A status orange rain warning has been issued by Met Éireann for Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow.
The warning will take place from 3.35pm on Wednesday 9 March until that evening at 9pm.
??Status Orange rainfall Warning issued??
Location: Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, wicklow, Waterford
Valid: to 9pm tonight
Full details:https://t.co/ZsjQsKCXDy pic.twitter.com/5SgXcAiKMfADVERTISEMENT— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) March 9, 2022
Heavy falls of rain will continue to cause surface flooding along with poor driving conditions for these parts.
Ice warning
A yellow ice warning is also in place right across the country from 8pm on Wednesday until 10am on Thursday.
Met Éireann has said that “hazardous conditions due to a widespread severe frost” will lead to ice on untreated surfaces.
Heavy falls of sleet and snow?? locally in parts of east Munster this afternoon, moving into parts of south Leinster.
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) March 9, 2022
Dangerous driving conditions locally with snow lying on some routes for a short time.????
More here??https://t.co/ZsjQsKCXDy pic.twitter.com/9J4LYBx7RI
The affected counties include: Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Laois, Limerick, Longford, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.
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