This Irish weather forecaster just pulled off the best Halloween trick live on TV

Now you see her, now you don’t

Published: Tuesday, 1 November 2016 at 7:50 am

Stormy weather went to new extremes on Halloween in Ireland yesterday when a forecaster was struck by lightning live on television.

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One minute the Irish language TG4 presenter is calmly reporting on the climes. The next, she lets out a blood-curdling scream and vanishes into thin air as a lightning bolt strikes in the studio.

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It was truly quite astonishing.

The usual advice would be to stay indoors, but clearly that doesn't do any good.

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Forecaster Caitlín Nic Aoidh clearly has previous when it comes to these kind of pranks. Yesterday, she tweeted a picture of herself reading the weather on a magic carpet. As you do.

An bhfaca sibh an tuar na haimsire anocht? #TG4XX pic.twitter.com/j2z12jF5pA

— TG4 (@TG4TV) October 31, 2016

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It's also impressive just how long the station plays out the 'transmission fault' for.

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Ellie HarrisonWriter, RadioTimes.com

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