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Storm Callum: Torrential rain will continue into Saturday

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

04:52 11 Oct 2018


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We're in for a wet and windy weekend.

Ireland is bracing itself for Storm Callum.

An orange weather warning is in place for all coastal counties, while the rest of the country's on a yellow alert.

Callum will hit Cork and Kerry first from around 10pm tonight, October 11th.

Strong winds, heavy rain and coastal flooding are all expected.

Image Credit: Midland Weather Channel

Garry and Fionnuala spoke to meteorologist Cathal Nolan of the Midland Weather Channel to get the latest:

"The wind speed, really across the western half of the country tomorrow, and through southern areas, could well reach as high as 130, possibly 140 kilometres per hour."

"There's certainly going to be some coastal flooding if you are in parts of Cork, Kerry, Galway, Clare and up along Mayo, you can expect to see some very high seas tomorrow, coinciding with high spring tide,  there is indeed the likelihood for some intense coastal flooding."

"We will see some heavy rainfall across the country with totals amounting to anywhere between 20 to 40mm, possibly as high as 60 to 80mm by Saturday, across southern and eastern areas."

Listen to the full interview below:

9pm Update with Cathal Nolan


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