Storm Dylan has lashed Ireland with wind speeds of close to 120km/h as the west and north of the country experienced the worst of the weather. The forecaster has issued an status orange warning of “violent gusts” and coastal flooding from high seas. An orange weather warning is issued when weather conditions are expected to have the capacity to impact significantly on people in the affected areas. The forecast for Sunday morning is for severe winds in parts of Connacht and Ulster, but these will ease. Wind speeds were expected to increase throughout Sunday morning as Storm Dylan crossed the Irish Sea toward Scotland.

Source: The Irish Times December 31, 2017 07:03 UTC