The entirety of Ireland has been issued wind warnings.
Yesterday (Friday, 18 October), JOE reported that all of Ireland had been hit with wind weather warnings as Storm Ashley is set to batter the country this weekend.
Ahead of Ashley’s arrival, Met Éireann has said conditions will turn “very wet and windy” on Saturday night and during Sunday.
“Storm Ashley will affect Ireland on Sunday with the peak winds occurring very early in the morning, and again during the afternoon and evening,” its current forecast reads.
“Heavy rain will clear northeastwards during the morning with sunshine and scattered blustery showers following. More persistent rain will feed into western and northern areas later with isolated thunderstorms and spot flooding possible.
“Strong to gale force southwest winds will bring the potential for some disruption, especially in Atlantic coastal areas, with storm force winds off the west and northwest coasts. Coastal flooding is likely due to very high tides.”
As such, the Irish meteorological service has extended its Status Orange wind warning to now include the counties Clare, Donegal, Galway and Mayo.
It is scheduled to take effect from midday to 9pm on Sunday.
Update ⚠️
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) October 19, 2024
Status Orange – Wind warning for Clare, Donegal, Galway, Mayo🌬️🌬️
Valid: 12:00 Sunday 20/10/2024 to 21:00 Sunday 20/10/2024
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“Storm Ashley will bring very strong and gusty south to southwest winds, coupled with high spring tides,” it reads.
As for the storm’s impact on these counties, Met Éireann lists:
- Coastal flooding
- Large coastal waves
- Loose objects displaced
- Fallen trees
- Very difficult travelling conditions, dangerous conditions at sea
- Damage to power lines, power outages
- Damage to already weakened structures
A Status Yellow wind warning for all of the Republic of Ireland has been published as well and is set to take effect from 12am on Sunday to 3am on Monday.
“Possible impacts: Coastal flooding, large coastal waves, some fallen trees [and] branches, difficult travelling conditions, debris [and] loose objects displaced,” it reads.
Update⚠️
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) October 19, 2024
Status Yellow – Wind warning for Ireland
Storm Ashley will bring strong and gusty south to southwest winds, coupled with high spring tides.
Valid: 00:00 Sunday 20/10/2024 to 03:00 Monday 21/10/2024
More here https://t.co/t2JoveRUyC pic.twitter.com/BmtrOXFWPJ
Another Status Yellow rain warning has been put out as well, specifically for the counties of Carlow, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow.
Warning of potential “spot flooding” and “travel disruption”, it is set to be valid from 12am to 9am on Sunday.
⚠️Status Yellow – Rain warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, Waterford
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) October 19, 2024
Storm Ashley will bring heavy rain for a time.🌧️
Possible Impacts:
• Spot flooding🌊
• Travel disruption🚗🚴♀️🚶♂️
Valid: 00:00 Sunday 20/10/2024 to 09:00 Sunday 20/10/2024 pic.twitter.com/NCrlpcliV5
The UK Met Office, meanwhile, has issued a Yellow wind warning for Northern Ireland, which is scheduled for between 3am to midnight on Sunday.
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