Met Eireann has issued a status yellow wind alert for Waterford that comes into effect tomorrow.
The warning will be in place from 10pm Friday evening until midday on Saturday, as Storm Bert moves toward Ireland .
The national forecaster has advised for the potential of very strong southeast to south winds coupled with heavy rain.
Possible impacts could include fallen trees, localised flooding and dangerous travel conditions.
Met Eireann says: "Storm Bert will move close to Ireland, displacing the recent cold Arctic airmass. Very strong winds and heavy rain will track northeastwards over the country on Friday night with warnings already in places.Storm Bert will continue to dominate our weather through the weekend and into early next week and further warnings will be issued for this event."
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