A Status Orange weather warning has been issued for Galway tomorrow when Storm Any will sweep through the country.
The orange wind warning will be in effect for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo from 2pm to 10pm on Friday.
Storm Amy will bring winds of gale force or near gale force southwest winds to the west coast of the country tomorrow.
Met Éireann is warning of danger from fallen trees and downed power lines, with very difficult travelling conditions, along with wave overtopping.
People are being advised of possible power outages on Friday from Storm Amy.
A Status Yellow wind warning will also be in place for all of Ireland during Storm Amy from midday to midnight tomorrow.
Meteorologist Ailís Hankinson says, “Storm Amy will bring wet and very windy conditions on Friday, and it’s preceded by a band of heavy rain on Thursday.”
“It is the first storm of the season, so it’s essential to be prepared for potential impacts caused by the strong winds and the rain. There could be difficult travelling conditions, loose objects or flying debris.”
“Trees are still in leaf at this time of the year, so there could be higher impacts from fallen trees and leaves blocking drains, causing localised flooding.”
“Small, upland river catchments are the most at risk of flooding, so precautions for potential localised flooding in these areas are also important.”
Coastal waters will also be extremely treacherous on Friday. Met Éireann has issued a Status Red Storm warning from Loop Head to Rossan Point to Fair Head.
From 2pm to 8pm, southwest to west winds may reach violent storm force 11 at times. A Status Orange marine warning will be in effect from midday to midnight along the west coast.
Today, there is a thunderstorm warning in place for Galway and all of Connacht until 2pm, along with a rain warning which will be in place until 8pm.
