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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
World
Tristan Cork & Edward Church

Funnel cloud spotted off South West coast ahead of storm that floods town

This is the moment people in the Cornish seaside town of Fowey knew the weather was about to turn - a funnel cloud appearing out to sea, just before the heavens opened and a deluge flooded the town.

Stunned onlookers spotted the cloud formation and feared it was a tornado coming in onto the south Cornish coast, as storm clouds rolled in when the heatwave broke in the far south west on Monday.

Soon the streets were ankle-deep with heavy rain as water poured off the dry hills and into the frequently-flooded coastal town.

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