A screen squeeze from video footage sent in by a viewer, depicting a waterspout swirling over a H2O during Pasir Panjang packet terminal. Pix: Julie Beattie/CNASINGAPORE:A "tornado" during Pasir Panjang upon Saturday left some residents startled. The winds were so strong which it caused some of a zinc slats upon a roof tiles of Pasir Panjang packet depot to chase as well as fly off.
Employees during a depot pronounced no one was injured.
The "tornado" was in actuality a waterspout, which is caused by heated thunderstorms, as well as is formed when columns of H2O are sucked to a base of a clouds.
Julie Beattie, whose home overlooks a packet terminal, sent in video footage of a weather phenomenon to Channel NewsAsia.
"I felt a wind start to collect up as well as went to close a patio doors, as well as then noticed this swirling suit of water, as well as we thought, what is this?" she said.
"I was glued to it, it started removing stronger... we suspicion this (was) a mini tornado."
The National Environment Agency (NEA) pronounced an normal of 3 occurrences of waterspouts over Singapore waters are reported each year.
NEA added which waterspouts tend to have a short hold up cycle of up to tens of mins as well as they customarily dissipate rapidly upon reaching a coast.
They also noted waterspouts are generally associated with heated thunderstorms over a sea.
However, it is difficult to foresee a occurrence of waterspouts since not all thunderstorms lead to a arrangement of waterspouts.
Employees during a depot pronounced no one was injured.
The "tornado" was in actuality a waterspout, which is caused by heated thunderstorms, as well as is formed when columns of H2O are sucked to a base of a clouds.
Julie Beattie, whose home overlooks a packet terminal, sent in video footage of a weather phenomenon to Channel NewsAsia.
"I felt a wind start to collect up as well as went to close a patio doors, as well as then noticed this swirling suit of water, as well as we thought, what is this?" she said.
"I was glued to it, it started removing stronger... we suspicion this (was) a mini tornado."
The National Environment Agency (NEA) pronounced an normal of 3 occurrences of waterspouts over Singapore waters are reported each year.
NEA added which waterspouts tend to have a short hold up cycle of up to tens of mins as well as they customarily dissipate rapidly upon reaching a coast.
They also noted waterspouts are generally associated with heated thunderstorms over a sea.
However, it is difficult to foresee a occurrence of waterspouts since not all thunderstorms lead to a arrangement of waterspouts.
- Channel News Asia
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