"Some trick-or-treaters could be in for a damp evening, with a Status Yellow thunderstorm warning in place for counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork and Waterford from 7pm until 10pm. Rain in the affected counties will be heavy and thundery at times. Impacts will include spot flooding and difficult travelling conditions. It comes as Hurricane Melissa ravaged Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti this week as the death toll across the three countries nears 50."
"Melissa will arrive in Ireland by Sunday or Monday, by which time it will no longer be a hurricane and will have lost its ferocity. However, it could still trigger storm surges and gusts of up to 83kmh, forecasters have said. Met Éireann has forecast some heavy rain, but other climate experts believe it will be a storm. Dr Samantha Hallam, an ocean and climate scientist at Maynooth University, said it is "difficult to tell regarding the storm strength for Ireland currently"."
"Met Éireann has also issued a Status Yellow gale warning from Valentia to Malin Head, valid until 10pm tonight. Another gale warning is in place from Fair Head to Mizen Head on the Irish Sea until 6am tomorrow. Wet conditions today cleared by this afternoon for most areas. However, showers will build up again from the south over the late afternoon, early evening."
A Status Yellow thunderstorm warning covers Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork and Waterford from 7pm to 10pm with heavy thundery rain, spot flooding and difficult travelling conditions. Hurricane Melissa ravaged Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti this week with the death toll nearing 50; Melissa will reach Ireland by Sunday or Monday but will have lost hurricane strength. The system could still trigger storm surges and gusts up to 83km/h. Met Éireann forecasts heavy rain while some climate experts classify it as a storm. Status Yellow gale warnings apply from Valentia to Malin Head and from Fair Head to Mizen Head.
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