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	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Birmingham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Birmingham forms the largest part of the "West Midlands conurbation", along with Wolverhampton, Solihull, the towns of the Black Country and parts of the surrounding counties of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire.
		Birmingham's transition from an industrial centre to a tourism and services economy is best illustrated by the hosting of the first official summit of the G8 at the International Convention Centre (May 15 to May 17, 1998).
		Birmingham's eleven constituencies are represented in the House of Commons by one Conservative, one Liberal Democrat, and 9 Labour MPs.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Birmingham (3823 words)

	Birmingham Tornado of April 1998 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Birmingham Tornado was a tornado event that occurred on April 8, 1998 striking the western part of Jefferson County, Alabama, near Birmingham, and continuing into neighboring St.
		The tornado's effects were noticed around the same time by the ABC 33/40 Birmingham tower camera, which was pointed toward the western suburbs.
		The tornado was the seventh deadliest in Alabama history, killing one more person than in a tornado that hit Alabama on March 21, 1932.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Birmingham_Tornado_of_April_1998 (592 words)

	PA WeatherCentre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The tornado which caused severe damage to parts of Birmingham on Thursday July 28 was the most damaging in the UK since January 1998, when Selsey, in West Sussex, was hit.
		The tornado was estimated at T4-5 on the T-scale of tornado intensity, with winds possibly exceeding 140mph.
		Interestingly, the Birmingham tornado, and the tornadoes close to Peterborough, developed from storms which were very close to this intersection.
	www.paweathercentre.com /features/news/news_story.phtml?story=52 (553 words)

	Birmingham Tornado Relief Fund (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A tornado is a violent rotating column of air that reaches to the ground from a storm cloud in the shape of a condensation funnel created and maintained by strong inflowing winds.
		The origin of tornadoes is often associated with well-developed thunderstorm cells on cold fronts, for example at the gust-front boundary where an advancing mass of cold air overruns and displaces pre-existing warmer humid air.
		The latter are the momentum-driven eddy whirlwinds and the thermal-column wind-devils and fire-devils.
	www.marketmakeronline.com /bham_tornado/faq.htm (2654 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| West Midlands \| Tornado injures 19 in Birmingham
		Birmingham City Council set up a shelter at Aston University for people made temporarily homeless to spend the night.
		A Met Office spokesperson said: "From the reports we have heard we would estimate that this is a tornado with a rating of T3-T4, that would mean it had wind speeds of between 93-114 mph for T3 and 114-130 for T4.
		"We have an average of 33 reports of tornadoes in the UK each year but these are especially rare in built-up areas and there has not been one of this strength in many years.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/west_midlands/4725279.stm (746 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| West Midlands \| Tornado homes could be bulldozed
		Houses hit by a tornado in Birmingham might have to be knocked down because they are so badly damaged.
		Birmingham City Council set up shelters at Birmingham Sports Centre at Balsall Heath Road and Kings Heath Community Centre on Heathfield Road for people left temporarily homeless.
		"We have an average of 33 reports of tornadoes in the UK each year but these are especially rare in built-up areas and there has not been one of this strength in many years," said a Met Office spokesperson.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/west_midlands/4726643.stm (543 words)

	UK Indymedia - 'Tornado' hits south Birmingham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		I am particulary interested in tornadoes, especially any that happen around me in the uk as they are said to be quite rare.
		As you all may know a tornado occured in birmingham, which i was pretty shocked at considering many tornadoes and other really bad types of weather arent reported unless there is a considerable amount of damage and lives at risk.
		At the end of the article it mentioned that the tornado in birmingham may have been a result of global warming or due to it anyway.
	www.indymedia.org.uk /en/2005/07/319834.html?c=on (1043 words)

	Twenty injured by tornado in Birmingham, UK - Wikinews
		The British Meterological Office has estimated that the tornado had either a T3 or a T4 rating (Or F1 on the Fujita Scale), which would mean that wind speeds of between 93 and 130 miles per hour swept through the UK's second-largest city.
		A Met Office spokesperson told the BBC: "We have an average of 33 reports of tornadoes in the UK each year but these are especially rare in built-up areas and there has not been one of this strength in many years."
		Birmingham City Council set up emergency shelters in Aston University for those whose homes were damaged.
	en.wikinews.org /wiki/Twenty_injured_by_tornado_in_Birmingham,_UK (424 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Clear-up begins after Birmingham tornado
		Councillor Paul Tilsley, the deputy leader of Birmingham city council, who sits on the emergency planning board, said it was a "miracle" no one had been killed.
		Mr Kings said Birmingham had been hit by a twister once before, when one struck the Sparkhill area of the city in July 1931.
		She added that the Birmingham sports centre in Balsall Heath Road remained open to those affected by the tornado, both as a rest centre and a place where they could get advice.
	www.guardian.co.uk /weather/Story/0,2763,1538948,00.html (507 words)

