Clare is bracing itself for a red weather warning later this afternoon as Storm Barra hits the county.
The alert will come into effect from 4 o’clock this afternoon, while orange warnings are in place in 11 other coastal counties.
A number of homes in the Kilkee, Kilrush and Cratloe areas are without power, with high waves, high tides and heavy rain set to bring coastal flooding.
Clare County Council is dealing with a number of fallen trees already throughout the county, with the local authority urging people not to make unneccesary journeys today.
The local authority’s Severe Weather Assessment Team has been monitoring the storm’s track for the past week to understand the impact of it, but says there’s still no way to know when or where the eye of the storm will pass.
Senior Engineer Cyril Feeney says people should not travel anywhere once the red weather warning kicks in.
A Lahinch Hotelier is praising the work done by Clare County Council on the development of barriers and rock armour in the town.
Michael Vaughan is hoping damage from Storm Barra will be kept to a minimum thanks to the structures.
The Head of Forecasting of Met Eireann is warning people in Clare not to be lulled into a false sense of security this afternoon.
Weather experts says a calm will descend on the county in the hours before the red warning for Clare kicks in at 4pm.
Evelyn Cusack describes the pattern Storm Barra will take as it hits the Banner.
Clare is bracing itself for a red weather warning later this afternoon as Storm Barra hits the county.
Meanwhile, Clare FM’s Derrick Lynch is in West Clare at the moment, from where he brings us the latest outlook.
