THE TORNADOES aren’t just in Kansas anymore!
In bizarre news, a “twister” has been snapped sweeping its way across the countryside in Lincolnshire — and experts say it could be the first of many similar weather patterns over the next few months.
Onlookers were amazed as it moved across fields and roads, inhaling debris as it went.
There have been no reports of injury, and the twister is not thought to have caused any major damage.
People rushed to scene with their cameras and phones held aloft to film the twister.
Funnelling hundreds of feet high, the spectacle was first seen in Spalding on Wednesday afternoon.
Weather experts are now saying the UK could be heading for a summer full of twisters, with Britain set to be the twister capital of the world.
According to scientists, London and Reading have a six per cent chance of being hit, while Bristol, Birmingham and Ipswich each have a three per cent likelihood.
Britain is hit by approximately 34 twisters a year, which equates to 2.2 per 10,000 kilometres squared.
Tornadoes generally last for a few hours, measuring approximately a quarter of a mile across.
They form when warm and cold air collide during storms.
Speaking on the anomaly, scientist Kelsey Mulder told Wessex Features: “People typically think of the US as a centre of tornadoes.
“But when you think of how huge the US is, there is only a small region which is hit by tornadoes.”
Tornadoes have a history of wreaking havoc and costing millions of pounds in England — as well as causing serious injuries.
In 2005, a twister that hit Birmingham recorded speeds of up to 130mph and injured 19 people, causing an estimated £40million in damages.
And in 2006, a tornado wrecked £10million worth of property in Kensal Green, North London.
According to a study of land-based tornadoes from 1980 to 2012, Britain’s peak tornado season is from May to October.
The fastest twisters in Britain have recorded speeds of up to 157mph, while tornadoes in the US have been known to reach 300mph.
By: The Sun.com
Picture- Sweeping through Lincolnshire … onlookers in awe as twister moves through countryside
