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TORRO Newsletter - October 2005

OFFICIAL SEVERE WEATHER ADVISORIES/WATCHES
Forecasting:
Autumnal conditions were creeping in during October with some unseasonably higher than average temperatures. Severe weather advisories and watches were issued by Meteorologist Paul Knightley.

Tornadoes

Thunderstorms


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

TN
12th Molesley, Birmingham *
22nd Lymm, Cheshire
28th Himley, West Mids

FC
4th Manby, Lincs [possible TN]
12th Skegness, Lincs
19th St Ouens Bay, Jersey *
Clapham, London*

WS
8th Anglesey
19th Guernsey *
22nd off Eastbourne
23rd North of Jersey

COMMENTS

The 8th of October saw many members of TORRO meeting at Oxford Brookes University for the 2005 Autumn TORRO Conference, where a full and interesting day was had by all who attended. Presentations during the day were made by Ian Brindley, Peter Kirk, Paul Knightley, Stuart Robinson, Ian Miller, John Mason and Tony Gilbert. A big thanks goes to the organisers and everyone who participated on the day! If you missed this Conference, the annual TORRO Spring Conference will be held 18th March 2006, so get that date in your diary now!