Tokyo Tornado is "Rare"

Have you ever heard of a tornado hitting Tokyo and destroying stuff?  No?  Neither have I...but it happened today.

(AP) TOKYO - A tornado tore through a city northeast of Japan's capital on Sunday, killing one person, injuring dozens of others and destroying scores of houses.

Public broadcaster NHK showed rows of houses without roofs, apartment complexes with smashed balconies and shattered windows, and tilting telephone poles that could barely stand.

It said about 200 homes were damaged.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said 24,000 homes were without electricity as lightning added to the storm's damage.

Tornadoes are relatively rare in the Tokyo area.

Here;  http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57428721/tornado-near-tokyo-kills-1-injures-dozens/

The strange things just keep coming...as people fall deeper to sleep.