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A series of weather warnings are in effect for much of the country today 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.
This warning, which will remain in effect until 6 a.m. on Monday, states that total rainfall of 25 to 40 mm is forecast and that this could result in occasional floods and some rivers breaking their banks.
There is also a yellow wind advisory for Donegal, Mayo and Sligo counties with northwesterly gusts of up to 90-100 km / h forecast. This warning is in effect until 9 pm
A similar status yellow wind advisory has been issued for Galway, Clare and Kerry, with gusts of up to 100 km / h in coastal areas. This warning is in effect until 10 pm
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 storm Alex was named by the Met’s French office on Thursday and is a dangerous weather system that developed in the Bay of Biscay off France in the Atlantic Ocean and swept across much of France, northern Spain, Germany and Italy. causing flooding in eastern France. Venice.
In Britain, the Met Office has issued a series of weather warnings and flood warnings.
Firefighters had to rescue a family of four from a road in Billericay, Essex, on Saturday morning after their car was caught in the flood.
There are amber weather warnings for rain in Wales, the West Midlands, the South West of England and also parts of eastern Scotland on Saturday.
Police forces across the country have issued warnings to drivers after a series of accidents on flooded roads.
Some of its strongest winds reached southern England and Wales on Saturday, causing widespread flooding and transport disruptions.
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