Status Orange rainfall alert for Sunday extended to three more counties in South East [Video]

A STATUS ORANGE alert for rain will be in place across five counties on Sunday.

The orange alert in place across Cork and Waterford was today extended to counties Carlow, Kilkenny, and Wexford.

In Cork and Waterford, the alert is in place from 8am tomorrow until 6pm.

Across Carlow, Kilkenny, and Wexford the Status Orange warning will be enacted from 1pm tomorrow until midnight.

Met Éireann is warning of heavy rain with some intense and thundery downpours, with possible flooding, dangerous driving conditions, and travel disruption.

Meanwhile, all of Munster will be under a Status Yellow alert for wind and rain from 5am on Sunday morning until 8pm, where heavy rain will be accompanied by strong and gusty winds.

The same alert will be in place from 12 noon tomorrow until 2am on Monday morning across Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, and Wicklow.

Cork County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment …