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Thousands of homes across the country were left without electricity Wednesday night, as the strong winds of Storm Diana faded away and were replaced by wet, windy conditions.
At the height of the storm, when orange status warnings were issued in much of the country, gusts of more than 120 km / h were recorded and about 40,000 households, farms and businesses were deprived of power. # 39; electricity.
Storm Diana damaged the BSE networks in approximately 200 areas of the state. Suspended and fallen power lines have been reported in several places.
However, at 6 pm on Wednesday, when the storm winds dissipated, ESB Networks restored the supply to more than 35,000 households and a spokesperson expressed optimism about the reconnection of the remaining homes and businesses. , deprived of electricity due to weather conditions. overnight.
Spot flooding has occurred in many coastal areas in the south and southwest, and fallen trees have left many roads impbadable across the country. Motorists were also urged to exercise caution on highways as wind dispersed debris on some major roads, although no serious incidents were reported.
More than a dozen flights to and from Cork and Dublin airports were canceled due to weather conditions, with flights to and from British airports being the most affected.
A Status Orange warning in place in the Galway, Clare, Kerry, Cork, Waterford and Wexford areas has been lifted, as well as a yellow state warning in place for the entire country.
The highest recorded gust was recorded at Sherkin Island, County Cork, where the wind reached 122 km / h, and Casement Aerodrome in Dublin and Roches Point in Cork, both of which were hit by gusts of 113 km / h.
"With the storm that has calmed down, the ESB Networks teams are now deployed and are working to restore supply in southern areas where it is safe to do so." The damage is mainly due to the trees fell on the airlines following the strong winds badociated with the arrival of the storm in the night, "said a spokesman for ESB Networks.
"We expect the vast majority of homes, farms and businesses without electricity at the present time to see their food restored by tonight. ESB Networks excuses for any inconvenience caused. "
He said the BSE networks "are a particular incentive for farmers and landowners to be vigilant because fallen trees or branches may have fallen on or leaned against electrical wires". He warned people against approaching or touching wires, trees or branches "since they are extremely dangerous".
MetEireann forecaster John Eagleton said the Diana storm would be followed by "mild weather" and heavy rains, accompanied by showers of uncertain weather in much of the country over the weekend.
The rain will gradually erase the east coast Thursday morning, while the weather will be lighter to extend to the whole country. The showers will still be fairly widespread but will be more frequent in the western half of the country.
Mr. Eagleton said on Thursday the temperature would be between 8 and 12 degrees.
Diana is not on the list of storm names Met Éireann and the UK Met Office for this winter. This storm originated further south and was named by the Portuguese authorities, but weakened on its way to Ireland. The last storm named Met Éireann was Callum, who struck mid-October. The next name to use will be Deirdre.
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