Longford wakes up to snow as Met Éireann issues snow / ice warning on top of three #StormJorge wind warnings for county

Met Eireann has issued four Weather Warnings covering Longford for Saturday: 

Status Yellow - Snow/Ice warning for Longford

Wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow spreading eastwards this morning will lead to icy conditions.

Later this morning a more persistent band of rain and sleet will cross the country, turning to snow for a time, particular over the Midlands and north of the country, and over high ground elsewhere.

The combination of sleet/snow and strong winds will lead to low visibility and hazardous driving conditions.

Valid from 7am Saturday to 4pm  Saturday.

WATCH LIVE: Track Storm Jorge as it moves towards Ireland across the Atlantic Ocean

Other Weather Warnings for Longford are: 

STATUS ORANGE - WIND WARNING FOR LEINSTER
Severe winds associated with Storm Jorge (Hor-hay) on Saturday.
Westerly winds will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80km/h for a time on Saturday afternoon and early evening with gusts of 110 to 120km/h, possibly higher in very exposed areas.

Valid from 1pm to 7pm Saturday.

STATUS YELLOW - WIND WARNING FOR LEINSTER
Strong winds associated with Storm Jorge (Hor-hay) on Saturday.
Southwesterly winds of mean speeds 50 to 65km/h on Saturday morning with gusts of 90 to 110km/h expected.

Valid 9am to 1pm on Saturday.

STATUS YELLOW - WIND WARNING FOR LEINSTER
Strong winds associated with Storm Jorge (Hor-hay) on Saturday.
Westerly winds of mean speeds 50 to 65km/h on Saturday evening and early Saturday night with gusts of 90 to 110km/h expected.

Valid from 7pm to 12 midnight Saturday. 

ALSO READ: Met Éireann issues extremely rare Status Red weather warning for Storm Jorge with Longford upgraded to Status Orange

First signs of #StormJorge snowing in Longford. pic.twitter.com/dcM5P3aI5d

— Carole Coleman (@Carolecoleman) February 29, 2020

Aaaaaaaa!!!! ❄️

I na co to komu?

Dzień Dobry!#Longford #Snow #Ireland pic.twitter.com/CeX5sSN0As

— Adi Wrobel (@Adi_Wrobel) February 29, 2020

Longford now https://t.co/2pZxR0ycvQ pic.twitter.com/CFFPi8bqdM

— Mark McCormack (@MarkMcC64572225) February 29, 2020

@CarlowWeather @deric_tv #Longford pic.twitter.com/R47wiiXDwC

— Paul Hennessy (@PaulTenor) February 29, 2020

It's a white morning here in @LDSlashersGAA but luckily we're inside getting new and existing coaches trained up on Child Safeguarding. #GAA #Belong #BetterCoachesBetterPlayers @OfficialLDGAA @gaaleinster pic.twitter.com/Z7vpwGABjK

— Ciaran Mac Eochaidh (@EochaidhMac) February 29, 2020

A status Yellow snow warning associated with #StormJorge has been issued for Ireland, valid from 7 a.m. this morning until 4 p.m. this afternoon

See https://t.co/ozrQHtoOkt for details pic.twitter.com/Azve0VaY8m

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 29, 2020

Updated RED Wind Warning

A newly updated status RED Wind warning associated with #StormJorge has been issued for Galway and Clare

Note: the validation time has been put forward to 11:00

Valid from 11:00 this morning until 15:00 this afternoon

See https://t.co/juduxcKda8 pic.twitter.com/g6YOmY5vsL

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 29, 2020

This satellite pictures shows a close up picture of the centre of #StormJorge to the northwest of Ireland.

The radar is picking up precipitation over the country, which is a mix of rain, hail and some snow. pic.twitter.com/a63DQUopvR

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 29, 2020