A tornado is forecast and it could hit Leeds on Sunday night with risks of 60mph winds battering the city.
The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TSRO) has forecast a tornado warning, which could spell trouble for Leeds and other parts of the UK on Sunday night (June 25) between now and 10pm. The organisation has said there could be wind gusts up to 60mph, said to cause damage.
It has warned that Leeds could be bettered by a couple of tornadoes, hail to 30-40mm diameter, wind gusts of up to 60mp and CG lightning. This comes as Met Office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms today, with the warning in place for Leeds between 2pm and 9pm on Sunday, June 25.
The tornado watch has said the severe weather could hit most of the North of England as well as other parts of the country and Scotland.
Where the tornado will hit
- NE Wales
- N Norfolk
- Midlands
- Lincs
- Yorkshire
- Much of N England
- S and E Scotland
The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation said: "A cold front will move eastwards this afternoon, with strong shear and instability ahead of it. Shear will be sufficient for clusters of thunderstorms and perhaps supercells, capable of large hail, damaging winds, and a perhaps a couple of tornadoes.
"Storms may well merge into a line, given shear vectors parallel to the cold front, but some more discrete developing is possible on the southern end of the line, and also along a pre-frontal trough, especially across parts of Lincs and eastern parts of NE England.
"There is still some uncertainty over the overall morphology and tornado risk, especially as cloud bases are relatively high. However, the overall situation appears to be one which warrants a tornado risk over a severe thunderstorm risk."
