Met Éireann updates warnings as winds up to 120km/h expected
Met Éireann has updated weather warnings across Ireland ahead of Storm Ashley hitting the country later this weekend.
A status-orange wind warning has been updated to include Clare and Donegal alongside Galway and Mayo, as the first named storm of the season is expected to make landfall on Sunday.
Storm Ashley is forecast to bring strong and gusty southerly winds, with damaging gusts expected as well as high tides.
The national weather agency has warned that winds of up to 120km an hour could hit parts of the country, with the possibility of coastal flooding.
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People living in counties Clare, Donegal, Galway and Mayo areas have been warned of large coastal waves, loose objects, fallen trees,…
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