Natural disasters in the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is also greatly affected by natural disasters. A few of the previously recorded natural disasters in this area are:

List of earthquakes in the United Kingdom

Date	Epicentre	Notes
February 11, 1957	Derby	Felt across central England
July 19, 1984	Llyn Peninsula	Felt across Ireland and western Great Britain.
April 2, 1990	Bishop's Castle, Shropshire	Felt throughout most of England and Wales; numerous chimneys collapsed in Shrewsbury.
September 23, 2000	Warwick	Felt across the Midlands
October 28, 2001	Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire	Felt across the East Midlands
September 23, 2002	Dudley	Felt between Liverpool and London. See 2002 Dudley earthquake

2007 United Kingdom floods

Widespread flooding occurred throughout the United Kingdom in June and July 2007, killing 11 people. The floods affected thousands of businesses, tens of thousands of homes and further affected up to a million people. Estimated damages on 23 July 2007 were over 2 billion pounds. The most severe floods occurred across Northern Ireland on 12 June; East Yorkshire and The Midlands on 15 June; Yorkshire, The Midlands, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire on 25 June; and Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and South Wales on 20 July.

London Tornado of 2006

The London Tornado of 2006 was a significant UK tornado spawned from a squall line moving over the city on December 7, 2006 at approximately 11:00 am GMT. Its intensity is estimated to have been T4 on the TORRO scale, equating to F2 on the Fujita scale. The tornado struck the Kensal Green area of North-West London, sweeping through several streets over the course of under a minute, injuring 6 people, and causing moderate or severe damage to at least 100 properties. It is believed to have been marginally stronger than the Birmingham Tornado of July 28, 2005.

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