First a Freeze, Now It's the F Loods ; Melting Snow Combined with Heavy Rain to Bring Another Onslaught of Dire Weather [Eire Region]

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MET EIREANN has warned that severe flooding is expected to follow the big freeze in the coming days as the melting snow and ice combines with heavy rain to bring yet more weather misery.

At a special Christmas Eve conference to discuss the impact of the coldest year on record in many parts of the country, meteologist Gerald Fleming said a downpour of rain next week could see more distress.

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First a Freeze, Now It's the F Loods ; Melting Snow Combined with Heavy Rain to Bring Another Onslaught of Dire Weather [Eire Region]

He said: 'There could be quite significant rain, including Monday and Tuesday, particularly in parts of the south and the west.

'We have 30cm of snow and when it melts it causes 30ml of rain, so if we get that plus another 30ml of rainfall, we will certai...

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