Hurricane Lorenzo: Ireland braces itself for powerful storm

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Hurricane Lorenzo: Ireland braces itself for powerful storm

Damage expected from the largest recorded storm to make it so far east in north Atlantic

Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
@rorycarroll72
Wed 2 Oct 2019 13.37 BST
Last modified on Wed 2 Oct 2019 17.58 BST

Ireland is bracing for strong winds, downed power lines and coastal flooding when Storm Lorenzo barrels in from the Atlantic before hitting Britain.

Met Éireann, the national meteorological service, issued a status orange wind warning on Wednesday for six counties on the west coast and a yellow warning nationwide for Thursday night and Friday morning.

“The main impacts will include disruptive winds, falling trees and flooding,” it said. “Storm Lorenzo will produce significant swell, high waves and sizeable storm surges. This will lead to wave overtopping, some coastal flooding and damage, especially along western and southern coasts.”

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Lorenzo is the largest recorded storm to have made it so far east in the north Atlantic.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/02/hurricane-lorenzo-ireland-braces-itself-for-powerful-storm

[littlemissmartypants]

1. I feel for them. I wonder what kind of storm history they have?

I hope they are prepared. Of course I will always fear the worst with these storms. I'm sorry to say that I have more experience with this sort of thing than I care to recount. Thanks for sharing this, Eugene. ❤