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A NUMBER OF national parks and woods in the west of Ireland are to be closed for the duration of Met Éireann’s status orange warning over the coming days.
A status orange wind warning for Galway and Mayo has been issued by Met Éireann today. It will be valid from 5am to 1pm tomorrow.
Met Éireann also issued a status orange wind warning for Galway which will be valid from 9am tomorrow to 6am on Saturday.
All of the country is under a Status Yellow warning from 5am tomorrow morning until 6am on Saturday.
The warnings come as Storm Erik, the fifth named storm of the season, is set to hit to country tomorrow.
Met Éireann / TwitterOutbreaks of rain will spread countrywide tonight. The rain will be persistent and heavy in places. Increasingly windy overnight, with south to southwest winds increasing strong to gale force and gusty by morning with stormy conditions likely near Western coasts towards dawn. pic.twitter.com/rvAH35JBBw
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 7, 2019
Met Éireann says tomorrow will be very windy, with the possibility of storm-force winds along parts of the coast.
Southwest to west winds will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80 km/h with some severe or damaging gusts of 110 to 130 km/h.
This will include potentially damaging gusts near the west coast through the morning and early afternoon and the added threat of coastal flooding due to very high seas.
As a result of the orange weather warnings, all National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) properties in the western region will be closed for the duration of the warnings.
Sites that will close include:
The NPWS noted that other properties around the country may remain open but warned visitors to be careful.
It asked that anyone intending to visit its properties during the weather warnings be aware of additional risks and hazards, such as falling or fallen trees, flying debris, trips and falls.
People are being asked to take any necessary preventative action, including avoidance, to minimise the risk of injury.
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Can someone ask the government, if it’s ok for us to hang out our washing.
@Before it’s too late: I think that comes when they take in the roads!
@Before it’s too late: forgot to mention, man after me own heart with the washing concerns, though it’s a little known fact I’m partial to the odd comment in dishwashers due mainly to the fact you don’t run into trouble of having to hang them out or be troubled by weather.
@ThatLJD: That almost makes sense. Have you ever tried punctuation?
@George Salter: hmm, no, not really! Good night little buddy!
@Before it’s too late: Be waiting for an answer off them, they’ll have to get one of the EU. If you don’t like what the EU says they’ll ask you again and again until you do.
@Windom Earle: still pushing that lie, even as a joke it’s embarrassing to see you fall
Status very very dark orange, But definitely not RED.
@Irish Genius: very very very dark blue socks Dougal but not black.
5am and it’s raining, bang on time.
Compensation culture is going to kill Irish lifestyles we were used to. Kids won’t be able to play and adults won’t be allowed into the countryside.
@Martin Sinnott: so you’re all for taking a stroll in the forests and headlands in a storm fair play it might help you to get rid of the saw dust in your head
Another great boring weekend.
Brilliant
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