Public warned of difficult travelling conditions as country braces for threat of 'significant' flooding

"The adverse weather affecting many parts of the country today is related to Storm Claudia, but the storm itself will not be hitting Ireland. Claudia itself passed over part of Spain and Portugal and now, areas in England and Wales are bracing for heavy rainfalls, strong easterly winds, and thunderstorms. Met Éireann has said Storm Claudia has been influencing the weather here all week, and much of the south and east of the country is experiencing today is a weather front associated with the storm."

"Claudia itself passed over part of Spain and Portugal and now, areas in England and Wales are bracing for heavy rainfalls, strong easterly winds, and thunderstorms. Met Éireann has said Storm Claudia has been influencing the weather here all week, and much of the south and east of the country is experiencing today is a weather front associated with the storm. Storm Claudia was named by the Spanish Meteorological Agency on Tuesday and passed over the Canary Islands before moving to the western part of Iberia."

Adverse weather across many parts of the country today stems from a weather front associated with Storm Claudia, though the storm itself will not hit Ireland. Storm Claudia passed over parts of Spain and Portugal after moving past the Canary Islands and then into western Iberia. Areas in England and Wales are bracing for heavy rain, strong easterly winds, and thunderstorms. Storm Claudia has influenced local weather throughout the week. Much of the south and east of the country is experiencing the weather front associated with the storm.

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