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LAST UPDATE | 27 Feb 2020
A STATUS ORANGE wind warning has been put in place for seven counties along the western seaboard ahead of the arrival of Storm Jorge.
The orange warning for Galway, Mayo, Clare and Kerry kicks in from 6am on Saturday and for Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo at 12pm on the same day.
A Status Yellow wind warning is place for the rest of the country as a result of the approaching storm, with that warning to begin at 9am on Saturday.
The wind warning has been issued by Met Éireann which said the storm will bring “some severe winds” ranging in speeds between 65 to 80 km/h with gusts of 110 to 130 km/h.
Met Office / Twitter
Met Office / Twitter / Twitter
The forecaster adds that wind speeds could be even greater in higher or exposed areas with “an elevated risk of coastal flooding”.
A Status Yellow rainfall warning has also been issued for Munster, Connacht and Donegal.
Rainfall accumulations of 20 to 30mm are expected tomorrow and Saturday. However, there will be 40 to 50mm accumulations in parts of Kerry, with a continuing risk of flooding due to already saturated ground and elevated river levels.
This warning kicks in at midnight and will remain valid until midnight on Saturday.
AA Roadwatch as said ice has been reported in Donegal, particularly on local roads around Letterkenny, and around Carrick-on-Shannon in Leitrim.
“Slow down and leave yourself extra room to brake,” it said.
Flooding is also lingering in some parts of Tipperary, Roscommon and Galway.
AA Roadwatch is warning: “Never drive through floodwater unless you’re sure it’s not too deep for your car.”
With reporting by Hayley Halpin
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Weekend number 4 (in a row) with weather warnings in place
@Jennie: It’s the middle of winter
@Luap: The end of, technically ;)
@Luap: it’s bloody well not it’s the start of Spring
@Luap: it’s spring in 2 days. SMH
@Jennie: My lycra needs me
@Peter Cavey: Spring starts 20th March.
Spring is 1st of February
@Who cares?: we need a poll on this the journal hasn’t done one in ages
@Peter Cavey: Sorry lads put the knickers back on. It’s winter. Maybe not the middle but it’s winter.
@Pat Lonergan: the coldest months of the year are December, January and February. According to Met Éireann they are the winter months.
@Who cares?: Is this what you learned in primary school? I was the same but Spring in the northern hemisphere begins on the 20th of March.
@FlyingDogThing: so summer starts 20th June?
@Radioska: Yes. Google it.
How did we get from Dennis to Jorge so fast?
@Dave Allman: It was named by Portugal or Spain, usually if another country get in before Ireland or UK the first name attached sticks.
@Dave Allman: the Spanish met service named it.
@Dave Allman: sure Ellen flew by last week
@Paul Creaven: In that case it doesn’t count. It’s not our storm. Looks like I’ll be cutting the grass after all. Happy Days
@Dave Allman: Whatever it is, it should not be called Jorge here as the names are decided in advance! https://www.met.ie/storm-names-announced-for-2019-20
@Dave Allman: does that mean its pronounced ‘horhay’ or something?
@Richie Kennedy: I don’t see Spain on the list of ‘Naming Partners’.
Although someone should really sort this out as when Denis went through it was called something different in Germany and different again in Norway.
A recipe for confusion.
@Vic’s Burd: yeah but it was jellan before it reached ireland
Storm warning fatigue
@Marcas Ivarsonn: more regular than the post man
@Marcas Ivarsonn: Met Éireann should issue non-storm warnings whenever there is calm weather. It would save a lot of work and we can just assume it is stormy otherwise.
@Bramley Hawthorne: weather permitting
You’re starting to piss me off now storms! Every weekend, how am I suppsed to get out on the motorbike!
@Keith O’Sullivan: stay off it until end of March
@Keith O’Sullivan: i hear you rally on in wexford i wonder how many tents will blow away this time
Ah for feck sake as soon as they started naming them… Can they not just say it’s a bit of wind.
@Twitruser2020: You are so right. I also don’t need to be on first names with these storms. A ‘windy day ahead’ report will do me perfectly.
I’m stormed out TBH.
Thought Ellen was next on the list
@Shane Fleming: she did – last week
@Shane Fleming: Jorge jumped the queue. Ellen, Francis and the rest of the guys are furious.
@Shane Fleming: where did Fred go?
@Shane Fleming: It is next on the list. Whatever it is, it should not be called Jorge here as the names are decided in advance! https://www.met.ie/storm-names-announced-for-2019-20
@Richie Kennedy: Did you read that link yourself??
@Richie Kennedy: Read the third paragraph of the main body of text: “Once a storm is named by a National MET Service globally, that name is retained if the storm moves into our waters”. You should really read the content of the links you post, makes it less embarrassing.
Lousy Smarch weather!!
Well they make good dosh for calling themselves the “Wild Atlantic Way” over on that side of the Island, so I can’t see why they should not live out that brand authentically.
May as well call this time of year the storm season. We’ll run out of letters eventually.
Stomzy really caught the zeitgeist this winter!
How do we pronounce it so, ‘HORHEY’ be it?
@Shamey: that’s the correct pronunciation Shamey.
@banana man: Hurray banana man
Who can I send a keyboard warrior email to complaining that a storm named Declan has been bypassed once again. Scrimination Boss !! I never know once a name is used, it is retired, never to be used again. Lists on wiki. I live in hope.
And we’re moving house on Saturday
Oh No…..
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