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Hundreds of homes in Co Cork are without power when Storm Bella hits Ireland.
According to RTÉ and referencing ESB’s PowerCheck website, power outages have been reported in Dunmanway and Curraleigh with 872 households affected.
Most of the power outages in other parts of the country are in the west of Ireland in Co Mayo and in the Munster counties of Kerry and Clare.
Two yellow state warnings are currently in effect for the entire country.
Met Éireann warned that the strong winds and heavy rains associated with Storm Bella will cause disruption across Ireland.
A wind advisory went into effect at 3 pm today, where westerly winds are expected to reach average speeds of 50 to 65 km / h with gusts of 90 to 110 km / h.
The gusts will be stronger at times near the west coast.
Met Éireann warned: “With the combination of strong winds, high waves and forecast storm surge, there is a risk of coastal flooding along the west coast.”
The warning will remain in place until 4am on Sunday.
A yellow status warning for rain also went into effect at 3 p.m. today.
Met Éireann said the “heavy rains” associated with the storm “will move south over Ireland and may cause localized flooding in some areas.”
Like the wind warning, it will stay in place until 4am on Sunday.
Tomorrow, there is a snow and ice warning for two counties.
Met Éireann warned: “Winter showers on Sunday with some possible accumulations. Risk of frost on untreated surfaces ”.
The warning will last from 6 a.m. Until 8 p.m. M. From Sunday.
The UK Met Office has also issued a series of warnings for northern counties.
There is a yellow wind and rain status warning for Antrim, Armagh, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry.
The warning went into effect today at 1 p.m. and is in effect until 10 p.m.
Two separate snow and ice advisories were also issued for the six northern counties.
Both are yellow status warnings, and the first goes into effect at 3 a.m. on Sunday and will last until 3 p.m.
The second snow and ice warning will go into effect tomorrow at 6 p.m. and will be in effect until 10 a.m. on Sunday.
The UK Met Office warned: “An area of rain, sleet and snow will move south through Sunday night with the potential for icy surfaces and some travel disruptions.”
Sunday is expected to be a mixed bag for Ireland.
Met Éireann said that tomorrow “a very cold and windy day with sun and rain, some sleet, snow or hail.”
The rain will continue into the evening, but “will be followed by mostly dry and clear overnight conditions, although scattered rains will persist in the northwest and west.”
Monday is expected to be “cold with widespread rains.”
As night falls, it will remain “cold and stormy with a mixture of clear spells and scattered showers, turning wintry on higher ground.”
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