Talk:Birmingham Tornado (UK)

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Is this event significant enough to warrant an entry in Wikipedia?

As it's the strongest tornado ever recorded in the UK then I'd say yes.--Ukdan999 23:33, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

Except that further down the page its says that a stronger tornado occurred in 1810 in Plymouth! treesmill 19:33, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

The notability is pretty clear - it was an unusually strong tornado striking the largest provincial city in Britain. In case the American contingent still don't get the significance, just imagine if it were your country's largest provincial city, New York - we'd get pages of speculation, edit wars, and conspiracy theories. A435(m) 21:14, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
THE LARGEST PROVINCIAL CITY IN ENGLAND OR THE UK!!!
Sorry... People using the word 'britain' or 'british' really annoys me for some reason... --81.97.195.36 20:15, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
Please take a look at Great Britain - it is a legitimate term used to describe the largest island in the British Isles.-Localzuk(talk) 20:27, 13 June 2007 (UTC)