Storm Atiyah: Severe weather warning in place for Donegal

 

 
A severe weather warning has been issued for Donegal ahead of the arrival of Storm Atiyah.
The storm is expected to bring strong winds with a heightened risk of flooding in coastal areas.
Its set to batter Donegal much of Sunday with gusts from 110 to 130km/h expected.
The orange alert for Donegal is valid from 9am on Sunday until Monday 6am.

Alert message from Met Eireann:
Storm Atiyah will track between Iceland and Ireland on Sunday generating a swathe of very strong winds across the country. \n\nSouthwesterly winds later veering northwesterly will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80 km/h with gusts from 110 to 130km/h.\n\nDue to a combination of high seas and storm surge there is a possibility of coastal flooding.