WATCH: Tornado recorded hitting Ireland as garden furniture 'thrown into air'

PICTURE: X/@CarlowWeather - ShaneDelaneyplaceholder image
PICTURE: X/@CarlowWeather - ShaneDelaney

The phenomenon was recorded as it moved through the county

There are reports of a tornado in Ireland which hit on Sunday morning

There were reports from near Leighlinbridge in Carlow of a "sudden wind event ahead of heavy shower", according to forecaster Alan O'Reilly. 

He added that garden furniture was reportedly "thrown into the air" and asked if any other followers in that area had seen it. 

One follower, Shane Delaney, recorded the phenomenon as it moved through the area.

Alan wrote on X: "Shane Delaney recorded this very nearby around the same time as that sudden wind was reported by another follower. Possible small and short lived tornado in Carlow this morning!!"

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