A TORNADO has been spotted off the Sussex coast.

People in Eastbourne spotted the weather phenomenon over the sea at around 10.20 this morning.

A video was taken of the waterspout - a type of tornado that occurs over the sea or above a large lake.

Agnieszka Kucharska was cleaning windows at a customer's house when she noticed the unusual sight.

She said: "I have never seen anything like that. I was like 'oh my god, what's that'."

Another eyewitness spotted the waterspout as she was walking her dog this morning.

She said: "It grabbed my attention with the way it was travelling and more so with what was going on with the water below.

"I'm sure I could hear noise coming from it too."

Waterspouts are a column of rotating, cloud-filled wind.

They are similar to tornados, but are usually smaller, less intense and occur over bodies of water.

The news comes as the Met Office said that some parts of the south coast of England may have experienced tornadoes over the weekend.

Gusts of more than 60 mph were recorded across Sussex on Sunday, with further strong winds and rain expected.

A yellow weather warning was issues across parts of the UK as a storm from the Atlantic caused minor flooding and blew over several trees.

Meteorologist Tom Morgan said: "We've seen some very strong gusts of wind on the south coast, and a few reports of damage from the winds.

"It's not out of the question that there will have been some localised, brief funnel clouds or tornadoes.

"In the last couple of days, we have seen some reports and seen some photos of funnel clouds and waterspouts."

As a result of the high winds, a tree fell on the Black Rabbit pub in Arundel, causing minor damage, with another tree falling outside of Hove Town Hall.

Last month, a 'mini tornado' caused damage in the village of Ferring, with residents describing wind whipping through gardens and taking tiles off roofs.

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