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By *risky_Mare OP Woman
over a year ago
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I had a nightmare journey last night after that sudden, very brief storm force wind/rain 'event' brought road chaos to the south earlier on in the evening - anyone know what happened, some say it was a tornado or something but I can't find any news articles about it?? |
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By *risky_Mare OP Woman
over a year ago
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"We had a freak storm here around 6ish!
Is that the same storm? Lasted 15 mins max  "
YES, that's the one. It was simultanously occuring up by the M25 and down near Portsmouth I know - it was actually about 5, 'cos I left at 5.30 and it was bedlam out there, trees down left right and centre, debris all over the road, 'A' roads closed etc. It was some kind of wierdness and came and went so fast but obviously affect the whole of the south! I'm amazed there's no right up anywhere..... |
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"We had a freak storm here around 6ish!
Is that the same storm? Lasted 15 mins max
YES, that's the one. It was simultanously occuring up by the M25 and down near Portsmouth I know - it was actually about 5, 'cos I left at 5.30 and it was bedlam out there, trees down left right and centre, debris all over the road, 'A' roads closed etc. It was some kind of wierdness and came and went so fast but obviously affect the whole of the south! I'm amazed there's no right up anywhere....."
Well the effects caught me unwares to....couldnt even put me head under the duvet   |
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There was a tornado reported In Essex last night xx
The same storm front tore across the country. I told the kids that it was a storm that could spawn tornados. The horizontal rain and hail too x |
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By *risky_Mare OP Woman
over a year ago
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We have been told for days there was going to be more bad weather and storms this weekend. "
Yea, but this wasn't the major depression that came in as predicted, it was some other short-lived freak event.
Sorry about the thread title guys, of course I only realised after I'd posted... |
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By *risky_Mare OP Woman
over a year ago
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"There was a tornado reported In Essex last night xx
The same storm front tore across the country. I told the kids that it was a storm that could spawn tornados. The horizontal rain and hail too x"
I said I thought it might be a tornado at the time, it was that strong - but not a 50 mile across tornado!!?? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"There was a tornado reported In Essex last night xx
The same storm front tore across the country. I told the kids that it was a storm that could spawn tornados. The horizontal rain and hail too x"
I heard about the tornado in Essex. Apparently it damaged 3 ford escort XR3i's and tore the roof of a Sierra Cosworth replica  |
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By *risky_Mare OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Yep we had it in ashford. Was wild for 10 mins. Dont think it was a tornado just big updraft s or micro burst. Was a wicked lil storm though"
It was - it was too big for a microburst, maybe a macroburst?? It came with hail but I did not hear any thunder. |
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By *risky_Mare OP Woman
over a year ago
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Well, duh, I just phoned the Met Office - who knew you could, and get a real human on a sunday afternoon!
Apparently it was just a very narrow band of extremely low pressure containing thunder and lightning and squally winds that passed very quickly - not even a name (well nothing confirmed yet) just 'weather'!! |
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"Well, duh, I just phoned the Met Office - who knew you could, and get a real human on a sunday afternoon!
Apparently it was just a very narrow band of extremely low pressure containing thunder and lightning and squally winds that passed very quickly - not even a name (well nothing confirmed yet) just 'weather'!!"
What ever it was it was very freaky! The hail stones were huge! |
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"Yep we had it in ashford. Was wild for 10 mins. Dont think it was a tornado just big updraft s or micro burst. Was a wicked lil storm though
It was - it was too big for a microburst, maybe a macroburst?? It came with hail but I did not hear any thunder."
I had hail and sudden very strong winds and thunder... The thunder actually shook the Windows x |
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By *risky_Mare OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Had the hallmarks of a tornado but too wide spread to be one.
At least all this rain has not been snow  "
Ha, don't speak to soon - it's on the way, could be a light covering tonight they say (for those of us up on the North Downs I bet!) |
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"We had a freak storm here around 6ish!
Is that the same storm? Lasted 15 mins max
YES, that's the one. It was simultanously occuring up by the M25 and down near Portsmouth I know - it was actually about 5, 'cos I left at 5.30 and it was bedlam out there, trees down left right and centre, debris all over the road, 'A' roads closed etc. It was some kind of wierdness and came and went so fast but obviously affect the whole of the south! I'm amazed there's no right up anywhere....."
We had a storm here on the west coast a bit before you by the sounds of it. Started about 2.30pm. When I went out last night just after 7pm I came across quite a few branches blown off trees. It had quietened down a bit by midnight. |
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