BREAKING: New and more serious weather warnings issued for Tipperary
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Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange rain warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Tipperary, Waterford
Heavy rain with thundery downpours on Friday and Friday night and combined with very strong winds on coasts at times.
Potential Impacts:
• Localised flooding.
• Difficult travelling conditions.
• Wave overtopping on coasts.
The warning is valid until 11pm on Friday night.
There is also a Status Orange wind warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Tipperary, Waterford.
Late on Friday evening and Friday, Storm Betty will bring south to southwest gales with severe gusts of up to 130 km/hr. Spells of heavy rain and possible coastal flooding.
• Structural damage
• Falling trees
• Travel disruption.
• Power outages.
• Localised flooding
• Wave overtopping.
The warning is valid until 3am on Saturday morning.