Chennai, June 22 -- Thunderstorms with "strong updrafts" were reported over Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district on Sunday even as the Met department denied the occurrence of a tornado over the district amid widely circulated claims online of the appearance of the weather phenomenon. A video of the weather phenomenon was widely circulated on social media. Thoothukudi is about 650 km from Chennai. Sharing the video, private weatherman Navdeep Dahiya said on X, "Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu reported Tornado today. A very rare sight from Tamil Nadu. Could be the first one from the state?" Tamil Nadu-based weather forecaster Pradeep John said, "Rare Tornado in Thoothukudi. This is rarest of the rarest". However, the regional meteorological department...