Storm Causes Flooding Again On Roads Around Town

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Ballymullen at 9am Tuesday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean

KERRY got the tail end of Storm Jonas last night and this morning, leaving many areas with spot flooding.

Up to 25mm of rain fell across Kerry overnight from about 11pm.

The road at Ballymullen had to be closed for a time earlier today as the fire service attended the scene and residents had to get the sandbags out again.

By 8.30am the flooding had subsided for the road to reopen again. The wind is also causing problems and there were reports of slates coming away from the roof of a house in Boherbee.

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Here’s an update on the roads situation around Tralee as of 10am, supplied by Kerry County Council.

• One lane of the left-hand lane of the Tralee bypass between the Rose roundabout and the Ballygarry roundabout is closed due to flooding

• The Ballymullen road has now re-opened following flooding earlier – there is a Council crew at the scene and the road is now passable having been closed earlier.

• There are reports of spot flooding on the road towards Fenit and also at Curraheen on the N86

• There is also some flooding on the Ballymacquin to Ballyheigue road

• Also on the N70 Castlemaine road out of Tralee caution is advised near Cúl Dídin nursing home.

Killarney and Killorglin area:

•There is a lot of surface water on the N70 road at Cromane Cross and in places on the road between Killorglin and Milltown

• Caution is advised on the N72 between Killorglin and Killarney at Beaufort Bridge as well as at Ballydowney

• In Killarney, the Knockeendubh to Coolcorcoran road is closed

• At Glenflesk the situation is being monitored – the Foiladown road is closed but there is no issue with the main road at present

There are no significant issues to report in north Kerry, west Kerry or in the Kenmare or Caherciveen areas other than some surface water and debris in parts.

There is another Yellow rainfall warning in place for Kerry for this morning until noon. There is also a Yellow wind warning in place for Kerry until 3pm today. Kerry County Council is closely monitoring the situation and will provide updates throughout the day through the media and on social media.