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07/06/2012
Warnings Issued Over Heavy Rainfall
Met Éireann has issued a weather warning with heavy rainfall forecast across the country over the next two days.
Meteorologist Gerald Fleming said that the forecast is for "a month's rain in two days".
Munster and Connacht are to be the worst affected with up to 60mm of rainfall expected, with between 30mm and 50mm of rain is forecast to fall in Leinster and Ulster.
The Road Safety Authority is advising all road users to take extra care and the Coast Guard is warning of dangerous conditions.
CEO of the RSA, Noel Brett, has said: "The kind of things people need to be aware of are spray from other vehicles, particularly when you are driving close to or overtaking buses and large vehicles.
"You need to keep well back from those vehicles, so you're not blinded by spray.
"The other issue then we face, after this reasonable period of fine weather, is the build-up of rubber, oil and grime on the road and when we get heavy rain like is forecast, that actually makes roads very, very greasy and very, very grimy and the risk of skidding in these kind of conditions are significantly increased."
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Meteorologist Gerald Fleming said that the forecast is for "a month's rain in two days".
Munster and Connacht are to be the worst affected with up to 60mm of rainfall expected, with between 30mm and 50mm of rain is forecast to fall in Leinster and Ulster.
The Road Safety Authority is advising all road users to take extra care and the Coast Guard is warning of dangerous conditions.
CEO of the RSA, Noel Brett, has said: "The kind of things people need to be aware of are spray from other vehicles, particularly when you are driving close to or overtaking buses and large vehicles.
"You need to keep well back from those vehicles, so you're not blinded by spray.
"The other issue then we face, after this reasonable period of fine weather, is the build-up of rubber, oil and grime on the road and when we get heavy rain like is forecast, that actually makes roads very, very greasy and very, very grimy and the risk of skidding in these kind of conditions are significantly increased."
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