Storm Isha has arrived in County Fermanagh this evening (Sunday, January 21) and has caused serious disruption to residents.

An amber weAather warning is in place for all of Northern Ireland  and the Met Office has predicted a "spell of very strong, perhaps damaging, winds associated with Storm Isha are likely to bring disruption to transport and infrastructure."

In addition, the Met Office has warned residents to expect the following: 

- Damage to buildings and homes is possible, with roofs blown off and power lines brought down

- Roads, bridges and railway lines may close, with delays and cancellations to bus, train, ferry services and flights

- Power cuts could occur and affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage

- Flying debris could result in a danger to life."

Several power outages have been reported throughout the county with some residents and commercial premises losing power for several hours while others are reporting an intermediate loss.

A list of reported power outages in the area can be viewed here on the Power NI website.

Several trees have been reported as down and other debris has been reported in some areas of Fermanagh including:

Enniskillen Road, Ballinamallard ; 

Moynaghan Road, Lisnarick ; 

Drumwhinny Road, Kesh ; 

 Old Rossorry Road, Enniskillen ;

For updates on traffic and travel news, visit https://trafficwatchni.com/twni/traffic-news. 

Chief Meteorologist, Dan Suri, said: “Storm Isha will bring strong winds to the whole of the UK through Sunday and into Monday. The areas of particular concern are reflected by a large Amber severe weather warning which covers Northern Ireland, central and southern Scotland, Wales, much of northern England as well as southwestern parts of England.

“In these regions we could see gusts frequently between 50-60mph and even up to 80mph in exposed coastal locations. As the storm starts to move away on Monday morning very strong winds will also develop in the far southeast of England, bringing the risk of 70-80mph gusts here too in the early hours of Monday morning.

“Storm Isha will bring a disruptive spell of weather to the UK with strong winds across the whole country. Heavy rain will cause additional hazards, particularly in the west. A number of severe weather warnings for rain have also been issued. Keep up to date with the Met Office warnings and pay close attention to guidance from your local authority.”

In addition, A “tornado watch” zone was issued for Northern Ireland, as well as parts of Scotland and northern England by the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (Torro) on Sunday afternoon.

It means a “strong tornado” is possible in those regions.