Yellow warning for heavy rain leading to possibility of some flooding in Northern Ireland
A yellow weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for Northern Ireland.
The alert will be in place from noon on Thursday (February 5) until midnight on Friday (February 6).
The Met Office says areas of rain will continue to spread northwestwards across Northern Ireland during Thursday, Thursday night and much of Friday.
Most places, according to forecasters, are likely to see 10-20 mm of rain and low level impacts, with some southeast facing hills seeing 40-50 mm through this period. However, peristent rain could mean east and southeast facing slopes of the Mourne Mountains and Antrim Hills receive 60-80 mm.
They go on to warn that “strong to gale forecast east to southeast winds may lead to some difficult travel conditions and large waves along Irish Sea coasts”.
The weather warning is for counties Antrim, Armagh, Down, Londonderry and Tyrone. The public is advised to expect the following:
- Spray and flooding will lead to difficult driving conditions and possibly road closures;
- Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer;
- Some interruption to power supplies and other services possible;
- Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible;
- Strong winds, generating large waves and spray, may present dangerous conditions for exposed coastal communities.