Hurricane preparations

[sumi]

It's getting worse than anticipated… https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/irish-news/storm-ali-ireland-weather-forecast-13271193

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Met Eireann has updated its weather warnings for today and a status red alert is now possible.

As Storm Ali blasts the country, the national forecaster issued an update this morning to say that winds could exceed 130km/h (80mile / hour) - which is the criteria for a red warning.

We already lost power for about an hour this morning. Thankfully our ESB heroes got it back up and running for us. So grateful to them as it's wild out there.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Stay safe!

 

[sumi]

Stay safe!

Thanks, I'm staying in today! I'm hoping it will blow over today, as they said it would, and the roads will be clear tomorrow. I need to get to Waterford!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Hoping it moves on out without much trouble!

 

[sumi]

Right now it's calm outside, so I'm hopeful. Early this morning a caravan blew off a cliff in Co Galway with a poor woman inside. She got killed The coastal counties got hit hard by the storm last night and this morning.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

That's so tragic! You be careful!

 

[sumi]

A tree fell on a car in Co Offaly. Pics here: https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/storm-ali-ireland-weather-warning-13271869 The driver escaped with minor injuries, thank goodness. The western counties got hit and then it moved over towards Dublin and the counties up north from there. Apart from some fierce wind we down here got spared the worst! It looks like (for the moment) we're good until the next one…

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Wow- that was a lucky driver!

 

[Mini Horses]

we're good until the next one…

That's the catch! Stay safe. Stay inside. Don't drive in that mess. You can wait.

 

[sumi]

That's the catch! Stay safe. Stay inside. Don't drive in that mess. You can wait.

I can't wait! lol Surgery today. The roads were clear and we made it on time, but it's raining and we're under warning for more and possibly flooding later.