Fire crews had to clear up debris in Moseley

The roof of a house in Passey Road, Moseley, was ripped off on Wednesday evening and a nearby road was closed after it was littered with debris.

The Environment Agency issued four flood warnings in the West Midlands after heavy rain fell in the region.

The tornado was not as severe as the previous one in the city in July.

The atmosphere was full of leaves and dust Mary Galligan, resident

However, the storm tore tiles from roofs, bent trees and blew over fences while the conditions caused traffic chaos in the rush hour.

Home owner Mohammed Saleem, his wife, four children and disabled mother were forced to stay with his brother overnight after the tornado blew the roof off his house in Passey Road, Mosley earlier in the evening.

He was not in the house when it struck.

The building inspector for Birmingham City Council, Norman Clarke, said: "The roof was lifted off but we are not able to sheet it because there is nothing left to sheet.

"We've had the contractors here to check the structure. As far as we're concerned, the structure has been made safe. The insurance company are coming."

A spokeswoman for West Midlands Fire Service said they had several calls reporting high winds starting at about 1640 BST.

She added: "The roof of an end terrace building was blown off. We had to close off Passey Road to clear up the debris."

Residents and businesses near Springfield School in Sparkhill were also left counting the cost after tiles were ripped away from buildings.

The tornado ripped the roof off a house

Resident Mary Galligan said: "I was in the kitchen and the next thing I heard was this bang.

"I thought it was the kids next door trying to get my attention. I looked out and the atmosphere was full of leaves and dust.

"Fences were down and I saw the roof off a house."

Weather experts said almost an inch of rain fell within an hour in Edgbaston and caused traffic chaos for many rush hour motorists.

A Met Office spokesman said the second tornado was possible because of the heavy rain some areas of the city had experienced.

Another senior weather forecaster, Dave Reynolds, said: "I would make a conservative estimate of wind speeds of maybe 80mph (128km/h).

"But it is likely to go up rather than down as I'm able to see pictures and do a scientific investigation."

Roads were closed in Sutton Coldfield and Harborne and flooding affected many more in Erdington, Stirchley, Small Heath and Edgbaston.

During the tornado in July, entire roofs were ripped off homes, trees were uprooted and cars overturned in the street in the Kings Heath and Moseley areas.

Some of the residents affected are still out of their homes. The full cost of regenerating the area is estimated at �40m.