Storm Ophelia is forecast to hit Donegal this evening at approximately 6 o’clock.
One person has died in Waterford as a result of the storm and almost 170,000 homes are without power.
Met Eireann forecasters expect Donegal will experience spells of heavy rain before high winds set in.
Speaking a short time ago on Around the North West with John Breslin, meteorologist with Met Eireann, Liz Walsh says as the storm progresses North in will weaken:
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