A quiet very month by comparison to September 2003 with just one confirmed tornado.
Last Sept saw four tornadoes and two probable’s, eleven funnel clouds and I probable fc, and two waterspouts.
SEPT WHIRLWINDS
TN 25th Sept 1920 BST Island of Coll, W. Scotland. Message courtesy of executive Matt Capper. Eyewitness gives good description of a narrow funnel touching down for just three minutes. This event occurred during a strong coastal gale.
OFFICIAL SEVERE WEATHER WATCH/ADVISORIES
Sept saw three tornado watches, one tornado advisory and one severe thunderstorm watch.
TN watch issued 11th,12th and 13th September.
TN advisory issued 30th September
Sev Tstorm watch issued 12th September
Forecaster Meteorologist Paul Knightley.
COMMENTS FOR SEPTEMBER
Quite an uneventful month all in with very little to get excited about, except for maybe a rather interesting fall of star shaped hail in Norwood, London http://www.torro.org.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=862 though the forum remains active and has shown to be a success with our members.
TORRO’s website is currently undergoing a professional overhaul and I can say now is looking very good with a much better user friendly layout facilitating drop down menus and return links. A gallery is currently being arranged by Mark Humpage . This will establish a more visual experience when surfing the site.
Scott Sawyer has retired from his position with merchandise due to other commitments and this division will remain temporarily out of stock until a new co ordinater is found. Any members that are interested in helping TORRO with this work please email me Anthony.gilbert@torro.org.uk
Some members have had problems resizing images for the forum. Please note our limit currently stands at 150kb. If you not not have a re sizing facility go to http://bluefive.pair.com/index.php and choose ‘pic resizer’ this is a free program and is safe. A very useful tool!
We once again would like to make an appeal to our members for the position of secretary. If you are interested please email myself or robertkdoe@aol.com. We do not expect miracles and would be willing to offer support and direction for the early months.
A big thank you to everyone at the autumn meeting. A very enjoyable day was had by all. I hope the rest of you will give it a look in, in the Spring!!
Best Wishes
Tony Gilbert (Director and Site Investigation Coordinator to TORRO)