Met Eireann issues a range of Storm Floris weather warnings across the country
While the UK Met Office officially named Storm Floris yesterday, the Irish national forecaster waited until today to issue its weather warnings ahead of a wet and windy start to the week ahead.
Status Yellow wind and rain warnings have been issued for several counties as the impacts of Storm Floris are felt across the country.
A Status Yellow wind warning has been issued for Clare, Galway, Mayo and Sligo as very strong and blustery southwest winds will veer westerly and bring some damaging gusts. This wind warning is valid from 2am on Monday to 1pm on Monday.
During this time, the possible impacts include dangerous travelling conditions, outdoor events being impacted, structural damage, fallen trees and debris, power outages and wave overtopping.
A separate Status Yellow rain warning has been issued for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. This comes into effect at 2am on Monday and will expire eight hours later. Met Eireann anticipates spells of heavy rain, with a chance of thunder. Local flooding and lightning damage are possible.
Another Status Yellow wind warning will be in effect for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan and Leitrim as a result of Storm Floris for a 12-hour period from 4am on Monday morning.
"Storm Floris will bring a spell of wet and unseasonably windy weather, particularly for northwestern areas, through Sunday night and into Monday," a Met Eireann spokesperson said.
"As this is a Public Holiday Weekend with a large number of outdoor events and with many people going camping, etc, and with an increased usage of temporary structures such as tents, more people will be at a greater risk of exposure than would normally be the case. And while we are in a period of neap tides, with lowest tidal ranges of this cycle expected on Sunday and Monday, strong onshore winds and high waves may cause wave overtopping in low-lying coastal areas in the northwest and west.
"Our advice would be to pay attention to the weather forecasts and warnings issued over the weekend and take them into consideration with any plans you have. And as always, please heed the advice of local authorities."
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