Are these Weather warnings overblown?

Wheres Me Jumper? · 15-12-2018 4:57pm #1

It seems to me that these weather warning are now completely 'er overblown.
I mean a bit of rain and a few gusts.
I was out & about earlier and the amount of events which are imo needlessly cancelled is ridiculous.
imo we've become a nation of snowflakes.

do you agree?

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/storm-deirdre-esb-teams-on-standby-as-120kmh-gusts-and-heavy-rain-set-to-batter-the-country-37628922.html

gozunda · 15-12-2018 4:58pm

Wheres Me Jumper? wrote: »

It seems to me that these weather warning are now completely 'er overblown.
I mean a bit of rain and a few gusts.
I was out & about earlier and the amount of events which are imo needlessly cancelled is ridiculous.
imo we become a nation of snowflakes.

do you agree?

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/storm-deirdre-esb-teams-on-standby-as-120kmh-gusts-and-heavy-rain-set-to-batter-the-country-37628922.html

No

Bubblegummers · 15-12-2018 4:59pm

Wheres Me Jumper? wrote: »

It seems to me that these weather warning are now completely 'er overblown.
I mean a bit of rain and a few gusts.
I was out & about earlier and the amount of events which are imo needlessly cancelled is ridiculous.
imo we become a nation of snowflakes.

do you agree?

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/storm-deirdre-esb-teams-on-standby-as-120kmh-gusts-and-heavy-rain-set-to-batter-the-country-37628922.html

Ridiculous go into town now and see if it’s “Overblown”

Wheres Me Jumper? · 15-12-2018 5:05pm

Bubblegummers wrote: »

Ridiculous go into town now and see if it’s “Overblown”

well where i am there is nothing to get excited about.
perhaps Met Eireann needs to be a bit more geo-specific about its' warnings, rather than issuing blanket warning for the whole country.

we get weather outside of Dublin as well you know.

vicwatson · 15-12-2018 5:09pm

Wheres Me Jumper? wrote: »

well where i am there is nothing to get excited about.
perhaps Met Eireann needs to be a bit more geo-specific about its' warnings, rather than issuing blanket warning for the whole country.

we get weather outside of Dublin as well you know.

Yeh Met Eireann why don’t you make the inexact science exact ffs :rolleyes:

15-12-2018 5:13pm

Wheres Me Jumper? wrote: »

It seems to me that these weather warning are now completely 'er overblown.
I mean a bit of rain and a few gusts.
I was out & about earlier and the amount of events which are imo needlessly cancelled is ridiculous.
imo we become a nation of snowflakes.

do you agree?

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/storm-deirdre-esb-teams-on-standby-as-120kmh-gusts-and-heavy-rain-set-to-batter-the-country-37628922.html

Tree fell in my estate this afternoon, I guess it was blown over.

Signore Fancy Pants · 15-12-2018 5:15pm

If its not cold and blustery enough for ya, why are ye looking for yer jumper!

4068ac1elhodqr · 15-12-2018 5:18pm

Wheres Me Jumper? wrote: »

Met Eireann needs to be a bit more geo-specific about its' warnings, rather than issuing blanket warning for the whole country.

The orange alert was updated at 14:25 today and is now reduced to just a few specific counties.

But the yellow wind warning remains in place for everywhere else.

Ubbquittious · 15-12-2018 5:19pm

Indeed they are overblown. A yellow or an orange warning for every gust. Conspiracy theorist in me says Met Eireann have been given instructions to play up the bad weather in order to make impending carbon taxes more palatable

HeidiHeidi · 15-12-2018 5:22pm

Would you not wait until the storm has actually passed through before commenting on the accuracy of the forecasts?

JMNolan · 15-12-2018 5:26pm

Ah they are, an orange wind warning in Cork and advice not to make unnecessary travel. Come on, I was out spinning around all afternoon, bit of a breeze only.

Wheres Me Jumper? · 15-12-2018 5:28pm

Ubbquittious wrote: »

Indeed they are overblown. A yellow or an orange warning for every gust. Conspiracy theorist in me says Met Eireann have been given instructions to play up the bad weather in order to make impending carbon taxes more palatable

i think it's all part of the global warming agenda.
"Look! Look! we told you!"

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 15-12-2018 5:31pm

Wheres Me Jumper? wrote: »

well where i am there is nothing to get excited about.
perhaps Met Eireann needs to be a bit more geo-specific about its' warnings, rather than issuing blanket warning for the whole country.

we get weather outside of Dublin as well you know.

The Orange alert was geo-specific. Wexford, Waterford, Cork and Donegal. Met eireann gets it fairly accurate. What's overblown is the reaction of some people to it.

whiskeyman · 15-12-2018 5:32pm

:pac:

Wheres Me Jumper? · 15-12-2018 5:33pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Would you not wait until the storm has actually passed through before commenting on the accuracy of the forecasts?

well i'm commenting on the CURRENT situation, which as i've said is not bad at all.
a bit of rain (which we are well used to) and a few mild gusts.

Nothing to get excited about in the slightest, but no doubt RTEs weather girls reveling in their new found celebrity status will be on Tubs or d'Arcy telling us all how awful it was.

wakka12 · 15-12-2018 5:39pm

Wheres Me Jumper? wrote: »

well where i am there is nothing to get excited about.
perhaps Met Eireann needs to be a bit more geo-specific about its' warnings, rather than issuing blanket warning for the whole country.

we get weather outside of Dublin as well you know.

