Posted on 12/07/2006 5:31:00 AM PST by Mrs Ivan
A tornado has hit a North London street, injuring six people and severely damaging houses, cars and street furniture.
Eyewitnesses said it lasted only a few seconds, but it ripped off entire roofs and tore down the walls of houses.
Emergency services were sent to the scene in Harlesden, north west London, after reports came in at 11am.
Resident James Miles told Sky News the experience had been "very, very frightening".
Tornado was 'frightening' "I was talking outside with a friend when all of a sudden there was a flash of lightning and a huge big bang, then two minutes later this horrendous tornado shot right across," he said.
"Slates were flying everywhere onto people's houses and cars.
"It's really nasty. A lot of people are shaken up. It's not the sort of thing that happens in central London."
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I'll still take your frequency of storms over our ferocity of twisters any day.
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