'Tornado' spotted over West Yorkshire

A 'tornado' has been spotted in West Yorkshire.

Footage has been shared across social media of the phenomenon, which could be seen in Marsden, near Huddersfield, on Monday evening, with users questioning if it was a real tornado or a funnel cloud.

For it to be classed as a tornado, the spinning vortex of air has to reach from the cloud and touch the ground. If not, it is defined as a funnel cloud, according to Paul Hudson, BBC Yorkshire's climate and environment correspondent.

He said: "On inspection of the video, it is more likely than not that it is indeed a tornado - although footage from another direction may tell a different story.

"Either way, it was rare and very impressive spectacle in the Marsden area this afternoon."

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