Rain, a lot of rain

 

Overnight, Storm Bert dropped a large volume of rain on Ireland. North of us (Donegal) and south of us (Connemara) saw massive flooding. 60,000 dwellings were without power overnight. Somehow, we in the middle were spared the worst. But we did get 37.5mm (1.5in) of rain. The strongest wind recorded was 48 km/hr. It was forecast to be worse. The grounds of Newport NS are flooded as the storm drains are inadequate in the town. At least it is mild. We went from 0C to 14C in one day. 

I'm very glad we managed to get the donkeys to shelter before Bertie arrived. They were nervous at first but seem content now. 

Met Éireann had issued two separate red weather alerts for Cork and Galway, warning of "severe flooding" and potential damage. The warnings were in place until 10 a.m. this morning and have since expired. But travel remains hazardous as trees are down and roads are flooded. A massive landslide on the road to Maam has closed the Leenane Road. Winds were gusting close to 110km/h overnight in Cork. 

The forecaster has since issued four status yellow wind warnings for Cork, Kerry, and nine other counties as Storm Bert continues to ravage the country. The warnings affect Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal.

Nevertheless, our total rainfall for November remains very low at 69.4mm compared with 170.4 LTA. Our temperature remains high despite all those days of 0C last week. 

The stormy weather will continue through Monday. The digger that was supposed to prepare the site for the donkey shed has been delayed several times by the weather.