Risk of Heavy Rain/Coastal Flooding 25th/26th April - Current Conditions

[DOC]

With todays excitment over (for me anyway - one loud thunder clap  ), just thought I'd start thread on the potential weather 'event' particularly for the southern and eastern areas. 

The incoming Atlantic system is just now making its presence felt along the south coast with high level cloud (and with rain showing up on radar offshore).  Models still indicating potential for sustained and potentially heavy rain for a 24 to 36 hour period.

In addition, the potentially heavy rain combined with high tides and strong to gale force east to north east winds could lead to a risk of coastal flooding along exposed coasts.

Another interesting weather period to watch.     

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[corgal]

Was out for a drive on the coast after tea with the kids, big high tides tonight and quite high for the next couple of nights, looks like a ship has come into the bay to take shelter from the impending gales.

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[T9]

Hires is interesting. Shows 24hr accumulation of 60mm for wicklow/dublin hills at the end of the run. Still a few hours of rain on top of that before its passed.

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[Snowbie]

I have a thread already going on this DOC stating the warnings last couple of days now. I'll use this thread you created as the current weather conditions for the next couple of days and merge the threads after the event passes.

http://irelandsweather.com/forum/index.php/topic,2792.0.html

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[Snowbie]

Current conditions

Cool and clear, 5.7C
Wind ESE 10kmh.

Heavy rain moving onto the south coast atm.

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[DOC]

I'll use this thread you created as the current weather conditions......

Sorry Karl.  That's really what I intended by starting this thread - a thread for posting current conditions, etc., to leave your forecast/warning thread 'clean'.

Rain has kicked off here in the last half hour.  0.2mm

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[scannerman]

6.9 c light rain atm

it seems wicklow's going to take much of this heavy rain, can only pray 60mm does'nt come, thats the critical point at which the aughrim river floods, looks like a very busy day deploying the sandbags!

5 c dp

985.6 mb falling rapidly

90% hum

0.8mm rain

overnight low of 6.4 c @ 12.00am

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[Pad]

Rain arrived here too with a decent wind

Yeah scannerman ur in the firing line is say

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[DOC]

it seems wicklow's going to take much of this heavy rain, can only pray 60mm does'nt come, thats the critical point at which the aughrim river floods, looks like a very busy day deploying the sandbags!

Today/tomorrow may only be a starter!  If you were to believe the GFS this morning, Sunday through to Tuesday also looks like a very wet (if not wetter) period.

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[scannerman]

think am going to need a boat Doc

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[Indycat]

Sunny & bright with patchy high cloud
Temp 5.9°C in a gentle NE'ly breeze

Barometer   986.63 hPa : Falling slowly   -0.50 hPa/hr

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[mickopla]

Moderate Rain since around 3am, Current Total 8.0mm, Max Gust 55km/h

Pressure 980hPa, Temp 6.4c.

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[Damo]

Moderate rain.

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[Pad]

Some Brief Heavy Bursts of showery rain here 0.6mm

6.9c

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[DOC]

Rain gone from light to moderate.  Has gotten quite dark and wind picking up.

7.0c atm.

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