Storm Lorenzo may pose a threat to life and safety in some parts of the country, the National Emergency Coordination Group has warned.
The west coast is now under a status orange wind warning, which is set to last until 6am tomorrow.
Storm Lorenzo is to cause the most havoc in counties Galway, Mayo, Clare, Kerry and Limerick - with property damaging winds of up to 130 kilometres per hour expected.
Briefing on #Lorenzo underway. We are told it may pose a threat to life and safety. People urged to check on isolated neighbours and make sure phones are charged etc pic.twitter.com/Q3jnvzrOou
— Shane Beatty (@ShaneBeattyNews) October 3, 2019
Meanwhile Met Eireann has revised its yellow wind warning, which is now due to effect Sligo and Leitrim.
A yellow rain warning remains in place for Connacht, Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal.
Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Eoghan Murphy says people in these counties should take particular care:
"A status orange warning is a serious condition. It may cause a threat to life and safety. All of the country will experience this storm".
The yellow wind warning for much of the S & E has now expired. There remains an Orange wind warning in force along the west coast - Mayo to Kerry - plus a yellow wind warning in Leitrim & Sligo and a yellow rainfall warning for many countieshttps://t.co/oOxITrsnvw#StormLorenzo pic.twitter.com/EFn7kYIuvN
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) October 3, 2019
Met Eireann's Head of Forecasting Evelyn Cusack outlines the path of storm Lorenzo:
"It's going to enter to the northwest of Donegal and Mayo and move down and exit from Wicklow across to the south Irish Sea. As it begins to move in over Ireland, it's going to rapidly decrease in intensity."
