Fears of tornados hitting Britain grow as the country is struck by 80mph hour winds which have already led to one death. A four-day "Arctic blast" is set to slam Britain, bringing icy temperatures, gales and snow during Bonfire Night weekend. This comes amidst fear that tornados could strike after wind and heavy rain battered the country over Halloween. Winds were recorded as fast as 80mph in some areas of the south of England. The Met Office could not confirm whether there will be tornados, but suggested they could be possible. Meteorologist Tom Morgan said: “We've got a deep Atlantic area of low pressure that's bringing a very heavy band of rain and squalling winds across the whole of the country, but particularly in the south of England. Weather for Monday 1 November from the Met Office as fears about tornados in the coming week grow “We've seen some very strong gusts of wind on the south coast… and a few reports of damage from the winds. “It's not out of the question that there will have been some localised, brief funnel clouds or tornadoes. “In the last couple of days we have seen some reports and seen some photos… Read full this story
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