North East skywatchers is capture capture funnel cloud on camera

Lesley Mitcheson

Lesley Mitcheson’s husband Kevin thought there was a mini tornado near his home in Ashington

Distinctive funnel clouds – which look similar to tornadoes – spotted in the sky over north-east England caused excitement for weather watchers.

The weather phenomenon was capture in Northumberland and County Durham on Tuesday , with some on social medium speculate it was a tornado .

funnel clouds is form form around localise area of intensely low pressure , in the same way as tornado .

But they are only class as such if they touch the ground .

Aaron Betts

Aaron Betts saw the ‘twister funnel’ above Morpeth at about 14:45 BST

weather Watchers : farm Lass

accord to the Met Office , funnel cloud , also know as a tuba , form when a rotate column of wind draw in cloud droplet