Watch: 'Some wild weather in Donegal' - Tornado-like cloud spotted over Letterkenny

A video capturing a tornado-like cloud over Letterkenny has amassed nearly 20,000 views online. 

Donegal Weather Channel posted the video - which was captured by Seamus Price - of the dark column-shaped cloud on X (formerly Twitter) earlier today (July 16). 

Although the strangely shaped cloud looks like a tornado, it is actually a funnel cloud. 

According to the Met Office, a funnel cloud only becomes a tornado when it reaches the earth's surface, or if it reaches a body of water it becomes a 'waterspout'. 

The funnel cloud is formed when the wind draws in cloud droplets, making a region of intense low pressure visible. 

Watch the full video now:

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