Tuesday's freak thunderstorm brought with it this tornado-like phenomenon in the skies above the Worth Valley.

The photograph, left, was taken by Cullingworth resident Elaine Taylor, whose 11-year-old son Joshua spotted the spectacle while playing with younger brother Adam and friends near the family's Highfield Terrace home.

Elaine, who took the photograph looking towards the Worth Valley, said: "Joshua shouted 'there's a tornado' and sure enough there was this amazing sight. It seemed to stay there for about 20 minutes."

BBC Look North weatherman Paul Hudson says the phenomenon is quite rare. He said: "It is a funnel cloud and becomes a tornado when it touches the ground. It is difficult to tell from the photos which applies in this case. They are associated with thunderstorms but not many people see them."

l A pub -- open for less than two months after it was ravaged by floods -- has closed again following a 20-minute thunderstorm. Surface water ran through the Royal Oak, in Mill Hey, Haworth, during Tuesday evening's flash floods.

Even though rain fell for just 20 minutes, the ferocity of the storm deluged the pub floor, ripped up parts of Victoria Road and left silt and debris at the bottom of Mill Hey.

Clare Wild, who runs the pub with husband Tim, said most of the pub was under about six inches of water. They were due to meet with Bradford Council and Yorkshire Water officials yesterday to discuss when the pub could re-open. About two feet of water also swamped the cellars of businesses and homes along the road.

Villagers claimed the flooding has occurred at least twice a year for the past few years -- although it was not on the same scale as last August's floods when the Bridgehouse Beck broke its banks.

Julie Pilling, from E&M Rhodes hardware store, said: "It is the effect it has on your business because you are on a knife-edge all the time. It only takes 20 minutes rainfall to do this, so you are on tenterhooks every time."

Rosemary and David Key, of Back Mill Hey, who only returned to their home at Easter, were also hit again. Mr Key said: "This is the first rainstorm we have had since we came back and immediately this has happened."

Officials from Yorkshire Water and Bradford Council have visited the scene. As has Glen Miller, a flood development worker from Bingley Voluntary Action.

l Flash floods forced Keighley Library to be temporarily closed after rainwater entered the building through the roof.

The library shut an hour early on Tuesday after a thunderstorm hit the town centre at about 5.15pm. Staff closed the library at 6pm. It remained shut on Wednesday morning until all the building's electrics could be checked.

Ian Watson, Bradford Council's head of libraries, said: "The rain water is believed to have got in because of blocked guttering on the roof which has now been fixed."