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Tralee in the eye of the storm earlier. Photo via Wild Water Adventures Facebook page
STORM Ophelia continues to cause problems all over the county but no major incidents have been reported in Tralee.
After the sun shone for over an hour and a half, it’s clouding over now and the rain has started.
An empty looking Tralee earlier today. Photo by Liam Geary.
The following issues have been reported to Kerry County Council as of 2pm:
• Inches to Kilgarvan road blocked by fallen tree
• Killarney-Rathmore road: debris on the road
• N22 Killarney-Farranfore road partially blocked at Kilcummin Cross/Junction at Madam’s Hill
• Gullane-Gneeveguilla road blocked by tree
• Tree down at Park Road, Killarney
• Healy Pass road blocked by fallen tree and tree down at Gortalana, Kilgarvan
• N72 road near Castlerosse Hotel closed due to fallen tree
• Trees down on Beaufort-Faha road
• Roads blocked in parts of Kilcummin and Rathmore-Knocknagree
• Tree down on a telephone wire at Tullig Road, Castleisland
• Trees down on Killorglin-Glenbeigh road and Killorglin-Beaufort road
• Tree down on Finuge to Lixnaw road at Bealkilla
The Council is still advising people to stay indoors and off the roads.
Thousands of homes and businesses in Kerry are now without power in many parts of the county.
In South Kerry 15,680 customers are without power in areas of Cahersiveen, Sneem, Templenoe, Kenmare town, Kilgarvan, Lauragh, Killarney, Listry, Milltown, Beaufort, Rathmore and Barraduff.
In north Kerry, over 3,000 customers are without powering areas of Curragh, Farranfore, and Lyreacrompane and Listowel.
