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TORRO Annual Spring Conference & Review Following on from the success of the Autumn Conference in early October 2008, TORRO invites you to participate in the TORRO Annual Spring Conference & Review to be held at a new venue Geography Department, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT on Saturday 28th March 2009. A full itinerary, fee and booking form will be available in the near future. |
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Publications We are currently developing a new library to simplify finding information that our visitors are searching for. This is to accommodate the ever growing additions of records and data within our archives. Our most recent acquisition is the addition of a Meteorological Observations Archive courtesy of the UKMO (UK Met´ Office). The archive can be found at http://www.torro.org.uk/TORRO/metobs/metobs.php or via the menu at Publications. |
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TORRO Adds RSS Feeds As part of TORROs commitment to developing information availability we have now added RSS Feeds to our website. Get yourself a news reader and be kept up to date. Where you see this sign  ,
right click and select 'copy shortcut'. Go ahead - Try it!!For more information on RSS visit BBC News Help. Or for newcomers to RSS try What is RSS?. |
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INFORMATION REQUIRED An active cold front crossed parts of England during the morning of Monday 24 September 2007. This caused squally winds and possibly several tornadoes. If you have any information or pictures of damage caused by this event please contact Torro via reports@torro.org.uk |
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SITE INVESTIGATORS REQUIRED
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TORRO Papers Made Available To The Public Use the Menu on the left to find recent Staff papers that will now be freely available to the public under the Publications and Research sections. Recent additions include Annual Reviews such as Snow2005 and Thunder2005. Along with Data that has been published for download like Hail databases at research/ukhailstorms Please acknowledge ownership if you use any of these articles in part or whole. Copyright has not been surrendered on any TORRO papers or their respective authors. |
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Spatial Distribution of Tornadoes in England and Wales to 2002
In 2005, The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO) was consulted for the Channel 4, U.K. television
programme, 'Equinox Special: Britain's Tornado' a programme on the Birmingham City tornado of July 2005. The
programme makers, Pioneer Productions, produced an animated map of tornadoes in the UK based on selected TORRO
data. This map was a representation of known tornado events but it should be noted it does not included the
full TORRO database of events. It should also be noted that this map is 'work in progress', however it does
give a very interesting and valuable insight into tornadoes in England and Wales.
On average the United Kingdom experiences 35-40 tornadoes a year, but this average will fluctuate, particularly with the improved communications and a growing network of TORRO reporters. In 2004 there were 70 tornadoes, 2005 63 tornadoes and 2006 ~49 tornadoes. Should you have any specific questions, please feel free to contact TORRO staff. If you are interested in learning more about tornadoes in the UK and Ireland why not Join TORRO. |
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Currently in IJMet. Study paper on 18th Century temperatures, by James Rothwell and a Nigerian study on surface water vapour density. The August issue has last years TORRO reviews on performance and statistics. Ordering and subscription at: International Journal of Meteorology 
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TORRO Merchandise We are pleased to announce our new on-line merchandise store. There is a large range of goods available from hoodies to fridge magnets and even a TORRO coat for your dog! So check out the store at www.cafepress.com/torro and order your TORRO goods today. |
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For information about the publication of any of the featured photographs please contact
Ian Loxley by email at
ian.loxley@torro.org.uk or telephone 07729 964807. Important Notice: Photo's submitted to TORRO (Tornado and Storm Research Organisation) are given knowing they may be displayed by the Organisation on the TORRO gallery. TORRO make no monetary gain from this display and the copyright © of all images at all times are retained by the photo owner. No other use of the image will be permitted by TORRO without the express permission of the owner. |
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