Status Orange Wind warnings have been issued for counties in the North and also County Clare as Storm Franklin makes landfall this evening.
The Banner County will be under the warning from midday today, with Galway and Mayo also under an Orange Wind Warning from 3pm.
Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo will also experience orange level winds with that alert coming into place at 11pm.
A Status Yellow rain warning is also in place for Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo until 6pm this evening.
That is in addition to a yellow wind warning for the whole country which is in place until 9am tomorrow.
⚠️#WeatherWarning update⚠️
Met Èireann have updated the #WindWarning for #Leitrim to #StatusOrange from 11pm tonight until 7am tomorrow morning. #StormFranklin will cause west to northwest winds with severe or damaging gusts. #StatusYellow warning in place until then. pic.twitter.com/O91YHTymEv— Leitrim County Council (@leitrimcoco) February 20, 2022
