The first named storm of the season is expected to reach Northern Ireland on Wednesday afternoon.
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A period of severe wind due to reach Northern Ireland on Wednesday afternoon has officially been named Storm Agnes.Agnes is expected to bring some damaging and disruptive winds to parts of the UK and Ireland on Wednesday. Weather warnings have been issued by both the Met Office and Met Éireann for the storm, due to reach the south-west of Ireland on Wednesday morning.
A warning for Northern Ireland comes into place at 12:00 BST on Wednesday and lasts until 07:00 on Thursday. This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.
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