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Tornado in northwest London, England
2006 London tornado
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Formed
| 7 December 2006 11:00 GMT
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on the
TORRO scale
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Injuries
| 6
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Areas affected
| Kensal Green
, northwest London
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The
2006 London tornado
was a significant United Kingdom
tornado
spawned from a
squall line
moving over the city on 7 December 2006 at approximately 11:02 GMT. Its intensity is estimated to have been T5 on the
TORRO scale
, equating to F2 on the
Fujita scale
.
Meteorological synopsis
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On the morning of 7 December, the UK was under the influence of a strong
Atlantic Ocean
low pressure system
, which was named
Ulrike
,
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bringing unstable weather conditions to much of the UK, and the south in particular. At approximately 07:30 GMT, a small band of
thunderstorms
initialised over
Cornwall
moving east-northeast across the country. By approximately 10:00 am, the squall line had reached
Salisbury
, where a drop in
humidity
was recorded, which may have resulted in an increase of
atmospheric pressure
behind the squall, causing it to accelerate forward. This increased motion in combination with a change in wind direction ahead of the storm may have initialised the rotation of the
mesocyclone
in one of the now strong storm cells, resulting in the touchdown of the
T5
tornado in Kensal Rise, London, at 11 am.
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Aftermath
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The
London Fire Brigade
and structural surveyors assessed the damage and structural safety of affected properties. In the meantime, several hundred people were displaced from their homes until they had been declared safe for their occupants to return.
Brent London Borough Council
, speaking to a national newspaper, announced that none of the affected properties are likely to be demolished, though a total of 29 homes have been declared as unfit for habitation due to the damage caused by the tornado.
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