Met Eireann forecaster warns storm Diana to attract "violent and potentially damaging winds" as gusts of 130 km / h hit the country



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MET forecaster Eireann warned that storm Diana would suffer from "violent and potentially damaging winds" as gusts of 130 km / h hit the country tomorrow.

Six counties – Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Wexford, Galway and Clare – will be under an orange status warning tomorrow from 9am to 2pm.

    Storm Diana in the Atlantic while she heads to Ireland

Met Eireann

Storm Diana in the Atlantic while she heads to Ireland

While the yellow alert at the national level is valid from 5 am to 4 pm all over the country.

Met Eireann's meteorologist, Liz Walsh, said the extreme winds could become damaging in the future as they move north, to the west of the country.

This will also lead to flood risks in coastal areas.

She said: "Storm Diana will produce high winds and potentially damaging winds as it moves northward to the west of Ireland on Wednesday and that a number of people will be killed. 39, warnings were issued as a result of this event.

    Winds of up to 130 km / h are expected to hit the country tomorrow as storm Diana hits

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Winds of up to 130 km / h are expected to hit the country tomorrow as storm Diana hits

"A yellow wind warning has been issued for the 26 counties for which we are responsible.

"The winds are expected to reach average speeds of 55 to 65 km / h and gusts of 90 to 110 km / h.

In addition, two orange wind warnings were issued for the southern and western coastal counties of Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Wexford, Clare and Galway counties to prevent the risk of orange winds – speeds average speeds of 65 to 80 km / h and gusts of 110 to 130 km / h.

"These orange winds will occur mainly in the coastal areas of these counties and on the heights.There is also an additional risk of coastal flooding due to the very high seas."

Liz explains that the strength of the winds will depend on the exposure and that it will therefore vary from one region to the other of the country.

She added that Connacht and Ulster will have the wettest conditions.

She said: "Wednesday's strongest winds will come from a slightly different direction (from south to southwest) than the strongest winds on Tuesday (from the southeast), which will produce differences. in their experience in different parts of the country, which means lower or stronger depending on the exposure.

"In addition to the wind, heavy rainfall also occurred, with Connacht and western Ulster being the most affected by the wettest conditions."

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