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Monday, 24 September 2007

Houses wrecked as tornados strike towns across England

Daily Mail Headline; says; 'Tornadoes have hit southern and central parts of the country today. A violent storm hit Luton at 7.30am, ripping through gardens and tearing tiles off house roofs. Twenty homes were hit by a tornado in Farnborough, Hampshire, at around 8am, pulling a roof off a garage and uprooting trees, the fire service said.

Tornadoes were also reported in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, and in Northampton.

A school bus had part of its roof ripped off by a falling branch. The bus - which was empty - was travelling on the A4500 in Northants at about 7am this morning.

A spokesman for the Met Office said weather conditions conducive to tornadoes were travelling across the country. One of the tornadoes, which witnesses said lasted for around two minutes, damaged up to ten houses in Nuneaton.

A Hampshire Police spokeswoman said that up to 10 houses were damaged, including some with severe structural damage when the tornado struck in Farnborough.