[Stuart Robinson]

Lets split this off to another thread- massive hail damage to cars in North West Licestershire - I dont dought the reports from BBC radio licester

[Shastrix]

Found a video of the hail in Hinckley on Twitter:

[PK2]

http://www.thisislei...tail/story.html

[Jamie D.]

Photo of Hail stones from Twitter - Leicester area I believe.
http://twitter.com/K...1176321/photo/1

[Tony Sales]

wow that really is big hail!!

[Stuart Robinson]

Report now of possible tornado damage (BBC Radio Leicester) Desford, Hinkley houeses with roofs off - reports from eye witnesses speaking live.

[Stuart Robinson]

Reports from Burbage, Licestershire - 3.5" hail Messured!!

I have requested live on BBC radio leicester that folk pick up hail stones and put them in there freezer so that formal mesurment can be made. Many listerners are doing this.

FYI numarous reports of total greenhouse smashed and car windscreens smashed.

[Martyn Wells]

Reports all over Twitter of golf ball hail in Coventry from presumably the same cell... pictures appearing too like: http://twitter.com/p...3809923/photo/1

Also had a verbal report and seen a written report on TWO both describing " mad twirling skies" above Coventry. Good possibility we have a cell with a persistent mesocyclone here. Await more pictures and news

[skanky]

https://maps.google....ed+Kingdom&z=13

Burbage is just to the S of Hinckley. Link to GM for easy access.

[PK2]

Stuart Robinson, on 28 June 2012 - 12:49, said:

Reports from Burbage, Leicestershire - 3.5" hail Measured!!

I have requested live on BBC radio Leicester that folk pick up hail stones and put them in there freezer so that formal measurement can be made. Many listeners are doing this.

FYI numerous reports of total greenhouse smashed and car windscreens smashed.

Good idea. Pleased they spoke to you live, should get some interest and reports...
Sounds more serious than the Birstall hailstorm last year and that was impressive to see.

[Bazmundo]

Unconfirmed twitter reports so far state possible tornado(es) in Nuneaton - Hinckley - Markfield - Loughborough.

[Chris Alder]

Stuart Robinson, on 28 June 2012 - 12:49, said:

Reports from Burbage, Licestershire - 3.5" hail Messured!!

I have requested live on BBC radio leicester that folk pick up hail stones and put them in there freezer so that formal mesurment can be made. Many listerners are doing this.

FYI numarous reports of total greenhouse smashed and car windscreens smashed.

If these reports are correct they could correspond to some of the heaviest hail seen in this country. 3.5" would be tennis ball sized and weigh upwards of 150grams

[PK2]

Bazmundo, on 28 June 2012 - 12:55, said:

Unconfirmed twitter reports so far state possible tornado(es) in Nuneaton - Hinckley - Markfield - Loughborough.

apart from Markfield that sounds like the train line.

[skanky]

Bazmundo, on 28 June 2012 - 12:55, said:

Unconfirmed twitter reports so far state possible tornado(es) in Nuneaton - Hinckley - Markfield - Loughborough.

That's petty much a straight line, with Coventry on the SW end of it.

[John Mason]

This is apparently in Leicestershire:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NsPuqB13yPs#!

Cheers - John

skanky, on 28 June 2012 - 12:56, said:

That's petty much a straight line, with Coventry on the SW end of it.

All one tornado, I wonder???

Cheers - John

[PK2]

skanky, on 28 June 2012 - 12:56, said:

That's petty much a straight line, with Coventry on the SW end of it.

Also with Newbold Verdon in the track

Quote

In Newbold Verdon, roof tiles have been blown of houses and fences have been knocked down.

from that "This is Leicester" link I'd posted earlier

[Shastrix]

Found a good photo on Twitter of a large hail stone apparently from Hinckley.

This post has been edited by Shastrix: 28 June 2012 - 13:13

[skanky]

PK2, on 28 June 2012 - 12:59, said:

Also with Newbold Verdon in the track from that "This is Leicester" link I'd posted earlier

Missed the Newbold Verdon bit.

Thurmaston's a couple of miles off to the East of the line - see AndrewJM's report below.

This post has been edited by skanky: 28 June 2012 - 13:08

[AndrewJM]

As I posted in another thread we have very strong winds in the storm that passed through an hour ago - cant confirm if it was microburst or a tornado but buildings have been damaged in Thurmaston.

[PK2]

skanky, on 28 June 2012 - 13:04, said:

Missed the Newbold Verdon bit.

didn't link in until I "checked out" you comment about the straight line, I then remember the article and that there were two different Newton .... involved.