Over the weekend, a “mini tornado” hit the Dunstable Road area of Luton. A video recording the incident was posted on social media, capturing what appeared to be debris circulating in powerful, rotating winds. BBC East’s senior weather presenter, Gillian Brown, explained that the weak tornado was associated with the thunderstorms that were traversing southern Britain and tends to emerge during a thunderstorm when warm air rises through colder air, which leads the air starting to spin. If the spiral wind touches down on the ground, it can cause a tornado.
The video recording of the event was posted on social media and depicted what some observers described as a “mini tornado” in Luton. On Sunday afternoon, the footage was recorded near Dunstable Road, revealing powerful, circulating winds catching up debris from the surrounding area. BBC East’s senior weather presenter, Gillian Brown, explained that the weak tornado was connected to the thunderstorms moving through southern Britain. Tornadoes often show up during a thunderstorm, when warm air rises through colder air, resulting in the spinning of air currents. If the swirling air touches down on the ground, a tornado is created.
Gillian Brown, the senior weather reporter at BBC East, mentioned that the weak tornado was due to the thunderstorms that were moving through southern Britain. Tornadoes tend to emerge during thunderstorms as warm air rises through colder air, causing the air to spin in the proper wind conditions. If the swirling air connects with the ground, then a tornado is born. A video recording of the event was posted on social media, which showed what appeared to be debris picked up by powerful, rotating winds near Dunstable Road in Luton.
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