Water District North Staff are carrying out reapairs on a burst water mains at Ardvarna Tallaghan and Monsterven, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon.  Customers may experience disruption in their water supply  from 10am  to 3pm on 25th August 2020.  08 2020

Alert message from Met Eireann:
Update: Further intense rainfall associated with Storm Francis is expected at times today. This combined with overnight accumulations will lead to some flash flooding. This rainfall will further elevate river levels and may result in river flooding also.

• Event: Severe Rainfall warning
• Severity: Orange
• Valid from: Mon. 24/08 @ 8PM
• Valid to: Tue. 25/08 @ 5PM
• Affected Areas: Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal

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No SMS was issued for this alert.

A Level Orange Severe Rainfall warning alert for Roscommon has already been issued by SMS within the past 24 hours, so no SMS was issued this time around. It is likely that Met Eireann changed the start/end time of the weather warning from the original version and these updated start/end times are included above. The Council will only send an SMS if they havent already done so for a unique weather event within the previous 24 hours. Otherwise, follow up alerts with changed start/end times will be sent by email/app only.

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Alert message from Met Eireann:
Intense rainfall associated with Storm Francis is expected at times Monday night and Tuesday, leading to accumulations of 40 to 60mm (higher values in mountainous areas). The most intense rainfall is expected to ease off in southern counties during Tuesday morning. Some flash flooding likely. This rainfall will further elevate river levels and may result in river flooding also.

• Event: Severe Rainfall warning
• Severity: Orange
• Valid from: Mon. 24/08 @ 8PM
• Valid to: Tue. 25/08 @ 4PM
• Affected Areas: Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Wexford, Cork, Kerry and Waterford

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TEMPORARY CLOSING OF ROADS
ROADS ACT 1993, SECTION 75
ROADS REGULATIONS 1994, ARTICLE 12
Roscommon County Council has decided to close the road set out in the schedule hereunder for the periods and the reason specified. 

Road to be closed:                          N60 Ballymoe Junction with R361 to Castlerea Town        

Period of Closure:                            From 31^st August to 3^rd October 2020       
                                                              
Alternative Routes:                       R361 (through Trien) & R360 (through Williamstown)      

Reason for Closures:                      Resurfacing works on the N60.  

Shane Tiernan

Director of Services

08 2020

Roadworks on R368 between Elphin & Carrick on Shannon

There is a Stop & Go system in operation this week on R368 (between Elphin & Carrick on Shannon).

Diversions will be in place at Carrick on Shannon and Elphin from Wednesday to Friday (19th to 21st August). 

The road should be reopened as normal Friday evening.

08 2020

Moderate Advisory Warning for Roscommon

Alert message from Met Eireann:
Unseasonably wet and very windy weather is expected from early Wednesday night until later Friday, with further rainfall and wind warnings likely. Strong winds at times may result in unsafe conditions and some disruption, especially over high ground, lakes and sea areas. There is also a risk of flooding.

• Event: Moderate Advisory warning
• Severity: Yellow
• Valid from: Wed. 19/08 @ 8PM
• Valid to: Fri. 21/08 @ 8PM
• Affected Areas: Ireland

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