Status Yellow warning in place for 15 counties as heavy rain, sleet and snow

Ireland is set to be lashed by more heavy rain with sleet and snow in parts as Met Eireann issued a Status Yellow weather warning for 15 counties yesterday.The warning covers Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Longford, Louth, Offaly, Westmeath, Meath, Clare and Tipperary and will be in place from 8pm Sunday night until 8am on Monday morning.

"The rain is likely to be preceded by a period of snow in parts of Connacht, Ulster and north Leinster, before turning to rain later in the night.""As the ground is saturated at the moment and river levels are elevated the combined effect of rainfall and snow melt may lead to some localised surface and river flooding", they warned.

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