This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . The next check for changes will be
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxezxpdr7xo
The article has changed 20 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 6 | Version 7 |
|---|---|
| NI weather: M12 Craigavon closed and floods in Enniskillen as heavy rain hits | NI weather: M12 Craigavon closed and floods in Enniskillen as heavy rain hits |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Parts of Enniskillen flooded after heavy rain | Parts of Enniskillen flooded after heavy rain |
| There is major traffic disruption in parts of Northern Ireland on Monday morning as heavy rain continues to fall. | There is major traffic disruption in parts of Northern Ireland on Monday morning as heavy rain continues to fall. |
| Some weather stations recorded their wettest July day on record on Sunday. | Some weather stations recorded their wettest July day on record on Sunday. |
| The M12 carriageway in Craigavon, County Armagh, has been closed due to flooding and there is a long delay in the M1 direction. | The M12 carriageway in Craigavon, County Armagh, has been closed due to flooding and there is a long delay in the M1 direction. |
| The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the country-bound lane on the M12 is currently impassable at junction 12 Portadown due to heavy rainfall and motorists are being urged to leave the M1 junction 10 at Lough Road. | |
| There has also been flash flooding in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, as an amber warning for heavy rain was in place for eastern parts of Northern Ireland overnight. | |
| Parts of Belmore Street, near the town's war memorial, and the main road to Dublin were partially submerged in water on Sunday evening. | Parts of Belmore Street, near the town's war memorial, and the main road to Dublin were partially submerged in water on Sunday evening. |
| Some roads around the town were impassable and police urged motorists not to drive through flood water. | |
| The Met Office's amber rain warning - the second highest level of alert - ended at 08:00 BST but a yellow warning for counties Antrim, Down and Armagh, which kicked in at 18:00 BST on Sunday, remains in place until18:00 BST on Monday. | The Met Office's amber rain warning - the second highest level of alert - ended at 08:00 BST but a yellow warning for counties Antrim, Down and Armagh, which kicked in at 18:00 BST on Sunday, remains in place until18:00 BST on Monday. |
| Part of the main Enniskillen to Dublin Road was flooded on Sunday | Part of the main Enniskillen to Dublin Road was flooded on Sunday |
| County Fermanagh woman Helen Dolan Murphy was travelling through Enniskillen and told BBC News the flooding "was like something out of a film". | County Fermanagh woman Helen Dolan Murphy was travelling through Enniskillen and told BBC News the flooding "was like something out of a film". |
| "It was just really, really scary," she said. | "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." | "I'm around a long time and I've never witnessed [flooding] to be this vast and happen so quick." |
| She said her husband was driving them from their home in Belcoo to Enniskillen when "the heavens opened" about four miles from the town. | She said her husband was driving them from their home in Belcoo to Enniskillen when "the heavens opened" about four miles from the town. |
| She said the force of the flood raised manholes off the ground. | She said the force of the flood raised manholes off the ground. |
| "The water just lifted them off their spots. | "The water just lifted them off their spots. |
| She also saw staff from a butcher's shop in Belmore Street mopping floodwater out of their store and added that other businesses had been affected. | She also saw staff from a butcher's shop in Belmore Street mopping floodwater out of their store and added that other businesses had been affected. |
| A drainage company worked to clear the flood water from the Dublin Road in Enniskillen | A drainage company worked to clear the flood water from the Dublin Road in Enniskillen |
| Ms Dolan Murphy said they had to navigate back roads to return home. | Ms Dolan Murphy said they had to navigate back roads to return home. |
| "Fields looked like they were lakes, it was something I had never seen, how quick and how fast it happened," she added. | "Fields looked like they were lakes, it was something I had never seen, how quick and how fast it happened," she added. |
| "I was scared, now my husband was driving and there were a lot of cars were following us. | "I was scared, now my husband was driving and there were a lot of cars were following us. |
| "We live in a border town, so there were a lot of southern cars who might not know the back roads, quite well. | "We live in a border town, so there were a lot of southern cars who might not know the back roads, quite well. |
| "We were quite relieved by the time we got home." | "We were quite relieved by the time we got home." |
| Ms Dolan Murphy said the flooding left some roads impassable, but just a few miles outside the town it looked like it had not rained at all. | Ms Dolan Murphy said the flooding left some roads impassable, but just a few miles outside the town it looked like it had not rained at all. |
| Road closures | Road closures |
| Since the rain began, Murlough and Killowen in County Down recorded 55.2mm and 58mm of rain, respectively, until 06:00 BST. | Since the rain began, Murlough and Killowen in County Down recorded 55.2mm and 58mm of rain, respectively, until 06:00 BST. |
| For Killowen, that is close to a month's worth of rain in under 24 hours. The average the site receives in the whole of July is about 69mm. | For Killowen, that is close to a month's worth of rain in under 24 hours. The average the site receives in the whole of July is about 69mm. |
| An alert for thunderstorms for western counties of Northern Ireland ended at 20:00 BST on Sunday. | An alert for thunderstorms for western counties of Northern Ireland ended at 20:00 BST on Sunday. |
| Marble Arch Road, Florencecourt and Sligo Road, in Enniskillen, were badly affected by rainfall. | Marble Arch Road, Florencecourt and Sligo Road, in Enniskillen, were badly affected by rainfall. |
| "Flooding is also affecting other parts of west Fermanagh – please take care when travelling, slow down, and exercise caution on affected roads," the PSNI added. | "Flooding is also affecting other parts of west Fermanagh – please take care when travelling, slow down, and exercise caution on affected roads," the PSNI added. |
| On Monday morning, the PSNI said that Marble Arch Road, Florencecourt and Sligo Road, Enniskillen, were "now passable". | On Monday morning, the PSNI said that Marble Arch Road, Florencecourt and Sligo Road, Enniskillen, were "now passable". |
| 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. | 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. |
| A PSNI spokeswoman said "multi-agency partners" met throughout Sunday in response to the weather warning. | A PSNI spokeswoman said "multi-agency partners" met throughout Sunday in response to the weather warning. |
| They asked road users to "consider whether your journey is necessary". | They asked road users to "consider whether your journey is necessary". |
| "Please reduce your speed because of the possibility of surface water and avoid driving through flood water," they added. | "Please reduce your speed because of the possibility of surface water and avoid driving through flood water," they added. |
| "Those camping and caravanning in the affected areas are advised to take precautions about the risk of fast flowing or deep floodwater." | "Those camping and caravanning in the affected areas are advised to take precautions about the risk of fast flowing or deep floodwater." |
| Orange alert for Republic of Ireland | Orange alert for Republic of Ireland |
| A similar weather warning has been issued in the Republic of Ireland for counties Dublin, Louth and Meath. | A similar weather 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 until 14:00 local time on Monday. | The alert lasts until 14:00 local time on Monday. |