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11th December 2023
11:16am GMT

“Everything just blew up into the air.” Willie Donnellan is a photographer with the Leitrim Observer. He was in his home in Leitrim village when he heard a loud bang. He says within 30 seconds a tornado had flattened trees, damaged houses, boats and cars | https://t.co/vpnbgI36EW pic.twitter.com/Rg9XipsWWA
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) December 10, 2023
Taking to X to answer some questions from his follows, Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather said that Ireland does get "10 to 12 [tornadoes] a year." He added that the rare weather events "normally happen over open fields and might take down a couple of trees. It's unusual for them to be unlucky enough to hit a populated area. Assuring his followers, who were worried about the possibility of another tornado occurring, Mr O'Reilly said: "The chances of that happening in your area is very very slim. Thankfully nobody was badly injured."Incredible footage of the tornado ripping through Leitrim County, Ireland this afternoon! ?
? mcnally_92 via Reddit pic.twitter.com/I4vcpe5hSI — Kildare Weather (@KildareMet) December 10, 2023