The power of nature: Rare tornado spotted hurtling across the Mediterranean

Keen photographer Lionel Cironneau was in the right time at the right place when he took these stunning shots of a tornado.

The twister was spotted swirling off the coast of France at Nice near the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea.

The vast majority of tornadoes form in the U.S. although they do occur on other continents and have even been spotted in the U.K.

They are formed when moist air rises upwards to a great height before producing a thunder cloud. A rotating column of air links the cloud to the surface of the Earth, which is encircled at its base by debris and dust.
Most tornadoes have windspeeds of less than 110mph, measure 250ft across and can travel for several miles.

The most extreme tornadoes can attain wind speeds of more than 300mph, stretch more than two miles across, and stay on the ground for dozens of miles.

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