I was out with the dog in Windmill Wood last Saturday and met a friend and his dog. The conversation went like this:
"There was a tornado in Mobberley yesterday"
"It's only 8.00 am, good night, last night then, Nos Wener?"
"No, there really was!"
And indeed there was
Mobberley suffered a trail of damage to roofs, trees and power lines when it was hit by a short-lived but ferocious storm at about 5.30pm.
A family were sitting under a large marquee at The Railway Inn pub when the freak winds struck.
The marquee was blown over as they ran inside the pub, and fortunately no-one was injured.
For the full story and an unlikely video from the Knutsford Guardian, click here