MET Éireann has issued a Status Red warning for Clare from 8pm to 11pm this (Friday) evening.
Storm Hannah is due to peak this evening with gusts of 150km per hour expected along the western seaboard.
This is the fifth alert issued in relation to Storm Hannah.
People are advised to stay indoors and not to drive during the alert.
A native of Ennis, Colin McGann has been editor of The Clare Champion since August 2020. Former editor of The Clare People, he is a journalism and communications graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology.