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WEATHER WARNING: Kilkenny braced for wild, wet and windy start to week

By Kilkenny Now 19th October 2020 0

Kilkenny’s in for a very wet and windy start to the week. The county has been included in a natioanwide Status Yellow rainfall warning, which came into effect at 7pm last night and will remain in place until tomorrow evening. Met Éireann said there is a risk of localised spot flooding with a heightened risk […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Kilkenny braced for another August washout, but ray of hope on horizon for next weekend

By Kilkenny Now 24th August 2020 0

Kilkenny is braced for yet another August washout. The county escaped the latest Status Yellow warning which applies to neighbouring Waterford, Cork, Kerry, Donegal and all of Connacht and comes into effect from midnight tonight to midnight Tuesday. But Kilkenny will not avoid the heavy rain and unsettled conditions forecast for most of this week. […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Status Yellow rainfall warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 26th July 2020 0

A Status Yellow rainfall warning has been issued for Kilkenny and seven other counties, with Met Éireann warning of a risk of spot flooding in some areas. The warning was also issued issued for counties Waterford, Carlow Laois, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork and Tipperary. The national forecaster warned heavy rain tonight will lead to accumulations of […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Status Yellow rain and thunder warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 19th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THUNDERSTORMS and flooding could be on the way in Kilkenny today as Met Eireann placed a status yellow weather warning on the county. Met Éireann says the flooding and thunderstorms could cause hazardous driving conditions. ‪The heavy rain is forecast to begin this afternoon and the status yellow warning will remain in […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Parts of Kilkenny at ‘high risk’ of flooding, warns Met Eireann

By Kilkenny Now 15th April 2019 0

PARTS of Kilkenny are on ‘high alert’ for flooding after the county was battered by torrential showers over the weekend. In its latest update, Met Éireann said Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford, Limerick, Clare, Kerry and Connacht are at a high risk of flooding. The warning has put towns and villages in South Kilkenny such as Thomastown […]