UK Twister Caught on Video
May 09, 2012; 5:19 AM
A tornado was witnessed over the English Midland on Monday, and was captured on multiple videos.
No injuries were reported, but the storm did damage trees and roof tiles, the BBC News website said on Tuesday.
The twister was spotted outside of Oxford as a storm, apparently a "supercell", also unleashed "large" hailstones.
Eyewitnesses quoted by the BBC told of "heavy dark" and "spinning" clouds, sudden "extremely high winds" and "freak" hail.
One witness may have driven directly through the tornado on a highway near Kidlington.
Video credit: richardglazer/YouTube.com
"It was very wet, we were just driving on the A34 and looked up and realized one part of the sky was moving in one direction and another in the opposite direction, " Richard Glazer said.
He understood that he might be witnessing a tornado -- and driving "right underneath it."
"As we drove into it the trees were blowing left to right and as we got through it they were blowing the other way," Glazer said.
Video credit: anythingleftatall/YouTube.com
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