The National Emergency Coordination Group will hold a meeting this morning to discuss nationwide preparations for the expected arrival of Storm Lorenzo on Thursday evening. The meeting will take place at 10:30am in Dublin, with Met Éireann expected to issue weather warnings shortly afterwards. According to Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government Eoghan Murphy, the Emergency Coordination Group will be issuing very strong safety advice to the public once Met Éireann has given an update on the progress of Hurricane Lorenzo. Speaking to RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Paddy Mahon, from the National Emergency Coordination Group, said that it is “highly probable” the storm will hit Ireland. The Government have warned the storm is expected to move rapidly across the country on Thursday night and Friday morning bringing down trees and power lines, and causing flooding.

Source: The Irish Daily Star October 02, 2019 07:52 UTC