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| Extreme weather warnings for NI | Extreme weather warnings for NI |
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| Warnings of severe or extreme weather in some parts of Northern Ireland have been issued by the Met Office. | Warnings of severe or extreme weather in some parts of Northern Ireland have been issued by the Met Office. |
| Heavy and thundery rain is likely to affect all six counties on Thursday morning. | Heavy and thundery rain is likely to affect all six counties on Thursday morning. |
| There will be further pulses of heavy rain in the afternoon and the risk of thunderstorms. | |
| The Met Office has said there is the potential for some localised flooding because the system is very slow moving. | |
| Parts of the north and east will hold onto dryer conditions for a time but the wet weather is slowly shifting across towards the Irish Sea and there will be some heavy showers in that area later. | |
| People asre being advised to take extra care on the roads. | |
| One of the visits halls in Maghaberry Prison is flooded following heavy rain last night. | One of the visits halls in Maghaberry Prison is flooded following heavy rain last night. |
| The Prison Service has temporarily closed the hall for urgent remedial work to be carried out. | The Prison Service has temporarily closed the hall for urgent remedial work to be carried out. |
| It is contacting visitors who will be affected by the flooding to re-arrange their appointment. | It is contacting visitors who will be affected by the flooding to re-arrange their appointment. |
| The flooding incident phoneline is 0300 2000 100. | The flooding incident phoneline is 0300 2000 100. |