Storm Ciarán brought with it winds of up to 104mph in Jersey, causing major damage to the St Clement area.
Some weather watchers have suggested Jersey was hit by a tornado, but what does that mean?in Jersey, tornadoes typically reach wind speeds of 75mph to 100mph.
The Met Office defines a tornado as: "A rapidly rotating column of air that reaches between the base of a storm cloud and the Earth's surface."The Met Office says tornados typically occur in North America, but around 30 a year are reported in the UK.What is the difference between a tornado and a hurricane?
To qualify as a hurricane it needs to produce a constant wind speed of over 73mph, which is force 12 on the Beaufort scale. Storm Ciarán did bring gusts of over 100mph, however, it's thought these weren't sustained enough to qualify for hurricane status.
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