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Eight counties issued yellow warnings ahead of Storm Floris

Met Éireann has issued weather warnings for eight counties ahead of Storm Floris
Met Éireann has issued weather warnings for eight counties ahead of Storm Floris

Met Éireann has issued Status Yellow weather warnings for Monday ahead of the arrival of Storm Floris.

The forecaster issued a wind warning for counties Clare, Galway, Mayo and Sligo, which is valid from 2am on Monday until 1pm later that day.

Another such alert has been announced for counties Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan and Leitrim, which is valid from 4am Monday until 4pm.

A Status Yellow rain warning will also cover counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo.

This is valid from 2am on Monday until 10am.

Met Éireann warned Storm Floris will bring "very strong and blustery southwest winds veering westerly, with some damaging gusts" alongside "spells of heavy rain, with a chance of thunder".

It cautioned the potential affects of the storm may impact outdoor events and may cause dangerous travelling conditions, structural damage, trees to fall and debris.

It also warned of the possibility of power outages, wave overtopping, lightning damage and localised flooding.

The forecaster has previously said the storm will bring "unseasonably impactful weather" tomorrow night and Monday, with people at "a greater risk of exposure" due to the large number of outdoor events scheduled.

Forecaster Andrew Doran-Sherlock said that as it is a Bank Holiday weekend with numerous outdoor events scheduled, including those that involve camping, "more people will be at a greater risk of exposure than would normally be the case".

"Our advice would be to pay attention to the weather forecasts and warnings issued over the weekend and take them into consideration with any plans you have," he said.


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His remarks come after the UK Met Office named Storm Floris - the sixth named storm of the 2024/2025 season.

It issued a yellow warning for wind for northern parts of the UK from 6am Monday to 6am Tuesday.

The warning covers Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland, north Wales and the north of England.