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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
David Kent

Ireland weather: Urgent Met Eireann warning issued for one county as wicked thunderstorms to cause havoc

A status yellow weather alert is in place for Cork - as heavy rain and wicked thunderstorms could cause damage in the Rebel County.

Cork and Waterford had been the subject of a 24-hour yellow warning which expired on Wednesday morning, and while those in the south-east have escaped without another one, Met Eireann is concerned about what could happen in Cork on Wednesday.

The status yellow warning reads: "Heavy showers today and possible isolated thunderstorms may lead to spot flooding."

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It's in place until 8pm tonight

A status yellow weather alert is given to warn those at risk from certain weather because of their location and/or their activity. It advises these people to take preventative action.

Expected weather conditions in a status yellow alert do not pose an immediate risk to the general population.

A weather advisory, which initially came into place on Friday, remains in place for the rest of the country.

It reads: "Remaining unsettled for much of this week with spells of heavy rain or showers, possibly causing further disruption."

Ireland's main weather forecaster has said that the outlook for the next few days is "uncertain" - thanks to the presence of the rapidly-spinning Hurricane Danielle.

The storm is the first hurricane of the season and is swirling over the Atlantic Ocean but it's now starting to head north and northeastwards, in the general direction of Ireland.

That is causing the outlook for the Irish weather to be uncertain, according to Met Éireann, who are confident enough of how the weather will look until the weekend.

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