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Watch moment funnel cloud spotted near busy Irish town as ‘multiple' confirmed as Met Eireann warn of thunderstorms

THIS is the moment a funnel cloud was spotted extending towards the ground in a busy Irish town. The scary sight was spotted above Athenry on Tuesday as grey clouds formed over the busy town. 5 The funnel cloud was spotted jutting out across Galway Credit: X 5 Several of these clouds were spotted across the country Credit: Facebook 5 Some looked particularly nasty Credit: Facebook Sharing the video X user @Bartekyayy said: "Small funnel cloud in Co. The user revealed she captured the footage over Athenry at 7.45pm on July 1. And Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather He said these clouds are a rotating, cone-shaped column of air extending from the bottom of a cloud. READ MORE IN NEWS Alan told us: "When they come down and touch the ground then they become a tornado. "But a lot of funnel clouds never reach the ground and are like the ones that were spotted in Galway yesterday." He added: "Tornadoes are very rare in Ireland and I mean we do get them but they're very rare in Ireland." And the funnel cloud over Galway was not the only one sspotted across Ireland, with Meteorologist Cathal Nolan sharing images of other sightings from across the country. MOST READ ON THE IRISH SUN Posting on Ireland's Weather Channel Facebook on Tuesday he said: "A great example of two small funnel clouds spotted in the last hour by numerous followers of the page. Met Eireann in thunderstorm alert TODAY before 22C weekend heat blast in 'unseasonably' hot turn "Such funnel clouds aren't uncommon, and indeed Ireland typically sees hundreds of funnel clouds every year, but such funnel clouds are harmless." He added: "In fact Ireland sees on average 10 tornadoes a year, including water spouts, which are more common on the waters around Ireland than tornadoes overland." The most recent tornado to hit Ireland occurred in 2023 in The tornado hit the village on December 10 causing damage to properties and cars. THUNDER WARNING It comes as Met Eireann have issued a major The weather bosses warned: "Sunny spells and scattered showers this afternoon, mainly over the northern half of the country with drier and brighter conditions further south. "Some showers in the north will be heavy with the chance of an "Patchy rain and drizzle will return to northwest and north this evening." And 5 Further cloud is expected into the weekend Credit: Facebook 5 The last recorded tornado in Ireland was in 2023 Credit: Facebook