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» This article refers to a tornado in Birmingham, UK. For other tornadoes known as the "Birmingham Tornado", see Birmingham Tornado.
The
Birmingham Tornado was one of the strongest
tornadoes recorded in the
United Kingdom in nearly 30 years, occurring on
28 July 2005 in the suburbs of
Birmingham. It formed on a day when strong tornadoes were expected to develop across the Midlands and eastern England. The tornado struck at approximately 2.30pm
BST in the
Sparkbrook area of the city, also affecting
King's Heath,
Moseley and
Balsall Heath as it carved a
kilometre-long path through the city. Its main effects were felt in the Ladypool Road which bore the brunt of the damage.
Ladypool Primary School was extensively damaged and lost its distinctive
Martin & Chamberlain tower. The adjacent
St Agatha's Church also suffered some damage. Christ Church (consecrated 1867), on the corner of Dolobran Road and Grantham Road in Sparkbrook was also damaged and has now been demolished.
The
Met Office and TORRO (The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation) has estimated that the tornado had a general T4 rating on the
TORRO scale with a short spell as a T5 tornado, which would mean wind speeds between 93 and 130
mph, equivalent to an F2 on the
Fujita scale.
There were no fatalities, although there were approximately 30 injuries, three of which were reported to be serious. The tornado uprooted an estimated 1000 trees, removed the roofs of buildings, picked up and deposited cars and caused other damage during its short existence. The total cost of damage has been put at £40 million, making it the most costly tornado in British history.
While the United Kingdom has more reported tornadoes, relative to its land area, than any other country excluding the
Netherlands, the vast majority are weak. The strongest recorded tornado in the country struck
Portsmouth on
December 14,
1810 with a T8 (F4) rating and a top wind speed of 213 to 240 mph.
Second tornado
Three months later, strong winds and driving rain brought a second
tornado, which hit less that a mile away from the original twister. The Met Office said there were winds of up to 80mph and it was strong enough to rip the roof off a corner house. Following this came widespread flooding across the region which brought havoc to
Birmingham.
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