THIS is the dramatic photo captured by a Worcester News reader fearful a tornado was forming above the city.
Lucy Albone, of Worcester, posted the image on Facebook on Friday (September 18) at 2.30pm with the caption "is this a tornado trying to form over Warndon?"
But her suspicions were incorrect and a local weather expert has set the record straight.
Ian Michaelwaite, of Pershore-based netweather.tv, said: "That's quite a cool cloud but sadly it isn't a tornado.
"There's a bit of cumulus cloud around today and some unstable air so it's most likely a combination of these and possibly a trick of the eye for perspective too.
"It is a peculiar shape though and I can see why there's a bit of confusion."
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