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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Cormac O'Shea

Met Eireann issue three weather warnings for 14 counties as horrendous conditions storm in

Met Eireann have updated their weather forecast and issued three separate warnings for the country.

14 counties are covered by the warnings with all three being status yellow alerts.

Most of the west coast will be battered by wind and heavy rain all through Sunday as the front from the Atlantic moves in.

Here's all you need to know about the weather warnings.

Weather warnings for Sunday

Status Yellow - Wind warning for Donegal, Mayo and Sligo

From 6am to 9pm on Sunday.

A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Northwest winds strengthening on Sunday with mean wind speeds of 50 to 65 km/h and gusts of 90 to 100 km/h.

Status Yellow - Rainfall warning for Kildare, Laois, Longford, Wicklow, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo

From 7am to 11pm on Sunday.

A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Heavy and persistent rainfall on Sunday with totals of 25 to 40mm expected, higher totals over mountainous areas. This may result in some rivers flooding as well as surface flooding."

Status Yellow - Wind warning for Galway, Clare and Kerry

From midday to 10pm on Sunday.

A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Northwest winds strengthening on Sunday with mean wind speeds of 50 to 65km/h and gusts of 90 to 100km/h."

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