12:47pm UK, Thursday October 13, 2005

A second tornado is believed to have struck in Birmingham within a mile of where a similar whirlwind wreaked havoc in the city earlier this year.

The roof of a house was ripped off and a nearby road was closed after it was littered with debris.

180 damage in midlands twister tornado weather

Damage caused by tornado

No-one was understood to be in the house at the time the high winds struck.

Emergency services were called to an address in Dovey Road, Moseley, after eyewitness reports of a "tornado".

A spokeswoman for West Midlands Fire Service said: "The roof of an end terrace building was blown off but no-one was injured."

In July, people ran in terror as a tornado ripped through the Kings Heath area of the city and overturned cars and tore up trees.

Meteorological experts said the summer tornado may have been caused by severe thunderstorms, resulting in a mix of very warm air and cold air which started to spin.

Heavy rain hit the West Midlands again yesterday, which led to the Environment Agency issuing four flood warnings in the region.

Residents of flood-stricken areas across Britain are counting the cost of water damage after a month's rain fell between late Tuesday and early yesterday.

The worst-affected areas were southern Scotland, Cumbria and south Wales