Storm Barra: December 7/8th 2021 **Technical Discussion Only**

High tide in Dungarvan this morning

Sorry wrong thread, I can't delete.

The record for Valentia is indeed the 88 knots gust from Christmas Eve 1997 but this was also equalled during Debbie in September 1961. Sorry for the late response!

6pm Observations (Gusts km/h)

Malin = N/A (Highest 119 at 10am)

Belmullet = 96 (Highest 96 at 5pm)

Newport = 106 (Highest 107 at 5pm)

Mace Head = 126 (Highest 133 at 5pm)

Valentia = N/A (Highest 130 at 11am)

Sherkin = 96 (Highest 135 at Noon)

Roches Point = 120 (Highest 120 at 11am)

Wild in Galway now this evening, would expect some damage with this.

The Dungarvan pics were fine in here, validation of storm surge forecasts.

This new phase of the storm is colder and introduces relatively severe wind chill to the list of hazards.

When's the next high tide in Galway, that could be nasty.

MSLP pressure bottomed out at 958.2hPa here in Galway during the early afternoon. Rising again now at 971hPa. Wind coming and going. Nothing really sustained.

At least 30cm over mountains.

Pressure is 966 here in sligo town and rising slightly.

Was calm all afternoon here and it just kicked off all of a sudden at 7pm as predicted. Sounds like it's going to be a rough one

The highest gust of wind that I recorded on my station in Galway today was 88km that was around 6am this morning, currently hitting 50km nothing severe

47 knots so, I have knots, km, and mph on the station, Is that it or could we get stronger gusts later I certainly expected wind way stronger than what I got so far.

Winds seem to be on the increase again in Kildare

You could get dizzy reading the general storm thread, it's one post saying really bad conditions, then another saying nothing happened here, then one saying nothing happened anywhere. Nobody ever seems to post that conditions are really bad everywhere so there's one niche available for anyone who really wants to stand out.

9pm

Mace head gusting 70 knots

Newport 65 knots

9pm Observations (Gusts km/h)

Malin = N/A (Highest 119 at 10am)

Belmullet = 96 (Highest 96 at 5pm)

Newport = 120 (Highest 120 at 9pm)

Mace Head = 130 (Highest 133 at 5pm)

Valentia = 80 (Highest 130 at 11am)

Sherkin = 81 (Highest 135 at Noon)

Roches Point =107 (Highest 120 at 11am)

Sligo Airport's TAF has 68 knots, with a slight chance of 75 knots up to 4 am.

Bantry also had a serious storm surge, I heard. Maybe further east the thing that helped prevent one was that winds quickly turned to a direction parallel to the coast which does not force as much water into bays as a diagonal wind direction would.

In the years I have been around here I don't recall wind gusts as strong for Sligo A from any direction so just wondering what is their record high gust? Must be some interesting wave effects across Ben Bulben (probably nobody around to detect them).

Newport also looking quite close to red alert conditions on latest obs. There must be a few isolated areas of Mayo and Sligo reaching code red conditions but probably widespread orange the general theme.

There's a long way to go before this storm dies down across parts of the country.

Heavy squally sleet in Kildare,

Newport gusting 119kph at 10pm

10pm

Newport gusting 64 knots

Mace head 62 knots

Roaches point 55 knots

Shannon 54 knots

Power gone in an area in South Sligo this 2 hours and for the duration now. Very gusty and squally downpours since 7.30.we are at 152m asl and I'm thinking we may have some white stuff come morning? As you say, can't see Ben Bulben with the dark and rain. Thanks for all your forecasts. ☺️

It feels like code Red here,west mayo, window panes being sucked in and out, violent gusts. Frightening.

Hi Gaoth what website do I get this info. Certainly stormy in Sligo now and power went for 1500 people in Ballymote due to fallen power lines.

I was thinking it must be above 100kph in Sligo. There's any number of trees down all over the county