25/04/2019

Weekend Weather Warnings As Storm Hannah Brings High Winds

Met Éireann has issued status orange and yellow weather warnings for the weekend as Storm Hannah moves in.

People are being urged to prepare for possible disruption and power outages from Friday afternoon.

A status orange warning for wind will be in place for counties Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick from 4pm tomorrow through to the early hours of Saturday morning.

Southernly winds are expected to reach speeds of 80 km/h.

The rest of the province will be covered by a yellow warning from 11pm on Friday through to 9am on Saturday.



(JG/MH)

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