MET Office weather warning
Storm Chandra will bring very strong winds, leading to the potential for damage and disruption on Tuesday.
The Met Office amber warning for wind is in place from 05.00am to 21.00pm on Tuesday 27th January, and applies to County Antrim, County Down and County Londonderry..
Easterly winds will increase early on Tuesday morning bringing gusts of 60-70 mph to eastern and northern parts of Northern Ireland with a few coastal locations seeing gusts of 75 mph. Heavy rain will be an additional hazard.
Winds may ease a little early in the afternoon, before increasing to similar speeds once more from a south-easterly direction late afternoon and early evening.
Large waves could bring additional impacts to some eastern coastal areas.
What to expect
- Longer journey times and cancellations likely, as road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected
- Some roads and bridges likely to close
- There is a good chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage
- Probably some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs
- Flying debris is likely and could lead to Injuries or danger to life
- Injuries and danger to life is likely from large waves and beach material being thrown onto coastal roads, sea fronts and properties
Help and advice
- If you are affected by flooding you should call Floodline on 0300 2000 100
- If you are a Housing Executive tenant you should also contact your local office on 03448 920 900
- Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service can be contacted on 028 9266 4221
You can find contact details for other organisations in our section about:
You can also find further information on NI Direct about:
Emergency repairs:
tel.: 03448 920 901
If you're concerned about anyone rough sleeping
The Welcome Organisation, Belfast:
tel.: 07894 931 047
First Housing Derry/Londonderry:
tel.: 07540 100 208
Other areas, call us on:
tel.: 03448 920 908