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Storm Herminia - Status Yellow Weather Warnings Across Ireland

By Gary Brennan
1 day ago
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Ireland is set to be battered again as the Spanish storm Herminia hits the country.

A status yellow wind warning is in effect from until 6 o'clock tonight for most of the country.

Cork, Kerry and Waterford will remain under the warning until Monday morning.

Very strong winds and heavy downpours can be expected in most areas.

Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo had been under a Status Yellow alert for snow and ice since 8pm last night, and this elapsed at 9am this morning.

Todays alert will remain in place until 5pm this evening and Met Éireann advises that heavy downpours of rain may lead to spot flooding.

And at 6am this morning, all of Munster came under a Status Yellow alert for wind, with Met Éireann warning that strong and gusty winds may further damage structures and trees that have been weakened by Storm Éowyn.

This alert across Munster will remain in place until 12pm.

Then at 9am, Carlow, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow also came under a Status Yellow wind warning, which will remain in place until 3pm this afternoon.

There are more wind alerts to follow, with a Status Yellow warning in place across Donegal, Leitrim, Louth, Mayo, Meath ad Sligo from 11am to 6pm.

And then much later tonight, at 11pm, Cork, Kerry and Waterford will come under a Status Yellow wind alert, which will remain in place until 6am tomorrow.

Meanwhile, all of the North remains under a Status Yellow warning for snow and ice until 10am this morning, and at 10am, a Status Yellow wind warning will then take effect until 7pm this evening.

Aftermath Of Storm Éowyn

There are approximately 340,000 customers across the country without power this morning following Storm Éowyn.

That's down from a peak of 768,000.

ESB Networks says it has restored power to 428,000 homes, farms and businesses since Friday, and crews will be back out again at first light this morning.

The National Emergency Co-ordination Group is due to meet again this afternoon, to assess the situation.

And yesterday morning, Uisce Éireann said around 217,000 people were without a water supply, and 300,000 more were at risk.

Minister for Housing James Browne has said that financial support will be made available to families and businesses and that government ministers will work together to see what supports are needed for those affected.

“Supports will be put in place,” he told RTÉ yesterday.

“What exactly they are will be assessed over the coming days and get them out as quickly as possible.”

He also urged people to exercise caution in the coming days while repair work continues, as a number of weather warnings remain in place.

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