Crossmaglen Rangers have made the decision to cancel their bingo evening scheduled for tomorrow.

The storm - which has now been downgraded to Category 1 - has brought winds of over 190 kilometres per hour.

Senator Robbie Gallagher told Charlie McConnalogue he was "very concerned about the mental health of many of our farmers".

A Status Yellow warning remains in place until 10am following heavier than expected snow in the early hours of this morning.

A weather forecaster is hopeful the Northern Sound region will miss most of the storm's impact.

In September we will see at that stage if we need to make a plan.

It's because of a phenomenon called a Sudden Stratospheric Warming Event.

'Winds will be very strong right through the afternoon and this evening'