Tornado (Funnel Cloud) over Darlington 10th July 2021

Funnel Cloud over Darlington 10th July 2021

There was a lot of hot but turbulent weather early in July 2021 which spawned some thunderstorms and funnel clouds in places. Funnel clouds and tornadoes are rare in the North of England. This shot was taken over Darlington on 10th July. Technically this was not a tornado, as it didn’t touch down on the … Read more

Funnel Cloud seen over North East England – 28th May 2019

Funnel cloud seen over north east england 28th may 2019

The report above appeared in the Northern Echo newspaper on 29th May 2019. The axis of funnel clouds may be vertical, inclined (as seen here), or sometimes long and sinuous.  In the UK it is usually tens of metres in diamater (not huge). It is much rarer for funnel clouds to touch the ground and … Read more