Several Irish counties hit with warnings over ‘very strong’ Bank Holiday storm

Met Éireann has said travelling conditions could be dangerous due to the recently named storm.

Met Éireann have said that the storm, recently named by the UK Met Office, is expected to track to the northwest of Ireland through Sunday night and the Bank Holiday Monday.

An advisory was published for all of Ireland over the "wet and unseasonably windy weather" on Friday (1 August). It is scheduled to stay in effect until 1pm on Monday (4 August).

Met Éireann, however, has since also issued three Status Yellow warnings for specific counties.

One wind warning applies to Clare, Galway, Mayo and Sligo and is set to last from 2am to 1pm on Monday.

Another wind alert impacts Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim and Monaghan and is scheduled from 4am to 4pm that same day.

Both warnings read: "Storm Floris: Very strong and blustery southwest winds veering westerly, with some damaging gusts.

"Possible Impacts: Wave overtopping; dangerous travelling conditions; outdoor events may be impacted; structural damage; fallen trees, debris and loose objects; power outages."

#StormFloris⚠️Yellow Warnings

⚠️Wind Warning - Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo
⏲️Mon 02:00 to 13:00

⚠️Wind Warning - Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim
⏲️Mon 04:00 to 16:00

⚠️ Rain Warning - Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo
⏲️Mon 02:00 to 10:00

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— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) August 2, 2025

Meanwhile, another rain warning was issued for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo.

Set to last from 2am to 10am on Monday, it states: "Storm Floris: Spells of heavy rain, with a chance of thunder.

"Possible Impacts: Localised flooding, difficult travelling conditions and lightning damage."

Met Éireann forecaster Andrew Doran-Sherlock has also issued particular advice for the storm.

He said:

“As this is a Public Holiday Weekend with a large number of outdoor events and with many people going camping, etc, and with an increased usage of temporary structures such as tents, more people will be at a greater risk of exposure than would normally be the case.

"And while we are in a period of neap tides, with lowest tidal ranges of this cycle expected on Sunday and Monday, strong onshore winds and high waves may cause wave overtopping in low-lying coastal areas in the northwest and west.

"Our advice would be to pay attention to the weather forecasts and warnings issued over the weekend and take them into consideration with any plans you have. And as always, please heed the advice of local authorities.”