A status red wind warning has been issued for counties Cork and Kerry as Storm Barra approaches Ireland.
That will come into to effect from 6am tomorrow until 9 pm.
The National Emergency Co-Ordination Group is meeting to discuss the latest information on the approaching storm.
There is a Status Orange Wind Warning from 6am tomorrow for counties Clare, Limerick, Waterford, Galway, Mayo, and Wexford
That will also apply to Dublin, Louth, Wicklow and East Meath from 8 am.
There is a yellow alert across the rest of the country.
Breaking, Met Éireann say Kerry and Cork going into Red warning for #StormBarra and Orange warning to be extended. pic.twitter.com/5tKbA2wm7Q
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) December 6, 2021
Crisis management teams have been meeting to prepare for the storm, including Tipperary's.
The Council’s Crisis Management Team says "all appropriate Flood defence barriers are being erected and the Clonmel Flood Response Team is monitoring the situation within Clonmel."
"Road Closure updates will be posted to the Council’s website and social media sites – Facebook/Twitter/MapAlerter."
While Wexford County Council’s Emergency Management Team met this evening
Flood barriers have already been erected in New Ross, Ballyhack and Arthurstown as a precaution, with Wexford Town likely to follow suit tomorrow morning.
The local authority is warning of a strong likelihood of fallen trees in many areas and possible ESB outages also.
The Council’s emergency response crews, including roads staff, fire services crews, Civil Defence etc are on standby and ready to deal with any emergency issues as the storm approaches.
Meanwhile, The Department of Education is advising that all schools covered by the Red and Orange warnings should not open tomorrow.
It's says all schools should keep up-to-date with the current weather warnings and in particular any change in the status warning for their area.
