Tornado throws ponies in the air

A tornado that struck a Hampshire village threw two ponies in to the air and left a trail of destruction. The freak winds, in Boarhunt, caused thousands of pounds worth of damage by flattening sheds, uprooting trees, and bringing down power lines. Firefighter Paul Crouch, who attended the scene, said the tornado had left a 33-yard (30m) trail of devastation. Luckily, nobody was hurt in the three minutes it took for the tornado to sweep through the village. Paul Collins, 54, who owns three ponies he keeps in a paddock at Boarhunt, said he was taking shelter from the storm when his truck moved 25ft (8m) as the tornado struck and he saw his animals take off. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6190026.stm