Landspout

You have heard of hurricanes, tornados, whirlwinds and waterspouts. Have you heard of a landspout?

Singapore recently had such an incident – a landspout. According to Singapore’s National Environment Agency's Meteorological Service, the rotating column of wind was caused by the development of an intense thunderstorm under unstable atmospheric conditions.

Read all about the landspout, and watch the video Here – First Reported Landspout in Singapore.

We have witnessed several waterspouts before. Usually, they are far away, out to sea, and appeared small and faint. But it seems that they are getting nearer, and bigger. The waterspout in May this year was a big one, and near too. Click Here to read about it.

The recent landspout caused some concern. It looks terrifying in the video. Luckily, it didn’t last very long, and didn’t cause too much damage. I hope that it is a one off incident and not an indication of more to come.

Singapore has been lucky so far, when it comes to natural disasters. Apart from the occasional flood, we don’t have disasters like earthquakes, or tornados, or hurricanes. (I hope I am not tempting fate in saying that). This recent 'whirlwind', or landspout is the closest to being a natural disaster – if my memory serves me right.