Nearly 20,000 ESB customers are without electricity this morning

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Nearly 20,000 ESB customers are without electricity this morning due to Storm Ali. Homes, businesses and farms are mostly affected in the southwest of the country. According to the ESB, the power outages are mainly due to fallen trees which have damaged power lines and high winds.

We have faults in some areas this morning due to #StormAli . You can get updates on https://t.co/VMtxFrW7FY or log a fault on https://t.co/9D73HNABJ7

— ESB Networks (@ESBNetworks) September 19, 2018

If you need to find out more information about the power outages, ESB has set up a page here. Earlier this morning, Met Éireann upgraded its wind warning to Status Orange this morning. The wind warning was revised at 6.46am and will effect Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Dublin, Kildare, Longford, Louth, Offaly, Westmeath, Meath, Clare and Kerry. The weather forecaster said: "Storm Ali will track close to the west and northwest coast this morning. South to southwest winds veering westerly will reach mean speeds between 65 and 80 km/h and gusts between 110km/h and 130 km/h for a time. "Gusts in excess of 130 km/h are possible in coastal regions of the west and northwest. The core of strong winds will be along Atlantic coasts at first, before transferring quickly eastwards during the morning. "Valid from Wednesday 19 September 2018 07:00 to Wednesday 19 September 2018 13:00."