They're not that terrible when they do touch down tbh. We had one run down the main street of the village a couple of years ago. It hurled bins about, shifted cars a bit. We enjoyed the novelty. They won't be installing shelters or interrupting the telly with those annoying sirens anytime soon I don't think. :o)
My little country had loss of life to one of the damn things about four years back, so we're not so keen on the novelty value. *g* We get roof lifters every couple of years, usually in the north and west of the North Island.
We've had a few nasty ones here, too. Luckily they tend to form on high ground, up on the moors and mountains but occasionally hit towns and cities like London and Birmingham.
We had a "little" tornado here once that ripped the roof off a grocery store and shattered the windows of all the cars in the parking lot. Took the roof off a house, too which then got filled with rain.
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We had a "little" tornado here once that ripped the roof off a grocery store and shattered the windows of all the cars in the parking lot. Took the roof off a house, too which then got filled with rain.
Luckily, no one was seriously hurt.