Tornado forms in Tokyo Bay near Haneda airport

Tornado forms in Tokyo Bay near Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken at 6:05 p.m. Aug. 7 at Tokyo Heliport in the Shinkiba district, Koto Ward, shows a tornado forming in Tokyo Bay near Haneda airport. The tornado disappeared soon after with no casualties or damage reported, the Meteorological Agency said. The tornado, quite rare for Tokyo Bay, formed above the water about 25 kilometers east of Haneda airport, off Ichihara in Chiba Prefecture, around 5:50 p.m.

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