TORRO WHIRLWIND QUESTIONNAIRE We understand that you may have observed a whirlwind, and would be very grateful if you could provide further information by completing and returning this form with details of the event. Your cooperation is very much appreciated and may be of considerable help to our research. The questions require answers in four forms; please reply on the underscore lines __________, in the spaces provided, delete or circle [YES/NO] as appropriate or tick the check-boxes [ ] accordingly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF EVENT 1. Was the event a definite/probable/possible: tornado [ ] waterspout [ ] funnel cloud [ ] land devil [ ] water devil [ ] eddy whirlwind [ ] uncertain [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LOCATION 2. Nation ____________________ County (province, or equivalent) ____________________ City/suburb/estate, or nearest town/village to start and end of track ________________________________________ Grid reference (if applicable and known) ____________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DATE, TIME & DURATION 3. Date of event: year __________ month __________ day __________ unknown [ ] If any part of the date is unknown, please specify the season or any other information which might help to give an indication as to when the event occurred ________________________________________ 4a. Time of day: __________ [AM/PM] unknown [ ] 4b. Is the time standard used: GMT/UTC [ ] BST [ ] another time standard [ ] (please state if known __________) unknown time standard [ ] 4c. Is the time known: exactly (confirmed with digital watch, occurred simultaneously with time signal on radio / television, etc.) [ ] accurately (not as exact as previous category, but confident of time) [ ] approximately (inaccurate watch, time estimated) [ ] ? 5. What was the duration of event at your location? __________ unknown [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WEATHER 5a. Was there any thunder? [YES/NO] 5b. If yes, was it infrequent [ ] occasional [ ] frequent [ ] intense [ ] 6a. Was lightning seen (directly or indirectly)? [YES/NO] 6b. If yes, was it mainly cloud-cloud [ ] cloud-ground [ ] about equal [ ] unknown [ ] 7a. Was there any hail? [YES/NO] 7b. If yes, what was the average stone diameter? __________ unknown [ ] 7c. what was the maximum stone diameter? __________ unknown [ ] 7d. were the stone shapes spherical [ ] conical [ ] other [ ] (please describe ______________) unknown [ ] ? 7e. were the stones clear [ ] misty [ ] white [ ] other [ ] (please state _______________) unknown [ ] ? 7f. what was the duration of fall? __________ unknown [ ] 8. Please give a short description of weather just before, during and just after the event. 9. Were there any unusual electrical effects (such as glows, balls of light, etc.)? [YES/NO] If yes, please give further details. (please continue on a separate sheet / overleaf if necessary) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INJURIES / DEATHS & DAMAGE 10. Are you aware of any deaths or injuries to humans or animals? [YES/NO] If yes, please give short descriptions of injuries and how they were sustained, if known. 11. Was any damage caused by the wind, hail and/or lightning? [YES/NO] Please give a description of damage caused by (where applicable) the wind, hail and/or lightning. (please continue on a separate sheet / overleaf if necessary) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOOTAGE 12a. Are you aware of any photographs taken and/or video filmed of the event? [YES/NO] 12b. Are you aware of any photographs taken and/or video filmed of the damage caused? [YES/NO] 12c. If photographs and/or video have been filmed by someone else, please give names and addresses where known: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 13. What was the direction of travel of the event? (for example, from SSW to NNE) __________ unknown [ ] 14a. Please give an estimation of the average path width __________ unknown [ ] 14b. If possible, please give an estimation of the maximum path width __________ unknown [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OTHER LOCALITIES AFFECTED 15. Did any other localities incur damage (of any type) and/or report the event at about the same time? [YES/NO] If yes, please state where and give details of damage caused. An annotated sketch-map is often useful in clarifying information. (please continue on a separate sheet / overleaf if necessary) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OTHER EVENTS ELSEWHERE 16. Previous to (or more recently than) the described event, do you know of any definite, probable or possible occurrence of a tornado, waterspout, funnel cloud, other type of whirlwind, damaging hailstorm or ball lightning, in the UK or anywhere in Europe, details of which you have not already submitted to TORRO? [YES/NO] If yes, please give further details on a separate questionnaire for each individual event. Other questionnaires are available for large / damaging hail and ball lightning reports. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ USE OF INFORMATION PROVIDED If this event is of interest to us, summaries of the information that you provide are likely to appear in the monthly tornado summary, in the database and on the internet; possibly elsewhere, such as in scientific / research journals. Use of contributed material is always credited where possible, unless TORRO is asked otherwise. Therefore, 17. may we publish your name in connection with the report? [YES/NO] 18. If you have provided, or are willing to provide, photographs and/or video footage of the event and/or damage, please tick the boxes to indicate where we may use copies: lectures & talks [ ] conference displays [ ] the internet [ ] popular publications [ ] scientific & research publications [ ] television broadcast [ ] 19. Any profits acquired by TORRO are ploughed back into the organisation to further research, to fund lectures and talks, etc.; no personal profit is ever made. Please indicate if we may use photographs and/or video footage provided for use in the above-indicated area(s) for: non-profit purposes only [ ] or profit purposes, where possible [ ] ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YOURSELF & CONTACT DETAILS Please give your: Name: ____________________ Title, degrees: _______________ Profession: ____________________ Signature: ____________________ Date: _______________ Full postal address: ______________________________________________________________________ County _______________ Nation _______________ Post Code _______________ Your telephone number: _________________________ Your E-mail address: __________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A. Please write a brief description of the event. (please continue on a separate sheet / overleaf if necessary) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNLESS REQUESTED OTHERWISE, PLEASE RETURN THIS COMPLETED FORM TO: Jonathan D Webb Tornado and Storm Research Organisation PO Box 84 Oxford Oxfordshire GREAT BRITAIN OX1 4NP OR EMAIL TO: jonathan.webb@torro.org.uk .... thank you for your time. 6.1/TXT/09AUG18/MC