Ireland weather: Flood warning as rain alert in place for Dublin and seven counties
Status yellow rain warnings are in place today for counties Dublin, Louth, Wicklow, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Cork, Waterford.The warnings for Dublin, Louth, Wicklow will remain in place until 9pm while the warnings for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Cork, Waterford are due to expire at 3pm. The Met Eireann warnings are the latest in a series of warnings for wet conditions.The national weather forecasting service said that further flooding is a possibility. This is due to rain falling on already saturated ground, high river levels and high tides.Disruption to travel is also possible. "Further heavy rain falling on saturated ground combined with high river levels and high tides will lead to:Localised flooding River flooding Difficult travel conditions," said Met Eireann.The National Emergency Coordination Group (NECG) has warned the risk of flooding across the east and southeast regions is likely, and that the NECG and relevant response agencies are preparing for that risk."Rain will fall on saturated ground where river levels are high, with high tides are expected this week. This is likely to lead to further flooding along rivers and in coastal areas," they said in a communication from the Department of the Taoiseach."Spells of heavy and persistent rainfall will continue through the week of 2nd February, particularly in southern and eastern coastal counties. Close monitoring of local weather conditions via www.met.ie and river gauge data www.waterlevel.ie is strongly advised.""The public are urged to be vigilant as situations can change very quickly and even small amounts of rain could result in significant impacts in areas where river levels are high and/or where the ground is already saturated."Fingal County Council have also taken some precautions, as sandbags have been placed along the Liffey from the Strawberry Beds to Laraghcon to help reduce any potential impacts."If you need to report flooding, fallen trees or similar issues, please call Fingal’s Emergency Line on 01 890 5000. This is the quickest way to make sure incidents are logged and dealt with promptly by our teams," they said. "We kindly ask that incidents aren’t reported through social media, as they may not be seen quickly and could delay our response."Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content.We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice .For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
