STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
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06 Sept 2025
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06 Sept 2025
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Lightening in Portlaoise. Pic James Osborne
The ESB has warned of a significant amount of lightening and urged public to get in touch if their area is not already listed on its powercheck website.
“A significant amount of lighting around this evening if you do lose supply see https://t.co/VMtxFrW7FY if your area is NOT listed ring us on 185372999 pic.twitter.com/eO1Ju9fwh9
— ESB Networks (@ESBNetworks) June 1, 2018
There are already a number of power cuts being dealt with as a result of thunderstorms and lighteng in the midlands and the northwest of Ireland.
Status Orange -Thunder warning for Cavan, Monaghan,Donegal, Dublin,Carlow,Kilkenny,Laois, Longford, Wexford, Wicklow, Westmeath, Leitrim, Roscommon, Sligo, Cork,Tipperary Localized severe thunderstorm activity in these https://t.co/uJpQfl0sNY our PowerCheck app for real-time info pic.twitter.com/MwdTQLCMa4
— ESB Networks (@ESBNetworks) June 1, 2018
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