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23rd Jan 2025

These are the exact times Storm Éowyn is set to hit each county in Ireland

Stephen Porzio

It’s what everyone will be wondering today ahead of the ‘worst in years’ storm.

Storm Éowyn is set to hit Ireland tonight (Thursday, 23 January) and, in an extremely rare event, all 32 counties have been issued Status Red wind warnings.

Met Éireann has said that there will be gale to storm force winds with “extreme, damaging and destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h”.

As for the impact the storm will have, a list from the Irish meteorological service includes the following:

“Danger to life, extremely dangerous travelling conditions, unsafe working conditions, disruption and cancellations to transport, many fallen trees, significant and widespread power outages, and coastal flooding in low-lying and exposed areas.”

The Irish Government has already said that schools, early learning and childcare settings and further and higher education institutions in red-level warning areas will close for the duration of the warnings.

This is as employers in red warning areas are urged to facilitate working from home for all employees who can do so.

“Only emergency service workers should be leaving home for work, where directed by their employer,” the statement on the Government’s website reads.

Transport for Ireland has also said that public transport – including bus, tram and train services – will not be operating when the Status Red Warning is in place.

Services in the hours before and after the Red Warning takes effect are also likely to be severely impacted.

For the current estimations of what times Storm Éowyn will hit each Irish county, check out JOE’s list below – compiled from all the Met Éireann weather warnings.

Storm Éowyn Times

9pm Thursday – 5am Friday – Status Yellow Rain warning for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Wexford

12am – 4pm Friday – Status Orange Wind warning for Ireland

12am – 11.59pm Friday – Yellow Wind Warning for Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone

2am – 10am Friday – Status Red Wind warning for Carlow, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Waterford, Wexford

3am – 11am Friday – Status Red Wind warning for Clare, Galway

4am – 12pm Friday – Status Red Wind warning for Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo

6am – 11am Friday – Status Red Wind warning for Cavan, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary, Westmeath, Wicklow

6am – 9pm Friday – Amber Wind Warning for Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone

7am – 2pm Friday – Status Red Wind warning for Donegal

7am – 2pm Friday – Red Wind Warning for Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone

4pm – 11pm Friday – Status Yellow Wind warning for Donegal

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