A tornado ripped up trees and damaged houses last night near Ballymena, Co Antrim. The Met Office at Aldergrove confirmed the area had been hit by a tornado, and holidaymakers in the area reported seeing it as it twisted through the Ulster countryside. Nobody was hurt.
Tornado hits Co Antrim area
A tornado ripped up trees and damaged houses last night near Ballymena, Co Antrim
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