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A weather warning covering the whole of NI comes into force at 2pm

covering the entire region is set to come into force at 2pm, and will remain in place until 10am on Thursday, October 19.said: "Rain is expected to develop during Wednesday afternoon, turning heavy and possibly prolonged in places overnight and into Thursday morning, before easing. Rainfall across Northern Ireland will be quite variable, with highest accumulations perhaps focused over Antrim and Down, particularly over The Mournes, but with a second area of heavier rainfall further west.

"30-50 mm of rain could fall in these areas, and a few places over higher ground in the east could see 75-100 mm."Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closuresThere is a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings There is a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater, and communities being cut off by flooded roadsA yellow weather warning for rain will come into place at 2pm today and will remain in place until 10am on Thursday.

The Met Office said: "Storm Babet will bring some heavy rain to Northern Ireland from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning, with possible disruption."A group promoting the responsible sale of alcohol in NI say they have received nine complaints about the promotionsPassenger says incident was "terrifying""it is easier to get to Dublin than it is to get to Dunmurry around midnight from Belfast City Centre.

 

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