Good morning,
Met Éireann updated its alerts at 5am.
The Status Red wind warning for east Galway and Roscommon has been extended until 7am.
The Status Red wind warning for Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Louth, Meath, Wicklow, Offaly and Westmeath has been extended until 9am.
In both areas the warnings of possible inpacts are:
– Damage to exposed and vulnerable structures
– Disruption to services and transport
– Significant power outages
– Fallen trees/branches
‘Red’ is the highest level of warning under Met Éireann’s storm alert system.
Status Orange warnings will be in place in the following counties until 10am:
Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wicklow, Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Galway, Roscommon.
The UK Met Office has also issued a similar warning – an Amber one – for Armagh and Down.
A Yellow Warning applies across the rest of Ireland – the North and the Republic – until this afternoon.