Irish households urged to ‘charge phones now’ as Met Éireann issues major weather warning

Multiple weather warnings are now in place across Ireland.

The forecaster urges Irish homes that "it is essential to be prepared for the potential impacts from Storm Amy," per The Irish Mirror.

The storm is being driven by the remnants of Atlantic hurricanes Humberto and Imelda, which have caused a strong jet stream fuelling a rapidly intensifying low-pressure system set to hit the country with powerful winds and heavy rain over the next 24 hours.

Multiple weather warnings are now in place across Ireland.

A status red alert is in place for western and northern marine areas, while status yellow and orange alerts have been issued for inland counties.

The warnings are in place from 9 am Friday and continue through noon Saturday.

The national forecaster added: "The warnings will be updated as new model runs are analysed and certainty increases."

Impacts from Storm Amy include a significant risk of flooding, dangerous and difficult travelling conditions, debris, damage to power lines, possible outages, fallen trees, surface water flooding, and possible wave overtopping.

These impacts can continue through Friday and possibly into Saturday.

Met Éireann has urged Irish homes to make sure their mobile phones are fully charged in preparation for the storm.

It warned: "Ensure your mobile phone is fully charged to enable communication in advance of the event and keep local emergency numbers in your phone."

The national forecaster also advises households as follows:

Meteorologist Ailis Hankinson said: "Storm Amy will bring wet and very windy conditions on Friday, and it's preceded by a band of heavy rain on Thursday. It is the first storm of the season, so it's essential to be prepared for potential impacts caused by the strong winds and the rain.