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LAST UPDATE | 20 Oct 2024
STORM ASHLEY IS bringing heavy rain and strong winds as it hits Ireland today, particularly along the west coast, where flooding is expected due to high tides.
Over 53,000 homes, farms, and businesses are without power, with the ESB warning that some outages are likely to continue overnight.
A number of flights at Dublin Airport have been cancelled. Flights to Cork Airport have been struggling to land as the storm continues, and several flights intended for Dublin Airport have diverted to Shannon.
A number of Ryanair flights have been diverted to airports in the UK.
There is a Status Orange wind warning in place for the entire west coast today, covering counties Clare, Kerry, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo, from 10am until 8pm.
There is a Status Yellow wind warning in place for the entire country until 3am tomorrow.
19.5 meters of a wave now recorded by the M6 Buoy out West of Ireland in the Atlantic. That is 64 feet or over 4 double decker buses high! Huge seas approaching the West coast, I really hope those in areas prone to coastal flooding are prepared best they can. #StormAshley pic.twitter.com/z6sCkFTMRc
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) October 20, 2024
Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry and Waterford are also currently under Status Yellow rain warnings until 9am today while in the North, counties Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Derry are also under Yellow rain warnings until midnight tonight.
Met Éireann has said the heavy rain will continue to clear eastwards this morning with a chance of some sunny spell in the east. But Ashley will then turn the weather stormy across the country for much of the day.
Winds could reach storm force and the forecaster is predicting severe and damaging gusts. In the west, gusts of 130 kmph have already been recorded.
Wind observations for 12pm.
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) October 20, 2024
With the strong winds🍃 of #StormAshley making their way inland please take care and remember to "Stay Back, Stay High, Stay Dry" at all times during this event as conditions will be dangerous, especially near coasts🌊⚠️https://t.co/w5QtJ1UyEP pic.twitter.com/71pj0ruDWY
Over 53,000 homes, farms, and businesses are without power, with the ESB warning that some outages are likely to continue overnight.
Flooding has already been reported in Bantry, Co Cork while Dublin Airport annouced some airlines have cancelled flights.
“Weather conditions have led to some airlines cancelling a small number of flights this morning. As always, passengers seeking updates regarding a specific flight should contact their airline directly,” the airport said in a post on X.
Some sporting events have been cancelled, including the Clare senior football final and the Mayo senior hurling final.
The last of the current astronomical spring tides has passed without flooding in #Bantry, County #Cork. Tide levels will now begin to fall again from high tide this evening. Pic courtesy Colin O’Neil, Bantry. pic.twitter.com/xOgpQEAi2x
— Paschal Sheehy (@PaschalSheehy) October 20, 2024
The rain will be heaviest in the west and northwest, Met Éireann said, with isolated thunderstorms and some spot flooding possible.
Highest temperatures are predicted to be between 12 and 16 degrees.
You can keep track of Met Éireann’s weather warnings here.
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The last time there was severe winds around here,my son was out with a balloon in the garden. He came in crying because it blew away. He said it’s gone! I really loved that balloon,but now I’ve lost it! I told him out straight. If you loved it you shoulda put a string on it.
@Larry Betts: brutal
@Larry Betts: true love has no strings attached Larry.?
@Larry Betts: he can always buy another balloon Larry, safety is the main issue here. Think carefully about letting him play outside with balloons during powerful storms.
@Buster Lawless: He came running home crying from school last week,because he was the only one in his class that didn’t know the meaning of a word that the teacher asked. She made fun of him and all the other kids laughed at him. I asked him what the word was. Armageddon,he sobbed. Ah don’t worry son,it’s not the end of the world.
@Larry Betts: horrendous
@Larry Betts: poor kid, seems like he’s going through the mill. Keep an eye on him.
@Buster Lawless: Ahh,he’s not the worst. Teacher asked the class last week does anyone have anybody famous in their family. He put his hand up and said My daddy’s a Superhero. Last week, I was looking for something in his bedroom,and I found a blindfold,a pair of handcuffs and a whip!
@Larry Betts: Love it!!!! Lol!!! Thanks for the laughs
@Sharon Kelly: I thought you were going to say “That was A1”, Sharon
@Larry Betts: Larry hey it right… If you Like it you shudda
@Larry Betts: You remind me of a young Rodney Dangerfield
A bit of wind and the possibility of a shower. Give me strength.
@Áine G: Mean average wind speeds of 75 to 80 kilometres per hour and gusts up to 140 kilometres an hour is not just a bit of wind. But you’re probably in the Pale and clueless.
@Lulu: The majority of the country didn’t experience winds anywhere near that. When the wind hits land it slows down, even a few kilometers from the coast…. Not everyone is from the Pale, and not everyone from the Pale is clueless, but of a jump to a conclusion there!
