{"id":210789,"date":"2025-10-19T10:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T10:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/210789\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T10:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T10:39:08","slug":"northern-ireland-weather-met-office-yellow-warning-for-heavy-rain-in-force-with-flooding-on-roads-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/210789\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Ireland weather: Met Office yellow warning for heavy rain in force with flooding on roads reported"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>latest\u00a0|\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The weather warning impacts Co Down, Armagh and parts of Co Antrim\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760870348_630_2e1cbfc1-31c0-443a-800f-7bfbd28e5855.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The weather warning impacts Co Down, Armagh and parts of Co Antrim<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Some flooding has been reported on Northern Ireland\u2019s roads this morning during a yellow weather warning for heavy rain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The alert came into effect at midnight and will be in place until midday affecting counties Armagh, Down and southern parts of Co Antrim. <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">There is a lot of surface water and some flooding on the roads, but none have so far been reported as impassable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Met Office had forecasted that heavy rain will spread across the whole of the region before gradually clearing to the east on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Downpours were due to be heaviest in the southeast, with 20-30 mm expected to accumulate widely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Over the Mournes, 60-100mm were expected to build up much of this falling in the early hours of Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Met Office added the weather warning will cause some impacts with bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer as well as spray and flooding on roads.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The weather warning impacts Co Down, Armagh and parts of Co Antrim\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760870348_630_2e1cbfc1-31c0-443a-800f-7bfbd28e5855.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The weather warning impacts Co Down, Armagh and parts of Co Antrim<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Watch: Call for \u2018vigilance\u2019 after first confirmed sightings of Asian hornets in NI<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Flooding of a few homes and businesses was considered likely along with some interruption to power supplies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Met Office advised to the public to check if your property could be at risk of flooding and if so, the Met Office has advised preparing a flood plan and emergency flood kit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Travellers should avoid delays by checking road conditions and bus and train timetables. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"latest\u00a0|\u00a0 The weather warning impacts Co Down, Armagh and parts of Co Antrim Some flooding has been 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