Met Eireann will be monitoring Storm Éowyn closely as the fifth storm of the season makes its way to Ireland later this week, with damaging gusts and heavy rainfall on the cards
Met Eireann will be monitoring Storm Éowyn closely as the fifth storm of the season makes its way to Ireland later this week, with damaging gusts and heavy rainfall on the cardsStorm Éowyn arrives in Ireland later this week and could be the "worst storm we have seen in years", according to one weather expert.
Liz Coleman, Deputy Head of Forecasting at Met Eireann, says: "Storm Éowyn will bring wet and very windy conditions on Friday, especially in the west and northwest. The very strong southwest winds with damaging gusts will start to be felt late on Thursday and will cause dangerous travelling conditions on Friday, with the likelihood of trees down and potentially power outages. Wave overtopping is also expected at high tide.
He added that it is likely that the number of people who will lose power will top the 385,000 figure from Storm Ophelia in 2017.Schools, creches and colleges are confirmed to close on Friday in the counties hit by a Status Red weather warning due to Storm Éowyn. Carlow Weather posted on X: "That high resolution AROME model out to 9am shows gusts I’ve never seen this model show before for Ireland and this model is one of the best there is for Ireland. Anyone saying this is just another storm is in for a rude awakening. This will be an historic storm."
Met Eireann warns: "Gale force southerly winds becoming westerly will bring severe, damaging and destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h"The warning will come into force at 2am on Friday January 24 and will remain in place until 5pm later that day.
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