23/01/2025
⚠️Storm Éowyn is an extremely dangerous system and is expected to cause serious impacts, so please make sure pay heed to the relevant safety advice. 🙏
💨 The forecasted winds have the capacity to bring severe, destructive and damaging gusts, which will constitute a risk to life and property.
• During the Red Level Wind Warnings, do not to travel and shelter in place.
• When an Orange Level Warning is in place, limit travel to essential and shelter in place as much as possible.
• Stay away from coastal areas during this period. The Irish Coast Guard are appealing to people to “Stay Back, Stay High, Stay Dry”.
• There is a potential for wave overtopping and tidal flooding in low-lying, exposed Atlantic coastal areas. Storm Éowyn may also bring localised heavy showers, which in turn may lead to localised surface flooding, which may prevail into Saturday.
• The electricity network is expected to be severely impacted; the public are advised to ensure their mobile phone is fully charged. ESB Networks is highlighting the dangers posed by fallen live wires and is advising the public and the emergency services to stay away from fallen cables and to report such cases to it immediately.
For the latest forecasts and updates to warnings, keep informed at met.ie
☎️ Issues can be reported overnight and throughout the day tomorrow (Friday) to our Emergency Number (021) 4800048
Met Éireann
