Over Wales & Pennines: Multiple funnel clouds seen in the UK

Over Wales & Pennines
Multiple funnel clouds seen in the UK

Multiple funnel clouds were spotted over the UK on Tuesday, convergence lines leading to their appearance.

Funnel clouds, which resemble tornadoes, were pictured in Tredegar, Wales, and over the Pennines.

The reason these clouds resemble tornadoes, is because they form in the same manner their more dangerous counterpart does.

On Tuesday, convergence lines formed in both areas that the funnel clouds were spotted.

No need to worry

Although these clouds look like tornadoes, they cannot produce the dangerous gusting winds of one.

These are lines of clouds which remain relatively stationary, therefore capable of delivering large amounts of rainfall and thunderstorms in a local area.

Weather map and wind map showing a convergence line in western Wales

In western Wales, a convergence line was clear to see on the

WeatherRadar

, with the gusts seen on the

WindRadar

One of these lines was visible on the WeatherRadar and WindRadar over western Wales.

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Ryan Hathaway

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