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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Cormac O'Shea

Met Eireann issue multiple weather warnings for 8 counties as stormy weather barrels towards Ireland

Met Eireann has issued multiple weather warnings for Friday nigh and Saturday as stormy conditions are set to roll in.

The forecaster has published three warnings for eight counties ahead of the wet and windy weather.

All three alerts are status yellow at the moment with the west and south of the country set to be bashed by the weather front.

Here's a rundown of all three warnings so far;

Yellow rainfall warning - Galway and Mayo

Time: Friday 10pm - Saturday 9am

Details: Rain on Friday evening through to Saturday morning will lead to accumulations of 20 – 40mm, with higher accumulations in mountainous areas. This will bring a risk of localised flooding and heightened risk of flash flooding in mountainous areas.

Yellow wind warning - Donegal, Mayo, Galway, Clare, Kerry

Time: Friday 10pm - Saturday 7am

Details: South to southwest winds will reach mean speeds of 50 to 65 km/h with gusts of 90 to 110 km/h. Winds speeds may be higher in coastal and exposed areas.

Yellow wind warning - Wexford, Cork, Waterford

Time: Midnight Saturday - Saturday 11am

Details: South to southwest winds will reach mean speeds of 50 to 65 km/h with gusts of 90 to 110 km/h. Winds speeds may be higher in coastal and exposed areas.

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