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Repairs to a roof needed after ‘mini tornado’ in Bristol on Friday evening(Image: submitted)<\/p>\nA rude-sounding weather phenomenon was likely to blame for the weird winds<\/p>\n
09:27, 12 Jul 2025Updated 09:32, 12 Jul 2025<\/p>\n
Repairs to a roof needed after ‘mini tornado’ in Bristol on Friday evening(Image: submitted)<\/p>\n
Bristolians were left agog after witnessing a rare weather <\/a>phenomenon which is often described as a tornado. The Met Office has explained the likely cause of the unusual occurrence yesterday evening (Friday).<\/p>\n Sam, a resident at the border of St George<\/a> and Hanham, said the “mini tornado” blew roof tiles off a neighbouring property while another elsewhere claimed bins and a bouncy castle went flying at a school event.<\/p>\n Sam told Bristol Live: “I was in my lounge at around 7.30pm, trying to keep cool and was looking out of my bifold doors when I saw a bit of a breeze, trees moving, then it actually got quite windy.<\/p>\n “I’d just bought a new rose bush and it was still in its pot as I hadn’t planted it yet and it was really being blown about so I went out to move it. Then I saw my shade umbrella was up and thought ‘Oh my god, I’m going to have to get that down quickly or it’ll take that up as well’.<\/p>\n “It’s one of those ones that winds down and you have to duck under or your head gets stuck and by the time I’d done that I looked over that the houses behind my house and I could see something was wrong – tiles were disturbed along the roofs. My neighbour came out and he was saying there was no breeze at all then suddenly there was this really strong wind.”<\/p>\n Referencing the infamous tornado in the Wizard of Oz, Sam remarked: “It was so strong I was thinking I’d be meeting the Tin Man and Lion at this rate and I’d need red shoes if I wanted to get home!”<\/p>\n Another person contacted Bristol Live at a similar time claiming that a local primary school was “hit by a mini tornado”. They claimed the wind was powerful enough to move a bouncy castle as well as bins and parents were so fearful they grabbed their children lest they also be swept up.<\/p>\n Though the incident was described as being like a tornado, a spokesperson for the Met Office said: “It is unlikely that it was a tornado as the weather<\/a> conditions weren\u2019t right yesterday afternoon\/evening.<\/p>\n “For a tornado to form you need deep\/severe convection, i.e. cumulonimbus clouds and thunderstorms.<\/p>\n “However, this could have a been a dust devil, also called a Willy Willy – a short-lived spell of rotating winds, but much less powerful and destructive compared to tornadoes.<\/p>\n You can find out more about dust devils and willy-willies here<\/a>. Did you see the ‘tornado’? Please email newsdesk@bristolpost.co.uk<\/p>\n Join Bristol Live\u2019s WhatsApp community for top stories and breaking news sent directly to your phone<\/strong><\/p>\n Bristol Live<\/a> is now on WhatsApp and we want you to join our community.<\/p>\n Through the app, we\u2019ll send the latest breaking news, top stories, exclusives and much more straight to your phone.<\/p>\n To join our community you need to already have WhatsApp. All you need to do is click this link and select \u2018Join Community\u2019.<\/a><\/p>\n No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Bristol Live<\/a> team.<\/p>\n We also treat community members to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out at any time you like.<\/p>\n To leave our community, click on the name at the top of your screen and choose \u2018Exit group\u2019.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752330212_655_0_tornado.jpg\")
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