Met Eireann has issued an updated Status Red weather warning for Galway and much of the country for Storm Éowyn on Friday with weather conditions posing a danger to life.
The Status Red wind warning for Galway and Clare will be in place from 3am to 12pm on Friday, promising the worst of the weather in the early hours of the morning.
During this time there will be extremely dangerous travelling and working conditions, with the storm posing a danger to life.
The high winds are also expected to bring many fallen trees and flying debris with significant disruptions to transport and widespread power outages.
Winds will also bring the risk of coastal flooding in low lying and exposed areas of the Atlantic coast.
“Gale to storm force southerly winds becoming westerly will bring severe, damaging and extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h”.
Galway will also be under a Status Orange weather warning from 2am to 5pm on Friday.
Multiple other Status Red weather warnings have been issued to cover the majority of the country on Friday morning.
