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[N4Z.]

At college today I felt some STRONG winds, some pushing me off balance. I live outside London (about 15 miles) and We had thunderstorms, lightening and hail stones amongst rain today. Silly old me thinking its just typical English weather, little did I know a tornado in London had injured 6 people and destroyed houses!

Read this news source from Telegraph.co.uk

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Six people were injured today when a tornado swept through a north-west London suburb leaving a trail of destruction.

Damaged house
The tornado injured six people and damaged homes and vehicles
Image: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/graphics/2...07/utornado.jpg

Rooftops were ripped off and cars were badly damaged when the freak weather struck at around 11am in Kensal Rise.

One man in his 50s was taken to hospital with a head injury and five others were treated at the scene for minor injuries and shock.

Eleven fire crews carrying 50 firefighters were called to the area and the London Ambulance helicopter was scrambled.

Witnesses reported seeing debris falling through the air, trees uprooted, front doors missing and windows smashed.

It's surprising really, you hardly hear anything about tornados or any extreme weather in England.

Goes to show how unpredictable nature can be!

Edited by S0LDIER., 07 December 2006 - 01:04 PM.

[α∂αмяoss]

Wow, a tornado near london I don't think we've ever had a tornado before?

[Matthew.]

Pretty damn windy here near Norwich as well, figured something was up

[Stu]

a couple small ones have hit wales in recent weeks as well... these happen in UK once in a while but they seem to be becoming more frequent

[EAXT]

Makes me think of 2003, when we got a tornado in Laval, north of Montreal lol...

[N4Z.]

Adamrosso, on Dec 7 2006, 06:44 PM, said:

Wow, a tornado near london I don't think we've ever had a tornado before?

It was IN London.

Totenham, North London to be exact.

Lucky we have never had one near Oxford Street or Fenchurch Street.. Dont want to get to close to houses of parliment.. That will be it, rebuild Big Ben..

[dEcade]

wow, imagine all of those bricks flying around.. Luckily no one died.

dEcade

[N-sane Noob]

That really sucks man