An amber weather warning is also in place for slow moving showers and thunderstorms that are expected to intensify through Thursday afternoon into the late evening with 16 areas bracing themselves for a deluge
The UK is on alert as tornadoes are predicted, with Brits bracing for winds up to 50mph and the possibility of severe lightning in the imminent future. The concerning weather pattern coincides with amber warnings for rain storms set to bombard 16 different regions with substantial rainfall.
They further elaborate on the conditions saying, "Deep layer shear is favourable for small clusters or lines of storms to form, and whilst low-level shear is reasonably modest, some backing of the flow ahead of the trough could assist in the development of low-level rotation, and perhaps a brief tornado or two.
Rich, a 38 year old builder and father to six year old Grace, described his daughter as "flabbergasted" by the unusual weather phenomenon. He recounted: "It was a spectacle in real time. It lasted around 20 seconds. The winds got up very dramatically, felt like a scene from twister. Right place, Right time! " The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation has verified the occurrence of a tornado in Aldershot at about 12.25pm on Friday, which travelled for 1.
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