China: Burning Paper Spirals Into Mini Tornado After You Shen Ritual in Guangdong

A Chinese worship ceremony appeared to trigger a sudden mini tornado when burning paper offerings spiraled into the air without any warning wind. Filmed on February 25, 2026, in Lianjiang, Guangdong, the video shows ashes and flames suddenly twisting into a vertical column shortly after a traditional You Shen ritual ended. Residents had been burning paper ingots when the fire rapidly spun upward, forming what looked like a small tornado. The woman who recorded the scene, surnamed Huang, said the air had been completely still moments before the ashes violently lifted off the ground. The swirling column gradually weakened, and the burning paper fell back down as the air returned to calm.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

China's Highest Ramp Bridge

The sujiaba overpass, China's highest ramp bridge, spirals in mid-air 72 meters above the ground on October 26, 2020, in Chongqing, China.

Capital may be attacked if conflict spirals

Capital may be attacked if conflict spirals

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar gives an interview to Kyodo News near Johannesburg on Oct. 26, 2016. Machar said if no political solution is found in the nation's ongoing civil war, the militant group could target the capital Juba, where Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force personnel are stationed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo