PSNI warns against travel due to heavy rain and Storm Ciarán

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The PSNI advises people not to travel due to weather warnings for heavy rain and the arrival of Storm Ciarán. Multiple warnings have been issued by the Met Office for rain until Thursday, with an amber warning in place for Armagh, Antrim, and Down. The Department for Infrastructure is preparing for the potential of localized flooding.

The PSNI are warning people not to travel between 9pm on Monday night and 9am on Tuesday morning as a series of weather warnings are in place for further heavy rain ahead of the arrival of Storm Ciarán.

Another yellow warning has been issued for heavy rain tomorrow until 9am on Wednesday. Heavy rain can also be expected on Thursday as Storm Ciarán arrives. "Traffic disruption is possible and the public are being asked to consider their journeys and take extra care if travel is necessary. "The Department for Infrastructure’s roads and rivers teams have been checking and clearing road gullies and drainage grilles and additional staff will be on standby.

To report incidents of flooding, please contact the flooding incident line on 0300 2000 100. Calls taken by the incident line staff are passed to the relevant responding Agency.

Source: Holiday News (holidaynews.net)

PSNI Travel Weather Warnings Heavy Rain Storm Ciarán Met Office Amber Warning Department For Infrastructure Localized Flooding

 

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