City Council Severe Weather Assessment Team monitoring Storm Lorenzo
Met Éireann has issued an orange wind warning for Cork as strong south westerly winds are expected from Thursday 3rd October at 6 p.m. to Friday 4th October at 3 a.m.
Cork City Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team met this morning and held a teleconference with Met Éireann to assess the potential impact of Storm Lorenzo on Cork City. It is continuing to keep matters under review.
In view of the weather warning, Cork City Council is extending the current flood warning as there remains a risk of high tides causing localised flooding this Thursday along low-lying quays in the usual locations in the City Centre; i.e. South Terrace, Morrison’s Quay, Fr Matthew Quay, Trinity Bridge, Union Quay, Wandesford Quay, Frenche’s Quay, Crosses Green, Lavitt’s Quay, Kyrl’s Quay.
High tide times of note are as follows:
| Day | Date | Morning High Tide Time |
| Thursday | 03/10/2019 | 09:23 |
Members of the public are advised that traffic restrictions may be in place at these locations, during these times.
Members of the public are also encouraged to check their own property today and to ensure that steps are taken to secure any loose objects on their property e.g. garden furniture, wheelie bins etc, that could be damaged, or if blown, could cause damage during the period of high winds.
Cork City Council will have crews on standby to deal with any incidents arising from the severe weather.
The Council’s Severe Weather Assessment team is due to meet again at noon tomorrow.