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Sarah Scott

Northern Ireland yellow rain warning for heavy downpours and flooding

A yellow weather warning for heavy rain and flooding in Northern Ireland has been issued by the Met Office.

The warning is in place from 2pm today, Tuesday, June 4, until 8am on Wednesday morning, June 5.

The Met Office said to expect heavy rain leading to some surface water flooding and possible transport disruption later on Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday.

The warning covers most of Northern Ireland.

The warning is in place today and tomorrow (Met Office)

A forecaster for the Met Office said: "Rain will move up from the south on Tuesday, becoming persistent and sometimes heavy during the afternoon and evening. 20 to 30 mm is likely to fall quite widely, with 40 to 50 mm possible in a few places, mainly in southeastern counties.

"The rain will persist overnight then slowly die out on Wednesday morning."

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