Damaging gustnado rips through a gas station in Thailand’s Samutprakan
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A large and damaging gustnado touched down in Samutprakan province, Thailand, on October 5, 2019.
The event was captured on a video, with terrified people running away as the winds swirl through a gas station.
Cars were left damage and debris were swept away by the powerful twister.
According to reports, one witness at a gas station said he noticed the gustnado forming from dust and sand on the ground prior to becoming a massive twister.
The footage was captured by Ruthairat Hongtap, who said she has not seen anything like it before.
A gustnado is a short-lived, ground-based twister that can form on the edge of an extreme thunderstorm. The name comes from "gust front of a tornado", but is not officially considered to be one. Gustnadoes form in a different way an official tornado does.
A large gustnado caused quite a stir in Thailand on October 5, damaging cars and flinging debris as it tore through a gas station.
The weather phenomenon generally forms as a rotating column of air on the leading edge of a thunderstorm. pic.twitter.com/n8bVCId7iC
— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) October 9, 2019
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