Update:
Saturday, 4.25pm – Met Éireann has upgraded the earlier Status Yellow thunderstorm warning for Clare to Orange.
The weather service is warning of thunderstorms and very heavy showers producing significant accumulations over short time periods.
- Flash flooding
- Very difficult travelling conditions with reduced visibility
- Power outages
The affected areas including Clare, Cavan, Galway, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, and Westmeath.
The Status Orange warning will remain in effect until 10.00pm this evening.
Status Orange #Thunderstorm warning updated to include Offaly. ⚠️
View all warnings here 👇https://t.co/Xg3aMJlyuS https://t.co/gTloOSMcIN
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) June 17, 2023
Earlier: Met Éireann has issued another Status Yellow thunderstorm warning for most of the country including Clare.
The weather service is warning of localised slow-moving showers and thunderstorms with frequent lightning, gusty winds and hail in the most intense storms.
Met Éireann is warning of possible impacts including:
• Flash flooding
• Very difficult travelling conditions with reduced visibility
• Power outages
Affected areas include: Clare, Cavan, Galway, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, and Westmeath.
This latest warning will remain in place until 10.00pm Saturday.
Localised showers with heavy downpours, thunderstorms, gusty winds and a chance of hail.
Forecasters are citing the following as possible impacts
- Localised flooding
- Tricky road conditions
- Frequent lightning
- Heavy downpours
- Gusty winds
- Chance of hail
The other counties that are subject to this latest warning include Carlow, Cavan, Donegal, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Laois, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Westmeath, Cork and Kerry..
The warning takes effect at midday and will remain valid until 11 o’clock this (Saturday) evening.
🚨UPDATE 🚨 Kerry & Cork have been added to our yellow #thunderstorm warning
⚠️ Localised flooding
🚗Tricky road conditions
⚡️ Frequent lightning
☔️ Heavy downpours
🍃Gusty winds
❄️Chance of hail.More here 👇 https://t.co/BoUueCIxKa
Valid: Now – 23:00 Today pic.twitter.com/tnL36j7TxR
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) June 17, 2023