Cork County Council update on Status Orange Rain Warning - UPDATE 7:45PM

A Status Orange Met Eireann Rainfall Warning remains in effect with significant amounts of rainfall being experienced across the county. Up to 65mm of rain has been recorded in some locations over the past 12 hours. Cork County Council’s Crisis Management Team convened twice today and is scheduled to meet again tonight to assess the impact of these conditions.

There has been a specific focus on the Bantry area throughout the day. The high tide scheduled for 7.00PM this evening (Saturday) has passed without major incident.

We are continuing to monitor weather conditions across the County. Council crews remain on the ground.

Pumping arrangements are in place at known locations. Several roads have been impacted as a result of localised surface water flooding. Details of road closures can be found by visiting CorkCounty Alerts.

Cork County Council advises motorists to continue to exercise caution on the roads as driving conditions may be hazardous with surface water flooding possible. Motorists are advised to avoid driving through flowing or standing water and to exercise caution during heavy rain. Please be conscious of cyclists and pedestrians.

Issues such as flooding and road damage should be reported to the Council’s Emergency Out of Hours number on (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.

In the event of a disruption to power supply, please contact ESB Networks at 1800 372 999. Fallen or grounded wires should be avoided and the public are advised to call ESB in assisting with the identification of fallen wires.

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.