Gadzooks! blighty had another tornado.

[radio times]

It was a quiet rainy afternoon in the plush suburb of Chertsey in Surrey yesterday, a mere 20 miles from me when it struck. Ripping the roof off a conservatory,and a bit more, it passed over a motorway and a lady filmed it as it spun some minor pick up material as it went over their car. Not a great deal to see on the 'tube video, but it can be seen. It was about 0.11 on the fujita scale, but I hope it's not a trend, as we don't have tornado damage on our home insurance cover. I guess cold winds from the North sea met the mild December, er, winds? Just type in Chertsey tornado on the 'tube for the full gen. There was also a storm cloud in the more open plains of Yorkshire but the funnel like cloud of sorts didn't touch down.

[prepress]

Tornadoes and severe weather in general are one reason I don't think I'd ever live in the plains states here in the US. I might be reluctant to live in the south as well. I've been through one tornado in NY, an EF0, but that's sufficient.

[radio times]

We 'tend' to get one every 25 years or so. The last one in London took about 15 roofs off/severely damaged in the busy afternoon and people just wen't in to the nearest shop. We don't really get three wind confluences so it's a mystery. The wide open plains of a suburban London high street? Odd. Joplin, El Reno etc, RIP to all the victims.