'We were lucky to get out alive' - Huge clean-up operation as town counts the cost of 160mph 'tornado'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA huge clean-up operation is continuing after a 'tornado' ripped through Stalybridge. Residents are counting the cost of the extreme weather event, said to be the strongest tornado seen in the UK for almost 20 years, after it caused widespread damage across the town.
The roofs of two houses were ripped off, while the winds of up to 160mph brought down chimneys and roof tiles, as well as uprooting trees.
Cars were smashed by falling debris, and a piece of slate even became lodged into one vehicle. The 'tornado' hit the town in Tameside shortly before midnight on Wednesday.
After sunrise yesterday, residents began to take in the full toll of the damage caused during Storm Gerrit. READ MORE: Gang of thieves strike at Jack Grealish's mansion in terrifying raid as he played for Manchester City READ MORE: Family's terror as Greater Manchester's 160mph 'tornado' destroyed their home About 100 properties were damaged in all.
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