Potatoes, carrots, parsnips, winter wheat and barley all under threat from heavy rain
Pat Clarke
Sudden falls of snow caused traffic chaos, long tailbacks and flight cancellations
Storm Ali moves away from Irish coast after leaving almost 200,000 without power
Heat causing problems for water supplies, transport links and spread of gorse fires
Showery conditions to continue but the second half of the week looks drier and warmer
Storm predicted to trigger further tornados and floods before settling over Tennessee
Temperatures are set to fall to -2 degrees as heavy rain and wind are expected in the coming days
Highs of 13 degrees recorded, with temperatures of 15 degrees expected over weekend
Highs of 18 degrees expected but brief warm spell likely to give way to cooler conditions
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