Friday 27 April 2012

Tornados, more rain on the way, and a drought ... the strange British weather which keeps on getting freakier

Planet waves: A huge wave crashes against the seafront in Torquay in Devon as the region is hit by torrential rain

  • Three tornados in 24 hours hit UK as Met Office says April could be 'wettest on record'
  • But drought could 'last till Christmas' as land is too dry to soak up the rain
  • The Environment Agency warns more heavy rain could lead to localised flooding across the nation
  • Possible weather warnings this Sunday as forecasters say weather looks set to remain unsettled for at least the next week with heavy showers

Being on course for the wettest April on record might have seemed bad enough – and then came the tornadoes.

As downpours triggered flood warnings across the country yesterday, householders in several areas were clearing the wreckage left by twisters.

One farm in Halstead, Essex, saw more than £100,000 of damage from the strong winds, which lifted farmer Alan Barrow off his feet and hurled him to the ground.

‘It was a really terrifying experience,’ the 55-year-old said. ‘It was like a physical blow. I never saw it coming.’

Mr Barrow, whose insurance does not cover the farm - which has been in Liz's family since 1929 - for storms, fears the couple will face huge repair bills.

He added: I feel very lucky to be here today but the damage caused will cost us about £100,000 to repair.

If I had got in the way of any of the flying debris though things would have been much worse.

Two chicken sheds were overturned and about 20 chickens were crushed under them as they came down.

Afterwards we started to clear the wreckage and we found two trapped under all the debris so we saved them but the majority didn't stand a chance.

One of our sheds had it's roof completely taken off and there is severe damage to another one and to the grain store.

It will take months to repair. We don't have storm insurance you never think you'll get a twister in Essex.

There are trees, even fully grown oaks ripped out of the ground up on the fields.

If this had gone through a town or something there is no doubt people would have got hurt, just think of the damage, it would have been awful.

The tornado's trail of destruction left behind flattened sheds, damaged walls, and killed 20 chickens when it lifted their run up into the air and then threw it back down to the ground.

Read more and see incredible images at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135422/UK-weather-Farmer-lifted-feet-tornado-head-wettest-April-EVER.html#ixzz1tDGRVVOa

The morning after the day before..: Three yachts broke free from their mooring at Portland Harbour, Dorset, and were washed ashore at Castle Cove, Weymouth. The torrential rain and 50mph winds took the unmanned boats, one of them 80,000-lb 41ft yacht called Papilion, and then blew them into land

- MAIL Online

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