RESIDENTS were awoken in the middle of the night as a "tornado" left a trail of damage through their properties in the early hours.
The extreme weather hit Barton-on-Sea in the New Forest around 4am this morning.
Garden fence panels were hurled out of place in high winds, with one smashing through a glass panel door of an address.
Roof tiles were flung across the neighbourhood and conservatories were damaged.
Resident Dave Thorne told the Daily Echo: "We woke up at about 4am. There was some noise and the weather was bad.
"The noise was like an express train and there was a massive crash. We wondered what was going on.
"Our neighbour said he saw what seemed like a white light.
"When we went to look we saw all the fences were broken. People have lost roof tiles.
"There is a little trail of destruction of around 150 yards.
"It looks like the tornado has gone down our back gardens."
Another Barton-on-Sea resident said a "terrific noise" had sent the cats "scatty".
Mr Thorne said the damage was localised to the Sea Road and Seaward Avenue area of the village.
"To be honest I was quite concerned until I realised it was just a tornado because it didn't feel like it," he said.
"It sounded like armageddon. The sound was just incredible"
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