Re: Storm Tossed !
Originally Posted by
Janela
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This is strange but true. We here in the UK, have more tornadoes than America! But they are puny, in comparison. (adjusting the land size)
I've been trying to find the link where I read this but here is one for 2006.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6217514.stm
Oddly enough, many years ago, I would say around 15 years ago now, but it may be longer, we had very old rotten wooden window frames which desperately needed replacing, and the glass was just single ply.
Gordon was asleep on the couch which was under the window, the curtains were closed but were blowing because of the gaps in the window frames, and the house was quiet.
Suddenly I heard a howl that I'd never heard before and it terrified me. Can't put into words the sound, but it was something like a row-row-row-row gust which swept up our road very fast and, when it reached our house, I honestly thought the windows were going to break, but the curtains flew up like flags.
I later found out that several mini tornadoes had swept the country including Scotland, and had brought a few trees down, tiles off roofs etc. It was very scary, but nothing here since, but these were definitely at ground level and probably stood no higher than about 6/7 feet.