Severe Severe Storm ● Closed

Status Orange - Marine Storm warning from Wicklow Head to Dungarvan to Valentia, on the Irish Sea South of Anglesey, Ireland

Event time: Oct 21, 2026 07:23 UTC Last updated: 3 days ago Ireland

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<p>Storm Austen: North to northwest winds will reach storm force 10 at times.</p>

Measurements

Coordinates	53.0363, -8.2178
Region	From Wicklow Head to Dungarvan to Valentia, on the Irish Sea South of Anglesey
Location Precision	country
Issuing Authority	Ireland — ie-met-en
Cap Urgency	Future
Cap Certainty	Likely
Cap Expires	2026-10-23T07:00:00+01:00

Official source

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Source updated 12 days ago (Oct 21, 2026 07:25 UTC) · we last heard from WMO Alert Hub (national weather services) 18 seconds ago

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About this location

The agency did not publish coordinates for this warning. The pin is the centre of the country, not the location of the event — read the area name, not the map, for where it applies.

Area as the agency stated it: From Wicklow Head to Dungarvan to Valentia, on the Irish Sea South of Anglesey

Official authorities in Ireland

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