Today marks the 10th anniversary of The Birmingham Tornado - one of the worst ever to hit Britain. When it struck in 2005, no-one could have imagined the havoc it would wreak. In just four minutes, it caused an estimated 40 million pounds worth of damage and injured 20 people. For those affected, it's been a long road to recovery. So, 10 years on, what are their memories of that day and what impact has it had on their lives? | BBC Birmingham

NINE YEARS AGO TODAY: I still don't have the words to describe the generational tornado outbreak of April 27, 2011. In Alabama, 62 tornadoes touched down. A total of 252 were killed, over one thousand more injured. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Bragg is a gifted writer, and his words in Southern Living written after that horrible day perhaps are appropriate: "Where the awful winds bore down, massive oaks, 100 years old, were shoved over like stems of grass, and great pines, as big around as

The tornado affected areas of Balsall Heath, Small Heath, Moseley, Sparkbrook and Kings Heath in Birmingham on 28 July 2005. | BBC Birmingham