Lightning leads to power outages in parts of Waterford

Almost 1,700 homes and businesses in Waterford are without power this morning after overnight thunderstorms.

Just over a thousand customers are affected in the Ferrybank, Slieverue and Glenmore areas while 679 are without electricity in the Passage East and surrounding areas.

ESB Networks are working to repair the faults and hope to have power restored by 11.00am.

We have a fault in the #Slieverue #Glenmore and surrounding areas of #CoKilkenny #CoWaterford. We are working to repair as quickly as possible. Updates on https://t.co/VMtxFrW7FY. Apologies for the inconvenience.

— ESB Networks (@ESBNetworks) August 13, 2020

A status yellow rain warning was in place overnight for seven counties in the south and south-east including Waterford.

These Waterford photographers took to social media to share what they captured in the early hours of this morning:

Let There Be Light On The Waterford Greenway #weather #StormHour #thunderstorm @barrabest @deric_tv @WeatherRTE WeatherRTE pic.twitter.com/JA0ttv1QAc

— Leah Burgess 📷 (@LeahBurgessIr) August 13, 2020