Some trees and posts were uprooted when tornado hit Manila.
A tornado hit Manila amid heavy rain brought by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” on August 14, Sunday afternoon.
In the video posted by Paul Castillo, the tornado was slowly formed in Port Area amid the stormy weather, passing by Fort Santiago, and it swept through the street, echoing the clanging of metals and sound of the wind.
The was also seen hovering near the Manila High School compound. It dissipated upon hitting the walls of Intramuros, then reformed once over the golf course but fizzled soon after.
Trees and electric poles were downed by the whirl while some streetlights were bent by its impact.
While the tornado in Manila was destructive, weather forecaster Buddy Javier of state weather bureau PAGASA said there is nothing to fear because tornadoes can occur anytime.
“Tornadoes occur when there are congestive clouds – when the warm air goes up and it becomes heavily dense, it will come down. At the same time, there’s still warm air going up so a circulation occurs”, Javier said.
He added: “It can happen anytime even if there’s no southwest monsoon, as long as congestive clouds are present. We’ve seen it happen in other areas in the country before.”
Javier added that the damage in Manila is what’s expected in the aftermath of tornadoes.
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