Storm Bram: ‘Potential to be very impactful’ – Met Éireann issues Status Orange and Yellow wind warnings

Storm Bram will bring very strong to gale force southerly winds with the strongest winds along the coast.

All counties will see very strong and gusty winds coming into place at 3am tonight until 9pm tomorrow.

A Status Orange wind warning will be in place for counties Cork, Kerry, Waterford and Wexford from 7am tomorrow until 3pm. While another Status Orange wind warning will be in place for counties Clare, Limerick, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo from 10am to 6pm.

A Status Yellow rain warning for will be in place for counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary and Waterford from 9pm tonight until 9am on Tuesday.

The national forecaster has warned of an increased flood risk in coastal areas due to high spring tides.

Other impacts could include difficult travel conditions, wave overtopping, debris, displaced loose objects and impacted outdoor events.

Met Éireann has said they are “closely monitoring a developing Atlantic system”.

“[The system] potentially bringing very strong winds, high coastal water levels and heavy rainfall to Ireland from late tomorrow night, December 8, through Tuesday, December 9.”

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Meteorologist Holly O’Neill said the system has the potential to be a “very impactful event”.

“A deepening low-pressure system will impact Ireland from Monday night and into Tuesday, which will see very strong winds and heavy rainfall at times,” she said.

“There is still a lot of uncertainty with regard to the track and intensity of this system, but it has the potential to be a very impactful event.

“Given the fact that we’ve already had a week of persistent rain, many rivers are already high, and soils are waterlogged, so any additional rainfall is likely to result in flooding,” she added.

All counties can expect very strong winds on Tuesday.

Today’s News in 90 Seconds, Monday December 8

It will be breezy today, with a mix of scattered showers and sunny spells, along with temperatures betwen 8 and 12C.

Some of the showers will turn heavy, bringing a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

It will become cloudier from the south and southwest in the afternoon, followed by outbreaks of rain moving into the south in the evening.

Tonight will be very wet and very windy, as the rain will turn heavy and persistent, especially over the south of the country.

A very windy day tomorrow is likely to bring very strong and gusty winds, with possible gales in coastal areas.

Rain will be widespread at first, but will become patchier as it clears to the north through the day.