Ben Farrer
I haven't heard of there been a tornados in Wakefield but from what I heard first hand on that day made me believe there was one. I work on the top floor (3rd) in Wakefield city centre and at around 3ish the rain started. A week of so before, we had a terrible rain storm which flooded half of Wakefield so I thought we were having the same again. Except this time there was one big difference, the freak, out of no-where wind. You hear these Americans for tornado valley saying how they sound like freight train or something, well thats definatley the sound I heard. I have to admit I didn't look out of the windows as they have blinds but from what I could see the rain looked vertical. When I got home that evening I was shocked to see on the news about this weather travelling up the towards Leeds and making a small Tornado.
katherine
saw tree blowin thought it was just a gail force wind went upstairs to close windows to find all my glass orniments blown from bedroom windowsill smashed on floor then my daughter said there 14ft trampoline had moved to the other side of the garden thought she was kidding it takes three adults to lift it then i say for myself she wasnt joking it was scary
champange
well iwas happy about the flood it watered my plants
amy
it was terrifing to me adn my family i thought i would die :-)
james
i was safe but it was crazzzy
Eve
i live in leeds n it woz rely rainy
Julie M
We were in Wakefield City Centre, sun shining, and within minutes it went dark and the lighting and heavy rain started. After it passed we looked at the sky and agreed that Leeds had it coming next and worse than we had experienced.
jim
it wasso bad that on the way back home on the bus from harrogate that there was rivers coming down the bus an everey time thogh a puddle half a litre came into the bus.
Rachel
My friend was in it and she said it was so horrible. Part of a tree hit her on the head, luckly there was no damage.She said her brother nearly went up into it all but she managed to keep him on the ground.I am glad she is alright and tht noone got hurt
Martin Robinson, Purple Pro Audio
We had our front door and casing pushed in when the level of water reached aproximatly 5 feet. the door came in, smashing into the opposite wall and we were inundated with around 250 tons of water, flooding our whole operation to a depth of around 2 feet. this was due to nearby drains being blocked with leaves, meaning the water had nowhere else to go.
I customer only just escaped injury or even death, when the door casing gave way, as the door is steel faced and is therefore very heavy.
We had around ten people trapped in the basement as the water continued to rise. our phones ceased to work and we were in fear for our lives. It is a day I will never forget.
Casey
Me and my mates had to walk home from guiseley high through the storm, there was a puddle up to our knees.
Ethan
why did no one no about it ecspesiaally weather forecasters.
sam
it was wierd =(
Toby Isaacson
I especially enjoyed all the screaming coming from the girls school, across the road from where I was.
ali
i was terrifoy im only 6
vicky
i slept through it =/ i was woken up by thunder, winds and very loud rain...harehills in leeds is where i am
andrew carmichael
m621 at 3:15 was like a river as it is on a slope. Drivers were slowing down to around 20 mph as it was pretty horrendous & quite disturbing.
Mark
Driving around the ringroad, and we saw a blown manhole cover draining a 2 foot deep pond on the road, near a bus shelter causing a 2 foot wide whirl pool!
Claire Parkes
We did experience the bad weather in Leeds because me and my friend walked 1 hour home in the pouring rain, thunder, lightening and LOTS of rain!
Sheila
I was in a city centre hotel and it got so dark we thought the lights had gone out! Boy it was like night.
