Louth County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team will continue to closely monitor weather conditions throughout the Bank Holiday weekend, with the east, north east and south east of the country remaining at risk.
A Status Yellow rain warning remains in place until midnight, while a River Flood Advisory for the Fane, Glyde and Dee rivers is in effect until 9am on Tuesday 3 February.
After a week of persistent rainfall, many rivers are at or above bank full levels and ground conditions remain saturated or waterlogged. As a result, even small amounts of additional rainfall could lead to further flooding. Surface water levels also continue to remain high in a number of areas.
Louth County Council crews have been inspecting and carrying out repairs at locations across the county. All water accumulations and surcharging sewers in residential areas have been cleared over the past 24 hours.
Thursday night passed without incident, with no call outs reported in Dundalk or North Louth. A water pump remains in place at the mouth of the Blackwater River in Dundalk to help reduce water levels during high tide and will continue to operate throughout the weekend.
This morning, operations crews responded to reports of flooding on the N52 Kells Road outside Ardee. A separate crew was also dispatched at lunchtime to remove a fallen tree on the Bog Road in Ardee. In Drogheda, road sweepers have been deployed at known pinch points to clear debris and clean gullies.
Three roads remain closed due to surface water runoff. These are Greyacre Road in Dundalk, Green Road in Dromiskin and Grange Road in Aclint.
Additional sandbags have been delivered to areas impacted earlier in the week, including Cluan Enda and Bay Estate in Dundalk. One tonne sandbags will remain in place on the N2 Drogheda Road in Ardee to divert flowing water away from nearby properties.
Members of the public are being urged to remain vigilant for debris on roads, to avoid floodwater and to follow all signage relating to road closures.
People are also advised to continue monitoring updates from Met Éireann and to check the Louth County Council website and social media channels for the latest information on road closures, flooding updates and community alerts.
