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Weather warning issued as Storm Bert makes its way toward British Isles


The Met Office have issued a further yellow warning covering all of Northern Ireland, as Storm Bert makes its way toward the British Isles.


Storm Bert will bring a spell of rain, preceded by snow in places, on Friday night into Saturday which may cause some disruption.



The weather warning is effective from 12:00am to 11:00am on Saturday 23rd November.


A Met Office spokesperson said:


“Outbreaks of rain on Friday night and into Saturday morning may be preceded by a spell of snow for a time, especially on high ground in northern and western areas.



“Exactly where snow falls will depend quite heavily on both elevation and the intensity of precipitation, with any snow accumulations at low levels likely small and fairly short-lived. However, there is the chance of temporary accumulations of 5-10 cm on ground typically above 150m and perhaps as much as 10-20 cm over mountain tops.


“Any snow will quickly revert to rain on Saturday morning, with rain accumulations of 20-30 mm likely fairly widely, and perhaps as much as 40-60 mm on more exposed hills. This, in conjunction with a rapid thaw of any lying snow, may cause some surface water and river flooding.”



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