Cecilia Daly<\/span>BBC News NI weather presenter<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Met Office is warning of disruption to parts of Northern Ireland on Friday as Storm Amy hits.<\/p>\n An amber warning for wind is in place from 15:00 to 20:00 BST on Friday for the western half of Northern Ireland, with a yellow warning in place for the rest of it.<\/p>\n “A period of damaging south to south-westerly winds are likely during the late afternoon and evening hours on Friday, with gusts of 60-70 mph inland and up to 80 mph along some more exposed coasts,” the Met Office says.<\/p>\n Earlier, the Met Office issued a heavy rain warning for Northern Ireland, which is in force until 22:00 BST on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Storm Amy will impact the whole island of Ireland on Friday, with warnings issued for all counties.<\/p>\n Met \u00c9ireann has issued a red warning – the highest level – for coastal waters between Fairhead (Antrim) and Loop Head (Clare).<\/p>\n Level orange – the second highest level – wind warnings have been issued for counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n On Thursday, rainfall accumulations of 20-30mm were expected widely with over 40mm of rain over higher ground possible.<\/p>\n This could lead to localised flooding and travel disruption. The heavier rain affected most places through the evening commute. <\/p>\n The Whitebridge Road, Ballygawley is currently closed due to a river which has burst its banks, the Department for Infrastructure said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Reuters](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1dfe\/live\/3f07a680-9f88-11f0-a934-075243299099.jpg.webp\")
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