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27th Feb 2020

Met Eireann has issued two orange weather warnings associated with Storm Jorge

Rebecca O'Keeffe

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Oh, okay.

We’re in for one hell of a weekend, weather wise, folks.

The country is set to be battered by Storm Jorge, particularly the west coast.

And in preparation for the storm, Met Eireann has issued two orange weather warnings.

The warnings read:

“Status Orange – Wind warning for Galway, Mayo, Clare and Kerry.”

“Some severe winds expected during Saturday associated with Storm Jorge (Hor-hay). Southwest quickly veering west and later northwest will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80km/h with gusts of 110 to 130km/h, possibly higher in very exposed areas with an elevated risk of coastal flooding.”

“Valid: 06:00 Saturday 29/02/2020 to 03:00 Sunday 01/03/2020.”

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“Status Orange – Wind warning for Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo.”

“Some severe winds expected during Saturday associated with Storm Jorge (Hor-hay). Southwest quickly veering west and later northwest will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80km/h with gusts of 110 to 130km/h, possibly higher in very exposed areas with an elevated risk of coastal flooding.”

“Valid: 12:00 Saturday 29/02/2020 to 03:00 Sunday 01/03/2020.”

Along with these two orange weather warnings, Met Eireann has also issued two yellow weather warnings.

“Status Yellow – Snow/Ice warning for Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo.”

“Showers of hail, sleet and snow continuing throughout Wednesday and early Thursday, leading to icy patches. Some snow accumulations over high ground.”

“Status Yellow – Wind warning for Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Roscommon, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.”

“A band of very strong winds, associated with storm Jorge (Hor-hay) will extend across the country during Saturday morning and persist through the rest of the day and into the night. Southwest veering westerly winds of mean speeds 50 to 65km/h with gusts of 90 to 110km/h expected.”

So yeah, maybe a weekend of Netflix and warm drinks?