A funnel cloud, which closely resembles a tornado has been spotted in Deal.

The cone-shaped cloud forms when a rotating column of wind draws in cloud droplets.

Funnel clouds reach towards the ground but never touch it. It is only when it reaches the earth's surface that it becomes a tornado.

The image was captured yesterday by a resident in Deal.

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