Tornado in Athenry this morning?

keepitreal · 21-08-2009, 05:48

Hi everyone

By any chance was there a Tornado in Athenry around 15 minutes ago in Athenry this morning?

there was a rapid change in pressure
rapid increase in wind
very scrawly rain all of a sudden
car alarms started going off including my own which has not ever gone off before
and sudden flashes of lightening

then it all disapated within 20 seconds and started in the same amount of time.

anybody out there know about this stuff?

M.T. Cranium · 21-08-2009, 10:19

I had a look at the time lapse radar, can see the cell you were hit by, but unless you've got some wind damage it sounds more like a squally thundershower. These can always drop a funnel cloud for a few minutes and so if you do have some wind damage in the area, this could have taken place. The radar echoes around 0900-0945 in the area between Tralee and Killarney looked quite severe as well, and were on a much larger scale, would not be surprised to hear about flooding or wind damage along that path. These have since weakened as they approached Cork from the northwest.

Also, there could be more of these locally heavy or severe storms that are quite small scale, in western Ireland particularly, rest of today. The reason is strong winds and cold air aloft, not reaching the ground but creating a rapid updraft for shower cells.

Then there's Bill ... would advise anyone in western Ireland to stay tuned for developments as some of the forecast models show quite a strong storm late Tuesday from remnants of Bill.

21-08-2009, 05:48	#1
keepitreal Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4 Adverts \| Friends	Tornado in Athenry this morning? Hi everyone By any chance was there a Tornado in Athenry around 15 minutes ago in Athenry this morning? there was a rapid change in pressure rapid increase in wind very scrawly rain all of a sudden car alarms started going off including my own which has not ever gone off before and sudden flashes of lightening then it all disapated within 20 seconds and started in the same amount of time. anybody out there know about this stuff?

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21-08-2009, 10:19	#2
M.T. Cranium Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 1,025 Adverts \| Friends	I had a look at the time lapse radar, can see the cell you were hit by, but unless you've got some wind damage it sounds more like a squally thundershower. These can always drop a funnel cloud for a few minutes and so if you do have some wind damage in the area, this could have taken place. The radar echoes around 0900-0945 in the area between Tralee and Killarney looked quite severe as well, and were on a much larger scale, would not be surprised to hear about flooding or wind damage along that path. These have since weakened as they approached Cork from the northwest. Also, there could be more of these locally heavy or severe storms that are quite small scale, in western Ireland particularly, rest of today. The reason is strong winds and cold air aloft, not reaching the ground but creating a rapid updraft for shower cells. Then there's Bill ... would advise anyone in western Ireland to stay tuned for developments as some of the forecast models show quite a strong storm late Tuesday from remnants of Bill.