Antrim
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| Weather | 14°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 93% Humidity |
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| Population | 2,669 (2017) |
| Local time | Saturday 14:26 |
| Provinces | Ulster |
| Colleges and universities | College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise |
| Northern Regional College, Antrim | |
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| ID | 734749 |
About Antrim
Antrim is a town and civil parish in County Antrim in the northeast of Northern Ireland, on the banks of the Six Mile Water, half a mile northeast of Lough Neagh. It had a population of 20,001 people in the 2001 Census. It is the county town of County Antrim and was the administrative centre of Antrim Borough Council.
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Storm Barra: Severe weather warnings for wind and rain issued
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Storm Barra: Severe weather warnings for wind and rain issued
Severe weather warnings have been issued ahead of The Arrival of Storm Barra on Tuesday.
The Atlantic system will bring very strong winds and Heavy Rain .
A Met Office Warning has been issued for Northern Ireland from 06:00 GMT Tuesday until midnight the same day.
The Strongest gusts will affect exposed and coastal areas in the region, with potentially damaging and disruptive winds up to 80km/h (50mph) expected widely.
Gusts around the coast could reach speeds up to 115km/h (70 mph).
Those winds could lead to large waves and possible flooding.
Disruption to travel is also likely.
Warnings have also been issued across The Republic of Ireland.
Irish weather service Met Éireann is forecasting The Strongest winds to the West Coast .
A status orange Warning - The Second -highest Level - has been issued for five counties.
They are Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, and Galway.
A yellow Warning has been issued for all other counties.
It is also Warning of a significant possibility of coastal flooding along The South and West Coast .
Storm Barra is The Second named storm this season following Storm Arwen.
A tree fell on a car in Antrim .
Source of news: bbc.com
