Counties in the west of the country were the first to be affected.
Storm Brian has arrived in Ireland and is already making an impact in the west of the country, with incidents of spot flooding reported in number of counties.
Met Éireann reported that the centre of Storm Brian was located over east Galway at approximately 8am on Saturday morning; Galway was one of a number of counties to have reported spot flooding as a result of inclement weather conditions in the last 24 hours.
The centre of #StormBrian is now over east Galway.
Note the rotation in the radar swirl over Ireland. pic.twitter.com/elv36w082c— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) October 21, 2017
STATUS ORANGE weather alert in place for County #Clare
Details – https://t.co/S5Qfynwis7#staysafe #StormBrian pic.twitter.com/dIfG2LF2Qb
— Clare County Council (@ClareCoCo) October 21, 2017
Merchant's Quay plaza, #Limerick Courthouse Potato Market flooded. Water is receding very slowly #StormBrian pic.twitter.com/qkurlXt2hm
— Limerick Council – Comhairle Luimnigh (@LimerickCouncil) October 21, 2017
Waiting for high tide at O'Callaghan Strand. Road is flooded @LimerickFire @LimLive95fm @Limerick_Leader pic.twitter.com/wbvhKlaXvU
— Limerick Council – Comhairle Luimnigh (@LimerickCouncil) October 21, 2017
Flood Defences working along city quays in #Limerick. High Tide was 8.08. Very windy from SW. Stay safe #StormBrian @rtenews @3NewsIreland pic.twitter.com/Jzw8RX2nKB
— Limerick Council – Comhairle Luimnigh (@LimerickCouncil) October 21, 2017
Motorists advised to drive with caution this morning 21st Oct due to significant surface water & spot flooding on roads throughout #Galway pic.twitter.com/bRz4iaXYfX
— Galway County Council (@GalwayCoCo) October 21, 2017
Some localised spot flooding and trees down in a few locations this morning. Please travel with extreme care if you're out #StormBrian
— Kerry County Council – Comhairle Contae Chiarraí (@countykerry) October 21, 2017
Public urged to exercise caution in coastal areas due to high winds. Cork County Council 24 hour Incident line open at 021 4800048.
— Cork County Council (@Corkcoco) October 21, 2017
The Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience and Fota Island Wildlife Park are amongst a number of tourist attractions to have closed a result.
The Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience will be closed to the public during Saturday due to #StormBrian #clare https://t.co/S5Qfynwis7 pic.twitter.com/Olul8mEEz4
— Clare County Council (@ClareCoCo) October 21, 2017
Three-hour forecast maps for Storm Brian are available on the Met Éireann website here.
3 Hour Forecast Maps from our website at https://t.co/bepeaeN2oy pic.twitter.com/1xSkwex8wl
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) October 21, 2017
A status orange wind warning will remain in place for the coasts of seven counties – Mayo, Galway, Clare, Kerry, Cork, Waterford and Wexford – until 10pm on Saturday night, with gusts of up to 130km/h expected in places before winds ease to yellow level warning on Saturday evening.
A status yellow wind warning is also in place for the remaining 19 counties in the Republic of Ireland until 10pm on Saturday night, while 10 counties – Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford – have been issued with a status yellow rainfall warning that is in effect until 9pm on Saturday.
The ESB, meanwhile, revealed that it restored power for a further 8,000 customers on Friday evening, with work continuing on the remaining 29,000 customers left without power following ex-Hurricane Ophelia on Monday.
Our crews have restored a further 8k customers this evening, work continues to restore remaining 29k customers.Apologies. #staysafe #Opehlia pic.twitter.com/Wsr2SpfxMX
— ESB Networks (@ESBNetworks) October 20, 2017
Main image via Twitter/Met Éireann
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