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Sudden powerful winds sent shoppers running for cover and furniture flying in Croydon, South London, on October 23. Video filmed by Dane Reynolds shows a person crouching on the ground in the intense wind and rain outside a Nando's in East Croydon before being helped inside the restaurant. A chair is seen flying past in the wind. "Big up the staff in @NandosUK who helped the people outside," Reynolds tweeting, calling the incident a "mad storm". The Met Office had https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1584170318125404160 warned of frequent lightning, "squally winds", hail, and heavy rainfall. A local pub was damaged by the winds, https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/reports-tornado-hitting-croydon-epic-25336694 London Live said . Some locals described the swirling wind as a mini-tornado. A Met Office representative said a tornado would have been possible, but had not been confirmed. (Footage by Dane Reynolds/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)