 The tornado was seen around Yelverton. Picture: John Bate |
A tornado was seen sweeping across Dartmoor in Devon on Sunday. The twister was seen by walkers around the Yelverton area between 1630 and 1730 BST.
Witnesses said they could not believe their eyes as they watched the funnel cloud move across the sky over the National Park.
Police and the fire brigade said they did not receive any calls about the tornado and believed that no damage was caused to any property.
'Just surreal'
Darren Vertessy, from Plympton, said he watched the cloud moving during a day out with his family.
He said: "The skies above us were cloudy, but not dark.
"It had been really sunny all day, but over on the moor it was the most unreal black cloud I had ever seen with this tornado just coming out of it. It was just surreal."
BBC South West Weatherman David Braine said tornadoes were not an uncommon occurrence.
He said: "There are more tornadoes in this country than you would think.
"The UK sees some 150 through the year, many too small to do any damage, but one or two touch down briefly and cause a certain amount of damage."
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