'Tornado' rips through Staffordshire village damaging homes and overturning 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.Among the residents affected was David Hemming, who was at work when the strong winds hit his home and knocked his caravan onto its side on his driveway."It was just one big gust of wind," he said.

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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