Storm Christoph: Warnings issued for NI and Republic of Ireland

Weather warnings are in place after Storm Christoph arrived on Monday.

The system, which is moving in from the Atlantic, will bring rain which could lead to flooding.

The Met Office is warning of between 20-30mm rainfall quite widely across Northern Ireland, with up to 50mm over higher ground.

The yellow weather warning, which came into effect at midnight on Monday, will be in place until 12:00 GMT on Wednesday.

This is the third named storm of the winter season after Bella in December, and Storm Aiden in October 2020.

In the Republic of Ireland, weather service Met Éireann has also issued rainfall warnings for 11 counties in the midlands.

It is warning of some river and localised flooding with rainfall accumulations of 30-50mm, possibly higher over mountains.