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Severe Weather Conditions Causing Disruption In the East And South

Two status orange weather warnings are in operation this afternoon. A rain alert is in place for Wat...
Ben Finnegan
Ben Finnegan

2:43 PM - 19 Oct 2022



Severe Weather Conditions Caus...

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Severe Weather Conditions Causing Disruption In the East And South

Ben Finnegan
Ben Finnegan

2:43 PM - 19 Oct 2022



Two status orange weather warnings are in operation this afternoon.

A rain alert is in place for Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow until midnight, while a thunderstorm warning is operating in Dublin, Kildare, Louth and Meath until 5pm.

 

Met Eireann is forecasting very heavy rain and intense lightning strikes in these areas.

A status yellow rainfall warning is operating in 13 counties until tonight.

 

There's smoke coming from a wind turbine in the Irish Sea.

There are unconfirmed reports it may have been hit by lightning strikes off the coast of Dublin and Wicklow.

 

The offshore wind farm is managed by GE Renewables.

In a statement, GE Renewables said, "“An offshore wind turbine event has been reported on October 19th, 2022, at the Arklow Bank Offshore Windfarm located in the Irish Sea.

"There were no injuries.

"The Coast Guard has been notified.

"Once weather conditions permit and we can access the site safely, we will start working to determine the root cause of this event.”



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