Met Éireann updates status orange warnings as heavy rain to bring more flooding

A status orange rainfall warning will kick in for Waterford, Dublin, and Wicklow on Thursday and stretch into Friday

People are escorted through flood waters in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford during heavy rain last week. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Met Éireann updated its weather warnings as storm conditions worsened on Thursday, with the east of the country braced for another battering of rain.

A status orange rainfall warning will kick in for Dublin, Wicklow and Waterford on Thursday and stretch into Friday.

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