The warning is in place until 6 am tomorrow
All of Leinster and Munster are affected by the yellow weather alert that will last until 6am tomorrow morning.
Met Éireann says intense and potentially thundery downpours today and tonight may lead to localised flooding.
Rainfall Warning Update
Status: Yellow
Location: Munster & Leinster
Valid: 6am Thursday to 6am FridayFor full info please see https://t.co/ozrQHtoOkt or our Android and IOS apps pic.twitter.com/MwK5vyCYQj
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) August 27, 2020
After extremely wet conditions recently, there's also concern river levels may rise even further and cause waterways to burst their banks.
The latest weather alert comes just days after Storm Francis hit causing thousands of power outages across the country, along with flooding.
