Storm Austen Brings Heavy Rain And Orange Warnings Across Ireland

Storm Austen triggered orange rain warnings across six Irish counties, prompting widespread safety assessments.

Storm Austen brought intense rain across Ireland, prompting Met Éireann to issue orange weather warnings for six counties. Assessments are now under way as the weather system tracks across the country. The severe alerts remained in effect into the early hours of Friday.

• Affected areasWicklow, Wexford, Dublin, Waterford, Cork and Kerry faced the second highest alert level.
• The timelineWarnings for the six counties remained active until the early hours of Friday.