[Gllug] Tornado in London

[Richard Jones]

On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 02:24:17PM +0000, Pete Ryland wrote:
> Even near Tower Bridge, the tornado signs were there.  One of the
> signs is very low clouds, indicating strange temperature and pressure
> differences within the local atmosphere.  One minute it was clear blue
> sky, the next it was dark, with the clouds being so low that the
> precipitation was falling as hail.  Ten minutes later it was clear
> blue sky again and the storm had appeared to be moving north-east-ish.
> Apparently the winds had become so strong by the time it reached
> Aldgate that people were fearing the windows would break in.
> Actually, I'd be interesting to see the track of the storm as it moved
> across London.  Does anyone know if this has been recorded somehow?

It definitely crossed us in Kings Langley (NW of London, next to the
M25).  Same peculiar circling winds which came and went in the space
of 15 minutes or so.

Rich.

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