Suspected tornado flips over caravan in New Forest

The funnel cloud was spotted in Lymington

Author: Jo RawlingsPublished 14th Apr 2023
Last updated 14th Apr 2023

A family holidaying in the New Forest have had a lucky escape as a suspected tornado flipped over their caravan.

It happened yesterday evening (Thursday 13th April 2023) at Bamptons Farm in Lymington.

A couple and their son weren't there at the time.

It's believed the caravan is a write-off.

Suspected tornado in Lymington

Rebecca Fulker took pictures of the suspected tornado as she walked with a friend along the Lymington salt flats sea wall yesterday.

She told us she got caught by hail, wind and rain.

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