There was a twist to Britain's weather on Friday as two 'tornadoes' were spotted in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire and Aldershot, Hampshire, amid warnings of more storms ahead.
There was a twist to Britain's weather system on Friday as two 'tornadoes' were spotted over the UK amid a Met Office warning for more storms in the days ahead.
Residents reported damage to several properties and fallen trees following the tornado, which happened at 12pm on Friday, according to the local council.The organisation's investigator posted on Twitter that they had given the tornado a preliminary T1 or T2 rating, which would rate it as a light or mild tornado.
In a statement, Rushmoor Borough Council said: 'There was a weather event in Cadnam Close, Aldershot, which caused damage to two blocks of flats and brought down several trees. Amid the stormy weather over the UK, a second tornado was reported in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, just hours later. As they develop, funnel shaped clouds extend from the base of the cloud and when these reach the ground, a tornado is formed.
The yellow warning, which covers all of Wales and southwest England, the Midlands and parts of southeast and northern England, came into effect at 1am and lasts until midnight on Sunday. Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Dan Harris said the wet weather is expected to continue into next week, with the forecaster weighing issuing another warning for Monday.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Sunday for rain, with affected areas seeing between 50mm and 70mm of rainfall accompanied by hail and frequent lightningThe stormy weather follows a warm, dry spell as temperatures reached 25C in Inverness on Wednesday while southeast England saw the same high on Thursday, according to the forecaster.
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