Yikes.
Storm Erik is making its presence known as the weekend comes into focus.
In case you missed it, two status orange weather wind warnings and a status yellow rainfall warning are in effect as increasingly intense conditions develop in the north and the west.
Met Éireann even took the time to provide a handy explainer on how and why they name storms, so check that out if you’ve ever been intrigued on that front.
Erik has arrived, then, and he’s not messing about.
Across the water, the storm caused some trouble at Heathrow Airport on Friday as a British Airways plane was forced to abort its landing at the last second due to strong winds.
Following a bit of a wobble, the aircraft managed to realign itself and take off again.
Big Jet TV captured the dramatic footage of the incident, which you can view below.
We are live now on our Elite Channel from #Heathrow and witnessed this insane #TOGA ! Well done pilot! @British_Airways #BA276 #StormErik pic.twitter.com/WMEvJ4P387
— BIG JET TV (@BigJetTVLIVE) February 8, 2019
Back on home ground, winds are expected to reach an average of between 65 and 80 kilometres per hour, with some severe or damaging gusts of 110 to 130 km/h.
An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority of Ireland have urged motorists to take extra caution on the roads.
⚠️STATUS ORANGE WEATHER WARNING⚠️
📌Donegal, Mayo, Galway
💨Southwest to west winds, mean speeds of 65-80 km/h with some severe or damaging gusts 110-130 km/h. Highest winds in exposed coastal areas (values may be exceeded at times) Very high seas with some coastal flooding pic.twitter.com/dWANIv8yuu
— RSA Ireland (@RSAIreland) February 7, 2019
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