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Updated 5.30pm
ESB NETWORKS IS warning people to anticipate power outages in the west and northwest of the country tonight as Storm Dylan hits Ireland.
Met Éireann’s status orange weather warning remains in place for tonight as Storm Dylan skims the west coast of Ireland. Gale force winds with gusts of up to 125km p/h have been forecast in Connacht, Ulster and parts of North Leinster.
ESB networks said:
These winds may cause damage to electricity infrastructure and we can expect loss of electricity supply, particularly in coastal areas of Mayo, Sligo and Donegal. High winds are also forecast for the rest of the country.
ESB Networks crews in the Northwest are making the necessary preparations in advance of Storm Dylan tonight, with all internal resources on alert. We continually monitor the forecasts and real time events on the electricity network and will deploy our crews to restore supply. Crews from other areas of the country also stand ready to assist in any restoration effort if necessary.
The west and the northern half of the country will experience the strongest winds, but the rest of the county will also be affected.
The weather warnings will not kick in until 9pm tonight, and will then remain in place until 12pm on Sunday.
Storm Dylan will build in intensity, with the effects felt strongest from midnight, according to Met Éireann.
The counties where a status orange warning is in place are Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Longford, Louth, Westmeath, Meath, and Clare.
West to southwest winds in these areas could reach speeds of 65 to 80kmph, with potentially damaging gusts ranging from 110 to 125 km/h.
Met Éireann is also warning that high seas along the west coast bring a risk of coastal flooding into the mix.
A yellow warning is in place for Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Wicklow, Offaly, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford, and while conditions are not expected to be as severe as in other areas, wind speeds will still reach between 45 to 65km/h, gusting between 90 to 110 km/h.
The dangerous conditions will have started to ease by early afternoon tomorrow - Sunday evening is currently expected to be dry but cold and frosty.
ESB Networks is advising customers in Connacht, Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Louth, Longford, Westmeath, Meath and Clare to be prepared to be without electricity if their area is hit badly by the storm.
It also advises:
An important public safety message: If you come across fallen wires or damaged electricity network, never, ever touch or approach these as they are LIVE and extremely dangerous. Please report any damage to electricity infrastructure by calling 1850 372 999.
Customers without power can check for updates on when their fault is expected to be repaired at www.esbpowercheck.ie or on the PowerCheck App for iPhone and Android devices.
It also said that if your fault is not logged you can report it here, or if you have no internet access you can call 1850 372 999. Customers are asked to have their MPRN available to access recorded information specific to their location.
ESB Networks will also be giving updates on Twitter.
ESB Networks is reminding customers of the precautionary measures to take in the event of a power cut:
- Additional reporting Aoife Barry
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Hopefully, we can all survive this one.
Irish weather now presents so many warnings that it must have become very dangerous.
Ohh for the old days, when it was just blustery, cold and rainy. Now it’s colour coded alerts and huge precautions.
@Fiona deFreyne: Do you ever think you need a break from commenting on the journal???
@David O’Connor: spot on. Sarcastic doom and gloom merchant.
@David O’Connor: for 3 days at Christmas. Thank you for your interest.
I can at least comment on the subject of the article, a capacity which is clearly beyond you.
Thank you for all of your comments in 2017 on my inclination to comment.
@Fiona deFreyne: The only comments directed at you Tony are ones taking the piss out of you.
@Fiona deFreyne: You have the capacity to comment on weather warnings and the weather…… Pretty much the most popular topic of conversation for everyone in Ireland
@Fiona deFreyne: I find these warnings to be quite important to me personally, since I live on a boat and all. It’s good to have advance warnings so we can prepare adequately. Even if the warnings are over stated once in a while.
@David O’Connor: Hmm….I’m inclined to think Fiona de F is actually a team ? No 1 man or woman could post so quickly on so many articles ?
@gregory: Gregory Fiona De F is probably a team of journal journalists whipping up a frenzy in the comments
@gregory: Bang on…. How could someone know so much about every topic in the world, has to be a team of experts.
@Fiona deFreyne: take the warnings or don’t take them! We all have a choice?
