Tornado hits Birmingham

Dog · Post by **Dog** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:09 pm

All joking aside, there was a lot of damage and it's lucky it wasn't more serious...

chemical_si · Post by **chemical_si** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:40 pm

i heard the thunder in TAMWORTH about 3pm when the tornado was happening!

Post by **Loopz** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:57 pm

Yep you are right Dog especially as the Tornado has been now classed between a T3 and T4. Thats huge for the UK.

p.s. Looks like there was another two smaller tornados in Moulton and Peterborough yesterday as well.

Post by **Loopz** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:43 pm

i will stop posting about this one day - i promise.

Here is a link to a cool pic on the Birmingham Post. http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/docs/icBi ... 1BF814.jpg

Miss Behavin · Post by **Miss Behavin** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 5:34 pm

Oooh, I watched the footage... kinda scary watching ppl's roof's get blown off!

Dem - did u save any of those pasties? I quite fancy one!

Dog · Post by **Dog** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 12:01 am

Just nice to see that all the Brum contingent are OK, especially as some of them were sending messages down our way when all the shit was kicking off in London...

It's a shame there was so much devastation, because as Loopz said, tornados are cool!

stargurl · Post by **stargurl** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:41 pm

Loopz wrote:p.s. Looks like there was another two smaller tornados in Moulton and Peterborough yesterday as well.

Peterborough? That's about 2.5 hrs from here... Oh wait, you mean the real Peterborough

Ah, Canada, home of stolen place names.

Dog · Post by **Dog** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:46 pm

They've nicked quite a few of ours in New England too... Even got an Uxbridge!

stargurl · Post by **stargurl** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:30 pm

We've got an Uxbridge north-east of Toronto.

I'd make a list but there are far too many.

Post by **Loopz** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:25 pm

Someone posted these comments on the Beeb website which i thought was amusing

"Nitin Gupta
STUNNED!Birmingham in the headline twice in the last week for the wrong reasons.Come on Villa Win the premiership "

There is two new videos of the tornado on the http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham website.

Dog · Post by **Dog** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:47 pm

Now thats funny!

usernick · Post by **usernick** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 1:05 am

Loopz wrote:Someone posted these comments on the Beeb website which i thought was amusing

"Nitin Gupta
STUNNED!Birmingham in the headline twice in the last week for the wrong reasons.Come on Villa Win the premiership "

Well, you can have a freak tornado, but you sure as hell won't be able to see Nitin's dreams come true - that's too bizarre!

Seriously, glad you're all okay - I was in Telford when the storms happened, so not *that* far away, and some of the brummies who were at the hotel were flabbergasted that a tornado could have happened in Brum!

stargurl · Post by **stargurl** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 3:09 am

Here's one for you, Steve:

Tornado and Rainbow Over Kansas
Credit & Copyright: Eric Nguyen (Oklahoma U.), http://www.mesoscale.ws

Explanation: The scene might have been considered serene if it weren't for the tornado. Last June in Kansas, storm chaser Eric Nguyen photographed this budding twister in a different light -- the light of a rainbow. Pictured above, a white tornado cloud descends from a dark storm cloud. The Sun, peeking through a clear patch of sky to the left, illuminates some buildings in the foreground. Sunlight reflects off raindrops to form a rainbow. By coincidence, the tornado appears to end right over the rainbow. Streaks in the image are hail being swept about by the high swirling winds. Over 1,000 tornadoes, the most violent type of storm known, occur on Earth every year, many in tornado alley. If you see a tornado while driving, do not try to outrun it -- park your car safely, go to a storm cellar, or crouch under steps in a basement.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050613.html

Post by **Loopz** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:12 am

Cool. Amazing photo.

Timbob · Post by **Timbob** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:40 am

wow, that's a really cool picture

i made this one a while ago at my place:

*click for a larger picture