Severe weather forecast
After 20 years, TORRO has decided to cease producing forecasts for severe convective weather. This is largely due to a combination of various other outlets and individuals offering similar forecasts, and also a rapid growth in sections of the media dramatically overplaying the risks of severe weather.

It has now reached a point where such overblown news stories could be damaging to TORRO. Also, it takes time and effort to produce such forecasts, and — whilst not onerous — it is not always possible to be able to give as much consideration to them as we'd like.

TORRO's core focus has and will continue to be in its investigations and collation / documentation of tornado and other severe weather reports — and we continue to welcome any engagement related to this...
About us
Welcome to TORRO, the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation.
Founded in 1974, we are a privately-supported research body, specialising in severe convective weather in Britain and Ireland.
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Did you know?
Tornado Around 30-35 tornadoes are reported in the UK/Ireland in an average year...
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TORRO Spring Conference 2025
Oxford Brookes University Sat 26th April 2025
Recent severe weather events
Tornado
27 Jan 2025
Whitchurch Hill
Oxfordshire
Tornado
23 Jan 2025
Quintrell Downs
Cornwall
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UK date records 10 February
MAXIMUM
18.9*°C
MINIMUM
-25.6°C
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International Journal of Meteorology
IJMet The IJMet is the associate journal of TORRO, publishing research into UK and international severe weather events.
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TORRO Anniversary Book
TORRO Anniversary book The TORRO 40th anniversary book, "Extreme Weather: Forty Years of the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation" is available to buy online from
John Wiley & Sons >>