Birmingham Tornado Strikes

Date: July 28, 2005 • Location: London, United Kingdom

Britain's costliest tornado struck Birmingham, injuring 39 people and causing £40 million of damage across the city.

The 2005 Birmingham tornado was an IF3 tornado which occurred on the afternoon of 28 July 2005, causing significant damage to the southern and eastern suburbs of Birmingham, and becoming the costliest tornado ever recorded in Great Britain. Several organisations have rated the tornado with varying degrees of intensity; most recently, the ESSL rated the tornado IF3 on the International Fujita scale.