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Justsomebloke
06-07-2008, 18:55
Just seen a Tornado sweeping across Chorley on the news :shocked::shocked:
We've had Buckets & Buckets of rain but no Tornados, What about you ?
Knipples
06-07-2008, 20:17
Chorley as in Manchester Chorley? YIKES!!!
:shocked:
Mark
06-07-2008, 20:35
Crazy weather. On the way home it'd alternate between absolutely lashing it down and almost dry.
petemc
06-07-2008, 20:46
I read about a funnel cloud spotted in Merseyside / Lancashire today (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7492301.stm). Odd that they have a photo but have no idea where it was. It could have been a killer. The BBC said that if it touched down it may have been powerful enough to damage a tree, or a shed.
Burble
06-07-2008, 20:51
If it's Chorley in Lancashire then I was supposed to be there today for an R32 Owners club meet.
Knipples
06-07-2008, 21:07
Do you mean Preston Chorley?

Manchester has Chorlton, but no Chorley to my knowledge :)

Yup problee me having a blonde moment. One of my ex boyfriends used to live in Northern Moor, so there was a Chor.....(something) not far. Thats probably what im confusing it with.
Gnat
06-07-2008, 21:21
Yup problee me having a blonde moment. One of my ex boyfriends used to live in Northern Moor, so there was a Chor.....(something) not far. Thats probably what im confusing it with.

That's 5 mins from where I live. :)

Probably was Chorlton you are thinking of :)
Mark
06-07-2008, 21:33
I read about a funnel cloud spotted in Merseyside / Lancashire today (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7492301.stm). Odd that they have a photo but have no idea where it was. It could have been a killer. The BBC said that if it touched down it may have been powerful enough to damage a tree, or a shed.
Most likely a library image. I doubt the BBC has any storm chasers on the books. :)

That sounds about typical for a UK tornado (F0 or less). Usually most of the damage is done when the tornado uproots a tree or a fence and deposits it through someone's roof.
Daz
06-07-2008, 21:46
Coming in your ears I heard.
Fayshun
07-07-2008, 07:39
The BBC said that if it touched down it may have been powerful enough to damage a tree, or a shed.
The costs of repair would have run in to literally whole pounds!