⚠️ Storm Éowyn - Fri 24.01.25 (**Please read Mod Instruction in OP.**)

I see no downgrades and 170-190kmph gusts for my location. I don't see how structures will take that. It's almost evacuation territory

Was checking the roof yesterday and noticed my neighbour (the other house in a semi d) is missing a few tiles on the south facing side. (Can see right into their attic)

We're in Clare so I'm expecting the wind to wreak havoc with the weak spot with way more flying off tomorrow morning. Anything they can do at short notice to block the hole? Guessing no roofer to be found tomorrow and its a 2 story so access is very difficult.

No let up in the intensity from the UKV. All time records could be broken if it's right

Also expecting every garden fence in the estate to collapse. They're all 20 years old now and the wood supports were concreted in, but that wood has since rotted underground. And Friday is bin day. There'll be debris everywhere.

Not looking forward to this

What if your planning permission specifically mentions them as having to be retained?

Thank you for explaining that, I appreciate it . All I can say is I just hope everyone stays as safe as they possibly can, no matter what County they're in .

Heavy rain here this morning.

Anyone else noticed the birds are going a bit crazy.....they know what's coming!

Raining in Clare all night. Saturated ground will make trees more likely to fall

Woke this morning in east Waterford to wind, rain, thunder, lightning and hail! All before tomorrow. Yikes

Didn’t expect it to rain here in cork city last night. I know it seems to have shifted north so cork may not be as bad as predicted, which given what was/is predicted isn’t much of a comfort. I’m just thinking of large trees in my area that might have branches off tonight. And for some stupid reason a lot of ESB wires go through tree limbs of very near up here.

If they're insurance covers it get them to call them.

After Darragh we lost some tiles, and our insurance sent someone out the next day. Doesn't affect NCB either

There is an orange warning for petty bickering on this thread. Stay tuned, as this could upgrade to red very soon.

Posts like this has me wondering if the person making the post has actually watched or listened to any of the RTE bulletins, or is just that the bulletins haven't been hysterical enough.

The red warning for Clare and Galway finishes at 11am tomorrow and not 12pm, so that's a little bit of positive news!

https://www.met.ie/warnings-tomorrow.html

Status Red - Wind warning for Clare, Galway

Met Éireann Weather Warning

Storm Éowyn: Gale to storm force southerly winds becoming westerly will bring extreme, damaging and destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h

Impacts:

• Danger to life
• Extremely dangerous travelling conditions
• Unsafe working conditions
• Disruption and cancellations to transport
• Many fallen trees
• Significant and widespread power outages
• Impacts to communications networks
• Cancellation of event
• Structural damage
• Wave overtopping
• Coastal flooding in low-lying and exposed areas

Valid: 03:00 Friday 24/01/2025 to 11:00 Friday 24/01/2025

Issued: 14:47 Wednesday 22/01/2025

Updated: 08:28 Thursday 23/01/2025

Nope, I have. Talking to people in town and they simply aren’t aware