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High tide has passed in Cork without flooding the city center.
A change in wind direction from southeast to southwest early this morning eased an expected storm surge of more than half a meter.
The water spilled onto several of the downtown piers around 5 a.m., but the water level remained relatively stable until high tide passed at 6.20 a.m. The water levels have started to drop.
Attention is now focused on the next high tide in the city, scheduled for 6.45pm, but Cork City Council officials said they don’t have the same level of concern about flooding at the time.
The local authority had warned that the city center is at significant risk of flooding and had urged property owners to install flood defenses.
The council also said there will be road closures around the city until at least 7:30 a.m. M.
An orange state wind warning for the city and county expires at 9 am.
This is the scene just before 6 am, with half an hour to rise at high tide. Impossible to predict if #Cork The city center will be flooded this morning, but the wind has shifted to the southwest and that is positive. @rtenews pic.twitter.com/lMWKRacbLU
– Pascual Sheehy (@PaschalSheehy) December 16, 2020
The Cork City Council said a property was affected by minor flooding in Bantry.
Cork County Fire Services pumped water away from the properties.
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