Is this a tornado?

[Bobafet]

Not sure where to post this- this seems like the right place.

is this a tornado?? I am not convinced.

https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/17703520.did-you-see-the-tornado-over-the-isle-of-wight/#gallery0

[Azazel]

I think it is - there appears to be a very faint debris cloud at ground level. Due to the sheer length of the funnel, i'm willing to bet there was circulation on the ground at least.

Edited June 13, 2019 by Azazel

[MikeUpjohn]

Yep, willing to bet that touched down, if only brie

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Definitely. There would’ve been circulation on the ground from that. 

[Guest]

Probably what is known as a Landspout. A funnel with debris that is not associated with a mesocyclone.

[Another Kent clipper]

Speaking of which, i often wondered what this was that I saw a few years ago. 

https://youtu.be/m_xGSMUVFvY

[Zak M]

On 03/09/2019 at 00:10, Another Kent clipper said:

Speaking of which, i often wondered what this was that I saw a few years ago. 

https://youtu.be/m_xGSMUVFvY

That's smoke right?

[Crepuscular Ray]

A lovely funnel cloud, certainly. Not sure that it reached ground level, though. Nice spot.

[snowrye]

My guess is a landspout, very similar, but doesn't have a rotating updraft

[cheeky_monkey]

its a funnel cloud..very common here during the summer months esp when under cool unstable conditions

[4wd]

Technically if a funnel cloud touches the ground it can be considered a tornado but those brief tube-like formations are often seen and can develop into fascinating ropelike structures.
If it touches down the effect would be more like a dust devil than a tornado - these can be spectacular enough with loose material such as hay, litter, tents (!) being lifted into the air.
When baling hay in early july two significant devils crossed a field here, the worst removed a significant area of loose hay which gently rained down for a surprisingly long time afterwards.

 

[Another Kent clipper]

15 hours ago, zmstorm said:

That's smoke right?

I was suspicious it might have been

[Paul Sherman]

Isle of Wight one is defo a Tornado you can see the circulation on the ground in the distance.

Cheshire one is NOT a Tornado, Zero rotation and its a white smoke plume,