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Status Yellow Wind Warning For Kerry On Saturday

Status Yellow Wind Warning For Kerry On Saturday

January 6, 2023 at 11:35 am Comments are Disabled

A STATUS Yellow Wind warning has been issued for Kerry, Clare, Galway, Mayo and Donegal with the weekend not looking great weatherise. Met Éireann says southerly winds, veering southwesterly, will be very strong and gusty, especially near coasts with localised wave overtopping possible. The warning is valid from 10am on […]

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A Windy Friday In Prospect According To Met Éireann

A Windy Friday In Prospect According To Met Éireann

February 6, 2019 at 1:22 pm Comments are Disabled

FROM the cold to the wind. There was a Status Yellow alert for snow and ice for most of last week, but we really didn’t get it too bad around the Tralee area. Now it’s the wind we’re being warned about as Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow – Weather […]

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Storm Imogen Passes But Yellow Status Wind Warning Remains Until Tonight

Storm Imogen Passes But Yellow Status Wind Warning Remains Until Tonight

February 8, 2016 at 3:38 pm Comments are Disabled

THE worst of Storm Imogen has passed but there is still a Yellow Status wind warning in place until this evening. Westerly winds of mean speeds 50-65 km/h will gust 85-100 km/h this afternoon and evening in southern parts of Munster and Leinster. The warning  remains in place until 8pm […]

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Storm Imogen Continues To Hit The County

Storm Imogen Continues To Hit The County

February 8, 2016 at 10:21 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council is advising everyone that a Status Orange wind warning remains in place until noon today. There are very high waves in coastal areas and spot flooding in places as Storm Imogen continues. The main message from the council at present is that there is a lot of […]

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Orange Wind Warning Issued For Kerry As Henry Arrives Tonight

Orange Wind Warning Issued For Kerry As Henry Arrives Tonight

January 31, 2016 at 11:40 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council is advising everyone to take heed of a Status Orange wind warning for counties including Kerry which has been issued by Met Éireann. Met Éireann is forecasting strong winds for the county from 10pm tonight as Storm Henry arrives. Southwest to west winds will reach mean speeds […]

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Orange Weather Alert In Place For Kerry Overnight

Orange Weather Alert In Place For Kerry Overnight

January 28, 2016 at 2:00 pm Comments are Disabled

AS if you hadn’t noticed already, it’s pretty windy out there today. Well it’s about to get worse as Storm Gertrude arrives tonight. Met Eireann has issued a Status Orange Wind Warning for Kerry from midnight tonight to 9am tomorrow morning. Southwest winds later veering westerly will increase 65 to 80 […]

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UPDATE: Flood Waters Are Gone But Status Yellow Warning Issued For Tonight

UPDATE: Flood Waters Are Gone But Status Yellow Warning Issued For Tonight

January 26, 2016 at 4:59 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council say floodwaters in many parts of the county have now receded following heavy rainfall overnight last night. All major routes are now passable and the only road to remain closed in the county is the R570 road between Glenflesk and Barraduff. However Kerry County Council is advising […]

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UPDATE: Spot Flooding Persists On Roads Around Tralee

UPDATE: Spot Flooding Persists On Roads Around Tralee

January 26, 2016 at 1:07 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council has issued an update on the weather situation around the county as of 12.30pm on Tuesday. There remains a lot of spot flooding and debris on the roads around the county this afternoon. Kerry County Council has been monitoring the situation around the county since early afternoon yesterday when […]

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Storm Causes Flooding Again On Roads Around Town

Storm Causes Flooding Again On Roads Around Town

January 26, 2016 at 10:22 am 1 comment

KERRY got the tail end of Storm Jonas last night and this morning, leaving many areas with spot flooding. Up to 25mm of rain fell across Kerry overnight from about 11pm. The road at Ballymullen had to be closed for a time earlier today as the fire service attended the scene and residents had to […]

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Met Eireann Issues Wind And Rain Weather Alerts For Tuesday

Met Eireann Issues Wind And Rain Weather Alerts For Tuesday

January 25, 2016 at 4:11 pm Comments are Disabled

TWO Status Yellow weather warnings have been issued for tomorrow which will see high winds and heavy rainfall batter the country. A wind warning, where south to southwest winds of 60 to 65km/h, with gusts of 100 to 110km/h are expected tonight and for a time tomorrow, is valid for the entire […]

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Wind Warning Issued For Part Of New Year’s Eve In Kerry

Wind Warning Issued For Part Of New Year’s Eve In Kerry

December 30, 2015 at 5:00 pm Comments are Disabled

  KERRY received a battering from Storm Frank on Tuesday and Wednesday morning with parts of Killarney being particularly badly affected. While the rain and wind has abated in many places, according to Met Eireann, there’s more bad weather on the way. They have issued a Status Yellow Wind Warning for Kerry, […]

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Wind Warning For Kerry Now ‘Status Orange’ For Rest Of Wednesday

Wind Warning For Kerry Now ‘Status Orange’ For Rest Of Wednesday

December 23, 2015 at 3:12 pm Comments are Disabled

  THE earlier Status Yellow wind warning for Kerry has now been changed to the more severe ‘Orange’ status by Met Eireann. Issued at noon today, the new warning applies to Kerry, Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, and Cork. Southerly winds of mean speeds of 60 to 65km/h gusting 100 to […]

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PHOTOS: Severe Flooding In Manor Judging By These Images

PHOTOS: Severe Flooding In Manor Judging By These Images

December 5, 2015 at 7:47 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE’S still hours to go before the rain eases off, but that’s little solace for some people in estates around town. People have been posting photos of the floods on social media all day and this one has cropped up on the Benchwarmers Twitter page which looks like a guy […]

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Wind Warning For Kerry Upgraded To Status Orange

Wind Warning For Kerry Upgraded To Status Orange

December 5, 2015 at 3:29 pm Comments are Disabled

IT just got worse. As Storm Desmond batters Kerry, it now appears to be getting worse as the Yellow Status Wind Warning For Kerry has been upgraded to Orange by Met Eireann. The updated warning is for Kerry, Wexford, Wicklow, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork and Waterford. Southwest winds […]

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Everything’s Blue As Storm Desmond Batters Kerry

Everything’s Blue As Storm Desmond Batters Kerry

December 5, 2015 at 9:40 am Comments are Disabled

FEELING blue this morning because of the weather? We don’t blame you. Here’s what Ireland looks like on the rainfall radar supplied by Met Eireann at 9.30am. That big blue hue over Ireland shows Kerry is being hit by high winds and sustained rainfall, expected to last into the early […]

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Red Alert: Met Éireann Issues Red Status Rainfall Warning For Kerry

Red Alert: Met Éireann Issues Red Status Rainfall Warning For Kerry

December 4, 2015 at 10:27 am Comments are Disabled

WE haven’t had one of these for a while thank God, but Met Eireann have issued a Status Red Rainfall alert for Kerry this weekend. There will be incessant falls of heavy rain overnight and for all of Saturday. Accumulations in excess of 70mm are expected, with greater totals on higher […]

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Be Careful Out There…Wind Warning Elevated To Status Orange

Be Careful Out There…Wind Warning Elevated To Status Orange

November 29, 2015 at 11:12 am Comments are Disabled

REMEMBER that Yellow Status wind warning for Kerry for today? Well that’s been elevated to Orange now as Storm Clodagh, the third named storm of the extended winter season, will pass eastwards to the north of Ireland today. The current Status Orange warning for very strong, westerly winds is a direct […]

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