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| Northern Ireland electricity supply and roads hit by storms | Northern Ireland electricity supply and roads hit by storms |
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| About 150 homes are without electricity following severe gales that swept across the eastern counties of Northern Ireland during the night. | About 150 homes are without electricity following severe gales that swept across the eastern counties of Northern Ireland during the night. |
| Gusts of 70mph, along with heavy rain, damaged the electricity network in Counties Down and Antrim, bringing down poles and lines. | Gusts of 70mph, along with heavy rain, damaged the electricity network in Counties Down and Antrim, bringing down poles and lines. |
| Fallen trees also closed a number of roads across Northern Ireland. | Fallen trees also closed a number of roads across Northern Ireland. |
| Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) said power was restored to about 7,000 homes on Sunday night and Monday morning. | Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) said power was restored to about 7,000 homes on Sunday night and Monday morning. |
| They are still responding to about 130 incidents of damage to the electricity network in rural parts of Counties Down and Armagh. | They are still responding to about 130 incidents of damage to the electricity network in rural parts of Counties Down and Armagh. |
| A spokeswoman for NIE said the company was "doing everything possible to restore power to customers in worst affected areas" as fast as it could. | A spokeswoman for NIE said the company was "doing everything possible to restore power to customers in worst affected areas" as fast as it could. |
| The highest wind speed during the night was a gust of 61 knots, or 70mph per hour, recorded at the weather station at Magilligan Point, County Londonderry, just after midnight. | The highest wind speed during the night was a gust of 61 knots, or 70mph per hour, recorded at the weather station at Magilligan Point, County Londonderry, just after midnight. |
| The weather station at Orlock Head, on the Ards peninsula, recorded winds in excess of 30 knots for several hours, with gusts of up to 59 knots just after 02:00 BST. | The weather station at Orlock Head, on the Ards peninsula, recorded winds in excess of 30 knots for several hours, with gusts of up to 59 knots just after 02:00 BST. |
| In just five hours on Sunday night, the weather station at Aldergrove, County Antrim, recorded 16mm of rain - more than in the whole month of September. | In just five hours on Sunday night, the weather station at Aldergrove, County Antrim, recorded 16mm of rain - more than in the whole month of September. |
| Between 17:00 BST on Sunday and 05:00 BST on Monday, Katesbridge in County Down had 37.4mm of rain - the most in the UK - while Banagher in County Londonderry had 31.6mm in six hours. | Between 17:00 BST on Sunday and 05:00 BST on Monday, Katesbridge in County Down had 37.4mm of rain - the most in the UK - while Banagher in County Londonderry had 31.6mm in six hours. |