Freak weather reported across the north of the county

5:49pm Monday 7th May 2012 in News Photograph of the Author By Amanda Williams

Reader submitted picture over South Leigh. Reader submitted picture over South Leigh.

FILMGOERS were evacuated after a hailstorm apparently set off the alarms at Witney’s Cineworld cinema.

During the freak storm around 4pm films were interrupted and audiences were told to leave by the nearest exit.

Reports of freak ‘tornado’ type weather have also been received from Bicester, Eynsham, and Kidlington.

Damage to roofs and outbuildings has been reported.

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Bart Simpsonxxx says...
5:57pm Mon 7 May 12

It rain and hail stoned. What's freakish about that???

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marston old boy says...
6:20pm Mon 7 May 12

I was traveling back from Begbroke through the storm I have been driving over 20 years and they were the biggest hailstones I have ever seen seen in this country. Nothing like the ones they get during the Tornado's in the US though!

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Dilligaf2010 says...
6:26pm Mon 7 May 12

Guess it missed the city centre then :(

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TORRO_UK says...
6:29pm Mon 7 May 12

Please could people also let TORRO know about their hail and tornado reports. The Uk's tornado and storm research organisation would love to hear from you via Facebook, search for TORRO or via our website

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TORRO_UK says...
6:31pm Mon 7 May 12

We especially want to know how big the hail was and whether you saw a tornado! www.torro.org.uk/sit
e/report_form.php

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skippy.1988 says...
6:43pm Mon 7 May 12

yeh i saw one forming but dont think it touched down i was the one that took the pictures .

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skippy.1988 says...
6:48pm Mon 7 May 12

TORRO_UK wrote:
We especially want to know how big the hail was and whether you saw a tornado! www.torro.org.uk/sit

e/report_form.php
but how do i do it ? i've got pictures to ?

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len lewis says...
6:51pm Mon 7 May 12

My daughter house in Kidlington took a hit with more than a thousand pounds worth of damage Much more than a few hailstorm.

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TORRO_UK says...
7:06pm Mon 7 May 12

skippy.1988 wrote:
TORRO_UK wrote:
We especially want to know how big the hail was and whether you saw a tornado! www.torro.org.uk/sit


e/report_form.php
but how do i do it ? i've got pictures to ?
Hi Skippy, if you fill in the form, I will reply with a email address, thanks!

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Paulie.P says...
7:07pm Mon 7 May 12

Len that's a quick quote! S

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SkyWarnUK says...
7:12pm Mon 7 May 12

SkyWarn UK is also seeking reports on hail size and wind damage. Please tweet us #ukweathernet or fill in the form at www.skywarn.org.uk/c
limacore.html. Cheers :)

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Tom Cranmer says...
7:28pm Mon 7 May 12

There was a lot of debris flying around Banbury Rd/Benmead Rd in Kidlington

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alice walsh says...
7:34pm Mon 7 May 12

i was in witney with kyle and my parents at home in standlake told me there was a tornado! i didnt believe them till we drove home and the massive trees in the cokthorpe school gronds had been uprooted!!

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len lewis says...
7:43pm Mon 7 May 12

Paulie.P wrote:
Len that's a quick quote! S
It does not take long to assess damage when you see your roof tiles strewn across the garden and the damage that caused to brand new patio set and daylight through your roof.

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Kynase says...
8:10pm Mon 7 May 12

We filmed this driving along the A34 this afternoon. A really tornado. Well, kind of! http://youtu.be/lAhE
KTIv1oA

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TORRO_UK says...
8:35pm Mon 7 May 12

skippy.1988 wrote:
TORRO_UK wrote:
skippy.1988 wrote:
TORRO_UK wrote:
We especially want to know how big the hail was and whether you saw a tornado! www.torro.org.uk/sit




e/report_form.php
but how do i do it ? i've got pictures to ?
Hi Skippy, if you fill in the form, I will reply with a email address, thanks!
yeh filled it out and sent some pictures to and uploaded two to ur facebook wall aswell :)
Thanks Skippy, great images!

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bish bash says...
8:53pm Mon 7 May 12

skippy.1988 wrote:
TORRO_UK wrote:
We especially want to know how big the hail was and whether you saw a tornado! www.torro.org.uk/sit


e/report_form.php
but how do i do it ? i've got pictures to ?
I was fishing on the linear complex when the tornado came through right next to me. It brought down trees and aslo picked up water too. It came with such a roar I had not a clue what was going on. Have a few pictures

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popcornduck says...
8:55pm Mon 7 May 12

Me and my friend were at the cinema when suddenly it was like ATTENTION ATTENTION PLEASE LEAVE AT THE NEAREST EXIT! we were so scared and shaking! LOL XD

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TORRO_UK says...
9:01pm Mon 7 May 12

bish bash wrote:
skippy.1988 wrote:
TORRO_UK wrote:
We especially want to know how big the hail was and whether you saw a tornado! www.torro.org.uk/sit



e/report_form.php
but how do i do it ? i've got pictures to ?
I was fishing on the linear complex when the tornado came through right next to me. It brought down trees and aslo picked up water too. It came with such a roar I had not a clue what was going on. Have a few pictures
Hi bish bash please could you fill in a report form at Torro.org.uk about what you experienced? Thanks

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sagojago says...
10:36pm Mon 7 May 12

I took pictures of the hail every few minutes and it got bigger and bigger and was about 1cm across at the biggest point! Never seen anything like this before, my kids were pretty scared and we were indoors! Amazing to think how unusual all this weather is we're having at the moment, and yet we'll still be in a drought!

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John Lamb says...
12:30am Tue 8 May 12

We're not in Kansas any more.

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snapperdownunder says...
2:00am Tue 8 May 12

If the BBC story can be believed you can blame it on the gassy dinosaurs.

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snapperdownunder says...
2:04am Tue 8 May 12

http://www.bbc.co.uk
/nature/17953792

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britman1 says...
6:45pm Tue 8 May 12

Being a brit from Banbury now living in the US . You lot would of loved the storm we had here last weekend . It looked just like the one at the top of the page . We had 3 inches of rain in less than an hour 3 tornado's about 5 miles away and the best part we had hail starting at golf ball size then egg size and it finished with cricket ball size hail it looked like it was raining snow balls . Ive never seen anything like it

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SirRichard says...
9:01am Wed 9 May 12

It's becoming too regular for 'freak' - what happened to April/May?

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sdyerUsa says...
4:42pm Wed 9 May 12

Hey Britman1
I was born in Banbury, moved to USA when i was 28, (27 years now). We do see the odd tornado here in New Hampshire, getting more common these last two years. Shoot me and email
sdyer at metrocast dot net

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