Dramatic images show the aftermath of a tornado which tore through a city suburb uprooting trees and causing thousands of pounds of damage to homes.

The mini twister touched down in the Finham area of Coventry at around 6.30pm on Tuesday (8/10) as high winds and storms battered the area.

Terrified locals reported hearing a noises like "a bomb going off" or "a train coming" as the tornado brought down tress, removed roof riles and toppled scaffolding."

One tree, estimated to be about 100ft (30m) tall, fell into four gardens in Beanfield Avenue while several smaller trees were snapped in two "like twigs"."

Other residents had fence panels ripped out while bricks rained down after being torn from houses by the force of the powerful winds.

Homeowner Kay Cooke said: "I thought the conservatory roof was going to come in and the chairs outside were going everywhere."

"It was pretty much over within a few minutes and we went to go outside to see what happened but you still couldn't even open the front door because of the wind. "

"I heard crashing and everything and thought 'what is going on?' as the bricks came down. "

"I'm insured but I think I'll still have to pay around £300 I imagine. It lasted about five to ten minutes and it was just out of the blue, completely unexpected."

Another resident Derek Foster, 66, added: "It sounded like a bomb going off, I couldn't figure out what it was at first. "

"The trees were being shaken by the wind in the way I've never seen before, it must have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to people's roofs. "

"Several small trees were snapped like twigs while a massive one came down further along the street."

Neil McCutchion said huge planks from his scaffolding came off his home on Beanfield Avenue during the freak weather.

He added: "There was a massive wind for about five minutes. All the scaffolding panels just came down."

"Two doors down a tree came down and knocked a fence over. I was washing up in the back and I noticed the trees starting to sway a bit."

"And then they were bending virtually either way and that's when we noticed the planks were flying off the scaffolding." "

David Powers, who lives in the area, told the BBC: "I've never heard anything like it - it was very dramatic."

"At first I thought it might be thunder but it sounded more like a big train coming. It took all the bins - it didn't just blow them over, it threw them into the road."

The large tree fell in the garden of Curtis Carvell's house, leaving behind a "massive hole"."

He said: "The tree has gone across about four gardens. It's not every day you have a tree fall over - it's probably been there for 200 years."

Marian Allder added: "About 10 ridge tiles came off our roof. It was definitely a mini-tornado - it was terrifying."