Heavy rain and flooding expected as weather warning issued for 20 counties

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Met Éireann has issued a weather warning for 20 counties as heavy rain may cause spot flooding in parts of Ireland.

The rainfall could cause flooding as the ground is saturated following a very wet autumn to date. Between 1.5 and twice the normal amount of rainfall fell last week and the ground is already saturated.said between 20mms and 50mms could fall anywhere in the 20 counties covered by the weather warning. “All counties within the yellow area are equally at risk,” she said.The forecast for the week is for more rain and unsettled weather.

The farming forecast suggests that, with the exception of the southeast, rainfall will be 1.5 to 2.5 the average for the rest of the country.

 

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