This Thursday followingnoon, a meteorological phenomenon greatly surprised the inhabitants of Houthalen-Helchteren, in Flanders. A large whirlpool was seen in the sky and according to information from HLN, it never touched down.
It was therefore not a tornado, since “it is only when such a storm hits the bottom that you get a storm or a tornado”, specifies meteorologist Ruben Weytjens.
If the whirlwind had touched the ground, the consequences would have been disastrous. “In this case, we are talking regarding a waterspout. It looks like a tornado, but does not come from a supercell and has much lower wind speeds,” explains Ruben Weytjens.
