London weather: Tornado heralds weekend washout before 25C heatwave
Londoners faced torrential rain and even an tornado on Friday before a 25C heatwave next week.
www.standard.co.ukA London tornado appears occasionally; historic incidents involve a 1954 twister that damaged Gunnersbury, injuring several and roof collapses at railway stations. In 2006 a rare south London tornado with reported injuries and property damage. In 2021 reports described a tornado-related incident in Barking with roofs damaged during unsettled weather. Tornado events foreshadow a weekend washout ahead of warm weather (source discussions) imply tremors of variability in weather for the city. Watch for rare tornado activity.