Update from Cork City CouncilStatus Orange Rain Warning
Met Eireann has issued a Status Orange Rain Warning for Cork. This warning has advised of heavy rain tonight ( Tuesday) tomorrow (Wednesday) and Wednesday night with the possibility of thundery downpours and localised flooding. Disruption is likely.
In response, Cork City Council’s Flood Assessment Team met this afternoon and issued a Level 2 Flood Alert across the city. The necessary preparations are being made for a pluvial (rainfall) flooding event and Operations crews are checking gullies and screens across the city to ensure they are cleared in advance. Crews will be on alert before, during and after the event. Please note that gullies are designed to retain a certain amount of debris in the gully pot and still function normally. Only gullies that are full to the top of the metal grating with detritus, require cleaning. To help us respond to urgent issues, please do not report blocked gullies if there is water/silt visible in the pot, it is functioning as normal.
Please note tidal or fluvial (river) flooding is not forecast – but pluvial ( rainfall) flooding is a strong possibility in locations across the City associated with short duration thundery rain bursts.
Heavy Rainfall
Met Eireann is warning there will be a period of significant rainfall from 22:00 Tuesday 18/10/2022 to 00:00 Thursday 20/10/2022
Due to the forecasted heavy rainfall, Cork City Council is advising the public:
- Don’t make any unnecessary journeys.
- If you must travel, take care when driving, as conditions could be hazardous.
- Be careful of debris on the roads
- Stay away from any fallen electricity lines or trees.
- Continue to monitor Met Eireann and Cork City Council social media and websites for updates
Cork City Council is advising property owners and businesses to protect their properties by purchasing sandbags or gelbags from hardware shops or builders’ providers.
There is a limited stock of sandbags and gelbags available for collection by the public and businesses (details below) which will distributed at a limited number per person.
| Location | What |
| Tramore Valley Park (Civic Amenity Site), South Link Rd | Gel Bags / Sand Bags |
These will be available for collection:
- Tuesday – 18/10/2022 – Now – 8pm
- Wednesday – 19/10/2022 – 9am – 5pm
Please note that while availability is limited, Cork City Council will seek to fulfil all necessary requests.
4. Contacting Cork City Council
The City Council’s Customer Service Unit (CSU) is open until 5pm tonight and has extended its opening hours tomorrow from 8am-9pm to allow members of the public contact us with any issue that may arise due to this Status Orange event. The CSU can be contacted on 021-4924000.
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