🌪️𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗟 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗗S spotted 🌪️ - 27 November 2022
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Spotted in parts of Gauteng (City of Ekurhuleni) & Mpumalanga (Emalahleni) on Sunday 27 November 2022
NO DAMAGES or proof of touchdown reported yet,
Therefore, until touchdown is confirmed it will be characterized as a funnel cloud
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙡 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙙𝙤?
Crucially, a funnel cloud does not reach the earth's surface, at the point it reaches land it becomes a tornado, or if it reaches a body of water, it becomes a waterspout.
𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙡 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨?
The short answer is YES
Any funnel cloud associated with a severe thunderstorm is dangerous.
A funnel cloud can become a full-fledged tornado in seconds. It is also possible that violent winds have reached the ground, even if the funnel has not, in which case it is already a tornado.
BUT even if it remains a funnel and never makes touchdown these severe storms are usually associated with large hail, gusting winds, and heavy downpours
𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙉𝘼𝘿𝙊𝙎 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙡 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙨 un𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖?
No, Tornados and funnel clouds are not uncommon in South Africa, the truth was that they have always occurred in the country.
Tornados and funnel clouds are also spotted more frequently because people now have smart phones to record such incidents and share them.
BUT the number of Tornados and funnel clouds, as temperatures rise with global warming, in South Africa are likely to increase as thunderstorms grow more severe
It is those thunderstorms that create the right conditions for tornadoes.
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