Tornado in London

[dotinthesky]

Holy Macaroni!

A tornado has struck North West London. The tornado went down Chamberlayne Road, not too far from Kilburn Lane, where I lived for a year and a half [full story here - thanks for the heads up sparklielizard].

I know that road well. We walked down it every time we visited Sainsburys or wanted to rent a movie. We also used it for reaching Queen's Park or going to our local pub. Incredible.

London looked horrible this morning, with rain and darkness everywhere. The downpour disappeared on my way to work, then returned with a few thunderstorms and black clouds. An hour later, the sky was blue.

Question for any Brits reading this: have tornados ever appeared in London before?

Comments

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I read recently that Wales had seen one or two tornadoes, but I never thought they actually appeared in London -- one of those things where I've always imagined the city as not really prone to tornadoes unless it's in a disaster movie. I'd like to see one too, but without anyone getting hurt or anyone's home destroyed.