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Power restored to most homes hit by Storm Hannah | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Almost all of the households that lost power in the Republic of Ireland after Storm Hannah brought down power lines have had their services restored. | |
ESB Networks said power has been restored to more than 30,000 customers. | |
The areas most affected were County Clare, west and north Kerry, west Limerick and parts of Tipperary. | The areas most affected were County Clare, west and north Kerry, west Limerick and parts of Tipperary. |
The damage was mainly due to trees falling on overhead lines. Thirty-three thousand customers were without power at one stage. | |
Red weather warnings in place for some counties have been removed. | Red weather warnings in place for some counties have been removed. |
Met Éireann had also issued a gale warning for Saturday evening on Irish coastal waters, from Malin Head to Carlingford Lough to Wicklow Head and on the Irish Sea. | |
A yellow rain warning was earlier in place across NI. | A yellow rain warning was earlier in place across NI. |
It was kept in place until 15:00 BST on Saturday. | It was kept in place until 15:00 BST on Saturday. |
Irish forecaster Met Éireann said gusts reached 122km/h (76mph) at Mace Head in County Galway. | |
The last time a red alert was issued was for ex-hurricane Ophelia in October 2017. | The last time a red alert was issued was for ex-hurricane Ophelia in October 2017. |
The UK Met Office said some flooding of homes and traffic disruption could be expected in Northern Ireland on Saturday. | The UK Met Office said some flooding of homes and traffic disruption could be expected in Northern Ireland on Saturday. |
Southern Wales and south-west England were also affected. | |
The Met Office had warned of wind gusts reaching 60-70mph (97-113km/h) on exposed coastal stretches and 45-55mph (72-89km/h) inland from Friday evening into Saturday afternoon. | |
Large waves and spray also affected some coastal routes. | Large waves and spray also affected some coastal routes. |