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These are the strongest winds recorded around Ireland on Wednesday morning

Published 09:21 19 Sept 2018 BST

Updated 10:09 19 Sept 2018 BST

Rory Cashin
These are the strongest winds recorded around Ireland on Wednesday morning

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Storm Ali brought gusts of over 140km/h to parts of the country.

Wednesday morning has already brought its fair share of Storm Ali related news, from multiple flights at different airports around the country being delayed or cancelled outright, to the delay for the kick-off of the National Ploughing Championships. There has also been an increased weather warning issued for coastal areas around Ireland, and over 55,000 people have been left without power. This morning, Met Éireann measured and recorded the strongest gusts around the country, and as of 8.30am, parts of Galway were affected by winds of over 140km/h. Here are the strongest winds around the country, measured in km/h: 143 Mace Head (Galway) 124 Newport (Mayo) 107 Belmullet 106 Claremorris 106 Valentia 104 Roches Point (Cork) 96 Athenry Additionally, they have also measured the strongest gusts at the airports around the country (which explains the delayed and cancelled flights), and they measured as follows: 91 Cork 89 Casement 87 Shannon 85 Dublin 83 Knock For updates on weather conditions, throughout the day, stay tuned to the Met Éireann Twitter page.

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These are the strongest winds recorded around Ireland on Wednesday morning