	Waterspout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A tornadic waterspout is truly a tornado over water, however, a fair weather waterspout forms differently than a...
		A waterspout is a tornado that travels over a body of...
		The Fujita tornado intensity scale is widely used, and it ranges from F0 (weakest) to F5 (most damaging).
	alleytornado.milktornadoes.com /waterspout (859 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Gallery \| 29.07.05: tornado wreaks havoc in Birmingham
		29.07.05: Tornado wreaks havoc in suburbs of Birmingham
		Rows of terraced houses were lost their roofs as they were battered by the 130mph tornado.
		Motorists whose cars were caught up in the tornado may not be able to claim for the cost of repairing the damage, insurers have warned.
	www.guardian.co.uk /gall/0,8542,1538891,00.html (171 words)

	1998
		January 29 - In Birmingham, Alabama a bomb explodes at an abortion clinic killing one and severely wounding another.
		April 16 - A massive tornado occurred in Nashville, Tennessee.
		It is the first tornado in 11 years to make a direct hit on a major city.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1998.html (5333 words)

	Birmingham Tornado Relief Fund (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Birmingham Foundation is a local based charity offering direct support to the regeneration of local communities within the Greater Birmingham Area, it also promotes and supports local charitable and community activity through a programme of constructive grant making and is one of 64 community foundations based around the UK.
		The technology innovation centre (tic) at Millennium Point, in Birmingham is a faculty of the University of Central England and a national centre of excellence for learning, innovation and technology transfer.
		The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation or 'TORRO' is a privately supported research body, serving the national and international public interest.
	www.marketmakeronline.com /bham_tornado/links.htm (305 words)

	Indymedia Birmingham, UK \| 'Tornado' hits south Birmingham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Indymedia UK is a network of individuals, independent and alternative media activists and organisations, offering grassroots, non-corporate, non-commercial coverage of important social and political issues
		Extreme winds felled trees in the Kings Heath area of Birmingham in an intense minute-long storm.
		At approximately 15:00 on Thurday 28th July a storm, which is being described by residents as a 'tornado', tore down mature trees and reportedly blew out shop frontages.
	www.indymedia.org.uk /en/regions/birmingham/2005/07/319834.html (192 words)

	Clean up begins after Birmingham tornado
		A huge clean-up operation is taking place in Birmingham, after a freak tornado ripped through the city on Thursday.
		Birmingham was hit by winds of up to 130mph on Thursday afternoon, which damaged buildings, ripped roofs from houses, over-turned cars and uprooted trees.
		Birmingham City Council used two sports centres to house residents forced to leave their homes due to the conditions.
	www.4ni.co.uk /nationalnews.asp?ID=42772 (287 words)

	Birmingham Tornado
		The tornado hit parts of Kings Heath, Moseley, Sparkbrook, Highgate and Sparkhill at about 3pm on Thursday 28 July 2005.
		The Housing Department is working with Registered Social Landlords and owner-occupiers, particularly those with the most severely damaged properties to provide longer-term suitable accommodation until the area is restored and made safe.
		Tornado response Statement by Councillor Whitby Leader of the Council - 2 August
	www.birmingham.gov.uk /tornado.bcc (380 words)

	BBC - Birmingham - Features - Tornado hits Birmingham
		Weather experts say the tornado which hit Birmingham was a severe tornado with wind speeds of between 115 and 136 miles per hour.
		i have experienced a tornado in texas and almost got swept away, so i no what the people in birmingham must be feeling like.
		I remember seeing the tornado arrive at the Church as I could see all the debris swirling around in the wind.
	bbc.co.uk /birmingham/content/articles/2005/07/28/tornado_feature.shtml (1416 words)

	Tornado? In Birmingham? - Non-Gaming - ALL - Discussion Forum /// Eurogamer
		On average the UK might see up to 33 reported damaging tornadoes every year.
		It was recognized by the American Scientist Dr. Ted Fujita (who devised the F-Scale) that the UK has more tornadoes per unit area than any other country in the world.
		It said on the news that woth 20 minutes of it striking that looters were in teh damaged homes and arrests were made.
	www.eurogamer.net /forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=35454 (365 words)

	Tiscali Forums - Tornado in Birmingham!
		Only if such powerful tornadoes continue to appear year after year after year could it be said that there's been a unusual shift in weather patterns which could be due to climatic changes.
		We all know that there was a time when the whole planet was covered with ice and that continental shift was responsible for creating many different land masses, as opposed to the single original one.
		I did spot a couple of news reports that were honest enough to mention that there was a very similar tornado that followed a very similar path 75 years ago.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /forums/showthread.php?p=917183 (879 words)

	Tornado hits Birmingham - Hell and Heaven Net // Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		I thought this might interest a lot of people both from the UK and overseas since this is quite...well....
		UK Has had tornadoes before, welcome to global warming.
		There were also some little tornados down here in The Netherlands, but not as big as that one...
	forums.hellandheavennet.com /showthread.php?t=192 (544 words)

