Manchester Tornado

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rickmcfc

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It appears that during the bad weather last night, a tornado has touched down in South Manchester. Until daylight arrives the exact path is not confirmed, however it looks as though initially it touched down near Manchester airport before dissipating, and then again caused damage in Stalybridge/Dukinfield. Widespread damage to buildings, trees and cars from the early images. Hope everyone is ok
 
I thought it was windy In n mcr yesterday..but not tornado strength..
 
That specific area of Copley and Millbrook does seem to be prone to very localised freak weather events, there was the severe flash flood that destroyed some properties a few years back.

I suppose it must be due to the topography with the surrounding steep hillsides and valleys.
 

Tornadoes in the England​

While the U.S. may have more tornadoes overall, England actually holds the Guinness World Recordfor the highest number of tornadoes per a square kilometer/mile thanks to its much smaller total land area. According to research conducted by Kelsey Mulder and David Schultz of the University of Manchester, England averaged one tornado for every 4,545 square kilometers (1,754 square miles) per year from 1980 to 2012. During that same time, the entire USA averaged one tornado per 7,693 square kilometers (2,970 square miles) per year.

Area aside, England averages 34 tornadoes in a year, most of which occur in either the Thames Valley near the cities of London and Reading or along the route from Manchester to Boston, close to the Welsh border.

Tornadoes in England tend to measure F0 or F1 on the original Fujita scale (EF0/EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita), slightly weaker on average than tornadoes in the United States and Canada. But "weaker" in tornado terminology is a relative measure and England's tornadoes can still cause significant damage. A notable case is an F2 tornado in Birmingham in 2005, which had wind speeds of up to 157 miles per hour and injured 19 people.


I’m not sure what they mean about this corridor of Manchester to Boston, near the Welsh border though.
 
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Live round the corner from where the worst of the damage is . Two houses with their roofs ripped off . Neighbours rallying round to see if they can help in any way , good to see community spirit is alive and well . Took the wife to work this morning around Spring Bank and Hough Hill Road looks like a war zone .
 
Just driven through Carrbrook. Trees down, roof slates strewn across roads and cars. Luckily nobody seems to have been badly injured
 
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