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| NI weather: Flash floods in Enniskillen and amber rain warning | |
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| In Enniskillen, part of the main Enniskillen to Dublin Road was flooded on Sunday | |
| There has been some flash flooding in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, ahead of an amber warning for heavy rain for eastern parts of Northern Ireland overnight. | |
| Images from Enniskillen showed parts of Belmore Street, near the town's war memorial, and the main road to Dublin partially submerged in water. | |
| Helen Dolan Murphy was travelling through the town in a car and told BBC News NI the force of the water was so strong it lifted manholes out of the ground. | |
| The Met Office amber warning - the second highest level of alert- covers counties Antrim, Down, and Armagh from 23:00 BST on Sunday until 08:00 on Monday. | |
| An earlier alert for thunderstorms for western counties of Northern Ireland on Sunday ended at 20:00 BST. | |
| Ms Dolan Murphy said the resulting flooding "was like something out of a film". | |
| She explained her husband was driving them from their home in Belcoo to Enniskillen when "the heavens opened" about four miles from the town. | |
| "It was just really, really scary," she said. | |
| "I'm around a long time and I've never witnessed [flooding] to be this vast and happen so quick." | |
| She said it left some roads impassable, but just a few miles outside the town it looked like it had not rained at all. | |
| Police have advised road users the Marble Arch Road, Florencecourt and Sligo Road, Enniskillen are "both impassable due to floods this evening". | |
| "Flooding is also affecting other parts of west Fermanagh – please take care when travelling, slow down, and exercise caution on affected roads," the police added. | |
| The amber rain warning comes in the middle of a yellow warning for Antrim, Down, and Armagh which runs from 18:00 BST on Sunday until 18:00 BST on Monday. | |
| Some areas could see between 50-75 mm of rain in a short amount of time with a risk of flash floods. | Some areas could see between 50-75 mm of rain in a short amount of time with a risk of flash floods. |
| The Met Office said there will probably be difficult driving conditions as well as fast flowing or deep flood water likely to cause danger to life. | |
| It has warned that homes and businesses may face flooding while some communities could be cut off by flooded roads. | It has warned that homes and businesses may face flooding while some communities could be cut off by flooded roads. |
| The Met Office added that power cuts and loss of other services to homes and business businesses are likely. | The Met Office added that power cuts and loss of other services to homes and business businesses are likely. |
| Orange alert | Orange alert |
| A similar warning has been issued in the Republic of Ireland for counties Dublin, Louth and Meath. | A similar warning has been issued in the Republic of Ireland for counties Dublin, Louth and Meath. |
| The Met Éireann (Irish meteorological service) status orange alert warns of persistent and heavy rain with a chance of thunderstorms. | The Met Éireann (Irish meteorological service) status orange alert warns of persistent and heavy rain with a chance of thunderstorms. |
| The organisation expects difficult travelling conditions, surface flooding, and possible lightning damage. | The organisation expects difficult travelling conditions, surface flooding, and possible lightning damage. |
| The alert lasts from midnight on Sunday until 14:00 local time on Monday. | The alert lasts from midnight on Sunday until 14:00 local time on Monday. |