Bizarre and terrifying weather captured on camera

The weather in the UK can often be pretty unpredictable, with winter rain and snow suddenly cropping up in spring and intense sunshine in the depths of winter.

But this isn't the only country to experience bizarre weather - and plenty of other places suffer from far more extreme weather conditions than us.

See also: Britain set for blustery bank holiday weekend

See also: Massive waves batter sea wall and crash into trains at Dawlish

This intense collection of strange weather has everything from hurricane disasters to raging tornadoes.

One clip shows beach-goers running for cover as they are hit by a freak hail storm in Russia. People are shown racing out of the sea as the stones rain down on the water creating huge splashes.

Another piece of footage shows bizarre but stunning waterspouts appearing in the water off the Portuguese coast.

The devastating impact of hurricane Patricia is also shown as water flows through a residential street and winds batter flailing palm trees.

Meanwhile a huge tornado formation is captured tearing through Illinois and extreme temperatures freeze part of Niagara Falls.