Draft:Storm Irene (2024)

Storm Irene , known in Germany as Storm Gertrud , was an extratropical cyclone which affected Western Europe in January 2024. The twenty-third windstorm of the 2023–24 European windstorm season, Irene was first noted by.

Preparations
The Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera issued a yellow rain and wind alert for the Azores, Madeira Islands, and Portugal. Additionally, an orange wind, rain, and coastal event warning was hoist for the southern parts of Madeira. On 17 January, Météo-France hoisted an orange snow and ice for Northern France, with yellow avalanche warnings in effect fot the Alps regions of eastern France. Furthermore, an orange wind warning was hoisted for portions of northern Spain, with a yellow wind and rain warning issued for most of the country In Germany, the Deutscher Wetterdienst issued several snow and ice warning for the nation, as significant impacts were anticipated.