{"id":"24424d13-6ef4-4274-8288-af6117c4ec32","url":"https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/20/storm-austen-rain-warning-issued-for-thursday/","domain":"irishtimes.com","outlet":{"name":"The Irish Times","country":"IE","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Met Eireann issues status yellow rain warning for Thursday as Storm Austen to hit Ireland","plainHeadline":"A status yellow rain warning is in place for Ireland as Storm Austen approaches.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Met Éireann issued a status yellow rain warning for Thursday across Ireland.","Storm Austen is set to spread eastward with heavy rain and difficult travel.","Warnings cover 7pm Thursday to 8am Friday; Dublin and Wicklow have an additional alert.","Forecasters warn localised flooding and severely impacted outdoor activities.","Austen is the first named storm of the 2026/2027 season."],"topics":["Environment","Travel"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T10:43:19.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-20T11:04:09.475Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/b7f3af4c-268a-40bc-baa9-715e5cce3a9b","storyId":"b7f3af4c-268a-40bc-baa9-715e5cce3a9b","image":"https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EGQFHNUXUJGZXLUIAB3MH2R2PU.JPG?auth=f719b8f4c41126483a9ac837936983b3ffbe1f944cdbcbe80d6639fb4711bd28&smart=true&width=630&height=350","author":"Tue Oct","dek":null}