A tornado has been seen in the Yorkshire Dales today

Paddy Stapleton saw the weather phenomenon over Ingleborough Common.

It formed after a funnel cloud swept over the Dales from the west, having formed over the Lake District.

A funnel cloud is a funnel-shaped cloud of condensed water droplets, associated with a rotating column of wind and extending from the base of a cloud.

Funnel clouds form most frequently in association with supercell thunderstorms, and are the precursor to tornadoes.

If a funnel cloud touches the surface the feature is considered a tornado. Most tornadoes begin as funnel clouds, but some funnel clouds do not make surface contact and these cannot be counted as tornadoes from the perspective of a naked eye observer.

Thunderstorms have been forecast for Monday and Tuesday across Yorkshire and the Met Office has issued a weather warning.