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10th December 2023
02:26pm GMT

Video footage here from Leitrim village after reports of a tornado hit. https://t.co/Gowx5FqmjN
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) December 10, 2023
Leitrim village tornado byu/mcnally_92 inirelandGardaí issued a statement on X saying "Garda and Emergency Services are attending an incident in Leitrim Village. The Village is closed. Please avoid the area and be patient while emergencies services deal with the incident."
Weather expert Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather confirmed on X that "radar and lighting detection do show thunderstorm in that area", before adding that "thankfully no reports of serious injuries but a lot of damage done." Leitrim has been issued with a Status Yellow wind warning from 6pm on Sunday to 12am on Monday. Cavan, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wicklow, Roscommon and Sligo are also under the same warning from Met Éireann.Garda and Emergency Services are attending an incident in Leitrim Village.
The Village is closed. Please avoid the area and be patient while emergencies services deal with the incident. pic.twitter.com/prLaR5ICU3 — An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) December 10, 2023