Storm Debi named as Met Éireann issues Status Orange warning for 16 counties

Met Éireann has issued a series of warnings for Storm Debi which has been named and will hit Ireland on Sunday night and Monday morning. 

The national forecaster had earlier warned of a deepening depression bearing down on the west coast but the now-named storm will affect more than coastal counties.

16 counties have been placed under a Status Orange wind warning for the early hours of Monday morning.

They are Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wicklow, Clare, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Galway.

In its warning, Met Éireann says it will be "stormy on Sunday night and Monday due to Storm Debi with severe and damaging gusts."

They list possible impacts as "damage to exposed and vulnerable structures, dangerous travelling conditions, disruption to services and damage to power lines."

This warning is valid from 2am to 12pm on Monday.

Met Eireann has also issued a Status Yellow wind and rain warning for the entire country.

Forecasters says it will be "very windy or stormy on Sunday night and Monday due to Storm Debi, accompanied by heavy rain with a chance of embedded thunderstorms and hail."

Possible impacts include fallen trees/branches, localised flooding, wave overtopping and hazardous travelling conditions

This warning is valid from midnight on Sunday to 3pm on Monday. 

#StormDebi will sweep across Ireland on Sunday night & Monday morning

There will be severe and damaging gusts, likely to lead to:

Damage to vulnerable structures
Dangerous travelling conditions
⚡️ Disruption to services & power lines

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— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) November 12, 2023