More than 150 trees were felled in Clough Hall Park when a mini tornado hit on Thursday night. StokeonTrentLive reported on the incident on Thursday (December 5) as witnesses described a ‘deafening’ storm hitting the area.
Clough Hall Park has now confirmed that more than 150 trees have ben uprooted. The park remains closed.
A statement issued by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council states: “More than 150 trees in Clough Hall Park were felled by high winds on Thursday night – and others damaged.
“We’re clearing up what’s fallen and assessing the many trees still standing, but the park remains closed for the weekend on safety grounds.
“Apologies for the inconvenience and we will provide an update on Monday.”
Eye-witnesses say the tornado ripped through Kidsgrove and Talke at around 5pm leaving large-scale damage in its wake.
A tree was uprooted in The Avenue with police closing the road for a short time but it has now reopened. Trees in Clough Hall Park have also fallen. Meanwhile, tiles came off homes and fences are down.
One StokeonTrentLive reader said on Thursday: “Police have closed the road on The Avenue near the Kings School after a tornado hit Kidsgrove this evening. Huge trees have been uprooted and fell in the middle of the road and on a closed down church roof.”
A resident of Kidsgrove wrote on social media: “It sounded like a truck was revving up our drive followed by crashes as our roof tiles blew off.” A second added: “I got my dog in like a second before and struggled to shut the door. Locked it and it almost opened. All my ears started to feel as if I was in a tunnel! So strange!” And a third said: “Our roof tiles have come down including insulation.”
