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  1. 14 minutes ago, mountain shadow said:

    If you can, get down to coast and get some pictures of the waves (safely!).

    Icon 12z looks very dangerous.

    I’m considering a trip to the coast myself. Sheltered spots like Mullaghmore likely to be heaving! Nothing like watching enormous waves erupting like bombs as they crash onto the rocks! Love it

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  2. Interesting that precip seems to be falling as snow further west, closer to the coast and turning to rain further inland. I’d have expected the opposite given the moderating effect of warm sea surface temperatures. Perhaps it’s partly due to evaporative cooling with heavier precipitation in those parts, or....perhaps I’m just p#ssed that I’m not getting any snow!

  3. 2 minutes ago, Raindrops said:

    Congrats, good to see someone out there chasing, I'm in Dublin myself, waited all day for them to come to me, no luck of course haha. I agree the storms have died down considerably now.

    Thanks Raindrops, it’s been an exciting afternoon/evening. Certainly beats paperwork hah.

    Making my way back home now with the hope of meeting the Meath cell en route. Any recommendations from any of the good folk on here as to where would be a good place to go next? What’s the chances of something supercellular appearing on the radars? Rarely get out for a chase as there’s rarely anything to chase so want to make the most of this.

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  4. Was doing vat returns so soon as the storms started popping up I jumped in the car. Managed to stay under the Louth/Meath cell and got ahead of it as it moved offshore. The rainfall was intense with frequent flashes and some shotgun thunder. Managed to see one CG strike which was quite impressive.

    Currently sat at Blackrock, just south of Dundalk watching the storm as it rolls into the Irish Sea. Thunder was almost constant a while ago but currently very little now. Unfortunately didn’t see any lightning bolts as I’m on the periphery and can’t see through the rain/hail core.

    Might head back to Meath now and try intercept this next storm.

    Firs picture was taken in north west Meath, second here in Blackrock. Not the most photogenic structures. 

    Happy hunting guys, hope you get your share too.

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  5. 22 minutes ago, Rocheydub said:

    Ditto. 2pm, got very dark overhead, then a squall it bucketed down snow in very strong gusty winds and a couple of flashes of lightning, then a hail shower from hell. Then a sleet shower. Then beautifully sunny for the rest of daylight!

    Was driving to Blanchardstown on the M3 through this and it was certainly a shower from hell. Hail was very intense and managed to see a nice wee bolt of lightning. Despite the dreadful road conditions, there were still many a simpleton recklessly speeding along. 

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  6. 1 hour ago, Rocheydub said:

    Had a squall line pass through about 6pm this evening, it lasted about 5 minutes, there was a hail mix in it and the amount of rain must have been in excess of 10mm, it was a bananas event. As quick as it came, it was gone again (sounds familiar!!!).

    Aye, similar scenario here around 5pm. Rain was torrential and wind was howling, and likewise it settled after about 5mins or so. Was installing huge 4sqm triple glaze glass units weighing roughly 200kg at the time. Only 3 of us doing the lift so was a struggle at times with the wind. Thankfully quite sheltered where we were. Rain was more of an issue with the suction cups slipping quite a bit.

  7. 1 hour ago, mountain shadow said:

    Nah, it's fading away as it moves South East. Turned into a bit of a disappointment all round I think.

    "Potential" for an Easterly after next weekend though...  

    Tbh I’m starting to loose faith with the ongoing potential this winter. So far it seems to be one of eternal optimism with little to show. Thankfully we’ve the full month of February to go and we all know how quickly things can escalate once a signal establishes itself. Perhaps after Sunday’s slidergate I’ll have the patience to venture back into the Southern English...ah-em sorry the MOD thread for a more broad brush balanced outlook. For now, thanks for the update Mountain Shadow 

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  8. 31 minutes ago, Rocheydub said:

    Rain sleety mix here and 3 degrees according to my weather station. Obviously feels colder, but a band is moving in and it looks like it could be snow... Going for a nap now, will che k back in soon!

    I’m very sorry to say Rochey, but this is one occasion where I hope the Dublin snow shield stays intact. Given that I’m working in Dublin today and Bray tomorrow, last thing I want to see is anything remotely resembling a snowflake next or near that god forsaken M50!! Hope you understand 

  9. Curious as to how others feel about the mod thread recently? Since last weekend and especially since it’s gone full on banter, it seems to be a scatter bomb of jibber jabber. The content seems to have much less of an informative flow and I’m now finding myself getting irritated after a page or two and baling out. Not to mention  the S Engand bias. 

    Anyway, not sure whether it’s fatigue or perhaps disappointment at the failed easterly from last week, but just thought I’d ask if anyone else feels the same.

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  10. 14 minutes ago, StormyWeather28 said:

    Weather after the 9 News she(forget her name sorry) mentioned significant snow on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sure it should be up on the RTÉ player. 

    Thanks Stormy, delighted to hear that as they’ll rarely throw out such statements without a reasonable  level of certainty.

    Think now it’s fair to say game on! Just a matter of ironing out the detail now but hopefully we’ll all see a bit of the white stuff this week.

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