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It’s a snowstorm that stays fresh in your memory, and now your cousin threatens to be just as bad and fierce three years later.
The Beast from the East returns next week and it looks like it will bring all its chilling arsenal.
The pending arrival of snow and ice of the second incarnation of the Siberian power has caused the unusual step of the authorities and meteorological experts to warn the public days in advance.
The National Fire and Emergency Management Directorate (NDFEM) says it is in contact with local authorities to prepare for a severe weather response if necessary.
Met Éireann warned that there is a possibility of a significant snow event next week.
Our weather is expected to get progressively colder from the early hours of Sunday, February 7, and the cold snap is likely to last well into next week.
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The NDFEM and the national forecaster informed local authorities early Friday morning. They said that relevant government departments were making contingency plans.
A cold front from Siberia will move in from the east and encounter a low pressure system, resulting in snow, with the most severe conditions forecast for Wednesday and Friday.
The national forecaster said severe frosts and ice will settle from Sunday into early next week, and sleet and snow falls are also expected.
Very cold conditions with widespread frost and ice are forecast Sunday night, with temperatures dropping to around -3C.
Carlow Weather’s Alan O’Reilly said we could see a rerun of Storm Emma in 2018.
He said, “So the potential there I guess will be somewhat similar to what we saw with Storm Emma, where you have a low system that comes in and meets cold air and stops and you end up with high snow accumulations. very heavy. spreading to most areas “.
With forecasters predicting conditions similar to those of Storm Emma, widespread disruptions are forecast for the second half of the week.
Cathal Nolan, founder of the Irish Weather Channel, said the heaviest snow is likely to fall on Wednesday and Friday.
“We are closely monitoring two particular systems that were detected by various weather models,” he said.
“It appears they brought a longer, more organized snowstorm into the country, certainly on Wednesday and then the models became aware of a similar event that happened on Friday.”
Nolan added that the two systems could cause widespread outage and some heavy snowfall across the country.
“If they continue to play over the course of the next few days as they have … then there certainly is the possibility of a snow event next week on par with the one experienced in 2018.”
Irish Water and local authorities have urged households and businesses to check for leaks and conserve water whenever possible prior to the event.
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