Met Éireann has upgraded the advisory issued on Tuesday to a series of status orange and yellow warnings as storm Callum approaches.

A status orange wind warning, the second highest level of alert, is in place for all coastal counties in the Republic, except Leitrim, from 10pm on Thursday night. The storm will bring strong southeast winds, veering southwest. They will coincide with high tides.

Winds will be strongest overnight and early on Friday, gusting between 110km/h and 130km/h along coasts, forecasters have warned.

The warning is in place until 9am on Friday for counties Dublin, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Meath, Cork and Waterford, and until 12pm in counties Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Clare and Kerry.

A status yellow warning applies to counties Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Roscommon, Limerick and Tipperary from 11pm on Thursday to 9am on Friday. There, wind gusts will reach 90km/h to 110km/h.

Met Éireann has warned that the high winds will be followed by heavy rainfall on Friday and Saturday, with the potential for flooding.

Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, the Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning from 3am to 11.59pm on Friday. The storm has the potential to cause disruption, including danger from flying debris, damage to buildings and power cuts.

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