It is the second-highest wind warning that can be issued.
Met Eireann officially named Storm Aiden on Friday afternoon, and along with it issued two more weather warnings to parts of Ireland.
Met Eireann have stated that people should prepare for “potential for severe and damaging gusts”, while the Irish Coast Guard have requested that over the Halloween weekend people should “stay away from exposed beaches, cliffs and harbours along the coast during stormy conditions”.
There is already a status yellow wind warning issued for all of Ireland, in effect from 1am tomorrow (Saturday, October 31) to 3pm that same day.
The two new status orange warnings are also both wind warnings, and are broken down as follows:
- Status Orange Wind warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry and Waterford, from 5am on Saturday, October 31 to 10am that same morning. The warning describes “strong southerly winds veering southwesterly associated with Storm Aiden will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80km/h, with severe and damaging gusts of 100 to 130km/h.”
- Status Orange Wind warning for Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Clare, from 8am on Saturday, October 31 to 4pm that same day. The warning describes “strong southwest to west winds associated with Storm Aiden will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80km/h, with severe and damaging gusts of 100 to 130km/h.”
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