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Met Éireann issued a yellow rain and wind warning for Sunday as the remnants of Storm Alex cross the country.
There is a yellow rain status warning for Kildare, Laois, Longford, Wicklow, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo from 6 am to 9 pm on Sunday.
There is a strong and persistent rain warning with between 25mm and 40mm expected and higher totals in mountainous areas. This can result in flooding of some rivers, as well as surface flooding.
At the same time, a yellow wind status warning has been issued for Galway, Clare and Kerry counties, with gusts of up to 100 km / h in coastal areas. That warning is in effect from noon on Sunday to midnight on Monday.
Storm Alex was appointed by the French Met office on Thursday. It is a dangerous meteorological system that developed in the Bay of Biscay off France in the Atlantic Ocean and spread over much of France, northern Spain, Germany and Italy, causing flooding in eastern Venice.
Some of its strongest winds reached southern England and Wales on Saturday, causing widespread flooding and transport disruptions.
A collapsed road along the Vesubie River that was partially washed away by heavy rain from Storm Alex, in Roquebilliere, France, on Saturday. Continued heavy rains and more wet weather are expected as Storm Alex moves through southern France. Photograph: Sebastien Nogier / EPA
Met Éireann forecaster Gavin Gallagher said strong northwesterly winds from Storm Alex will cross the country overnight and on Sunday.
He stressed that Storm Alex is not a “named” storm as recognized by Met Éireann, the UK Met Office and the Dutch weather service KNMI.
“For us to have a named storm, we would have to see orange wind warnings and higher,” he said.
The first named storm of the year will be Storm Aiden when it arrives.
The forecast for the rest of the week is for cool and unstable weather, with temperatures almost normal for the time of year.
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