UK weather: Tornado and funnel cloud could hit parts of country today, Met Office forecaster warns
A tornado could batter parts of the UK, experts are warning - as the South endured heavy rain following the driest start to spring in decades.
Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said it was "not out of the question that we could see a funnel cloud, maybe even a brief tornado across parts of the South East" as southern areas face thunder, lightning and hail.
He added there was a "bit of a North-South split in our weather through today".
"Northern parts having a lot of fine, sunny weather, meanwhile in the South we've seen some wet weather push its way in... and there will be further showery bursts to come as we go through the rest of today," he said.
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