Storm Kathleen ‘hitting the south hard now’ with gusts of 111kmh off Sherkin Island
Stay indoors if you can.
Storm Kathleen is fully making her presence felt across Cork this morning, as Met Éireann’s Status Orange Wind warning kicks in.
According to the forecasters, Storm Kathleen “will bring gale force southerly winds, with some severe and damaging gusts” until around 2pm today, and the weather event is already causing havoc on Cork roads.
According to Carlow Weather, “StormKathleen hitting the South hard now with gust of 111kmh at Sherkin Island and sustained wind of 85kmh at Roches Point which is getting close to red level winds on coast. Winds will peak over the next 2-6 hours for most areas but only slowly easing off this evening.”
#StormKathleen hitting the South hard now with gust of 111kmh at Sherkin Island and sustained wind of 85kmh at Roches Point which is getting close to red level winds on coast. Winds will peak over the next 2-6 hours for most areas but only slowly easing off this evening. pic.twitter.com/UR8TRHGAiK
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) April 6, 2024
There are reports of a tree down at Oldcourt, Rochestown near St. Mary’s School, another on the Nadd road, and one on the Old Mallow Road between Brackens Bakery and the bridge.
Another tree has fallen on the road between Midleton and Cloyne, past Ballinacurra and there are reports of some branch debris on the road inbound on the N27 South City Link Road just before the Boreenmanna Road exit.
A tree has also come down on cables on the R600 between Ballinspittle and Kinsale, just outside Ballinspittle.
#CorkTraffic Tree down on cables on the R600 between Ballinspittle and Kinsale, just outside Ballinspittle. Take care on approach. #StormKathleen pic.twitter.com/eGBQNAtgwH
— Cork Safety Alerts (@CorkSafetyAlert) April 6, 2024
A number of power outages have also been reported in Cork. Cork City Council and County Council emergency and incident response crews are working hard to fix any damage today.
ESB Networks is highlighting the dangers posed by fallen live wires and is advising the public and the emergency services to stay away from these fallen cables and to report them immediately. ESB Emergency Services can be contacted at 1850 372 999.
The public can monitor PowerCheck.ie in regard to power restoration times.
