Mini Tornado!

[Pandora]

My house has just been hit by a mini tornado. I live 1 north mile of the final approach into LHR, approx 5d from the threshold. It was a real twister, with lots of leaves, approx 60-70ft high with a very unfortunate seagull suck in the middle. Honestly felt like my house was struck by a pile of bricks.

[LGW Vulture]

LGW just had some spin off from that I think....

Good luck all you guys out there.....earning your keep on days like this......the public needs ya!!!

[overdoverover]

Damn, I heard it, but didn't realise what it was at the time. I wish I'd looked out of the window now!

[160to4DME]

Damn, I heard it, but didn't realise what it was at the time. I wish I'd looked out of the window now!

said the pilot after his C172 went very quiet

[BRISTOLRE]

MINI TORNADO ALSO REPORTED

had report 30 mins ago that 2 villages to west of LHR been hit by a whirlwind. Trees down and branches torn off through the road Dachet and Horton to LHR, quite a sight apparently but lots of CB and black stuff overhead 15mins before.

TAF LHR not indicating too much untoward.

[Final 3 Greens]

Looked at the radar on Avbrief about an hour ago and there appeared to be a strong North to South squall line working its way to the east of London - lots of red paints, as well as yellows.

[overdoverover]

160to4d, nice one, pmsl.

[fantom]

hmm... the tornado might have been a eurofighter and the whirlwind might have been a chinook.
look again.

[maxalt]

I wanna know what happen to the seagull!!

[Upside]

Tell me about it

I did my multi IR renewal in the middle of that little lot although a little further north. Heard a report from one guy on frequency who had just met an 85 kt gust. Approach were reporting 40 kt on the ground whilst i was holding, ILS and assm NDBing . What it was in the hold i shall never know because i couldn't work it out. Three weeks of super wx then the black cloud decends on the day of my test
B*^^£" good fun though

[Gainesy]

V. heavy squall passed through my place (15 S of LGW) at 1530ish. Conservatory roof did a good impression of that wobbly bridge that fell down in the States in the 1930s. A local farm guy said in the pub last night that he'd seen a "whirlywind" and nobody took him seriously. Must print this thread off for him; he should be able to claim a few pints!