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LAST UPDATE | 12 Mar 2024
PROPERTY OWNERS IN low lying areas of Cork or in places prone to flooding have been urged to take precautions ahead of a Status Orange warning for rain that is due to come into effect tomorrow.
A Status Yellow warning for rain is currently in place for counties Cork and Kerry until midday tomorrow.
Both counties will then be placed under a Status Orange rain warning until midday on Thursday.
Cork County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team has crews on standby in several known risk locations across the county and pumping arrangements are being put in place as a precautionary measure in known problem locations.
Property owners are also being advised by Cork County Council to take precautions in low lying areas or areas susceptible to flooding.
The council added that the weather event is forecast to differ from other recent Status Orange rainfall events because the rainfall intensity is expected to be moderate to steady, and high intensity downpours are not expected.
Met Éireann has said there will be persistent rain in the counties, heavy at times, accompanied by strong onshore winds, high tides and elevated river levels.
This may lead to flooding, wave overtopping and difficult travelling conditions, the forecaster said.
A Status Yellow rain warning will also kick in for Waterford at midday tomorrow and will remain in place for 24 hours.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is asking road users to exercise caution while using the roads tomorrow and on Thursday while the weather warnings are in place.
Road users in areas affected by the Status Orange warning are advised to check local traffic and weather conditions before setting out on a journey.
The following advice is being given to motorists:
Pedestrians are advised to walk on the right-hand side of the road, facing traffic if there are no footpaths.
Cyclist should ensure that they and their bike are visible to other road users by investing in a good set of front and rear lights (white at the front, red at the back) and by wearing clothes that help you be seen on your bike, consider wearing high visibility material.
Pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists are being asked to wear bright clothing and consider wearing high visibility material.
Looking at the general forecast, rain is due to become persistent and heavy at times in the southwest and west throughout today.
A band of more persistent rain will move into the west and northwest early tonight, before moving southeastwards overnight.
The rain is due to gradually clear in the northern half of the country tomorrow morning and most areas will become dry for a time in the afternoon.
Conditions will be dull and damp further south where rain and drizzle is forecast to continue.
Rain is expected to spread northwards over Ireland tomorrow night.
Thursday is due to be mostly cloudy and unsettled with rain or showers continuing to feed in from the southwest.
Met Éireann has said a few brighter intervals may develop, the best of which will be later in the afternoon.
Thursday night is forecast to stay mostly cloudy with further rain or showers through the night.
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If whoever is disturbing the weather could please stop, that’d be great. Thanks.
@Dave Gillen: do you mean the good old gas guzzling USA!
@D O’S: God alone controls the weather, according to one of the most highly paid, expense claiming, contract winning public servants in the country
@Dermot Lane: don’t forget the fairies there a nasty bunch especially when they eat too much and drive.
@Dave Gillen: this is typical sensational journalism at its finest. It’s Ireland for Christ sake. We can handle some wind and rain.
@Noel Barnes: yes just close the Dall doors
@Noel Barnes: Wind and rain maybe, but dry and warm and the Country is fecked for months
Is this the end of the hose pipe ban so ted?
@alan doyle: ban on jox on washing lines now.
A red weather day would be great. Get the bread in
@Nell foran: Ah yeah, I’d love an auld red weather warning day…it’s been a while..
@Ben Jamen: 11 months already!
I don’t like when its very windy. Just saying
@aidan mccormack: Hurricane Bread, when it’s red we’re your bread
They said on the weather earlier it would tail off and not be as strong by the time it heads to Ireland, it’s more so heading for France
More fake news.
@Paul: You can even see on the map that it’s fully in the dark green / weakest stage by the time it hits the Irish coast. It’s due to be downgraded to a storm in the next few hours so it’s not going to be much by the time it hits here in 4 days. Torrential rain at most. Anything for a few more clicks on an article though I guess.
@Shane Corry: it’s Brennan’s bread propaganda.
@Paul: if only the weather could change.
Oh it has. Direct hit Ireland. But it could change again. That’s weather for you.
@Paul: Stop being silly. It’s not fake news. It’s all stated probability. If you did your own cross checking you would know they reported correctly.
So is that like a Red Weather Warning Warning?
Just in time for the Ploughing :(
Journal ‘The Storm is currently making its way towards the South East of the US Coast’ Did you even look at your graphic? You make TV3 weather look professional!
@Dónal: It hasn’t turned back towards us yet. That’s just tea leaf reading in the pic. Open the earth nullschool website and use the double chevrons to see the tracking they’re predicting.
Picked a great time to quit eating bread.
I don’t know about Helene but Hurricane Florence was hacked by the Russians around 1am.
@Mike Walsh: I think that any weather with my name is going to be soft like me!
They haven’t a fu€king clue really about the weather.
As the Washington Post said yesterday, Trump is complicit.
@Herbert: really? Bloody hell. What was there context?
@Dave O Keeffe: Global warming and his decision to drop out of the Paris accord.
@Herbert: they’re still in the Paris accord though. Silly Post.
@Herbert: There’s a list of their articles here ; https://www.washingtonpost.com/hurricane-florence-stories/?utm_term=.3d0feefd280e
could you show us which one that you are on about,thanks
I think they should shut schools down for 2 weeks just Incase
We are going to get the tail end of a few hurricanes this year, like we do every year. Nothing major to worry about Ophelia was a freak that changed course at the last moment so potential of us getting a direct hit are slim. Although a red wind day off would be nice
Woof woof
@Martin Brennan: Always with the negative waves…
That Picture……Hurricane Hard-On
This is a weak, tea-coloured weather warning. Make sure you know where the umbrella is, and buy lots of bread.
Perhaps,maybe,if,would,could,blah,blah………
Load of crap. It’s going to be 30 degrees next week
@Joeh: yup…here in Fuertaventura!
Here we go again folks….after the drought comes the rain. Better start buying rain barrels, then we won’t be short of water next summer!
The under headline lacks some geographical knowledge. Perhaps some confusion with so many storms out there. TS Helene is a bit nearer the Azores than SE USA.
pi$$ off Helen!
@Andy: Helene even
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