A tornado alert has been issued for Wales and much of England. With Storm Henk swooping in the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation has said that there is a high risk of seriously damaging wind events striking.
The areas concerned are Wales, part of Northern England, the Midlands including Birmingham and Coventry, East Anglia, southeast and southwest England, and the Channel Islands.
This follows a supercell thunderstorm was thought to have resulted in a tornado that damaged homes in Greater Manchester on Wednesday. Around 100 properties were damaged by what police called a “localised tornado” in Stalybridge, Tameside and in the badly-hit village of Carrbrook.
The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation said in a forecast:“Low-level flow into the front will likely encourage a narrow line of intense rain, and the shear along the front may allow misocyclones to develop. These will assist in bringing strong wind gusts in places, perhaps to 60-70mph. There will also be the risk of isolated tornadoes.
“The tornado risk, although low, may take on a bi-modal distribution – with one area of slightly higher risk being in the discussion area across the RoI on Saturday morning, and the second being across parts of Cent S England, SE England, the SE Midlands, and E Anglia on Saturday night. This latter area will be monitored on Saturday for a possible tornado watch.”
