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Storm Ophelia Rages Over Ireland

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16 October 2017

By Bronwen

Today all schools and educational institutions in Ireland will be closed to prevent any casualties caused by Storm Ophelia.

The Department of Education said the decision had been made “following discussions with members of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning and in light of the advice from Met Eireann on this unprecedented storm.”

The storm has warranted a red warning across the Republic of Ireland and an amber warning to Northern Ireland.

The Irish weather service, Met Éireann has warned of “potential danger to life” and it could be as bad as 1961 Hurricane Debbie, the most powerful hurricane ever to strike Ireland, which caused 18 deaths.

 

The storm was formed and came from the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean and is said to have gail force winds of up to 90mph.

As it crossed the Atlantic, Ophelia was said to be a category 3 hurricane, meaning that well built buildings would have suffered major damage and the winds were over 13o mph.

Because of the storm, parts of Eastern England are likely to have warm weather that is unusual for this season with temperatures up to 23C on Monday: 8C more than the average temperature for October in previous years.

 

 

 

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