Met Éireann have advised that Christmas decorations be well secured ahead of Storm Darragh.
Status orange wind warnings are in place until tomorrow morning across the country as the storm is set to hit Ireland.
⚠️#StormDarragh Update⚠️
Very strong & gusty northwest winds?️
Status Orange -Wind warning for Munster, Connacht
Valid: 20:00 Fri 06/12 to 10:00 Sat 07/12Status Orange - Wind warning for Leinster, Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan
Valid: 22:00 Fri 06/12 to 10:00 Sat 07/12 pic.twitter.com/ljGmeoWImK— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) December 6, 2024
Met Éireann meteorologist Linda Hughes told Newstalk Breakfast that the storm is expected to be ‘very impactful’.
“We are expecting some fallen trees, some damaged power lines,” she said.
“So, for people to just be prepared that when they are leaving tomorrow morning, if they are going travelling anywhere, that there could be some difficult travelling conditions, some disruption to travel.
“As well, I’ve seen a lot of Christmas decorations going up this week, and so, there are going to be very strong winds across the country, so just to make sure that everything is secured well before we get into the evening.”
Flooding
Ms Hughes also said that localised flooding can be expected in areas under yellow rain warnings.
“The status yellow wind warning is for all of Ireland,” she said.
“There is also a status yellow rain warning that’s for Connacht, Ulster, Clare and northern parts of Leinster that’s from 10am this morning until 10am tomorrow.
“So, there is also a rain warning in play and that is status yellow, so it’s going to be a very wet day and night, right across the country – but those [are] areas that we’re expecting from localised flooding.”
Ms Hughes warned that the most severe gusts would occur overnight.
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Main image: people walking away after taking photos of high waves at Salthill, Galway during Storm Isha, 21/01/2024. Image: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
