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11th Jan 2023

Weather warning issued for entire country as power outages possible

Stephen Porzio

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There may also be travel disruption.

Met Éireann has issued a new Status Yellow wind warning for all of Ireland, stating that conditions may lead to “power outages”.

Issued on Wednesday afternoon (11 January), the alert will be valid from 5am on Thursday until 2am on Friday.

“Westerly winds will be very strong and gusty from Thursday morning in the west at first, progressing eastwards from the afternoon, with particularly strong wind gusts especially around coasts and high ground in the northwest,” the warning reads.

In terms of the possible impacts of the winds, Met Éireann listed “power outages” and “travel disruption”.

This warning follows an already issued Status Yellow wind and rain warning for the province of Munster.

Set to take effect from 6pm on Wednesday until midnight, it reads: “Becoming very windy on Wednesday evening and night with heavy rain.

“Possible spot flooding. Strong westerly winds with gusts of 90 to 110 km/h.”

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