Live Updates
6.05pm – There’s a tree reportedly down on the Lisdoonvarna to Kilfenora road. Please drive with care.
6.00pm – The Status Yellow warning will remain in effect until the revised time of 2.00am Friday.
2.45pm – One flight has already diverted to Shannon Airport as a result of windy conditions at Cork Airport this afternoon.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight 1085 from Amsterdam was due to land in Cork at 12.30pm. The crew made two attempts to land at Cork but aborted both efforts as winds at the airport reached up to 100 kilometres an hour.
Wind conditions at Shannon were similar to those in Cork however the wind direction was more favourable and allowed for a safer approach and landing. The Embraer E190 jet landed safely at 1.20pm.
The passengers will be transported from Shannon to Cork by coach while the aircraft has since left Shannon and is returning to Amsterdam. As a result, the outbound leg from Cork to Amsterdam (KLM-1086) has been cancelled.
Met Éireann is warning of possible power outages, downed trees and travel disruption this Thursday and Friday.
The weather service has issued a Status Yellow – Wind warning for Ireland.
Met Éireann says: “Westerly winds will be very strong and gusty from Thursday morning in the west at first, progressing eastwards from the afternoon, with particularly strong wind gusts especially around coasts and high ground in the northwest.”
The warning will come into effect at 5.00am today (Thursday) and remain in place until 2.00am on Friday.
Motorists are also being reminded that surface water and flooding may still be an issue in some areas following yesterday’s heavy rain.
⚠️Status Yellow updated⚠️-Wind warning for Ireland🌬️
For all current warnings see ➡️https://t.co/Xg3aMJlyuS pic.twitter.com/LFm1XfNyrQ
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 12, 2023