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TORRO Newsletter - December 2005

OFFICIAL SEVERE WEATHER ADVISORIES/WATCHES
Forecasting:
Severe weather advisories and watches were issued by Meteorologists Paul Knightley & Nigel Bolton.

Tornadoes

Thunderstorms

For full forecasts and dates, go to the 'Severe Weather Watches & Advisories' section of the TORRO Forum.

December events [to date] as assembled by Terence Meadan
Abbreviations:
TN = Tornado
FC = Funnel Cloud
LD = Land Devil
WS = Water Spout
* = Event occurred within forecasted parameters

TN
2nd December Havre des Pas, Jersey *
3rd December Folkestone, Kent; Ronaldsway, Isle of Man
4th December Havre des Pas, Jersey; Durham City (to SSW), Co. Durham
27th December Grouville, East side of Jersey (x2)
31st December Tilford Hindhead, Surrey

WS
1st December La Corbiere, S.S.W. Jersey

COMMENTS

This month saw severe weather concentrating its attention to the Southern reaches of the UK, with the South coast of the mainland and the Channel Islands seeing 5 of the above reported events, only 3 reported events occurred further North at Tilford Hindhead in Surrey, on the Isle of Man and at Durham City, Co. Durham. Photographs of the FC at Havre des Pas, Jersey can be seen via the TORRO Forum.

As in November of this year, there were significant snowfalls across the Eastern, North-Eastern and Southern areas of the UK, however this event occurring too late for us to see a white Christmas in 2005, snowfall occurring 27th through 29th December (for some areas).

Diary note: TORRO Spring Conference Saturday 18th of March 2006
Calling all members - The TORRO Spring Conference will be held at Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, UK on Saturday 18th March 2006.
Registration (and coffee) will be at 10.30am for an 11.00am start. The fee will be £6 for members, £10 for non-members.
These regular events are a great way to meet up with other TORRO members and the presentations on the day are extremely informative and interesting. Details of the Conference.