Here's what we know so far about the weather event:Will Hurricane Lorenzo hit Ireland? While Lorenzo is currently maintaining a hurricane status, it will likely lose that status and become a storm before it hits ireland. "River levels will continue to rise after Storm Lorenzo has passed," Met Éireann said. The Department of Education has told schools and other educational institutions along the west coast to "err on the side of caution" in the face of approaching Storm Lorenzo. Read more: Hurricane Lorenzo 'moving at an incredible pace towards Ireland', threatening 'ferocious' wave surges and 100kmh windsOnline Editors

Source: Irish Independent October 02, 2019 09:45 UTC