Suspected Tornado Causes Damage in Staffordshire Village

A suspected tornado has ripped through a Staffordshire village, damaging several homes and overturning a caravan. Gale-force winds tore through the village of Knutton, near Stoke-on-Trent, early on Monday morning, leaving a trail of destruction for residents.St Giles Road was cordoned off as emergency services rushed to the scene to check the safety of homes with missing roof tiles and chimney pots.

Mr Wearing had just returned from walking his dog and said it was fortunate he arrived back when he did, otherwise he could have been injured by flying tiles. "It was definitely a tornado, without a shadow of a doubt. You heard it winding up, it sounded like a Hoover starting up," he said. "I was drying the dog and he normally sits on a towel but he shot in through the back door with his tail between his legs.

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