The BBCSuspicious storms have brought down more than 20 trees and forced several road closures in part of Staffordshire.
The Met Office reported gusts of more than 40mph (64kmph) for Kidsgrove and surrounding counties on Thursday evening.
A yellow warning was issued earlier. Approach to the storm By 03:00 GMT on Friday, Covers the West Midlands. Among other areas, while Staffordshire County Council said it expected strong winds and heavy rain.
People on social media reported that branches were crashing into buildings in Kidsgrove, including a church, and some saw it as a “tornado”.
Others said they saw huge trees blown down along with fences and roof tiles.
Staffordshire Police said it had reports of 25 downed trees.
The Met Office said the UK typically gets around 30 storms a year.
A spokesman said these are usually small and short-lived “but can cause structural damage if they pass through built-up areas”.
Paul Phillips, from Kids Grove, said one of the trees that fell from the wind was in his garden.
He told the BBC: “I was sitting in the back room fixing the Christmas decorations and I thought ‘what’s that noise?’
“It was very loud and then someone knocked on the door and said you better come out the front.”
He said he had planted the tree 30 years ago and was happy that no one was hurt when it fell.