Watch: Cars damaged in heavy Salthill flooding

The flooded car park at Toft Park close to the Galway Atlantaquaria in Salthil following the high tide and gales on Monday evening. PHOTO: JOE O'SHAUGHNESSY

placeholder image — The flooded car park at Toft Park close to the Galway Atlantaquaria in Salthil following the high tide and gales on Monday evening. PHOTO: JOE O'SHAUGHNESSY

More than a dozen cars suffered serious water damage following flooding in Salthill last night.

High tides combined with strong winds to cause the flooding along the Promenade. The stretch behind Seapoint to Dr Colohan Road was closed by Gardaí and the City Council from around 8pm.

High Tide in Salthill was at 8.12pm. This is the Promenade just now. #summeringalway pic.twitter.com/SRyr2f2qfo
— Enda Cunningham (@endacunningham) August 3, 2015

Cars parked in Toft Park carpark suffered serious damage, as did a number of others which were parked in the main carpark on the Promenade.

If you are parked on Salthill Prom or parked behind Seapoint, move immediately. pic.twitter.com/EUadW8vPh1 — Enda Cunningham (@endacunningham) August 3, 2015

The roads remained closed until this morning, and no further problems were caused by high tide, which was at 8.40am.

Met Eireann had issued a weather warning for high winds and gusts yesterday, with gusts reaching up to 100km/h. That warning had been in effect until 9pm, although it was subsequently extended until 6am today.

The Coast Road in Oranmore and other coastal areas around the county also suffered flooding.

The City Council carried out a clean-up operation in Salthill on Tuesday morning.