Yes. The worst tornado to have hit the UK in modern times was a T5 (equivalent to a strong F2) which hit Birmingham in July of 2005, costing £40 million (about $70 million US). This is a rather significant tornado, even by US standards. The strongest known British tornado struck Portsmouth in 1810. It was estimated to have been a T8, equivalent to an F4.
Yes there has been and it was only a small one but powerful. It was in 1989. I don't think people who are still in the village will forget that!
A hailstone fell on Horsham, Sussex on September 5th 1958, weighing 190g. It's the heaviest hailstone ever recorded in Britain.
The UK has the most unpredictable weather and has been noted to have all 4 seasons of weather in a single day. The answer for this is because of the many variables, the UK is particularly susceptible to the jet stream but also the gulf stream and the fact that because the UK is an Island, it will heat up the surrounding water and cause wind and rain.
The U.K. sometimes experiences the tail end of tropical cyclones that land near the British Isles after being down graded from 'Hurricane' status. The worst example of this would be Hurricane Lili which, just one day after being downgraded from 'Hurricane' status, killed five people and caused over 250 million pounds worth of damage in the UK. The only recorded hurricane to ever reach land mainland UK while still at 'Hurricane' status was Hurricane Debbie in 1961. Tornadoes are more common but tend to be far less destructive than the tornadoes experienced in the U.S. One of the worst tornadoes in recent years was the Birmingham Tornado of 2005. The Birmingham Tornado had some of the highest wind speeds on record and caused over 40 million pounds worth of damage, injuring nineteen people. Fortunately, there were no fatalities.
Surprisingly, the UK has the highest number of reported tornadoes for its land area of any country in the world. However - Tornado Alley in the U.S.A reports the greatest number of tornadoes overall.
Yes there has been and it was only a small one but powerful. It was in 1989. I don't think people who are still in the village will forget that!
Just Dance, Poker Face, Bad Romance and Telephone. Poker Face is the most downloaded song ever in the UK.
Yes, with UK
I can't imagine that they've ever been, or are ever likely to be, counted.
Yes tornados occur regularly in the UK. The difference is that fortunately they are weak. There is supposed to be more tornados in the UK than in the USA they just are not on anything like the same scale. I have not seen any tornados myself but I have seen the beginnings of a tornado in a funnel cloud - a sharp triangular cloud pointing to the ground. If these touch the ground then you have a tornado.
UK, Germany and Italy
Yes, there have been instances where US citizens have been denied entry to the UK for various reasons, such as not meeting entry requirements or having a criminal record.
It is impossible to know when the "next tornado" or other weather event will be anywhere. Weather forecasts don't work that way.
The UK has never had a president, nor has it ever been a communist country.
There is no such thing as a "tornado air mass" but tornadoes can occur north of 50 degrees. Tornadoes have been recorded in northern Europe, including the UK and Scandinavia.
I have never rented a car in the UK. I have never even been to the UK. There are a few rental car places in the UK I'm sure. Avis is probably one of the top companies to rent from.
Yes. Tornadoes are not as uncommon in the UK as one might think. However, these tornadoes are almost always weak, rarely causing more than moderate damage. Because of this, you hear about them less often than the far more powerful storms that level towns in the US.