@David O’Connor: its an algorithm
@David O’Connor: when you’ve nothing better to do than Google all day, take bits from articles and post as own comment, that’s how she/he does it…..expert mehole! Waffler more like!
@David O’Connor: Ability to comment doesn’t imply expertise. In fact, ability to comment on everything might well suggest the opposite; polymaths are rare…
@David O’Connor: Mossy’s female alter ego
@Fiona deFreyne: Good man Tony, must be nearly time for a further alter-ego, are you not getting tired of being know-all Fiona? You were better fun when you were good ‘ole know-all Tony…
@David O’Connor: ah here come the men to tell a woman to shut up. You know there is a mute button for you tender souls?
@Greased Up Deaf Guy: hello Gucci
@David O’Connor: I actually like her comments, and don’t see anything wrong with them…..what is wrong with you guys?
@Seamus Ryan: Good day sir, greetings to you and yours this festive season!
So it’s stopping at the border?How convenient
@Cathal O’hÁodhagáin: Part of the brexit negotiations deal
All these near-colliding wavy lines and streaky rainbow colours tell me that our meteorologists have done art appreciation and art history courses. Their weather charts are a mixture of expressionist and kinetic modern art styles. IMMA curators should consider an exhibition funded by the Arts Council/Comhairle Ealaion.
He will be blowin in the wind
@oliverjumelle: , No some one will give him shelter from the storm
@Pilib O Muiregan: a hard rain’s a gonna fall
@oliverjumelle: Met.ie warnings come from all along the watchtower.
@oliverjumelle: here comes the story of the hurricane
@Con O’Driscoll: Maybe the next storm will be Storm Jimi to validate that comment. As we know he was a massive Dylan fan.
Send vatadkar out in his socks. he’ll protect us
We might finally find out how many roads a man must walk down before you call him a man!
On a more serious note … if you look at the European weather warnings on met.ie, you will see that Israel has very quietly joined Europe while Lebanon and Syria, which are closer, are barred. Can one of our underemployed MEP’s please nudge the Apartheid Theocracy back to the Middle East and oblige.
@Denis McClean: It won’t be long before Israel is a full member of the EU, this will be facilitated by European guilt of countries like Germany, Austria etc and good friends like Israel. In fact I am surprised they have not actually joined NATO.
@Con O’Driscoll: lol christ was a Palestinian! Not an Israeli
Great.let s go surfing
Time to take in the garden chairs so.
With the impending arrival of Storm Dylan, “A Hard Days Rain’s a-Gonna Fall” while we are all “Blowin’ in the Wind.” So listen to Met Eireann’s (National Weather Service) advice; Take “Shelter from the storm” in case it turns into a “Hurricane”. Say a prayer that “Maggie’s Farm” survives and when “Highway 61 is Revisited,” hope it isn’t closed due to flooding.
I’ll get me coat.
No it won’t. Just like the rest of the warnings a proportion of the country will.
They should only issue weather warnings on weekdays
Damm fine geal and their weather policy, what we need is garlic man to fix this mess, repeal the 13th etcetera
Feeling sick to my stomach thinking about power outages after 6 days with no power after Ophelia. Hope everyone fares ok through the wind and storm!!!
@Seeking Truth: its not a Storm it’s a gale
Fresh Gale to Strong Gale 65-85kph winds as forecast above
Just get through and get lost. things to do tommorrow
Another weather warning? Dreading possibly having to pick up the bins!
Another storm? We have them all the time! We live a on the edge of the Atlantic!
Another poor excuse for ESB networks to issue warnings of power cuts….. Can they not secure our network from common weather occur ancestors like wind? And storms?
Wait and see more trees will be chopped down as a result.. Totally un-necessary… With health safety excuse. We need the shelter and Carbon storage they provide.
Storm!??
The forecast above is for 65-85koh winds…. This is beaufort scale force 8 to 9. Which is Fresh Gale to Strong Gale…. Not a Storm!
Let’s not lose the plot!
Why can’t the Esb secure supply in a gale? On the West Coast gales are very common.
Gusts of 130kph are forecast and judging by the sound of them on my roof I’m going downstairs.
Bit of wind and rain as usual typical wintry day in ireland no need to panic
What storm
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