1954-12-08 London / Vereinigtes Königreich

Ort: London / Vereinigtes Königreich
Datum: 08.12.1954
Zeitpunkt: 17:30 Uhr +/- 3 h
Landnutzung: Land
Intensität: F3/T6
Art: Tornado

A destructive tornado hit west and north London on the 8th in the late afternoon, injuring 12, during a very heavy thunderstorm. It destroyed Gunnersbury tube station in west London, ripping the roof off and injuring 6. A car was lifted into the air at Acton. The tornado probably originated in the English channel, off Portsmouth, where a funnel cloud was reported as being sighted, and faded away in Herts. around 5.30 pm. It was associated with a thunderstorm, an inch of rain fell on London.

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