Pictures sent in to Nottinghamshire Live appear to show a show tornado-shaped cloud forming in the Nottingham skyline during heavy rain and a torrential storm.
Parts of the county experienced regional flash flooding when thunderstorms struck on Wednesday, June 17, with streets in areas like Beeston better resembling a river.
Downpours also caused damage to roads across the county while trams were also forced to come to a halt due to flooding on lines.
Roads were affected in areas including Beeston, Bramcote, Stapleford, Radford, Wollaton Vale, Chilwell, Lenton Abbey and Broxtowe on Wednesday evening.
The A52 was closed in both directions between the A6464 (near Beeston ) and A6514 (near Nottingham).
Nottinghamshire Police were called to the scene and Highways England deployed staff to assist in clearing the flood waters.
A yellow weather warning for rain is in place across Nottinghamshire on Thursday (June 18) after heavy rain fell across the county on Wednesday evening.
And images sent in to Nottinghamshire Live in the aftermath of the storm on Wednesday appear to show what looks like a tornado forming in the sky.
Sent in by multiple readers, they described seeing what looked like a tornado beginning to form in the sky over the city during heavy winds.
Did you see the suspected tornado and take any pictures? Send them to andrew.topping@reachplc.com or newsdesk@nottinghampost.com.
According to the MET office, funnel clouds or 'tuba' are extending, spinning fingers of cloud that reach towards the ground, but never touch it. When they do reach the ground they become a tornado.
A MET Office spokesman explained: "Crucially, a funnel cloud does not reach the earth's surface, at the point it reaches land it becomes a tornado, or if it reaches a body of water it becomes a waterspout. In a typical year, the UK sees around 30-35 tornadoes each year, though it is very rare that are they strong enough to cause any significant damage."
