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jd

Anyone hear what those people were doing driving a 4x4 on Howth pier during a storm..

http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1275704&issue_id=11598

"
FOUR people had a lucky escape early today when a huge wave slammed into their 4x4 on Howth's East Pier and washed it into the sea.

The vehicle was driven down the East Pier tight against the wall as enormous waves pounded the area shortly after midnight.

High tide was minutes away from its peak when a huge wave jumped the wall and crashed into the four by four forcing it towards the edge of the pier.

Three of the men scrambled to safety as their vehicle spun over the edge of the pier and into the harbour with the fourth man still inside.

He apparently managed to get free of the sinking four by four and got out of the water. All four were then marooned at the end of the pier as a rescue operation was well under way. Ambulances stood by at the end of the pier and the crew of Howth lifeboat braved huge seas to save the men. It is understood they suffered no injuries"

DapperGent

Damn. That was an Irish Darwin Award in the bag.

The Clown Man

Rain in Dundalk now is crazy - flooding in places I've never seen flooding before. Like outside my house for one. Like a swimming pool out there. Lucky theres a couple of steps up to the door or we'd be flooded. Fork lightning every 5 seconds. Reminds me of when I was in Thailand in monsoon season!

Think it's about to let up soon though. Hopefully!

mike65

Lashing down here too. Getting worse if anything.

Mike.

Wertz

Yeah, bad thunderstrom in Dundalk tonight. Headed north I'd say.

Musta been about 1.5+ inches of rain since about 6 tonight.
Lots of fork ligthning and cloud to cloud strikes.

Mothman

That is an interesting one and its heading north.
Dublin Airport got the shower I had earlier as it reported 10.4mm at 1800gmt. That was the rainfall for just the hour.

My weatherstation is not able to upload atm, problems accessing IOL(my host), though the data is being uploaded to Weather Underground.

Raining steadily here now.

PhoenixRising

Just started raining again in Dublin.

Looks like there's a lot of crap heading up from the southeast at the moment, tracking northwest. Looks like it'll be another wet night. :eek:

See it on the radar here

mike65

There's a standard sized bucket outside the backdoor, its about 1 cm from being full! Its really coming down, God knows what the roads will be like in the morning.

Mike.

pixie_student

It seems to have stopped here in waterford

Phew :eek:

Tiriel

Is the storm over? or is it supposed to come back after the weekend?

mike65

No the weekends going to be fine.

Mike.

Paddy20

Donegal bulletin

Dry and warm, very boring.

Raining heavily

Storm over so thread merged with this main one

Did I say storm over.

Lashed rain here in south wicklow all night and it's still lashing.
Heavy thunderstorms and lots of lighning during the night also.

The thunderstorm was at it's noisiest and lighting up the sky between about 4 and 6 am

Mothman

Earthman wrote:

Did I say storm over.

Lashed rain here in south wicklow all night and it's still lashing.
Heavy thunderstorms and lots of lighning during the night also.

The thunderstorm was at it's noisiest and lighting up the sky between about 4 and 6 am

Sounds like it was worse (or better ) with you. Thought I heard thunder myself. Had heavy rain from about 4:30-5:10. over 10mm, Dublin missed this.

mike65

After a damp cloudy start there is actual sun to be seen! Cool though.

Mike.

Paddy20

Donegal, late bulletin.

Today was just like a spring day. ?.. I blame the Americans

Paddy20

Donegal 11:28am

Very low grey blanket cloud, very calm and quiet. A bit like; The calm, before the storm, hope not !.

Beautifull sunny day here in Arklow.
Mild almost like summer.

At last after the last week.

mike65

Earthman wrote:

Beautifull sunny day here in Arklow.
Mild almost like summer.

Steady on! Same here.

Mike.

JBoyle4eva

Overcast, but pleasantly nice here near Ballinasloe!

Paddy20

Donegal/Ballybofey bulletin...

Started very foggy, now cleared. Low grey blanket cloud and feels distinctly wintry, dry but feels damp as well.

P.

cloudy down here today
mild though

mike65

Grey grey and er grey.

Mike.

Currently partly cloudy with some nice "summery sunshine"
Sharpish east breeze though

Paddy20

Donegal/Ballybofey area.

Dark, very dark grey low clouds, really miserable. Just like November.

P.

mike65

Dull but not as oppressive, the odd glimpse of brightness.

Mike.

Paddy20

Donegal/Ballybofey area;

Same as yesterday, Low grey cloud and dark with it. Think I will go back to bed and stick my nose in to a good book. Just the weather for it, yep !.

partly cloudy again today with some sun.

mike65

Tis grand here. Wall to wall sun, warm in the sun.

Mike.