	Tornado Residents
		They would offer practical assistance and advice for the family to be able to choose sustainable materials and methods that will help to prevent future climate change, e.g.
		We need to make decisions about the group name, and committee and the Tornado Hardship Appeal and I will report back on the council organised meeting last night, which in spite of having more officers than residents present, had some interesting developments - and questions for us.
		If you have already said that you are willing to be a street rep, or are interested in finding out more about the role, please let me know when you are free next week.
	www.b13.co.uk /tornado (1168 words)

	Edinburgh Evening News - UK - Birmingham's tornado-hit houses face the bulldozer
		HOUSES hit by a tornado in Birmingham face being knocked down because they are so badly damaged.
		Paul Tilsley, deputy leader of Birmingham City Council, said: "We don't know the extent of the damage and it will only become apparent during the day when we send structural engineers out to look at properties and decided what action has to be taken."
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	edinburghnews.scotsman.com /uk.cfm?id=1701632005 (344 words)

	Birmingham Tornado (at wongaBlog) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A small tornado hit a Birmingham street yesterday afternoon.
		The first I knew of it was traffic reports of downed trees, then the evening news had a reporter standing outside a small shop with a collapsed roof and broken windows.
		There are 33 tornados on average annually in the UK.
	wongablog.co.uk /2005/07/29/birmingham-tornado (319 words)

	Lee Jordan .org.uk » 2005 » July
		Meanwhile back in Brum : “Houses hit by a tornado in Birmingham might have to be knocked down because they are so badly damaged.” Article.
		The patern of extreme heat followed by extreme cold that I noted even before the summer kicked in is again repeating on us and is in sync with solar explusions.
		In a nutshell I'm a reclusive web developer, currently residing in the city of Birmingham in England and rapidly approaching the age of 25.
	www.leejordan.org.uk /home/archives/2005/07 (841 words)

	Offspring.com Forums - 130mph Tornado in Birmingham
		I never thought that we could get them so strong, but the weather has been doing a dodgy over the last couple of weeks so it's hardly suprising.
		In kansas, where I am now, when they get a tornado their silly wooden houses get demolished.
		I seem to remember hearing once that England has one of the highest tornado percentages in the world but they are usually tiny or over water.
	www.offspring.com /forums/printthread.php?t=13064 (508 words)

	1998 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		March 27 - The FDA approves Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, becoming the first pill to be approved to treat this condition in the United States.
		April 8 - Iraq disarmament crisis: UNSCOM reports to the UN Security Council that Iraq's declaration on its biological weapons program is incomplete and inadequate.
		April 8 - Birmingham Tornado of April 1998 : An F5 tornado strikes the western portion of the Birmingham, Alabama area, killing 32.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1998 (5087 words)

	Birmingham Tornado
		Two USAR dog teams responded to the Birmingham tornado incident to assist West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service USAR team, in the aftermath of this incident.
		July the City of Birmingham was hit by a tornado which caused extensive damage to buildings, resulting in West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service (WMFRS) declaring a Major Incident.
		This took a considerable amount of time as the buildings were in a dangerous state, and littered with broken glass and other sharp objects which present a real hazard to Jake.
	www.ukfssartdogteams.org.uk /birmingham_tornado.htm (481 words)

	cruisemates.com :: View topic - Tornado in Birmingham? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		However, this did not occur in Birmingham, Alabama...or Iowa, or Michigan.
		Yes you are absolutely correct - a tornado with winds up to 130mph hit the UK yesterday and apparently it came from nowhere.
		Never really know before even thought we have had what they call mini tornadoes before but never anything like this.
	www.cruisemates.com /forum/viewtopic.php?p=3087702&highlight= (889 words)

	aardvark.dj: Tornado! In King's Heath, Birmingham, UK! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Apparently a tornado has damaged buildings and injured pedestrians just a mile or so from where I am at the moment in King's Heath.
		It got a bit dark and a touch windy but nothing that would make me suspect that I was just a mile away from a tornado.
		What with all the terrorist attacks recently, several people locally thought bombs had gone off in King's Heath due to the very sharp claps of thunder and the sudden arrival of all the emergency services.
	www.arseburgers.co.uk /blog/archives/001142.html (293 words)

	Mini Tornado hits Birmingham - foreverdelayed.org.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Apparently they hit Birmingham and nowhere else here on a semi regular basis.
		Koolkitty116, I wouldn't worry, they don't stray as far south as Cov/Leam area so it'll be just the hail and the gale tomorrow (love the local weather...).
		The next morning I read in the papers that a tornado had hit Hoghton.
	www.foreverdelayed.org.uk /forum/showthread.php?t=23666 (693 words)

	Birmingham Foundation - News
		Grants will only be made to cover costs that can not be met from another source, such as insurance and regardless of where your are situated at the moment.
		Click here to make a secure on-line donation to the Tornado Hardship Fund Appeal via the Charities Aid Foundation website, once you have followed this link, select 'Give Now' and specify within donor instructions 'Birmingham Tornado Appeal'.
		An event to raise moaney for the Tornado Hardship Fund is to be held on Sunday 15th January at 6pm till 10pm at the Old Art School on Moseley Road in Balsall Heath.
	www.bhamfoundation.co.uk /wwdtornado.html (521 words)

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