'Tornadoes' leave trail of destruction as UK is battered by high winds

Britain was hit by at least two possible tornados today which blew over trees and caravans as the Met Office put the country on alert for dangerous 55mph gusts.

Kew Gardens in London was the most high-profile closure because of the weather, while the M48 Severn Bridge connecting England and Wales was also shut. READ MORE Hold on to your umbrella: Gale force winds close Kew Gardens, the Severn Bridge and golf clubs across the country as Met Office issues weather warning with showers set to hammer Britain today Advertisement Mr Hemmings, who lives on St Giles Road in Knutton, told Stoke On Trent Live: 'I had just got to work.

Another Knutton resident, Heather Foster, told BBC News: 'I heard the rain on the window about 6am, then I heard this mighty whoosh and then bang, bang, bang. It must have been a bit of a tornado.' READ MORE Farmers warn of food shortages after wettest 18 months on record threatens to bring first year without harvest since the end of WWII Advertisement Isolated gusts as high as 50 to 55mph are set to hit exposed coasts as well as heavy rain, which will 'likely to lead to some disruption and longer journey times'.

National Highways said the M48 Severn Bridge connecting England and Wales had been shut due to the winds, with a diversion route via the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge. The Met Office said today will be the wettest day of the week as a band of rain pushes its way south-eastwards, causing widespread rainfall across the country.

READ MORE Brits bask in the warmest day of the year so far as crowds flock to parks and beaches to soak up the sun - with temperatures hitting 21C Advertisement 'With that, we'll have some quite blustery showers which will be slightly wintry in nature across the northern parts of the UK. So the drop to more typical temperatures this week with stronger winds today 'might be a bit of a shock to the system for a number of people', Mr Partridge said.There will be more rain in Scotland on Wednesday and Thursday, the Met Office said, but temperatures across the rest of the country will be close to their seasonal averages with cloudy skies and scattered light showers.

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