Rain warning issued

A weather warning has been issued for rain.
A weather warning has been issued for rain.

A Met Office yellow warning for rain is in place until 3.00am Tuesday 20 October.

Spells of rain, heavy and persistent at times, are expected through Monday 19 October before clearing during the early hours of Tuesday morning 20 October.

What To Expect

  • Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer

  • Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer

  • Flooding of a few homes and businesses is likely

The weather warning is in place for County Armagh, County Down, County Fermanagh, County Londonderry, and County Tyrone..

Further information and advice is available from the Met Office website:

Help and advice

  • Housing Executive tenants should call 03448 920 901

  • Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service: 028 9266 4221

  • Floodline call 0300 2000 100

You can also report repairs on the repairs line text number on 07507302011. Just start your text message with the word “REPAIR” and remember to include your address.

We have more contact details for other organisations in our "What to do in severe weather" section. There's also information available on how to find your stopcock, and what to do in an emergency.

There's also good information on NIDirect at:

Text Repair number - 6664