A huge funnel cloud was spotted over Aberdeenshire last night after the Met Office warned parts of the north-east could experience a “weak tornado”. The dramatic weather phenomenon was seen near Huntly on Wednesday night as thunderstorms swept across the region under a yellow weather warning. Funnel cloud captured on video in AberdeenshireThe Met Office warned that slow-moving heavy showers and thunderstorms could bring torrential downpours, lightning and disruption to travel. The funnel cloud was filmed by an Aberdeen driver near Huntly as dark storm clouds developed overhead. A funnel cloud is a rotating column of air that extends from the base of a thunderstorm cloud but does not reach the ground.