Rare Tornado Spotted Near Hong Kong Airport

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2020-09-25 HKT 22:11

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  • A camera belonging to the Observatory captured the unusual sight on Friday afternoon. Photo: Hong Kong Observatory

    A camera belonging to the Observatory captured the unusual sight on Friday afternoon. Photo: Hong Kong Observatory

The rare sight of a tornado in Hong Kong was captured by an Observatory camera on Friday afternoon.

Forecasters say the tornado appeared in Chek Lap Kok at around 4 pm and lasted for around 20 minutes.

The phenomenon usually develops from intense thunderstorms, when warm air pushes against colder air in an updraft, and forms a column of vortex on land.

Nine tornadoes have been reported in Hong Kong since 1982, with the last one being detected in October 2005.

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