London Tornado

[Champagne]

Do you think we're leading up to the day after tomorrow?

:o\

[sunflower71]

YES and its about time mankind admitted it to himself

[Panic Button]

Why are we always surprised. Statistically the UK is quite prone to them.

[##Wardy##]

Looking at the vast majority of victims in this i thought it was in Iraq or somewhere. It wasn't until I saw an englishman interviewed I realised it was in our very own capital.

I have just counted some chav say "innit" and "know what I mean" at least 23 times.

What is this country coming to?

[Champagne]

Well it�s funny you should mention that Panic Button, because I read that a vast majority of North Londoners are being treated for shock. I have to say I was quite shocked to hear about it and I�m in Berkshire!

Wardy, I�m quite disturbed that you took the time to sit and count. Have you nothing better to do man?

[##Wardy##]

And I am disturbed that you failed to realise 23 was a figure plucked from mid air!!!!

[Phantaxus]

Panic Button is correct there a more tornados a year in the uk than in the US. But they have the bigger ones

[mushroom25]

Some areas of Birmingham have still to recover from their tornado 13 months ago.

[NH]

I'm sure that no matter what happens, Saturday will arrive as it usually does on the 6th day of the week. So yes.

[Gef]

So there was a gust of wind in London. Hardly news is it? Or was it Ken Livingstone f@rting?

[ugly_bob]

lol, 23 is obviously a figure picked from the air. Unless it was only a 2 second interview.

[galltin]

A gust of wind Gef? That's a bit harsh. People have been hurt , lost their homes.
I think that's newsworthy.

[mattoc66]

Tornado's are common place over the UK. The Netherlands has the highest average number of recorded tornadoes per area of any country (more than 20 annually), followed by the UK (around 50 per year) but most are small and result in minor damage. The UK experiences more tornadoes than any other European country.
However a Tornado that has occured in London and it's a major national headline news story. The one that occured in Wales last week (no less destructive) was funnily enough never mentioned.