Derby tourist spots whirlpool tornado off the coast of popular British beach
A Derby tourist captured the dramatic moment of a whirlpool tornado forming off Filey beach, North Yorkshire. Large cloud formations accompanied the striking phenomenon.
A tourist spotted a whirlpool tornado off the coast of a popular British beach.
Two tornado funnels were seen rushing towards the shore line before sweeping off to the left at Filey beach in North Yorkshire at 6.42pm yesterday (15/7).
The footage, taken from a cliff-top holiday home at Primrose Valley holiday park, then pans upwards to show huge lightening-filled clouds.
The holidaymaker, and who didn't want to be named, first thought the movement in the water was dolphins before realising it was a whirlpool.
The dad-of-one, 38, from Derby, said: "I've never seen anything like this before.
"It was quite concerning as we were in a very vulnerable dwelling with my two-year-old.
"It was more worrying when I saw the clouds starting to spin.
"My father, 70, said he's never seen anything like it before either."