12/11/2014

Status Orange Weather Warnings Issued

A Status Orange weather warning has been issued for Thursday and Friday by forecaster, Met Éireann.

The second most serious category of alert warns about heavy rainfall and possible flooding in counties Dublin, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Wexford and Wicklow.

The warning is in place from early Thursday through to Friday morning.

(MH/CD)

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