A jaw-dropping video has captured a huge fork of lightning striking Dublin’s Poolbeg Towers.
It comes as Dubliners reported thunderstorms “as loud as bombs exploding” on Tuesday afternoon.
Roger McMorrow shared the incredible footage on his @RogerMcMorrow Twitter account, writing: “Lightning strikes #ESB #Poolbeg towers as seen from St Vincents Hospital this afternoon.”
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Users were amazed at the video which racked up thousands of views within minutes.
Other Twitter users took to the social media platform to describe what they were seeing and hearing.
“Please tell me other people are seeing the crazy thunder and lightning in Dublin rn,” one person asked.
Another said: “We just had a major few belts of thunder here in Dublin. Easily the loudest I have ever heard.”
A third added: “That thunder just now in Dublin is as loud as a bomb exploding!”
Someone else described it as “slightly unnerving”.
Ireland’s mini-heatwave came to an abrupt end on Tuesday as thunderstorms rolled in.
Met Eireann has issued a rare ‘thunderstorm warning’ for 10 counties, saying: “There will be thunderstorm activity in places today which could lead to localised downpours.”
The Status Yellow alert is in place for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cavan, Donegal, Cork, Tipperary, Waterford and Leitrim until 9pm.
Giving its overall forecast for Tuesday, it said: “Today will continue warm over the eastern half of the country with highest temperatures of 22C to 27C or 28C. Cooler and fresher elsewhere with highs of 16C to 21C.
“Some hazy sunshine but overall a good deal of cloud today and while many areas will be dry, there will be some thundery downpours also. Light winds will increase moderate to fresh northwesterly with the rain.
“Showery rain tonight will continue in the east and south for a time tonight. However, it will be drier elsewhere with clear spells and just isolated light showers. Cooler than previous nights with lowest temperatures of 11C to 14C in a light to moderate northwest breeze.”
Looking ahead to the rest of the week, it continued: “Temperatures remaining around normal for the rest of the week. There will be a fair amount of dry weather apart from a few showers or patchy light rain. However, it will turn wetter this weekend.”
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