A busy month with one tornado, six waterspouts and ten funnel clouds. By comparison June 2003 saw just one tornado, two confirmed funnel clouds, two possible, and two land devils.
Please Note:-
I have merely listed these reports directly from the forum and other sources. I have just moved house and have not been able to personally verify any accounts. If there is error please post directly to me and not the list. Thank you.
JUNE WHIRLWIND EVENTS
WS 1st June 1330 BST Lake Mentieth, nr Aberfoyle, Scotland. Photo's made available by Herald Newspaper. Report courtesy of Sam Jowett.
4 WS 1st June Lake Mentieth,nr Aberfoyle, Scotland. A further four spout were seen in the vicinity after the first event.
FC 20th June 0820 BST Jersey. Jersey airport. Photo available. Courtesy Paul Brown.
FC 11th June 1450 BST. Aberdeen, Scotland. Weather station Obs. Courtesy of Paul Brown
FC 20th June 1700 BST M25 Moterway junction with A13, London. Report sent to TORRO via official report form.
2FC 20th June 1547 BST Great Ayton, North York. TORRO member Mathew Bland took photo's as proof
FC 20th June 1950 BST Pulham St Mary. Photo's as proof. Courtesy Terence Meaden
FC 21st June Gainsborough Lincolnshire. TORRO executive Scott Sawyer saw this one from a train.
FC 21st June 0920 BST Prestwick. Airport obs. Courtesy of Paul Brown.
FC 21st June 1045 BST Burnley. Photo as proof.
WS 21st June 0600 BST. Nre Barry, Wales .Cardiff Weather Centre. Courtesy Paul Brown
FC 23rd June Caldbeck, Cumbria. Report Courtesy of Lorraine Evans.
TN 28th June County Down Northern Island. Belfast Telegraph.
AN OFFICIAL TORNADO WATCH WAS ISSUED 22nd -23rd June 2004 for UK
AN OFFICIAL TORNADO WATCH WAS ISSUED 27th June 2004 for the UK and Ireland.
AN OFFICIAL TORNADO WATCH WAS ISSUED 30th June 2004 for the UK and Ireland
CONCLUDING REMARKS
I will keep this brief as I am rather out of touch with June's reporting. I would like to mention again, please can members always give as much detail as possible when reporting severe weather events ie, day, date, time, place, your full name and 'county' This all saves me much time with unnecessary emails and phone calls. Some members have asked where they should be posting other weather reports such as ball lightning, and smaller hail etc. These should for now go directly to the general forum.
Congratulations to Nigel Bolton and other staff including myself who have had papers accepted into the the European Severe Weather Conference! It is important that TORRO makes its mark within this event.
Yours Faithfully
Tony Gilbert (Director and Site Investigation Co coordinator to TORRO)