Traffic & Travel: Met Office issues overnight weather warning associated with Storm Claudia for parts of Northern Ireland
A Met Office weather warning has been issued for early Saturday morning
The yellow warning mainly covers Co Down and parts of Co Armagh.
The warning for rain comes into effect at midnight Friday and runs through to 12:00noon on Saturday.
The Met Office says:
Storm Claudia will bring persistent rain from Friday evening into early Saturday and may lead to some flooding and disruption.
- Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
- Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
- Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely
How UK weather warnings work
Warnings are issued for rain, thunderstorms, wind, snow, lightning, ice, extreme heat and fog.
These warnings are given a colour depending on a combination of both the impact of the weather may have and the likelihood of those impacts occurring.
Yellow - Possible
Potential of bad weather situations causing disruption to travel and activities
Amber - Likely
Increased potential of bad weather situations causing disruption to travel, risk to life and property
Red - Expected
Dangerous weather is expected, take action to keep yourself and others safe
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