Storm Fergus Brings Tornado Chaos to Leitrim Village, Ireland

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"A tornado struck Leitrim village in County Leitrim in Ireland this afternoon, causing damage to vehicles and buildings . Overturned boats in Leitirm Village this afternoon after a tornado quickly moved through the area causing some serious damage. This has caused significant damages note the flashes of the electricity outlets. With Storm Fergus descending on the country this afternoon, there was serious thunder and lightning witnessed at about 12.30pm in the Carrick-on-Shannon area. Reports then came in of a tornado ripping through Leitrim Village at about 12.40pm, causing damage to properties, knocking trees and walls as well as damaging cars. It only lasted a very short amount of time but caused a lot of damage. It comes as a red alert – the highest possible weather warning – has been issued for part of the west coast of Ireland for a time on Sunday afternoon. There's a lot of debris out in the street and the emergency services are at the scene."