Storm Bram: Full list of weather warnings as Met Éireann warns of dangerous conditions

Forecaster predicts flooding in low-lying coastal areas, wave overtopping and gale force winds at sea

Rough conditions on the beach in Arklow, Co.Wicklow. Video: Nick Bradshaw

Every county in the Republic was under an orange weather warning at some point on Tuesday as Storm Bram swept across Ireland.

Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and Mayo are under a yellow level wind warning until midnight on Wednesday.

A status orange wind warning was in place for Co Donegal until 9pm on Tuesday.

A status yellow wind warning was in place for Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wicklow, Galway, Roscommon until 9pm.

Counties Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Derry were under a yellow wind warning by the UK Met Office until 10pm on Tuesday.

Met Éireann said Storm Bram would bring very strong to gale force southerly winds with severe gusts. The weather agency warned of flooding of low-lying coastal areas, especially during high tide, wave overtopping, difficult travel conditions and debris or loose objects displaced.

Meanwhile, warnings in Irish waters were downgraded slightly, with a status orange storm warning in effect from Erris Head to Malin Head to Carlingford Lough until 9pm.

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A status yellow gale warning remains in place until midnight on Wednesday from Loop Head to Fair Head to Carnsore Point and on the Irish Sea.

West to southwest winds are forecast to reach gale force 8 or 9 at times.

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