The Northern Sound region may be hit by winds of between 150 to 180 kilometres per hour during storm Eowyn. Eowyn is expected to make landfall in Ireland in the early hours of Friday morning. Met Éireann has already issued a status orange weather warning for the whole of the country from 2am Friday morning until 5pm that evening.
But, Cathal Nolan from Carlow Weather expects that to be upgraded to status red as Friday approaches. And while some experts predict Eowyn could be as strong as Ophelia in 2017. Cathal Nolan, told the Joe Finnegan Show earlier that he thinks Friday's storm will be the worst to hit Ireland in decades, or ever.
A status red warning means travel will be restricted unless absolutely necessary, school and business closures and a "threat to life". Mr Nolan said the sooner word about the strength of Eowyn is spread, the better for public safety (listen below):
