Orange wind warnings issued across 10 counties
An orange wind warning has been issued for 10 counties across the country over the coming days.
Met Éireann issued status orange wind warnings for counties Kerry, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow, as Storm Darragh is set to hit.
The storm, named by the UK Met Office, is expected to move east across Ireland and the UK from the Atlantic on Friday night and into Saturday.
A status yellow wind warning had previously been issued for the counties of Clare, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo from 1pm to 4pm on Thursday, but that has been extended to 9pm.
Co Kerry will also be under a status yellow wind warning from midday Thursday until 6pm.
The orange warning first comes into effect for the counties of Kerry, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal, starting at 10pm on Friday until 9am on Saturday.
The counties of Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow will also be under a status orange wind warning from midnight on Saturday until…
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