LATEST: Thunderstorms warning for Kildare on Sunday

Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow - Thunderstorm warning for Kildare and seven other counties.

The Alert applies from 12 noon to 7.30pm. 

The Warning applies to Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Meath, Wicklow.

Forecasters said that heavy showers with thunderstorms and hail will have possible impacts such as:

. Hazardous travelling conditions

. Localised Flooding

. Poor visibility