A major incident has been declared and around 100 properties damaged after a suspected tornado struck Greater Manchester, with a second “supercell thunderstorm“ hitting Lancashire hours later.

Supercell thunderstorms are firing off the same front that caused damage overnight. These new storms are capable of a few tornadoes, ping pong ball-sized hail, and 75 mph damaging winds.

Read more: Read more: So why was the Tameside tornado so destructive? It was the result of a thunderstorm known as a 'supercell', which causes some of the most extreme weather on the planet.

Stephanie Cox / @Stormwatcher771 The storm has been called a "wedge tornado" due to its visible width as it approached the town of Rolling Fork Supercell storms are also known for being able to ...

A "supercell" storm of heavy showers, hail and thunder left parts of Yorkshire under a thick blanket of hailstones on Thursday evening. The storms, which began at about 16:00 BST, battered much of ...