Further weather warnings issued with Storm Herminia on the way

Met Éireann has issued further weather warnings for many counties, as Storm Herminia makes its way to Ireland tomorrow Sunday (January 26).

Storm Herminia was named by the Spanish Met Office and will cause gusty winds across the country, however is expected to not cause as much impact as Storm Éowyn, which brought red weather warnings for all of Ireland.

A Status Yellow wind warning will come into place tomorrow at 6:00a.m for the following counties: Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Munster, Galway, Mayo, and Sligo.

The warning will remain in place until 6:00p.m, with the forecaster stating that there will be further damage to already weakened structures and trees.

A Status Yellow wind warning will also be in place for counties: Cork, Kerry, and Waterford from 11:00p.m tomorrow until 6:00a.m on Monday (January 27).

There will also be a Status Yellow rain warning for the following counties: Carlow, Kilkenny, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary, and Waterford.

This will come into effect from 5:00a.m tomorrow until 5:00p.m, with warnings that heavy downpours of rain may lead to spot flooding.

Meanwhile, there was a Status Yellow snow/ice warning issued for Northern Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone, and Derry), which ended this morning.

The UK Met Office has issued another Status Yellow warning for these counties for wind from tomorrow at 8:00a.m, remaining in place until 3:00p.m.

Over 500,000 homes currently remain without power from the aftermath of Storm Éowyn, with the ESB Networks stating that it expects to make good progress restoring supplies over the weekend and into next week.

Given the extent of the damage nationwide, the ESB has said full restoration may take more than a week in the worst impacted areas. Estimated restoration times are now available on its website.

A spokesperson for National Broadband Ireland (NBI) has stated that the storm brought "extensive damage" to infrastructure networks across the country.

The majority of service interruptions on the NBI network are currently being recorded as power related impacts. As power is restored over the coming days, a full determination of fibre damage can be made.

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Taoiseach Micheál Martin has thanked the emergency crews and responders for their work during and after Storm Éowyn.

"The destruction caused by some of the strongest winds on record has been unprecedented, and there is still a huge amount of work needed in the days ahead to restore electricity, water and communications to hundreds of thousands of people.

"I’m grateful for the efforts of multiple state agencies to help those most in need, and we understand how difficult it is for homes and businesses across the island," the Taoiseach said.

The National Emergency Coordination Group will meet again today and the government will meet to assess the situation in the coming days to discuss what supports can be offered for those experiencing damage in the aftermath of the storm.

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