The capital is set to be lashed by the tail end of 'Hurricane Hanna' in the coming da

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LOOD warnings were issued today with the weather set to get even wetter this week as the country is lashed by the tail end of Hurricane Hanna.

Torrential downpours will hit the east coast as the tropical storms arrive here tomorrow and Wednesday, forecasters predicted.

The capital is set to be lashed by the tail end of ‘Hurricane Hanna’ in the coming days – fuelling fears of more flooding chaos.

Torrential downpours and widespread flooding are set to feature as the tropical storms arrive here tomorrow and Wednesday.

There is a possibility that last Friday’s devastating conditions, which brought widespread flooding around Dublin, will be repeated.

And the continuation of the wet weather spell which washed out the entire month of August shows no sign of ending.

Two waves of torrential rain will batter the country this week with downpours on Tuesday followed by the remnants of hurricane Hanna on Wednesday. Flooding, strong winds and wet weather are in store.

Hurricane Hanna which caused widespread destruction and killed more than 500 people when it hit the tropical island of Haiti is now on its way across the Atlantic towards Ireland and the UK.

Hanna will be a heavy storm when it hits Ireland on Wednesday bringing heavy rain and strong winds.

But Met Eireann is warning that the front coming in from the Atlantic ahead of Hanna will be even worse.

Forecasters say they are expecting flooding on Tuesday as more that 25-40mm of rain is expected to fall in one day.

“At the moment the best take we have on the weather is that 25-40mm will fall which is a serious fall of rain,” said a forecaster. He added that areas that were flooded in Dublin last Friday experienced between 40 and 55mm of rain in one day.

Met Eireann couldn't rule out flooding in these areas again after tomorrow's downpour.

The rain on the way for Tuesday and then Wednesday will be substantial getting up to 40mm, and maybe more

“Both of these systems passing through will be fairly windy,” the forecaster warned, adding that ferry crossings could be affected. However, the rain should be “no worse than last Friday”. Heavy rain falling on ground that is already saturated may cause more problems because the downfall can't be soaked up.

This evening will be mostly dry in the East but rain will begin in the West moving steadly across the country.

Tomorrow will be a wash-out and wind speeds will start to increase as the end of Hurricane Hanna gets increasingly closer to our shores.

The storm was the deadliest tropical cyclone to his the Atlantic since Hurricane Stan in 2005.

Hanna may have lost strength during her journey across the Atlantic but Irish households can expect wind speeds of up to 40km/h and heavy rain to batter the country on Wednesday.