[ttiokjbnhjjillp]

Reports coming in on BBC news about quite powerful tremors in Kent, shaking houses and taking out electrical supplies, other people out there are also saying they have heard a large explosion around the same time. [shocked]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6602677.stm

[TornadoPD]

In first with the "nuclear attack" suggestion [surrender]

[craditc]

Meteorite?
UFO crashed?

[mobiphones]

Mandy Dingle had a vindaloo last night?

[TheBestCheapestOEM]

Tremors?

[craditc]

Hmmm, I was a bit surprised a 4.3 was even noticed, let alone worthy of note but as it was fairly shallow it would certainly have been felt locally.

[Dvjkefdw]

Hmmm, I was a bit surprised a 4.3 was even noticed, let alone worthy of note Ah but this is the UK, we very rarely have ay kind of severe 'nature', i.e. extreme weather, earthquakes etc. so anythng that does happen makes news.

About 3 years ago, a very minor 'hurricane' or 'typhoon' hit Birmingham. One street suffered some structural damage. From the news broadcasts, you would have thought Armageddon had arrived.

[TornadoPD]

Meh, that's pretty dissapointing, unless there are gojira-type repercussions later on.

[beonecenry]

I blame global warming.

[Mr Andrews]

Ah but this is the UK, we very rarely have ay kind of severe 'nature', i.e. extreme weather, earthquakes etc. so anythng that does happen makes news.

About 3 years ago, a very minor 'hurricane' or 'typhoon' hit Birmingham. One street suffered some structural damage. From the news broadcasts, you would have thought Armageddon had arrived.

Did you mean a tornado? Apparently we get more tornadoes per square mile than any where else in the world.

[Dvjkefdw]

Did you mean a tornado? Apparently we get more tornadoes per square mile than any where else in the world I did mean a tornado but I couldn't remember the word (it's the weekend - my brain has switched off).

Although we get a lot in the UK, they rarely do much damage, we never have a Katrina scale situation here.

[xanax-buy-online.com]

Did you mean a tornado? Apparently we get more tornadoes per square mile than any where else in the world.

I'd like to see where you got that information from, cos it sounds like utter rubbish...

[Mr Andrews]

I'd like to see where you got that information from, cos it sounds like utter rubbish...

A quick Google search found this, and they usually say it on the news when they report a tornado that occurred in this country.

Edit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopi...rricanes.shtml

Tornadoes
With the amount of media coverage dedicated to American storm-chasers, you'd think the US had the monopoly on these twisters. It doesn't. It might come as a shock, but the United Kingdom is actually the world's most tornado-prone nation.
This fact was calculated by the late Dr Fujita of Chicago University. He devised the standard method of measuring tornado intensity. Fujita figured that since Britain has an average of 33 tornadoes every year in an area 38 times smaller than the USA, you're twice as likely to witness a tornado here.

[Mr Andrews]

I also found this Wikipedia entry, but that says the Netherlands gets more.

While the United Kingdom has more reported tornados, relative to its land area, than any other country excluding the Netherlands, the vast majority are weak.

[chuviskkk]

Storms in teacups.

[xanax-buy-online.com]

A quick Google search found this, and they usually say it on the news when they report a tornado that occurred in this country.

Edit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopi...rricanes.shtml

I'm sorry, but that fact IMO is completely and utterly pointless.

That article says we get on average 33 each year.

Googling shows that the USA has over 1,000 each year.

So what if it occurs in the middle of no where, it's still in the country.

I'm not denying those figures work, but they don't eactly mean anything and certainly not how the BBC interpeted them...
but the United Kingdom is actually the world's most tornado-prone nation. (per square mile)

[Mr Andrews]

I'm sorry, but I 'm still not buying that we're more prone to Tornadoes.

That article says we get on average 33.

Googling shows that the USA has over 1,000 each year.

So what if it occurs in the middle of no where, it's still in the country.

Those facts and figures IMO are utter crap.

Yes but the US is a MUCH bigger country. Remember this is per square mile.

[craditc]

I'm sorry, but I 'm still not buying that we're more prone to Tornadoes.

That article says we get on average 33.

Googling shows that the USA has over 1,000 each year.

So what if it occurs in the middle of no where, it's still in the country.

Those facts and figures IMO are utter crap.

Well, America is a LOT bigger than great Britain. What is classed as a "hurricane" may be regarded locally as just a strong wind or squall.

[Petrushkaukrop]

I think Chaz Farted.

[dosugxxx]

my parents live in folkstone