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The tornado in Stalybridge damaged 100 homes, sent trees toppling 'like dominoes' and wrote off cars as flying debris caused major structural damage while residents hid under their duvets.
Families left homeless after the most powerful tornado to strike the mainland UK in 17 years unleashed winds of up to 160mph are appealing for donations to start rebuilding their lives.
Denise Burrows Devine, 65, and her dog Casper were out when the entire window unit in her front bedroom was blown clean through and crashed onto the carpet in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester.
Dale Garlick (pictured) had been charged with the rape of a woman in Stalybridge, Manchester, on September 25 last year, but he was cleared following a two-day trial today.