A mini tornado ripped through a village - lifting campervans and hurling possessions over the local golf course. <br /><br />The twister hit Ynyslas in Wales - breaking tables and sending camping equipment and possessions flying.<br /><br />Shaun Watts and his dad Steven were in their campervans on Borth and Ynyslas Golf Club's car park when they heard a load roar.<br /><br />The front of Steven's van lifted off the ground - and Shaun says that his own van briefly left the ground entirely, rolling him out of bed and startling him awake.<br /><br />The wind blew mobility scooters around and even snapped a frying pan. Shaun said they suffered around £700 damage.<br /><br />He said: "It was like a lion roaring. Honestly, it felt like being hit by a lorry the way the campervan lifted up.<br /><br />"We have been camping here for three days and thought it was quite a sheltered spot near the sea wall.<br /><br />“Around 6.30am we were woken up by the sound and both our campervans being lifted at the front.<br /><br />“Most of our things have been lifted and thrown over the golf course, with some items travelling over the houses near the road.<br /><br />“A table we had has been snapped in two and even a frying pan has been almost bent in half and had its handle snapped off.''<br /><br />Shaun, his son, and his dad Steven, spent the rest of the morning searching for their possessions - which they found scattered around the nearby golf course.<br /><br />Shaun says the force of the wind has damaged his campervan, his camping gear, and even his vehicle.<br /><br />“That’s how strong the wind was," Shaun said.<br /><br />“Both my father and me have mobility scooters and they were both moved by the winds too.<br /><br />“We have expensive wind breakers and they’ve been ripped in half.<br /><br />“Stones have been lifted around our campervans but there are other vans either side that were untouched.<br /><br />“The guy next to us has a bike outside and that’s still there.<br /><br />"My van was lifted and front wheels, drop links and tyres have been damaged.<br /><br />“I think in total I have lost around £700 worth of things.<br /><br />“We are a little shook up but okay.”<br /><br />It happened at around 6.30am on Friday June 7, 2024.
