Here's a map that shows where in Ireland you're most likely to come across a tornado

Scientists at the University of Manchester have been crunching the numbers, and have produced a map on where in the UK and Ireland you're most likely to get hit by a tornado. 

Using data from between 1980-2010 across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, they deduced that there was an average of 34.3 tornadoes in that period, and issued a map on where in those areas you were most likely to come across a twister. 

Pic via Metro.co.uk/University of Manchester

The research showed that that the tornadoes tend to hit speeds of about 112mph on average, putting them in the F0 and F1 categories, while they were most likely to occur between May and October. 

While tornadoes are not all that common in these isles, lead author of the study Kelsey Mulder said "because tornadoes are capable of causing such damage it is important that we have some kind of idea where they are most likely to hit". Judging by the stats, the south of England faces the biggest risk, and, as you might expect, we're relatively safe in Ireland. 

Via Metro.co.uk. Main pic via Wikipedia