Japan Waterspout/Tornado filmed from a Helicopter

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Japan Waterspout/Tornado filmed from a Helicopter

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Two tornadoes swept through western Japan on Wednesday.

This footage from Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV shows a large tornado over the ocean in Wakayama Prefecture and a smaller tornado in Ishikawa Prefecture.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20330200
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Re: Japan Waterspout/Tornado filmed from a Helicopter

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Extraordinary pictures!
I have to be the one to ask: if they flew through it, which would come to bits - the helicopter, or the funnel? 0_o
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Have a look at the Fujita scale here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujita_scale

I really don't think a helicopter could recover from being hit by a F0.
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