Simon BurnsThere has been some flash flooding in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, ahead of an amber warning for heavy rain for eastern parts of Northern Ireland overnight.
Images from Enniskillen showed parts of Belmore Street, near the town’s war memorial, and the main road to Dublin partially submerged in water.
Helen Dolan Murphy was travelling through the town and told BBC News NI the force of the water was so strong it lifted manholes out of the ground.
The Met Office amber warning – the second highest level of alert- covers counties Antrim, Down, and Armagh from 23:00 BST on Sunday until 08:00 on Monday.
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An earlier alert for thunderstorms for western counties of Northern Ireland on Sunday ended at 20:00 BST.
Ms Dolan Murphy said the resulting flooding “was like something out of a film”.
She explained her husband was driving them from their home in Belcoo to Enniskillen when “the heavens opened” about four miles from the town.
“It was just really, really scary,” she said.
“I’m around a long time and I’ve never witnessed [flooding] to be this vast and happen so quick.”
As they were leaving the town she noticed manholes which were raised off the ground.
“The water just lifted them off their spots.”
‘Impassable’
She also saw staff from a butcher’s shop in Belmore Street mopping floodwater out of their store.
She said the flooding left some roads impassable, but just a few miles outside the town it looked like it had not rained at all.
Police have advised road users the Marble Arch Road, Florencecourt and Sligo Road, Enniskillen are “both impassable due to floods this evening”.
“Flooding is also affecting other parts of west Fermanagh – please take care when travelling, slow down, and exercise caution on affected roads,” the police added.
Simon BurnsThe amber rain warning comes in the middle of a yellow warning for Antrim, Down, and Armagh which runs from 18:00 BST on Sunday until 18:00 BST on Monday.
Some areas could see between 50-75 mm of rain in a short amount of time with a risk of flash floods.
The Met Office said there will probably be difficult driving conditions as well as fast flowing or deep flood water likely to cause danger to life.
It has warned that homes and businesses may face flooding while some communities could be cut off by flooded roads.
The Met Office added that power cuts and loss of other services to homes and business businesses are likely.
Orange alert
A similar warning has been issued in the Republic of Ireland for counties Dublin, Louth and Meath.
The Met Éireann (Irish meteorological service) status orange alert warns of persistent and heavy rain with a chance of thunderstorms.
The organisation expects difficult travelling conditions, surface flooding, and possible lightning damage.
The alert lasts from midnight on Sunday until 14:00 local time on Monday.