Cork County Council Update in Advance of Orange Weather Warning

Cork County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team convened this evening following the issuing of a Met Éireann Status Orange Rainfall Warning for Cork.  The Status Orange warning comes into effect at midnight 00:00am on Saturday the 5th of October and remains in place until 11:00pm on Saturday evening. 

Very heavy and persistent rain is forecast with the highest accumulation in mountainous areas of west Cork. Possible impacts include river and coastal flooding, dangerous driving conditions and travel disruption. 

Cork County Council crews will be deployed to inspect key high-risk areas and will continue to monitor the situation throughout the period. Pumping arrangements will be in place in known problem locations. 

Members of the public are advised to exercise caution as driving conditions may be dangerous on Saturday, with spot flooding possible. Motorists are advised to avoid driving through flowing or standing water and to exercise caution during heavy rain. Motorists are also asked to be conscious of cyclists, pedestrians and other vulnerable road users.

The public are advised to stay away from coastal areas during this period of unsettled weather - “Stay Back, Stay High, Stay Dry”. Wave overtopping is possible.

Issues such as flooding and road damage can be reported over the course of the weekend to the Council’s Emergency Out of Hours number (021) 4800048.

In the event of an emergency call 999 or 112 and request the Fire Service, Ambulance Service, Gardaí or Irish Coastguard as appropriate. DO NOT assume others will do this.

Weather updates are available at www.met.ie.  Cork County Council will continue to provide updates on www.corkcoco.ie and across the Council’s social media channels @Corkcoco.