Tullow, Bagenalstown and parts of Carlow town were hit with flash flooding on Monday evening as heavy downpours hit.
Tullow was a no-go area for a while with people urged to avoid the town completely due to the flooding there with the Castledermot road closed to traffic.
⚠️ROAD CLOSED⚠️
Castledermot road out of Tullow closed due to flooding.
Please avoid the area.@kclr96fm @Carlowlive1 @CWnationalist @allaboutcarlow pic.twitter.com/Q49N3g6u4D— CarlowCountyCouncil (@Carlow_Co_Co) August 15, 2022
The water has subsided there this morning and all routes are back open to traffic again.
Carlow Weather recorded more than 46 mm of rainfall yesterday with 40mm of that arriving in the space of one hour.
It resulted in considerable flooding in the Tullow area in particular
Flash floods in Tullow with the main Carlow to Tullow road blocked and closed at Tullowbeg. My nearby station has recorded 40mm of rain in one hour. pic.twitter.com/VzjbvrPzjr
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) August 15, 2022
