Coastal Areas to Avoid Until Storm Clears
- Storm Chandra has not cleared, is still over Ireland and will move up along the west of Ireland later today, saeid Met Éireann forecaster Linda Hughes.
- "We are still going to see some very strong winds as the storm does move up...
- "But still some very strong winds, particularly around the coasts, there will be some strong gales in places," she said.
Storm Chandra has not cleared, is still over Ireland and will move up along the west of Ireland later today, saeid Met Éireann forecaster Linda Hughes.
“We are still going to see some very strong winds as the storm does move up… in some areas the winds will be light, towards the center of it.
“But still some very strong winds, particularly around the coasts, there will be some strong gales in places,” she said.
Ms Hughes added: “People are warned to stay away from coastal areas until the storm has cleared.”
She said there are some very heavy showers following behind.
“We are still not over the worst of it. There will be some more rainfall. The ground is saturated, there is nowhere for the rain to go,” she said.
“Any further rainfall on top of what we had,could cause some further issues.”
Storm Chandra brings widespread disruption
Heavy rain and winds associated with Storm Chandra caused widespread disruption across the country today with river flooding, travel disruption and power outages reported in many parts.
Ms Hughes said that smaller rivers and tributaries, such as the River Dodder, which flooded earlier, are “receding quickly”.
The forecaster said it is an improving situation there,with incidents where there is a lot of surface water also improving as the rain clears.
speaking on RTÉ’s News at One, Ms Hughes said: “There are still some heavy showers, but the bulk of the overnight rain has cleared away.”
However, she said areas in the south-east, such as the River Slaney, which burst its banks, is a “slower river to respond”.
“Areas such as the south-east where there was significant flooding also, the impact will be felt there for longer,” she said.
“So, there is going to be an elevated risk of flooding, particularly in parts of the south-east, Wednesday into thursday and even beyond that, as the rivers will be very slow to respond; they are actually still rising as we speak.
Enniscorthy in Co Wexford was among the towns hit by the storm as the River Slaney burst its banks.
fine Gael Senator Cathal Byrne,who is based in Enniscorthy,said that the River Slaney started to burst its banks at about 4am which resulted in devastating floods.
Speaking on RTÉ’s News at One programme, he said that this was yet another flooding event, and that there has been far too many in the last 26 years with 350 properties in the affected area.
He said that it is having a massive impact, with businesses and schools closed and residents on the Island Road having their homes flooded.
He said that the enniscorthy Flood Scheme has not been delivered, and needs to be looked at seriously.
he added that €55m was allocated for the scheme in 2014 but that it has not been possible to get planning permission.
“It’s not good enough and residents are deeply frustrated. Every time it starts to rain, they get worried,” Mr Byrne explained.
Watch: drone footage shows extent of flooding in enniscorthy
Speaking on the same programme, Minister for Housing James Browne said: ”Wexford County Council submitted an application for a flood relief scheme through the OPW to the Department o
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