This is not the remnants of a hurricane, this IS a hurricane' - Red weather warning extended

[Mr. Sparkle]

Source: Independent.ie

This is not the remnants of a hurricane, this IS a hurricane' - Red weather warning extended nationwide as Hurricane Ophelia barrels in (Ireland)

Red weather warning nationwide
Public urged not to travel and stay home
Employers asked to give employees clarification
Forecaster Evelyn Cusack: Weather event almost unprecedented for this country
All schools and colleges to close
Schools told to close, and ESB on alert with winds of more than 130km/h expected Monday



HURRICANE Ophelia will be the most severe weather event to hit this country since Hurricane Debbie hit in 1961 - resulting in 15 deaths - Met Eireann has warned. This evening Met Eireann confirmed that a red weather warning has been extended nationwide. Speaking on this evening's weather forecast, meteorologist Joanna Donnelly told viewers "this is not the remnants of a hurricane - this is a hurricane". Every school and college in the country will remain closed tomorrow as a result, the Department of Education has said.

The issue of red level severe weather warnings implies that recipients take action to protect themselves and/or their properties; this could be by moving their families out of the danger zone temporarily; by staying indoors; or by other specific actions aimed at mitigating the effects of the weather conditions. It is the highest level of alert Met Eireann can issue.



Read more: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/this-is-not-the-remnants-of-a-hurricane-this-is-a-hurricane-red-weather-warning-extended-nationwide-as-hurricane-ophelia-barrels-in-36228710.html

[msongs]

1. NOAA disagrees. It says the upper and lower levels of the storm are already decoupling

where shear has knocked the top off the storm leaving the bottom swirl lagging behind and destroying the core that used to be the eye. still lots of energy left tho

[NutmegYankee]

2. I think Met Eireann isn't getting that technicial for people

Technically Sandy wasn't a hurricane either, but the damage done was not different. I think Met Eireann is seeking to get that point across.

[Leith]

3. It Looks Like England, Wales, and Scotland Are Going to Be Hit Pretty Hard, Too

This will probably be worse than the floods they had a couple years ago.

Be safe, everyone!

[Leith]

4. It's Starting

Ireland's south coast and Cornwall, even far west France, are feeling the effects. Ventusky is my favorite site for tracking weather:

https://www.ventusky.com/?p=48.1;-12.2;4&l=wind-950hpa&t=20171016/03

[Denzil_DC]

5. It's dead calm here in Scotland, just west of Glasgow, at the moment.

It's weird after the last few days of strong winds and rain from a different weather system.

There should be a few on-the-ground updates on Windy Wilson's Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/WindyWilson88

Link to tweet

Windy Wilson ✔ @WindyWilson88

WEATHER CHECK

Who do we have in #Cork #Waterford #Wexford #Kerry #Clare ??

How’s the wind and rain ??#Opheilia #Ireland

Lana Daily Quotes? @LenadLena 14 minutes ago

Replying to @WindyWilson88

I'm in Cork the wind is picking up

The #Ophelia hashtag - https://twitter.com/hashtag/ophelia?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash - and #HurricaneOphelia - https://twitter.com/hashtag/hurricaneophelia?f=tweets&vertical=news&src=hash - should also have some local news.

[KatyaR]

6. I have friends headed for Belfast today.

My favorite band, The Elders, are taking a tour group on their yearly trip to Ireland and Northern Ireland. It sounds like it's going to be a hell of a start.