Irish town in shock after ‘freak hailstorm’ hits along with flash flooding & thunderstorms after 26C scorcher

AN Irish town has been left in shock after a “freak hailstorm” hit this afternoon.

Large hailstones battered Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, at the height of summer.

Wexford was among 17 counties issued with a thunderstorm warning by Met Eireann – with the alert ending at 7pm.

Alan O’Reilly who shares weather updates and forecasts took to social media to update his followers.

He said: “Reports of flash flooding and intense hail in Enniscorthy today.”

He added in another tweet: “More images from near Enniscorthy of the large hail.

“Many people are shocked we can see hail in June but you can get hail at any time of year.”

Another person shared an image holding huge hailstones in his hand and said: “Freak hailstorm in Enniscorthy.”

And this comes after temperatures soared to 26C in parts of the country yesterday.

Many people rushed to the comments to share their thoughts after seeing the hail snaps.

One person said: “It’s so hot where would hail come from?

“That’s so crazy. Thunder and lightning in Meath earlier and thunderous downpours.”

Another commented: “Wow! Talk about four seasons in a day and it only happens in Ireland.”

A third added: “Stop for real that’s crazy.”

In their forecast this morning, Met Eireann bosses said to expect “wet and breezy conditions.”

They went on to say: “Some of the showers could be heavy with a chance of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and evening.”

Tonight will be less humid and warmer than previous nights with weather bosses expecting lowest temperatures of 9C – 12C.

It will be a changeable night with clear spells and scattered showers.

Tomorrow will bring a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers, some of which will be heavy in Ulster.

Cloud will thicken as the day goes on, with patchy rain and drizzle developing in western counties in the evening.

Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees in light to moderate south to southwest winds, freshening near western coasts later.

Looking at the the weather for the week ahead, weather chiefs said: “Changeable with showers and spells of rain at times.”

Damp, breezy and mostly cloudy weather is expected to begin the morning on Tuesday.