

My recessed balcony here in Dublin is watering itself, with containers nearly taking off.

spookwoman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119823041#Comment_119823041

Not a techy. Usually when I see clouds like those on the right that are round, tall and like bubbles it's usually a sign of convection. Convection can mean thunder storms. I prefer my thunderstorms at night.

Someone else might be able to explain it better

This might help

https://www.nsstc.uah.edu/uahci/faq.html

Graces7

Another "spasm" of high loud winds and torrential deluge here.

Littlest cat somehow had managed to sneak out, probably seeking PEACE and I had to find her. And please take care as it is ...shocking ...out there...

West Mayo offshore

Jim_Hodge

North east pelting down and driven by strong gusty winds up to 80km/h. It should blow through in a couple of hours max.

dsmythy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119823001#Comment_119823001

Still plenty when you look SW of Dublin. Could get heavier.

Darwin

Torrential downpour and very squally winds for about 10 minutes here (SW Laois), just passed through. I had some work done on the flashing around an skylight yesterday, hope it holds out as the rain was unbelievably heavy.

fits

ESB networks have gone ahead with scheduled works and we have no electricity. I can’t believe they didn’t reschedule. Stuck at home with no power and can’t go anywhere in this. Can’t even work. Bah!

Graces7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119823008#Comment_119823008

Curtains closed! My modular home is lovely but does nothing to deaden the noise of bad weather.. A dozen drummers drumming...But as someone verywise used to say" This too shall pass."

spookwoman

Just spotted our local postman is out delivering post. I think he left the van as he usually does at the end and walks each street. Not a day for it. 😨

seamusk84

You would really have to wonder about this weather. We have had weeks of serious rain and wacky temperatures and now this on top of it. Mad stuff.

Getting wild now in Kildare.

Oscar Bravo

Roaches point gusting 58 knots (107km/h)

Lip Out

59mph gust in Ashford, Wicklow at 11:27

Storm 10

Just had a gust of 97kmh in Galway really getting up now

circadian

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119822646#Comment_119822646

Very unusual for Vancouver to be that cold at the start of November. In fact I don't really remember it hitting that low very often over any winter.

The powder on grouse/Seymour must be great today!

AMKC

Not too bad here although there was torrential rain and very strong winds for about 10minutes. The poor postwoman was out cycling in it.

Meteorite58

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119823273#Comment_119823273

Yeah same here near Tralee, much stronger as the wind starts to veer more SW .

Graces7

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119823223#Comment_119823223

lol... THAT is dedication...Ours was due today but no way would he get over in this! I got soaked and very cold just retrieving the cat...

Storm 10

107kmh now in big squall with thunder and lightning

Gremlinertia

Big flash and thunder West Galway city, the sun was peeking out a few minutes ago!

spookwoman

Thunder in Waterford

Cluedo Monopoly

Went very wild for a few mins in Galway West. Felt like a squall.