Video footage of funnel cloud spotted in the skies near Newark
A reader captured a funnel cloud on camera yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) in the skies near Caythorpe.
A funnel cloud is cone-shaped and extends from the base of a cloud towards the ground without actually reaching the surface.
Had it reached the ground it would have become a tornado.
In a typical year the UK sees around 30-35 tornadoes, but it is very rare that are they strong enough to cause any significant damage.
According to the Met Office, funnel clouds are formed when a rotating column of wind draws in cloud droplets, making a region of intense low pressure visible. They are formed in the same way as a tornado building around this localised area of intensely low pressure and are typically associated with the formation of cumulonimbus thunderclouds.