Severe Severe Storm ● Closed

Status Orange - Wind warning for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Ireland

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<p>Storm Boelo: Gale force westerly winds with severe and damaging gusts.</p><p>Prepare for impacts:</p><ul><li>Damage to already weakened structures</li><li>Damage to power lines, power outages</li><li>Disruption and delays to public transport likely (air, rail, bus, ferry)</li><li>Fallen trees</li><li>Large coastal waves</li><li>Loose objects displaced</li><li>Coastal flooding where winds onshore</li><li>Very difficult travelling conditions, dangerous conditions at sea</li></ul>

Measurements

Coordinates53.0363, -8.2178
RegionDonegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo
Location Precisioncountry
Issuing AuthorityIreland — ie-met-en
Cap UrgencyFuture
Cap CertaintyLikely
Cap Expires2026-10-25T09:00:00+00:00

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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: Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo

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