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Status Yellow wind warnings issued for 11 coastal counties

Difficult travelling conditions are expected as well as fallen trees and branches, and some wave overtopping
Difficult travelling conditions are expected as well as fallen trees and branches, and some wave overtopping

Met Éireann issued two Status Yellow wind alerts for a number of coastal counties today and warned of the potential for difficult travel conditions.

The first warning for counties Clare, Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Galway, Wexford and Wicklow came into effect at 2pm and expired at 8pm.

A second warning for counties Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo came into effect at 4pm and will remain in place until midnight.

Met Éireann said it would be very windy with strong and gusty south-to-southwest winds as well as gales or strong gales near coasts.

It said this carried potential impacts of wave overtopping, loose objects being displaced, some fallen trees and branches, and difficult travelling conditions.

In Northern Ireland, the UK Met Office had issued a series of warnings for rain and wind but those warnings have since been stood down.