Met Eireann issues a rare Status Red weather warning as Storm Eowyn, with destructive winds exceeding 130km/h, is set to hit Ireland. The storm is expected to cause widespread damage, power outages, travel disruptions, and potential danger to life.
Met Eireann has issued a severe warning to Irish households, urging them to prepare for what is predicted to be one of the worst storms to hit the country in years. Storm Eowyn is currently developing in the Atlantic and is expected to make landfall in Ireland on Thursday night. It is characterized as a multi-hazard event with the potential to cause extensive damage. Severe and destructive winds exceeding 130km/h are forecast to wreak havoc throughout Friday morning and afternoon.
These gusts will be accompanied by torrential rain and even snow in some regions, before the system eventually clears on Friday night. A rare Status Red weather warning has been extended to the entire country, coming into effect at various times, starting from 2am on Friday. A detailed timeline can be found at the end of this article. In anticipation of the storm, the national forecaster has urged households to ensure their mobile phones are fully charged. It warned: 'The Electricity network is expected to be severely impacted, the public are advised to prepare for the arrival of the storm including ensuring their mobile phone is fully charged to enable communication.' The winds associated with Storm Eowyn are deemed potentially life-threatening. Therefore, everyone is advised to remain at home for the duration of the storm if possible. Met Eireann added: 'This level of winds have the potential to pose a threat to life and property, so the public is advised to shelter in place under any red level warning, and limit travel to essential only and shelter in place as much as possible under any orange warning, as there will be extremely dangerous travelling conditions, fallen trees, and power outages expected broadly.'The weather service has outlined the following risks that everyone should be prepared for: Storm Eowyn timeline 9pm Thursday to 3am Friday - Status Yellow rain warning for Cork, Kerry and Waterford The warning states: 'Heavy rain leading to localized flooding.' 2am Friday to 10am Friday - Status Red wind warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford The warning states: 'Storm Éowyn: Gale to storm force southerly winds becoming westerly will bring severe, damaging and extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h. Impacts include danger to life, extremely dangerous travelling conditions, unsafe working conditions, disruption and cancellations to transport, many fallen trees, significant and widespread power outages, impacts to communications networks, cancellation of events, structural damage, wave overtopping, and coastal flooding in low-lying and exposed areas.' 2am Friday until 5pm Friday - Status Orange wind warning for Ireland The warning states: 'Storm Éowyn: Gale force southerly winds becoming westerly will bring severe, damaging and destructive gusts of up to 130km/h widely, with even higher gusts for a time. Impacts include fallen trees, damage to power lines and power outages, structural damage, very difficult travelling conditions, disruption and cancellations to transport and wave overtopping.' 3am Friday to 12noon Friday - Status Red wind warning for Clare and Galway The warning states: 'Storm Éowyn: Gale to storm force southerly winds becoming westerly will bring severe, damaging and extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h. Impacts include danger to life, extremely dangerous travelling conditions, unsafe working conditions, disruption and cancellations to transport, many fallen trees, significant and widespread power outages, impacts to communications networks, cancellation of events, structural damage, wave overtopping, and coastal flooding in low-lying and exposed areas.' 4am Friday to 12noon Friday - Status Red wind warning for Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo The warning states: 'Storm Éowyn: Gale to storm force southerly winds becoming westerly will bring severe, damaging and extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h. Impacts include danger to life, extremely dangerous travelling conditions, unsafe working conditions, disruption and cancellations to transport, many fallen trees, significant and widespread power outages, impacts to communications networks, cancellation of events, structural damage, wave overtopping, and coastal flooding in low-lying and exposed areas.' 6am Friday to 12noon Friday - Status Red wind warning for Cavan, Monaghan, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wicklow, Roscommon and Tipperary The warning states: 'Storm Éowyn: Gale to storm force southerly winds becoming westerly will bring severe, damaging and extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h. Impacts include danger to life, extremely dangerous travelling conditions, unsafe working conditions, disruption and cancellations to transport, many fallen trees, significant and widespread power outages, impacts to communications networks, cancellation of events, structural damage, wave overtopping, and coastal flooding in low-lying and exposed areas.
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