Chaotic weather continues as thunderstorm warning issued for entire country

In Wicklow this afternoon, black smoke was seen billowing from a wind turbine leading to speculation it may have been hit by lightning strikes during the storm

Large areas of the country have been hit with heavy rain and thunderstorms today. Picture: Damien Storan.

Met Éireann has issued a thunderstorm warning for the entire country this evening.

The status yellow warning came into immediate effect and will remain in place until 1am on Thursday.