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The record for a gust in Northern Ireland is 124mph in Kilkeel in Co Down in January 1974 ... in all 26 counties until 4pm on Friday. Wind maps have continued to show crazy winds tonight, looks ...

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Tonight, cloud looks to break up a little more widely for a time initially, but large areas of cloud should develop again during the early hours, particularly in the east. Staying mostly dry ...

Top wind speeds are expected on higher ground or exposed locations, potentially around coasts.” The record for a gust in Northern Ireland is 124mph in Kilkeel in Co Down in January 1974.

Meanwhile, Storm Forecast Experiment published a map putting southern England under a level 2 tornado warning for severe wind gusts with a few tornado events possible. The Met Office told the Sun ...

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Historian Cormac Moore is a columnist with The Irish News and editor of On This Day.