Is it a tornado or is it a cloud? Reports of tornado sighting in Joburg
JOBURG – Reports have come in suggesting sightings of a tornado in Joburg.
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Social media reports have indicated what looks like signs of a tornado in Joburg.
It has been seen in Waterfall Valley and Highlands North on the afternoon of 9 February.
According to Storm Report SA, it is just a funnel cloud. “It can only be classified as a tornado when it touches the ground.”
Did you see any sighting?
Look below:
From Wayne Crosson
Coming from Centurion towards Mall of Africa pic.twitter.com/ZJJEIhIzRp
— Storm Report SA (@StormReportSA1) February 9, 2020
From Shaun Benater
Highlands North Johannesburg. 9 February 2020 at 18:10 pic.twitter.com/KFEjshYFF7
— Storm Report SA (@StormReportSA1) February 9, 2020
This is a developing story and will be updated with any new information as it comes in.
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