Situation Update - Status Orange Rain Warning for Cork

Cork County is currently experiencing spells of heavy rain and blustery east to southeast winds with a Met Éireann Status Orange Rain warning in effect until 1.00pm on Wednesday.  

Cork County Council is aware of a number of road incidents across the county with localised and spot flooding impacting the road network.  Rolling road closures will be in effect as Council crews deal with the impact of heavy rain, high tides and wave overtopping. All routes will be monitored and may be subject to closure depending on conditions. Council crews remain on standby in several known risk locations across the county and are responding to incidents as they occur.

The Council continues to ask members of the public to exercise extreme caution as driving conditions will be hazardous, with surface flash flooding and localised flooding. Motorists are advised to avoid driving through flowing or standing water and to exercise caution during heavy rain. Motorists are also asked to be especially conscious of vulnerable road users such as cyclists and pedestrians.

With high river levels, members of the public are advised to stay high, stay dry and stay away from the coast, rivers and lakes. 

Issues such as flooding and road damage should be reported to your local Council Office during working hours (9am to 5pm), details of which can be found by visiting www.corkcoco.ie. Outside working hours (5pm to 9am), the Council can be contacted via its 'Emergency Out of Hours' number (021) 4800048.

Forecasted conditions may give rise to localised power outages. In the event of disruption to power supply, please contact ESB Networks at 1800 372 999.

In the event of disruption to water supply, please contact Uisce Éireann at 1800 278 278.

Call 999 or 112 and request the Fire Service, Ambulance Service, Gardaí or Irish Coastguard as appropriate.

Cork County Council will continue to monitor this situation.