12-07-2006, 03:04 PM
A bit more from Yahoo News
Tornado Hits North London Street Thursday December 7, 02:19 PM
A tornado has hit north London, injuring six people, smashing up houses and cars and leaving wreckage strewn in its wake. One man was taken to hospital with a minor head injury and five people were treated at the scene for minor injuries and shock.
The storm ripped off entire roofs and tore down the walls of houses - even though eyewitnesses said it lasted just seconds.
Twenty fire engines were sent to the scene at Chamberlayne Road in Kensal Rise after reports came in at 11am.
A fire service spokesman said around 100 properties had been affected, and several hundred people may have been displaced. Residents have been asked to say with friends or relatives, or taken to a local church hall. A nearby school has also been evacuated.
Resident James Miles told Sky News the experience had been "very, very frightening".
"I was talking outside with a friend when all of a sudden there was a flash of lightning and a huge big bang, then two minutes later this horrendous tornado shot right across," he said.
"Slates were flying everywhere onto people's houses and cars.
"It's really nasty. A lot of people are shaken up. It's not the sort of thing that happens in central London."
Dawn Butler, Labour MP for Brent South, told Sky News: "We have to try and make sure that those people who are put out and not able to get their belongings that it does not have a detrimental effect upon their Christmas.
"But we also should be grateful that nobody has been fatally injured and that no lives are lost.
"This is a mini-tornado and look at the damage it has done. It has done maximum damage."
Sky News weather forecaster Francis Wilson said tornadoes generate winds in excess of 100mph.
"Warm air at the bottom and cold at the top is a recipe for unstable weather, which is what's happened here," he said.
Hail and thunderstorms were reported elsewhere across London.
A Reuters report stated
The London tornado was rated at T4 on a scale of 0 to 10. This means winds were moving at between 115 and 136 mph (185-219 kph), rating the tornado as severe, said a spokesman for the Meteorological Office.
An eyewitness described it as being around 20 metres wide
regards
Arthes
Tornado Hits North London Street Thursday December 7, 02:19 PM
A tornado has hit north London, injuring six people, smashing up houses and cars and leaving wreckage strewn in its wake. One man was taken to hospital with a minor head injury and five people were treated at the scene for minor injuries and shock.
The storm ripped off entire roofs and tore down the walls of houses - even though eyewitnesses said it lasted just seconds.
Twenty fire engines were sent to the scene at Chamberlayne Road in Kensal Rise after reports came in at 11am.
A fire service spokesman said around 100 properties had been affected, and several hundred people may have been displaced. Residents have been asked to say with friends or relatives, or taken to a local church hall. A nearby school has also been evacuated.
Resident James Miles told Sky News the experience had been "very, very frightening".
"I was talking outside with a friend when all of a sudden there was a flash of lightning and a huge big bang, then two minutes later this horrendous tornado shot right across," he said.
"Slates were flying everywhere onto people's houses and cars.
"It's really nasty. A lot of people are shaken up. It's not the sort of thing that happens in central London."
Dawn Butler, Labour MP for Brent South, told Sky News: "We have to try and make sure that those people who are put out and not able to get their belongings that it does not have a detrimental effect upon their Christmas.
"But we also should be grateful that nobody has been fatally injured and that no lives are lost.
"This is a mini-tornado and look at the damage it has done. It has done maximum damage."
Sky News weather forecaster Francis Wilson said tornadoes generate winds in excess of 100mph.
"Warm air at the bottom and cold at the top is a recipe for unstable weather, which is what's happened here," he said.
Hail and thunderstorms were reported elsewhere across London.
A Reuters report stated
The London tornado was rated at T4 on a scale of 0 to 10. This means winds were moving at between 115 and 136 mph (185-219 kph), rating the tornado as severe, said a spokesman for the Meteorological Office.
An eyewitness described it as being around 20 metres wide
regards
Arthes
Cristina
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