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Met Éireann extends thunderstorm warning to seven counties

Met Éireann’s station at Shannon Airport reported temperature of 30.5 degrees on Tuesday, provisionally a new record

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What happened Met Éireann’s station at Shannon Airport reported temperature of 30.5 degrees on Tuesday, provisionally a new record.
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CenterMet Éireann extends thunderstorm warning to seven counties

Irish Times · Center · News report

Right / center-rightThunderstorms warning issued for parts of England and Wales

Sky News · Center-right · News report

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Irish TimesNews report · May 27, 5:16 PM

Met Éireann extends thunderstorm warning to seven counties

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Met Éireann’s station at Shannon Airport reported temperature of 30.5 degrees on Tuesday, provisionally a new record

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Sky NewsNews report · May 27, 11:06 AM

Thunderstorms warning issued for parts of England and Wales

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A yellow weather warning has been issued for thunderstorms in parts of south-west England and much of Wales, the Met Office said.

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RTE IrelandNews report · May 27, 5:00 AM

Four counties under Status Yellow thunderstorm warning

Four counties are under a Status Yellow thunderstorm warning, while all other previous warnings have expired.

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Score hidden until the match is cleanerNeeds review confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsNeeds review · outlier detectedFormats: News report

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May 27, 5:00 AM: RTE Ireland joined the source map.

May 27, 11:06 AM: Sky News joined the source map.

May 27, 5:16 PM: Irish Times joined the source map.

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