Urgent ‘do not use' Storm Floris warning for Irish parents over bank holiday as bouncy castle & playground risk revealed
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Storm Floris will hit Ireland from around 2am on Monday morning
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And the HSE has now issued a bouncy castle alert to Irish parents
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The northwest looks set to be worst-hit, with the storm expected to track there through Sunday night and Monday morning, before tracking over Scotland.
Met Eireann warned the public to expect "dangerous travelling conditions, outdoor events may be impacted, structural damage, fallen trees, debris and loose objects, power outages and wave overtopping".
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Health bosses urged that they should never be used in storms, strong winds or heavy rain.
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Playground equipment is also off-limits in these
They said: "Make sure a bouncy castle is installed by an expert. Follow their instructions for its use.
"Do not use a bouncy castle in bad weather. This includes during strong winds, storms or heavy rain.
"Keep the area around the bouncy castle clear in case a child jumps or falls off. Watch bigger children around smaller children - they could knock them over."
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If you're using a bouncy castle in better weather, make sure it's set up by a professional and follow all their
And even when it's dry, the HSE says children should never be left alone on play equipment.
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Weather chiefs warned Storm Floris will bring "very strong and blustery southwest winds veering westerly, with some damaging gusts".
A yellow wind warning for Clare,
Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo will be on alert for heavy rain and potential lightning damage from 2am until 10am on Monday.
And Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan and Leitrim will be under a slightly later Status Yellow wind warning, in place from 4am on Monday.
Met Eireann yesterday urged the public to take extreme care due to the latest major weather event striking over the August bank holiday weekend.
'Take extreme care'
They said "an unusually strong jet stream for the time of year will carry the system towards Ireland through the weekend, with the storm deepening rapidly".
Forecaster Andrew Doran-Sherlock said: "Storm Floris will bring a spell of wet and unseasonably windy weather, particularly for northwestern areas, through Sunday night and into Monday.
"However, there is still some uncertainty in the details so the full impacts of the system cannot yet be determined.
"By Saturday though, the event will be within the range of our high-resolution DINI forecasting model and warnings will be issued.'
Meteorologist Holly O'Neill said Saturday's weather will be mainly dry before the
She said: "Our bank holiday weekend is looking to bring some mixed weather over the next few days but a good amount of dry spells and some rain at times.
"The most impactful of our weather will be over Sunday night and into Monday morning, when Storm Floris tracks to the north of Ireland, bringing rather wet and windy weather which will make for some difficult travelling conditions at times for people, particularly in the north and northwest so please take care.
"Saturday is looking to be mostly dry across the country with plenty of sunny spells, the best of which will be over the eastern half of the country while it will be cloudier further west.
"For the afternoon and evening, rain and drizzle will move across west and northwest counties with highs of 17C to 23C, the warmest of those again being in the east in just light to moderate southwest winds."
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