Thousands of homes without power as Storm Floris batters Ireland
The storm system, which formed south of Nova Scotia, is being propelled toward Ireland by an unusually strong jet stream. It deepened rapidly - dropping 20hPa in just 24 hours - before hitting the northwest of the country late last night and continuing into Monday.
Weather warnings are in place for 14 counties, including Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry. The warnings became active in the early hours of the morning and are set to last until Monday afternoon.
Met Eireann warned that Storm Floris will bring very strong winds, heavy rain and widespread disruption to these counties. So-called "danger zones" may face fallen trees, power outages, structural damage and localised flooding. ESB Crews working on a fallen tree at Salesian National School, NCR, Limerick (file photo) (Image: Brendan Gleeson)
As the storm hits, around 10,000 homes around the country have been left without any power.
Over 1,000 ESB customers have been hit in Carndonagh, Donegal, with hundreds without power in other areas in the county. Over 800 customers in Cloon in Galway are without power, while more than 400 are without power in Ballyhaunis, Mayo.
A total of 1645 customers in Ballaghaderreen, Roscommon have no power, with more than 600 customers left in the dark in Boyle. Longford has 800 customers with no power. Just over 100 customers have no power in Kildare.
In Clare, over 400 homes across Tulla and Ennis are entering the Bank Holiday Monday without any power, while hundreds of other homes around the country, particularly in coastal counties, have no electricity. To see when power will be restored in your area, check here.
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