Doha: Many residents are reporting a strange phenomenon, which looks a small tornado, in Al Khor. It is actually a gustnado (called Al Afoor in local dialect).
A gustnado is a short-lived, ground-based swirling wind that can form on the leading edge of a severe thunderstorm. Although the name comes from "gust front of a tornado," and a gustnado almost looks like a tornado,
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it is not considered to be one.
There are many videos circulating on social media of the gustnadoes and people are confused and wondering what these are.
Qatar Meteorology Department has put out the details in Arabic on their social media handles after some people asked the department about the gustnado after the videos went viral.
