Mini tornado causes chaos in Condicote near Stow

Trees were pulled up and homes were damaged as the mini tornado hit the eastern side of Condicote village. 

The tornado hit at 7.45pm on the night of October 28. 

Villager Christine Wynn said: "The inhabitants of the quiet village are still in shock after a small tornado, with an enormous roaring sound, tore through the village. 

TORNADO: The mini tornado hit the village of Condicote (Image: Christine Wynn)"Moving from the South West across open fields shredding trees and flattening yards of Cotswold stone wall as it travelled it hit homes and gardens in the village centre weaving around and between buildings creating havoc.

"Trees were uprooted, sheds lifted and carried yards, and smashed along with the contents.

"Glass houses were smashed and twisted, slates off houses on the Eastern side were torn away and property severely damaged."

DAMAGE: The damage caused by a mini tornado (Image: Christine Wynn)

The villager said within seconds of it hit power went off plummeting 200 properties into darkness while ferocious gusts of rain hit them.

"Two inches fell during the evening," she said.

"The cables of a transformer had been ripped off and wound around poles.

UPROOTED: Trees were uprooted by the mini tornado in Condicote (Image: Christine Wynn)

"The National Grid workmen said they had not seen anything like it before. They were able to restore power by 6.30pm. 

"The tornado carried on across open fields until creating a path of flattened trees in some woodland.

"No one was hurt.

"Luckily a horse was not in the stable that was smashed by falling trees and a child's rabbit and cage blown into fields was safely recovered."