Storm Agnes hit the southwest of Ireland this morning and is currently making its way north eastwards, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Met Eireann has issued a number of weather warnings.
The severe weather event hit the southwest of the country early this morning and is currently making its way north eastwards, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
READ MORE: LIVE: Ireland in firing line of Storm Agnes as gale-force winds and heavy rain bring disruption The group, whose name is short for European Storm Forecast Experiment, is made up of meteorologists and weather enthusiasts who provide severe weather forecasts and warnings for Europe. Irish weather expert Alan O’Reilly issued an update on his Carlow Weather social media accounts, explaining that there is “a small risk of local tornadoes from Storm Agnes” which he said are “very difficult to forecast and can be small and very short lived.”
Giving an update on Storm Agnes this afternoon, Met Eireann said: “Storm Agnes, making landfall in the southwest, will continue to track northeastwards with further disruption likely in places. Very windy with strong to gale force southeasterly winds, veering southwesterly through the rest of the afternoon and evening as the heaviest rain clears northeastwards, followed by further outbreaks of rain with localised flooding possible. Some sunny spells too.
It states: “Becoming very windy on Wednesday with very strong and gusty southerly winds, veering westerly later on. Potential impacts: Coastal flooding, Difficult travel conditions, Power outages, Some fallen trees.”
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