Wind yellow warning issued for 11 counties

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Weather warnings for parts of the island of Ireland have been brought forward as a spell of strong winds and rain was forecast.

A status yellow warning for wind has been issued for 11 coastal counties in the Republic of Ireland for eight hours on Sunday.

The warning applies for Clare, Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Wexford, and Wicklow.

Irish weather agency Met Eireann said it would be very windy with strong and gusty south-to-southwest winds as well as gales or strong gales near coasts.

It said this carried potential impacts of wave overtopping, loose objects being displaced, some fallen trees and branches, and difficult travelling conditions.

The warning, which was first issued for between 4pm and midnight, has been brought forward for between 2pm and 10pm.

In Northern Ireland, the UK Met Office has issued a series of warnings that affect different locations at different times.

A yellow warning for rain was issued for between 9pm on Saturday and 9pm on Sunday, with the risk of some flooding in places.

Parts of Northern Ireland also fell into the designated region for further warnings that are affecting parts of Scotland and the north of England.

A yellow warning for wind applies to those along coastlines in counties Antrim, Down, and Londonderry as well as deep into Co Tyrone from midnight to 9pm on Sunday.

This is immediately followed by another yellow warning for wind until midday on Monday, applying to areas in Antrim, Londonderry and Tyrone.

The warnings come after Storm Goretti brought snow to parts of the UK and left a man dead after a tree fell on to a caravan in Helston, Cornwall.