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MET ÉIREANN HAS issued a fresh weather warning for the weekend – and more could follow tomorrow.
The status yellow advisory was issued at 5pm this evening and covers all of Saturday.
Here’s how the weather service is describing it:
A spell of heavy rain is forecast for Saturday, mainly affecting Munster, Connacht and Leinster. Details of this event are still uncertain, follow up warnings will be issued during Friday morning.
The warning is in the lowest category of Met Éireann’s three-tier advisory system – but it’s significant in light of the heavy flooding being experienced in the Shannon area, since last weekend’s Storm Desmond.
Clare County Council has taken the step of issuing a severe flood warning for the county for the weekend, in light of the forecast.
In a statement this evening, the local authority said a combination of heavy rainfall (50-80mm), elevated water levels in waterways, saturated ground, spring tides and strong winds are likely to result in localised flooding.
River levels in Clare are approaching levels not experienced since November 2009.
According to the Council “weather patterns over the next 48 hours will determine whether those levels are likely to be exceeded”.
Clare County Council / TwitterWe have issued a severe flood warning for all of County Clare in advance of potential heavy rainfall during Sat. https://t.co/VhI8xBtOJ9
— Clare County Council (@ClareCoCo) December 10, 2015
Here’s the advice for Clare residents:
“In light of current forecasts, the main message we wish to promote is that we do expect flooding to occur with the high risk areas being those that have previously experienced flooding,” Senior Engineer with the Council Tom Tiernan said.
“The situation is being monitored continuously and contingency arrangements are in place to deal with any flooding incident.
The Council has already convened a crisis management meeting and will do so again during Friday as well as liaising with other response agencies regarding preparations for any flooding.
Meanwhile, the Council says water levels along the lower Shannon at Clonlara are continuing to rise and are expected to peak on Monday or Tuesday.
Council staff, assisted by the Defence Forces, Civil Defence and fire service are continuing to work on flood defence measures along the river.
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Idiotic!
Don’t think they got the joke Meeehawl
Ahh James….but there’s a certain satisfaction in that itself. :)
All of Saturday. Beautiful. Just fcukin beautiful.
Genuinely getting very hacked off with all this crap weather…
I grew up in the 70s and 80s and it was much wetter then than now. Ireland is green because of the rain. Tis who we are. Just back to normal.
I grew up in the 80s and I remember hot summers and frosty winters. The weather has gone to shite.
No Jamie, the summers were blue sky and gorgeous but the winters were wetter and colder. In so far as I can recall.
I recall getting sunburned to bits on a regular basis during those summers, and in winter you’d be flying down the hill on your coal bag in the the ice and snow. Socks for gloves. Snowball full blast into the ear. Ah the memories. Nowadays you walk outside the door any time of year and the wind is pushing and jostling you and wrecking your hair, and usually the rain is at best spitting at you contemptibly.
I got rid of the hair for that exact reason.
Mother Nature has turned on us.
John your story reminds me of an old nursery rhyme… “There was an old man called Michael Finnegan, he grew whiskers on his chinnegan, the wind came out and blew them in again, poor old Michael Finnegan Maginnegan”.
Tis’ god’s retribution for us allowin’ dem’ sodomites marry!
What a crappy thing to post Meehawwl
A friend of mine once went out with a gang of dem’ gay fellas and when he woke up he said his poo was all funny!
And just to think we have to pay for water
Bumper harvest this year for IW.
Well if you want to drink the crap floating around athlone be my guest. Take as much as you want.
You wouldn’t put Teresa Mannion out in that.
She deserves to have a storm named after her.
We’re rightly fliuched
It’ll be a great day for the ducks. Fair play to them.
Great! I’m suppose to be going Amber springs for Santa experience can’t cancel because we lose money, wonder would they cancel it as its all out doors,
Meanwhile other people are worried about flooding and damage to their homes and livelihoods
Don’t think they do cancel it. Only a small part of its outside so you should be grand.
My heart bleeds for you Marian
Thanks
Yea I know it’s not a third world problem but I like to see my kid smile, that’s what it’s abt Christmas yea! The cold rain would ruin it all and trying to get home,anyways I don’t need to justify myself to a troll
Marian – I’m just someone who prefers to remain anonymous. Do you even know what a troll is? It’s in the dictionary, just under Self-Absorbed … What were you expecting when you booked a partial outdoor event in December – sunshine? Warm rain ? It’s only natural to want a happy experience for your child but I’m sure (and hope) that the child will have a wonderful day, irrespective of the weather. It’s not all about You so please put things in perspective and spare a thought for other families devastated by flooding this week.
Newsflash!!! Rain in Ireland in winter. It’s unprecedented!
It rained here in Alicante today,people started to panic then it stopped
Hope it works out for you Marian. Ignore the begrudging turds floating around the floodwaters of the sewers of The Journal.
Thanks very much , people On here can be so harsh, I was just thinking abt my little lad in the cold and the rain I meant no harm, but sure u Cant please them all
if this continues ill have to sell the car and buy a boat
The weather forecast is : we’ll tell you tomorrow morning , thanks alot Met Eireann , v helpful , only in ireland ……
There goes the shopping!!… highstool it is then
We had a dry spell during summer, we definitely making up for it now!
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