This is the mini tornado that swept across central Bahrain yesterday afternoon.

The Gulf Daily News reported that the rare phenomenon called mesoscale feature was caused by a long spell of humid weather and higher-than-normal temperatures for the time of year.

The mini tornado was seen on open ground between A'ali and Zayed Town and threw up dust and other objects lying in its path.

Ridiculous are the many people who opted to go out of their cars and took pictures of the tornado. Posterity was more important than safety. That was not the case last week when it took us more than an hour to drive to Isa Town from Seef Mall after a thick fog enveloped Bahrain. What could have been the difference in the attitude of people? I guess the tornado occurred in day time. Duh!