Donegal County Council to activate Severe Weather Assessment Team
Donegal County Council has activated its Severe Weather Assessment Team in response to Hurricane Lorenzo which is currently tracking its way across the Atlantic. Council officials are continuing to monitor advice from the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management and weather forecasts from Met Éireann and are preparing contingency…
Met Eireann says to have more details about Hurricane Lorenzo tomorrow.
Met Eireann says it expects to have more precise details about the route of Hurricane Lorenzo by tomorrow. The national forecaster has been working with the US National Hurricane Center and others to try and predict the storm’s path. No category five hurricane has ever made it this far east…
Tail end of record breaking hurricane ‘Lorenzo’ could hit Ireland this week
The remnants of a record-breaking hurricane could hit parts of Ireland later this week. Met Éireann has issued an advisory to say the exact track and severity of the system once it nears land is still uncertain. Overnight the hurricane reached category 5 status but that has dropped back to…
Torrential rain causes serious flooding in parts of the north west
Torrential rain has caused serious flooding in many parts of the north west over night. In Sligo, the R287 Sligo to Dromahair Rd, known as the ‘long stretch, is flooded and is not passable to traffic. In the north of the county, the N15 Sligo to Bundoran Road…
Rain warning for Sligo and Leitrim until 6pm Tuesday
Met Eireann have issued a status yellow weather warning for the Sligo and Leitrim They warn that there is a high risk of heavy or prolonged rain with the risk of thundery downpours. The warning is in effect until 6pm Tuesday evening. The yellow warning is in effect across Connacht…
(UPDATE: Now includes Donegal] Rain warning issued for Sligo and Leitrim
The status yellow rain warning has been updated to include Co. Donegal along with Sligo and Leitrim. It’s valid until 6pm Monday evening with Met Eireann predicting heavy rain through today and a second spell of heavy rain through the night into Monday. The rain will be heaviest on higher…
Storm Gareth causes some local disruptions
Two weather warnings remain in place this morning as Storm Gareth batters the country. Counties in the west and north-west are worst affected. In Manorhamilton there are reports of trees down on secondary roads and motorists are advised to proceed with caution. The Lough Gill road is…