STORM DUDLEY: Eight warnings in place for Storm Dudley as powerful storm bears down on Ireland

Eight separate warnings have been issued as Storm Dudley tracks across the Atlantic before it hits Ireland on Wednesday and Thursday.

Met Eireann has issued six warning for Ireland and the seas around the island while the Met Office has issued two warnings for Northern Ireland.

Storm Dudley is expected to bring damaging winds to parts of the island through Wednesday and Thursday.

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Met Eireann has issued a Status Orange Wind Warning for Donegal stating that westerly winds associated with Storm Dudley will reach mean speeds of 65 – 80km/h with damaging gusts of 100 – 130km/h, stronger on exposed coasts and on high ground. A combination of high tide and strong winds will lead to some coastal flooding.

That warning comes into effect at 9pm on Wednesday and remains in place until 9am on Thursday.

A Status Yellow Wind Warning has been issued for the rest of the country which comes into place at noon on Wednesday and runs until noon on Thursday.

It states that westerly winds associated with Storm Dudley will reach mean speeds of 50 – 65km/h with damaging gusts of 80 – 110km/h, stronger on exposed coasts and on high ground. A combination of high tide and strong winds will lead to flooding on exposed coasts.

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The UK Met Office has issued an Amber Wind Warning for Antrim and Derry which says that Storm Dudley is expected to affect the UK on Wednesday night and Thursday, bringing a period of very strong and disruptive winds. That warning is valid from 6pm on Wednesday until 9am on Thursday.

The UK Met Office has also issued as Yellow Wind Warning for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry from 3pm on Wednesday until 6pm on Thursday.

Met Eireann has also issued four Marine Warnings

A Status Orange Storm Warning states that westerly winds will occasionally reach storm force 10 on Irish coastal waters from Rossan Point to Bloody Foreland to Fair Head. That warning comes into effect at 9pm on Wednesday and runs until 9am on Thursday.

There is also a small Craft warning for all coasts of Ireland with westerly winds will reach force 6 or higher on all Irish Coasts. That warning is from 5pm on Tuesday until 11pm on Wednesday.

Met Eireann has also issued two Status Yellow Gales Warnings.

A Gale warning from Valentia to Loop Head to Erris Head from 8pm on Tuesday until 2am on Wedensday warns that westerly winds will reach gale force 8 at times on Irish coastal waters from Valentia to Loop Head to Erris Head.

A separate Status Yellow Gale warning for all coasts of Ireland and on the Irish Sea runs from noon on Wednesday until 6pm on Thursday. This warns that southwesterly winds, veering westerly, will reach gale force 8 or strong gale force 9 on all Irish coastal waters and on the Irish Sea.