OFFICIAL SEVERE WEATHER ADVISORIES/WATCHES
Forecasting:
Severe weather advisories and watches were issued by Meteorologist
Paul Knightley
Tornadoes
- 0 Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 7 Tornado Watch
Thunderstorms
- 1 Convective Outlooks
- 3 Convective Discussions
For full forecasts and dates, go to the 'Severe Weather Watches & Advisories' section of the TORRO Forum.
August events [to date] as assembled by Terence Meaden & Paul Brown
Abbreviations:
TN = Tornado
FC = Funnel Cloud
LD = Land Devil
WS = Water Spout
* = Event occurred within forecasted parameters
FC 21 = Kirriemuir Angus/Forfar, Lavernock Point S. Wales, Broadstairs Kent, Clacton-on-Sea Essex,
West of Derby*, two in Lincoln Lincolnshire*, Barnton Cheshire*, Barnt Green Hopwood*,
Market Weighton Near Hull*, Bridgend S Wales*, Drumclog Lanarks, Launceston Cornwall*,
Helston Cornwall*, East of M40 a few miles S. of M42/M40 junction Warwickshire*, Cork Town Centre
Co. Cork, Dundee, Crieff Strathearn, Cannock Staffordshire, Easingwold N. Yorks, Neath S. Wales*
TN 10 = Puffin Is. W. coast Anglesey (also WS), March Cambridgeshire*, Baston S. Lincs*,
Lighthorne Warks*, Warwick Warks*, Penzance Cornwall*, Fridaythorpe East Yorks*, Hayle Cornwall,
Llanrhystud Aberystwyth*, Lancing W. Sussex
HS 1 = Witney Oxon
WS 1 = Off S.E. Jersey
Also one Notable Rotation in Norwich Norfolk
In The News
The 17th and 18th were both active severe weather days with several reports
of events across the South-West, Midlands, North and Ireland.
On the 17th a tornado occurred at around 14.30 in the area of Baston, South
Lincolnshire. There were 6 people injured slightly as they carried out archaeological work out in
the open. They sought shelter in a works cabin that was moved around 70ft by the storm. Several
eyewitnesses to this storm with supporting photography.
See the thread
here. There was also another Tornado relatively near to this event near March,
Cambridgeshire.
Fantastic photography of this storm here. Further North a Funnel Cloud was photographed
during the evening of the 17th
(see here) in the area of Drumclog, Lanarkshire.
On the 18th there was a report of a Funnel Cloud/Tornado with supporting photography
on the thread
here. Heavy rainfall effected the surrounding area causing roads to flood.
Heavy rain was given as the cause for a portion of ceiling at Manchester Airport collapsing
during the 20th. No one was injured and no flights were effected by the incident. Also
on the 20th a hillside scrub fire was caused by lightning at Abbey Mountain, Llangollen.
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service has said that they have had 444 gorse fires over the summer
period with over 200 being caused deliberately. No one was injured by the fires and fire fighters
had to work hard to protect houses that could have become engulfed by the fire.
Llanrhystud near Aberystwyth was the scene of another Tornado on the 28th. See the
site investigation
by John Mason after the storm caused damage on a caravan park at around 22.30 that night.
Site Investigation
Members are reminded that that one of the prime functions of TORRO is to
acquire and research severe weather. This can only be achieved by the pro-active involvement
of its members in this worthwhile activity. It is only by getting out and seeing the damage and
recording the detail in person that we can hope to gain a true understanding of what has occurred.
If you are interested in knowing more then please go to
http://www.torro.org.uk/TORRO/research/siteinvestigation.php