With ‘an unprecedented storm’ expected to hit Ireland later this week, Met Éireann’s Status Red weather warning, which was issued earlier today, has been expanded to all 26 counties nationally, reports The Mirror.
The fifth named storm of the season, Storm Eowyn, is expected to hit land on Thursday, bringing with it torrential rain and extremely “powerful and disruptive winds” throughout the nation.
The forecaster warned of extremely hazardous travel conditions and structural damage when Met Eireann issued a Status Red wind warning for Clare, Cork, Kerry, and Limerick on Wednesday morning, reports The Mirror.
Now that Met Eireann has revised its red weather warning, all Irish counties are expected to be under the alert on Friday.
At 2 a.m. on Friday, a Status Red wind warning will be in force for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, and Waterford. It will last until 10 a.m. According to Met Eireann, severe, destructive, and highly destructive gusts over 130 km/h will be brought on by gale-to-storm force southerly winds turning westerly, reports The Mirror.
In the meanwhile, a third Status Red-Wind warning has been issued for Leitrim, Mayo, and Sligo, which will be in force from 4am until noon on Friday. A separate Status Red-Wind warning will be in effect for Clare and Galway starting at 3am on Friday and will last until 12pm that day.
Additionally, Donegal is under a Status Red wind warning, which will be in effect from 6 a.m. on Friday until 3 p.m. The county should prepare for severe, damaging, and highly destructive gusts over 130 km/h, according to Met Eireann, reports The Mirror.
In the meanwhile, Cavan, Monaghan, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wicklow, and Tipperary are all under a Status Red wind warning. The warning is in effect Friday from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Weather experts have warned that the nation should prepare for strong and destructive gusts in what is expected to be “an historic storm,” and Met Eireann’s Red Weather Warning means a threat to life with a high chance of damage to structures and infrastructure.
“That high resolution AROME model out to 9am shows gusts I’ve never seen this model show before for Ireland and this model is one of the best there is for Ireland<‘ said Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather in a post on X. “Anyone saying this is just another storm is in for a rude awakening. This will be an historic storm,” reports The Mirror.
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