Tornado surprise sweeps county A Shropshire man today spoke of his amazement at seeing a 1,500ft “tornado” sweeping across the county during the weekend’s stormy weather. Steve Groves saw the freak weather system from his home in Broseley on Saturday at about 5pm and believes it hit the Ironbridge area. He said: “I watched the rotation get faster and faster and then I could see wisps of cloud towards Ironbridge.” Meanwhile, Shropshire and Mid Wales are set for another week of “atrocious” weather