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?

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[saint-narcissus.livejournal.com]

when I was a mere child in country-side minnesota we had tornadoes all the time. some severe. my father and older brothers were members of local civil defense group. when storm clouds appeared they would be paged and have to go to the edges of the small town (under 2000 residents) and watch for tornadoes so the alarm could be sounded as needed. when I was a teen we use to go to the small hills south of the town and watch for tornado also, saw quite a few, makes one feel the insignificance of humanity....