Met Éireann has issued a Status Red weather alert for five counties following heavy overnight snow.
The warning, which is the highest alert, has been issued for Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Meath.
Reports of people waking on the M9 Motorway!!!! Please take care and don’t travel if you can avoid it. #BeastFromTheEast pic.twitter.com/TYAiBYpq4j
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) February 28, 2018
The forecaster warns that heavy overnight snowfall has led to accumulations of snow between 5 and 10cm. Snow showers will continue to occur during today and again tonight with further accumulations. Total snowfall up to midday Thursday may reach 25cm.
It is in place until Thursday at noon.
Meanwhile, Met Eireann has issued a Status Orange snow-ice Warning for Wexford, Cork and Waterford. They say that heavy snow showers will continue today, tonight and during tomorrow for Wexford, Waterford and south Cork with snow accumulations up to 8cm.
Severe Weather Warning issued for Snow/Ice
Status: RED
Location: Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Meath
Valid: Wed 5am to Thurs 12pm
Warning updates will be issued in due course
Latest information here:https://t.co/X6NncUghZ9 pic.twitter.com/rWhZ3kTAu8— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 28, 2018
A Low Temperature warning is in place for the entire country until 11am.
A number of flights in Dublin Airport have been cancelled.
Irish Rail confirmed all services will be running on a 30 minute delay.
#Ireland If you can dump the car today! Roads in Dublin completely unprepared - not even with sand! Only plough we met was at the airport. M50 also v diffic to drive #Dublin #StormEmma #RoadSafety #goodmorning #news #snow #BeastFromTheEast pic.twitter.com/zNiDg8ZztV
— Izabela Maria Sztuka (@ISDedal) February 28, 2018
