Limerick Council 'preparing for potentially significant impacts from Storm Darragh'
People are advised to take reasonable precautions with travel disruption possible
LIMERICK City & County Council are 'preparing for potentially significant impacts' from Storm Darragh.
A status orange wind warning has been issued for Limerick from 8pm this evening to 10am tomorrow. People are advised to take reasonable precautions with travel disruption and power outages possible.
ESB Networks is highlighting the dangers posed by fallen live wires and is advising the public and the emergency services to stay away from these fallen cables and to report such cases to it immediately. ESB Emergency Services can be contacted at 1800 372 999. The public can monitor www.PowerCheck.ie regarding power restoration times.
People are advised to ensure their mobile phone is fully charged to enable communication and also to monitor Met Éireann forecasts and or visit www.met.ie/ for the most up to date information. Information is available across social media platforms and other news media sources.
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Met Éireann have also issued a Status Red wind warning for Clare, Mayo, Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo and Galway ahead of the weekend as Storm Darragh fast approaches.
Storm Darragh brings extremely strong and gusty northwest winds which are likely to lead to fallen trees, damage to power lines and dangerous travelling conditions. The storm is also strong enough to cause structural damage to temporary structures as well as wave overtopping.
Report issues to Limerick Council on 061 556000 or out of hours emergency on 061 417833.