VIDEO: Tay tornado causes whirlwind of twister tweets

A tornado, a sight more common in Kentucky than Tayside, was spotted near Dundee.

The cylindrical cloud moved across the River Tay and passed Dundee before heading into Perthshire.

The vortex was spotted by hundreds, prompting a whirlwind of twister tweets.

It left no destruction in its wake, however, and experts are keen to stress that the tornado posed no danger to life or property Nicola Maxey from the Met Office, said there was no need for people to panic.

The weather expert said: “Small tornadoes and funnel clouds are actually quite regular occurrences.

“They form around an area of intense low pressure and we do see them fairly often to be honest. There have been several sightings over the last couple of weeks, but people certainly should not be panicking,” she added.