They are always as geo specific as possible , weather is not an exact science its all guesswork until its actually happening, youre free to go outside and do what you want regardless of the warning anyway its a warning not a rule

I didnt go outside today and didnt even know there was a weather warning in effect but the winds sounded extreme this morning

HeidiHeidi · 15-12-2018 5:42pm

Wheres Me Jumper? wrote: »

well i'm commenting on the CURRENT situation, which as i've said is not bad at all.
a bit of rain (which we are well used to) and a few mild gusts.

Nothing to get excited about in the slightest, but no doubt RTEs weather girls reveling in their new found celebrity status will be on Tubs or d'Arcy telling us all how awful it was.

But the warnings run until 7pm, 10pm and midnight. So what's the CURRENT weather got to do with anything?

Or are you just mad to have a go at ME, which seems an awfully trendy thing to do these days for some reason?

Wheres Me Jumper? · 15-12-2018 5:43pm

wakka12 wrote: »

They are always as geo specific as possible , weather is not an exact science its all guesswork until its actually happening, youre free to go outside and do what you want regardless of the warning anyway its a warning not a rule

fair point and i do. i went for a cycle this morning as i always do on a Sat. most pleasant.
however it seems to me that there are many folk who are incapable of thinking for themselves and making a reasoned calculation of risk, so instead they take these warnings too literally, and either stay indoors and/or needlessly cancel events.

maybe the Warning should come with a warning?;)

Fr Tod Umptious · 15-12-2018 5:44pm

I think they are a very handy to use as a guide.

Kids soccer this morning was cancelled last night because of a rainfall alert.

And dead right cos it was fairly wet this morning.

Makes it much easier for people to make a call on something and plan.

Wheres Me Jumper? · 15-12-2018 5:46pm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

But the warnings run until 7pm, 10pm and midnight. So what's the CURRENT weather got to do with anything?

Or are you just mad to have a go at ME, which seems an awfully trendy thing to do these days for some reason?

no Heidi nothing personal i assure you.
we'll see what if anything happens later then...

DontThankMe · 15-12-2018 5:52pm

No don't agree with your statement I'd rather that they aired on the side of caution and give warnings that may save people's lives in the long run.

Think of it this way would you rather they gave out 10 warnings that were "overblown" and nobody was injured or killed.

OR

They were very lax in their warnings and people ended up venturing out on a journey that wouldn't have taken if there was a warning issued and end up getting killed or injured.

I'm always going to be in favour of option 1 myself.

freshpopcorn · 15-12-2018 5:53pm

This is my take on the the weather warnings.
Most of them I've found fairly accurate.
However it depends in how people react around them.
I live in North Cork and often the Coast gets the worst of it and gets hit first.
I remember during a previous weather warning which was due to hit at midday(I think). A guy posted online at about 7am telling everybody it was grand and was giving out about things being cancelled but when about midday landed the weather was fairly bad and things should have being cancelled.

Wheres Me Jumper? · 15-12-2018 5:55pm

DontThankMe wrote: »

No don't agree with your statement I'd rather that they aired on the side of caution and give warnings that may save people's lives in the long run.

Think of it this way would you rather they gave out 10 warnings that were "overblown" and nobody was injured or killed.

OR

They were very lax in their warnings and people ended up venturing out on a journey that wouldn't have taken if there was a warning issued and end up getting killed or injured.

I'm always going to in favour of option 1 myself.

well the Dept of Transport may as well give daily warnings to road users to stay at home. i can guarantee you more folk will be killed by RTAs in a week than by a year of weather.

Balanadan · 15-12-2018 5:58pm

Maybe the good people of Met Eireann are non-nationals, completely new to Ireland.

Just a heads up to anyone heading to Spain on the hollyers next summer, Orange Alert, it may be sunny.

SEPT 23 1989 · 15-12-2018 5:59pm

Issuing warnings and threats to people will get them nowhere

A bit of diplomacy is needed

martingriff · 15-12-2018 6:04pm

Wheres Me Jumper? wrote: »

well where i am there is nothing to get excited about.
perhaps Met Eireann needs to be a bit more geo-specific about its' warnings, rather than issuing blanket warning for the whole country.

we get weather outside of Dublin as well you know.

I was driving from limerick to Ennis today trust me nothing overblown about the warnings

dxhound2005 · 15-12-2018 6:06pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Issuing warnings and threats to people will get them nowhere

A bit of diplomacy is needed

Or lifeguards when they go for a swim.

whisky_galore · 15-12-2018 6:08pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Issuing warnings and threats to people will get them nowhere

A bit of diplomacy is needed

Where are they issuing threats?

Ubbquittious · 15-12-2018 6:09pm

What annoys me the most is all these bloody small craft warnings. Havn't been able to use my small craft for months as a result

Wheres Me Jumper? · 15-12-2018 6:09pm

martingriff wrote: »

I was driving from limerick to Ennis today trust me nothing overblown about the warnings

i do think the bottom half of the country has been worst hit.

Wheres Me Jumper? · 15-12-2018 6:13pm

maybe Met Eireann need to issue a winter weather warning?

"please be careful during the winter season, as you can expect wintry weather like rain, wind, possibly hail and snow. be careful out there folks!"

Are these Weather warnings overblown?

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