MET Office warning of strong winds

Storm Agnes to bring a spell of strong and disruptive winds through Wednesday afternoon into early Thursday

What to expect

• Injuries and danger to life from flying debris are possible
• Some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs, could happen 
• Some power cuts are likely to occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage 
• Road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, with longer journey times and cancellations possible. Some roads and bridges are likely to close 
• There is a small chance of injuries and danger to life that could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties, with a chance of some minor flooding of coastal roads 

The weather warning is in place for County Antrim, County Armagh, County Down, County Fermanagh, County Londonderry, and County Tyrone. 

Further information and advice is available from the Met Office website:

• MetOffice

Help and advice

• Housing Executive tenants should call 03448 920 901

• Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service: 028 9266 4221

• Floodline call 0300 2000 100

We have more contact details for other organisations in our section about:

• What to do in a crisis or emergency 

There's also information available on what to do in an emergency and

• How to find your stopcock

There's also good information on NIDirect about:

• Flooding