Storm Agnes makes landfall on island of Ireland as yellow weather warnings issued for rain and wind

Storm Agnes has made landfall on the Island of Ireland.

The first named storm of the season by the Met Office is due to hit Northern Ireland from around midday with yellow wind and rain weather warnings in effect through the day.

Southern parts of the island have already been hit with the full force of the storm and videos and pictures shared on social media show trees down and people struggling in flood water.

Storm Agnes, which was described as “intensifying quickly” in the Atlantic during Tuesday evening, is expected to generate winds of up to 75mph and cause dangerous conditions along coastlines, especially Irish Sea coastlines.

Its main impact will be strong winds and large waves.

Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said: “We are likely to potentially see some damaging winds, the possibility of some brief power interruptions, particularly in Irish sea coastal areas.“

So Northern Ireland, north-west England, west Wales, and south-west Scotland, that’s where we’ll probably see gusts of up to 75mph (Wednesday) afternoon, (Wednesday) evening, that’s when the peak of the winds will be and then Storm Agnes will move across Scotland clearing away from Shetland through Thursday morning.”

He added: “In addition to the winds, there’s going to be some large waves as well, so some big stormy seas, and therefore there might well be some coastal flooding where the waves break on to promenades and on to coastal roads.”

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