Madness.
Today Met Éireann announced that the status red warning is now in place until 6pm across Munster, Leinster and Galway.
STATUS RED
Snow-ice Warning for Munster, Leinster and Galway
Valid: Friday 02 March 06:00 to Friday 02 March 18:00See https://t.co/9BeK3UcAwO for details pic.twitter.com/FElMvoRI5h
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) March 2, 2018
And although this is in place, we have been told that the height of the blizzard has now “passed” through Ireland, the advice to stay indoors has been withdrawn and we are to start seeing improvements from this evening onwards.
However, last night, in the height of the blizzard, Dublin Airport shared some eerie footage of just how bad the snow storm was throughout the grounds of the airport.
Scary stuff.
So this is what a ‘Red Alert for heavy snowfall’ actually looks like @DublinAirport. We’ll have further updates in the morning. Stay safe. #StormEmma #BeastFromTheEast #Snow pic.twitter.com/ENajr7xaFX
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) March 2, 2018
They also then shared this video of the teams working hard last night in an effort to clear the runways and taxi lanes to get the airport back up and running.
Our snow crews are working through the night to clear the runway, taxiways & other areas. #BeastFromTheEast #StormEmma pic.twitter.com/Cs10m2XWHt
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) March 1, 2018
All flights in and out of Dublin airport have been suspended until Saturday morning and you can receive more information and help via the link in this tweet.
Due to the Red Alert for very heavy snow, all airlines @DublinAirport have suspended flights until SAT am. Please check with your airline re your flight. Our snow crews continue to work 24/7. More here https://t.co/Zx2eyHrA2e #StormEmma #BeastFromTheEast #Sneachta pic.twitter.com/2HBqaHyrTU
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) March 1, 2018
Photo credit – Dublin Airport.