The National Emergency Co-Ordination Group Is To Meet This Afternoon As Hurricane Lorenzo Approaches

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has convened the meeting as the large and powerful storm moves up through the central Atlantic

However, it’ll weaken to a tropical storm by the time it reaches Ireland, and Met Eireann says it’s on standby to issue a status orange weather warning for certain areas.

Evelyn Cusack, Head of Forecasting at Met Eireann, explains why we won't be hit by a full blown hurricane: 

 

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