Met Éireann's Status Yellow rain warning for Laois said there would be heavy thundery downpours yielding high totals of rainfall in short spaces of time on Friday leading to localized spot flooding.
Video taking at the Leinster Express offices in Portlaoise shows that the forecaster's expectations were accurate.
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