STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
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06 Sept 2025
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06 Sept 2025
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Work on removing one of the trees blocking the N4 at Minard
The county continues to calculate the damage of Storm Éowyn in the aftermath of the most powerful storm in 80 years.
Met Éireann say that the gale to storm force southwest to west winds brought extreme, damaging and destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h.
Longford experienced particularly significant impairment with roads blocked by falling trees, slates lost off houses and power lines knocked down.
The N4 was closed of up until noon today as people worked to remove several trees that blocked the road. In Longford town the Battery Road also experienced traffic disruption because of falling trees.
PICTURES | Frightening Storm Éowyn bares his ferocious teeth in Longford
Across Ireland the storm brought record-breaking gusts of 183km/h and has left more than 800,000 homes, farms and businesses across the island without power.
Many houses in Longford lost roof slates as the devastating impact of the weather event peaked between 4:00am and 6:00am this morning.
ALERT: ESB warns parts of Longford may be without power for days following wrath of Storm Éowyn
Longford, along with Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Connacht,, Louth, Meath and Westmeath continues to be under a Status Orange wind warning until 4pm.
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