‘Tornado’ in West Yorkshire: ‘Was it a tornado or funnel cloud?’ - footage on social media shows a ‘twister’ like cloud sweep across Halifax and Huddersfield

Sophie Lou, in Pye Nest, Halifax, shared her view over Norland Moor which shows the weather formation in the distance.



In Sophie’s footage a young child can be heard, exclaiming: “Wow. There’s a mini twister, a twister and a thunderstorm.”



Sophie wasn’t sure herself whether it classed as a tornado or a funnel cloud as it didn’t look like it was touching the ground.



A funnel cloud or ‘tuba’ never touches the ground. When a funnel cloud does touch the ground, it is classed as a tornado.



Bradders @BradnClaire in Marsden, Huddersfield however shared his footage - which is a bit more visible due to the weather conditions - which shows the ‘tornado’ appearing to touch the ground behind some terraced houses.



In the video Bradders says: “That’s not good.”