People are being warned to take extreme care during tonight's weather warning.
Strong winds are being forecast between 9pm and midnight, with a red warning in Cork
A status yellow wind alert has been issued for Dublin, but Met Eireann says its warning may be upgraded.
Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather says people need to put precautions in place:
"Don't say it's yellow, it's grand.
"If I had a trampoline, I'd be tying it down as best I can right now."
Lots of questions and I can’t reply to all but if I was planning on staying in a tent tonight I would be making alternative plans quickly. Also this isn’t just about tonight, wet and windy weather will continue tomorrow and tomorrow night. Please use common sense! #StormEllen pic.twitter.com/xI9D4JTaHz
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) August 19, 2020
Met Eireann says it will be very windy across the entire country.
Headline:#StormEllen will produce severe impacts in places this evening and tonight.
Further showery rain over northern areas this evening. Drier elsewhere for a time, but heavy rain returning to southwestern and southern counties, along with strengthening wind— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) August 19, 2020
