The storm was named by the French met office.
Stormy conditions are set to hit the country over the coming days, due to Storm Alex.
Met Éireann have announced that the storm will bring wet and windy weather across France, Britain and Ireland over the rest of the week.
Storm Alex has been named by @meteofrance
See its development on our new wind and streamlines product. The colours use the warning levels of yellow, orange and red for wind speeds.
Latest forecast for Ireland: https://t.co/9gKN6SVok4 pic.twitter.com/EE5XxS367l
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) September 30, 2020
RTE reports it will hit France between Thursday night and Friday morning, with strong gusts of wind expected to reach Ireland later that day.
Heavy rainfall will then spread across Ireland on Saturday with a risk of flooding, as well as strong to gale force winds along coastal areas.
