Storm Ellen is forming over the Atlantic fuelled by the remnants of Hurricane Kyle.
Storm Ellen is set to hit Ireland on Wednesday night with Met Éireann issuing two separate weather warnings ahead of its arrival.
A status orange wind warning is in place for Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford while the rest of Ireland is covered by a status yellow wind warning.
The orange warning will expire at 12pm on Thursday while the yellow warning is in place until midnight on Thursday.
Met Éireann has said Storm Ellen will bring unseasonably wet and stormy weather and there’s the potential of status orange warnings to be issued for every part of the country.
Due to the combination of storm surge, spring tides and onshore winds, there’s a risk of some coastal flooding while tourists are also advised to take caution in exposed locations as these areas in particular will be affected by the stormy conditions.
But there’s also a risk of inland and river flooding due to some potentially heavy and thundery downpours.
Storm Ellen is forming in the Atlantic from the remnants of Hurricane Kyle and while there’s still some uncertainty over the exact track of the storm, Met Éireann has said there’s a considerable spread in possibilities over Ireland.
While the current warnings predict the worst of the storm hitting the west and south of the country, it said there’s scenarios which could see the east bear the brunt of the storm.
With tress currently in full bloom and peak numbers on holidays in Ireland, Met Éireann said impacts could be significant with damaging winds and heavy rain.
Storm Ellen is the is the sixth named storm of the season, with five being named from the Met Éireann, UKMO and KNMI storm list of 2019/2020, and one, Storm Lorenzo, named by the National hurricane Centre.
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