@another one? what’s going on is the semi state sec:
The majority of the country have not experienced the wind YET !
@Lulu: Same comment for later. For example highest gusts forecast in Cork and Shannon airports is around 100kmph…. 40 less than you’re forecast
@another one? what’s going on is the semi state sec:
Shannon & Cork Airports are inland, not that you’d know, and both counties are under a yellow wind warning. Try Achill are see what the gusts are ……,
PS that’s the west coast of Ireland!
@Lulu:
Somebody from The Pale clueless!! Well i never..
@Lulu: I know exactly where both are and have been to both……. But there’s the point. Only a VERY small population will see the worst of it…… You’ll probably be sheltered from it by that MASSIVE chip on your shoulder!!!!
@another one? what’s going on is the semi state sec:
Well Done you extracted yourself from that kip inside the Pale. You Jackeens (wavers of the Union Jack) might learn some new insights !
@Lulu: haha, dik head
@Lulu: and under instructions from pentogonies beni natanagi making more hamas fans every min…
All, they can bee sun in eu making revenge for eu suports… And our little wealthy country can come to…
@another one? what’s going on is the semi state sec: you ok hun?
@Lulu: the pale doesn’t exist anymore, pick up a history book. Incidentally, most people that live in the area that was formally the pale are descended from people that migrated into the area in the past century. You should be applauding the people of Dublin for their patriotic duty in taking back the area and making it Irish again :)
@Áine G: the planes that were trying to land and couldn’t because they were buffetted and tossed by the wind would disagree.
Nice day for a spot of high diving in Salthill.
@Willie Marty: and abandoning your car in the car park before it floods
Glad the seasons have finally changed, the heat and the humidity gets a bit stifling at times.
This is severe weather today. People be safe
@Buster Lawless: What about the fat kids?
Thanks Ashley..found €5 in the garden amongst the leaves..not sure if I have to pay climate tax on it..
@Will Q: This small amount will be exempt from any windfall taxes
I’m really worried about the trampolines in my garden. There wasn’t any there this morning.
@Happy Harry:
@Happy Harry: good one : )
It’s getting bad here down in Kerry, seen a few gutters and fences already knocked down. Stay safe, folks!
Stay safe out there today folks…….also no panic buying of the bread please!!
@Tom Newell: they had loads of bread in my local shop….not a roll of toilet paper to be seen though…. Currently waiting to take off from DUB. Sitting holding awaiting the rollercoaster ride into the sky. Sweet baby jeebus…. :-|
Walking on Portmarnock beach with my shirt off. Factor 50 on. Lovely day.
@Paul Whitehead: inside the pale is all that matters, the rest of the country could blow away and we’d not notice or care
Any article relating to storms or weather on here is like a stupidity test.
@Brian M: there are no one left here except the thickos. Anyone with more than half a brain don’t contribute to the comments anymore. The journal is happy enough with the repetitive spam not the content of each post.
@HisMastersAlibi: Some of the stuff is so stupid it seems beyond even the worst trolls. Makes you wonder…
@Brian M: I reckon some of them must be just staff of the journal whisking up BS so there would be more comments in each story. As you said,some seem just too way out there to be real.
Status yellow warning are ye mad here in westmeath must be over 100km an hour just saw a flying waste bin 30 ft high god knows who or what its gonna land on stay safe
All you need to know about Dublin airport passenger’s cap, simple as, how nany airports do we have struggling outside of Dublin and yet no interest from this Dublincentric government. It is nice to see O’Leary not getting what he wants though.
@Brian D’Arcy: I really do not understand the hate O’Leary gets. He’s stayed living in Ireland and paying his taxes in Ireland the whole time when many in his position would have sheltered their earnings. He made a very successful low cost airline, without Ryanair we’d be getting absolutely extorted on the price of flights like we do everything else. He’s a fantastic CEO and does an incredible amount of charity work. So what is it? Other than raw jealousy and begrudgery I don’t understand it?
Landed about an hour ago. It was not fun.
I’ve just been informed “they’ve taking the roads in” due to excessive wind shear on motorways.
@Gareth Parkgate: never seen that happen before. It should be Code red storm.
Might get the kites out later.
You’d know that was an Irishman, the storm would cut you in two, and yer is in shorts , go on Paddy !! What is it exactly about our lads’ devotion to short trousers ? Nothing can stop us .. lol
@frank dowling: It’s actually not very cold!
@frank dowling: grow up bigggboys in sorts
Storm..october…gotta get my shorts on and walk by some water.
Surprising the aeronautical industry hasn’t thought of a way to take advantage of high winds to save fuel. Oh wait, not being airborne saves fuel but gets you nowhere
Something to look forward to
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