Flood alert for southern counties as Cork City property owners urged to get sandbags

The council-provided sandbags will be available for collection at the Tramore Valley Park on the South Link Rd until 8pm today, and once again tomorrow.

Nationally, Met Éireann says tonight will be wet all around the country, with rain in the south and southwest spreading northeastwards as the night progresses. Picture: Larry Cummins

West Cork has already seen thunderstorms and heavy rainfall this evening, as a yellow thunderstorm warning is in place for Cork and Kerry until midnight tomorrow.

There have been reports of thunder and lightning in Cork city too, which hasn’t seen as much rainfall so far, although it is expected to intensify overnight and into tomorrow morning.