Hurricane Ophelia

[Methuselah]

Just now, Insert Name Here said:

Awww no.... Not the bunting :'-(

Sounds like a good excuse for a gaggle of 'intrepid' reporters...? The Day the Bunting Snapped!

[radiohead]

Two people seriously injured by a tree falling on a car in Waterford.

Fastnet Rock gusting to 117 mph.

[Fiona Robertson]

This feed is still up

 

[benb]

Howling in Tenby now, really picking up in last 20mins...

Sent home from work in Pembroke at 11am, so County Council must be pretty confident about expected impacts.

Swell kicking in now, too. This afternoon's high-tide is going to be spectacular.

[Frosty hollows]

2 minutes ago, Fiona Robertson said:

I've still got the feed

I'll try reloading it!

[Fiona Robertson]

Also have you got the linkie for Inch beach? If not, here it is, getting rougher there now

 

[booferking]

Really getting going now.

[Man With Beard]

Roches point now recording mean winds of 69mph I see - nearly hurricane force

edit: Booferking, beat me to it

Edited October 16, 2017 by Man With Beard

[Frosty hollows]

Just now, Fiona Robertson said:

Also have you got the linkie for Inch beach? If not, here it is, getting rougher there now

 

Thanks Fiona. I'm not getting a lot of work done today!

[Insert Name Here]

1 minute ago, Man With Beard said:

Roches point now recording mean winds of 69mph I see - nearly hurricane force

Ooft peak 97!!

[bradymk]

9 minutes ago, karlos1983 said:

Arrived in west wales, things getting pretty rocky here. Debris from trees everywhere on the roads. Got my kestrel 3000 with me, so will try and get some readings. 

Been out the loop for 4 hours, is west wales still due to get 70-80 mph gusts?

cheers

karl 

Where abouts are you in West Wales Karlos? I know Pembrokeshire county council are quite worried, almost every school in Pembrokeshire is closing or has closed at 12.30 as precaution

[Frosty hollows]

Looks like the winds have peaked for Cork. Focus now on rest of Munster and S. Leinster and Galway

[benb]

39ft swell on one of the bouys S of Eire!!

Think that's the biggest I've ever seen it.

[Man With Beard]

12 minutes ago, karlos1983 said:

Arrived in west wales, things getting pretty rocky here. Debris from trees everywhere on the roads. Got my kestrel 3000 with me, so will try and get some readings. 

Been out the loop for 4 hours, is west wales still due to get 70-80 mph gusts?

cheers

karl 

Met Office going for around 80mph gusts on their latest warning

[Snow Slave]

1 hour ago, Andy Pepler said:

red sky at night barn is alight ..red sky in the morning barn still burning... red sky in the afternoon ARMAGEDDON

that is REALLY weird!

[The Eagle]

wow, just started gusting fairly hard in Dublin. 

[karlos1983]

3 minutes ago, bradythemole said:

Where abouts are you in West Wales Karlos? I know Pembrokeshire county council are quite worried, almost every school in Pembrokeshire is closing or has closed at 12.30 as precaution

I’m in New Quay 

 

[Derecho]

Here in Southampton the sky has gone very dark with a very distinct shade of yellow very eerie

[Woollymummy]

Phone full, so no pics, but bright red sun at high noon is very very spooky, all the kids terribly excited at our school, much too exciting to concentrate.

[Alison Jeffrey]

Took the obligatory red sun photos about an hour ago.

Blazing sun here now , wind died right back again.

[Thunder Snow]

All is calm in carlisle, very dark with a yellow glow no winds :/

[tomp456]

16 minutes ago, Alpine glow said:

Its really calm here in Brighton.  Not even a bloody breeze 

Ophelia has been incredible to follow.  Stay safe y'all.

Just started to pick up in Worthing 

[Polar Maritime]

Sky here. Turned blustery in the past half hour to.

 

 

[Hurricane Andrew]

https://www.earthcam.com/world/ireland/dublin/?cam=templebar

Edited October 16, 2017 by Hurricane Andrew

[Fiona Robertson]

The fog rolled in here again and it's a real yellow split pea souper. I'm behind a blanket of yellow fog! And I'm getting frit! Very little wind to speak of. Not too cold outside, but I can see my breath. Current elevation 600 ft, visibility nope, rain stopped.