10-12-2017, 05:09 AM | #1 | |
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Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ophelia expected to hit... Ireland and the UK?
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http://www.independent.ie/irish-news...-36219992.html |
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10-12-2017, 08:10 AM | #2 |
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So my wannabe Oprah Winfrey meme continues... "And you get a hurricane! You get a hurricane! Everyone gets a hurricane!"
Although the ocean temps in the northern Atlantic should likely weaken this one a lot before it ever gets there. The amount of rain might still suck though, so hope that doesn't cause too many issues. |
10-12-2017, 10:43 AM | #3 |
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From my understanding, they do get hurricanes on occasion.
Just not as frequently as they get them in the US tropical zone.
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10-12-2017, 10:54 AM | #4 |
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Whenever the US gets a hurricane, we end up getting it's leftovers.
We do get a lot of big storms, so it's probably going to be same sort of storm we normally get, like the usual flooding, bit of damage, travel disruption and flying trampolines. It will probably end up being renamed storm Caroline. https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/barometer/uk-storm-centre Looks like it's only going to hit Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Northern England, so it probably won't hit here. We had a hurricane in 1987, which did a lot of damage, funny enough it's actually it's 30th anniversary this week (15th, 16th Oct).
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10-13-2017, 03:09 AM | #6 |
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Well, this is the first I've heard of it actually. Ophelia is rather appropriate, an American ex-girlfriend would probably get a laugh, it was her nickname in high school (yes, after the Hamlet character). Pity it's not her visiting the UK heh.
Odd fact, the UK actually gets more tornadoes each year than the US per unit land mass area. Just we don't really get the devastating ones at all.
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10-14-2017, 09:21 AM | #7 |
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https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2017...helia-passing/
I guess we should be prepared for the worst, though it shouldn’t be as bad as other hurricanes once it reaches here.
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10-14-2017, 12:24 PM | #8 |
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It won't hit here... but we will feel soem of its aftereffects. This weekend is gonna be pretty hot, but Monday to Wednesday will be filled with rain and thunderstorms, it appears. I guess summer weather will finally be over here.
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