Storm Isha’s arrival has prompted road and carpark closures along the seafront in Galway’s Salthill, while sandbags have also been made available for vulnerable city areas.
Storm Isha is forecast to bring very strong southwest winds with severe and damaging gusts, large coastal waves with overtopping, fallen trees, damage to power lines and very difficult travelling conditions.
Galway City Council said that the road would be closed on Salthill’s seafront from the roundabout at Seapoint along Salthill promenade towards the city as far as Galway Business School from 8.30 am today, Sunday January 21st, “until further notice”.
It has also closed Toft and Salthill car parks, Silverstrand road and carpark off the Barna road, and it says there will only be local access permitted to Ballyloughane beach road at Renmore.
Sandbags were provided at the following locations last night:
- Tourist Kiosk, Salthill
- Claddagh Hall
- Fire Station, Fr Burke Road
- Spanish Arch
- Docks beside the Pedestrian Crossing (St Nicholas Street)
Galway City Council says its crews remain on standby, and the local co-ordination group is monitoring updates from Met Eireann.
It urges members of the public to check the Met Éireann website, Met.ie, for further updates in relation to this weather warning, which is Status Orange for Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan, Munster, Connacht, and Status Red for Donegal.
Update at 10 am on Sunday, January 21: Met Éireann has upgraded the wind warning for Galway and Mayo to Status Red from 1700 to 2100 hours today, Sunday, warning of dangerous coastal and treacherous travelling conditions.
