Sincere apologies for delays

*Please note I (the Editor) wish to apologise profusely for my absence of late. As you are all aware, we are a non-profit organisation, run entirely by volunteers. Ironically, just before I became unwell, I had recruited a new person who very kindly volunteered his services to aid where necessary for back-up, should this kind of event occur. Unfortunately though, I became unwell before I was able to integrate him completely. However, I am slowly now recovering and I absolutely assure every single subscriber that you will receive everything you are owed in due course and that this lengthy delay will very unlikely happen again, I have caught up with the September issue which will be 'in-press' within the next week. My priority is getting all the out-dated issues completed, but I will go through all my emails in due course and respond as soon as I can. If anyone would like to discuss this delay personally with me (Samantha Hall - Editor) please do not hesitate to contact me. I would like to apologise sincerely once more and thank you all though for your sincere understanding and support through this difficult time. I do hope you will continue to give us your support and contribute any way you can to this very important prestigious journal.

Thank you - Samantha

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New member of the team! Andrew Kelly!

Andrew is our new Press and PR Consultant. With almost 25 years of experience in publishing and his knowledge and skills in editing (including familiarity in our editing software, Andtrew is set to be a major quality benefit to our team and we are privileged to have him aboard. We thank him sincerely for his offer of help and his support and guidance already has been second to none.

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Brand New TORRO Merchandise!

NOT available on Cafepress, we now are proud to have finally two sets of car stickers for your rear windows of your car, or even your house windows! We have the usual round TORRO logo sticker and a new one, which is in high demand sporting the words STORM CHASER across it. The round logo sticker (which comes FREE with TORRO membership sign-up), and the "STORM CHASER" one are both £2.00 each. Purchase your stickers below!

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The ECSS this year to be held in Landschut, Germany is set to be another fantastic conference on severe storms. The Editor along with a number of TORRO colleagues will be attending the conference with two papers being presented - one on severe weather forecasts and one still to be confirmed. TORRO will also have a few posters on display. A brilliant opportunity for more international enthusiasts to see just what pioneering, fabulous work TORRO undertakes, still all voluntarily for nearly 35 years. That in itself is a commendable achievement. The Editor, Sam Hall and Editorial Assistant, Matt Clark will be there along with our Editorial Board member, Paul Knightley. Register quick as the fees increase dramatically very soon!

The Journal's team is investigating possible ways of getting IJMet online, as a non-profit organisation this is difficult but as soon as we find the best way, we'll let you know. We want every subscriber to have the best online experience. Watch this space. A press release will be issued on this subject when decided.

Press releases and Interviews

The IJMet were lucky enough to be invited to interview Dave Britton and Pam Dickinson of the Met Office on their new website accelerator program, Akamai. Read the press release and interview here.

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Special Issues Coming Soon!

"Britain Flooded" - Did you have first hand experience of the terrible flooding of 2007? If so, get in touch and send us your articles and photos.

"The London Tornado" - we are looking for articles/pictures on this event that occurred in London, UK on 7 December 2006. Please email in your accounts/papers and photos.

Look out for further details of these important special issues and ways to order further promotional/collector's copies.

Special issues are important for documenting and explaining why such severe weather events occur, not just for further research but for members of the public to help understanding and provide vital information to aid survival and preparedness for the future. The IJMet continues to be the most prestigious severe weather devoted Journal of its kind bringing support, education and research to absolutely everyone.

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Current issue: March 2009, (Dispatched);  Next expected issue: April/May 2009 (coming soon) EDP 20/05/09
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Volume 34, Number 341, September 2009 (coming soon) (EDP: 15/02/10) Subscribe or Order Now

This issue is special because it contains the first ever of our annual reviews on the Tropical Storm Seasons. Dr Kieran Hickey, Ireland, has very kindly taken on this role to ensure this extremely important part of severe weather is not missed. His first review of 2008 is not to be missed and he includes everything - Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones.

Amongst this we have an amazing article from Jonathan Webb about the incredible hailstorm that battered Surrey, Kent in July 2007. Of course we have more amazing pictures from our fabulous photographer contributors along with our usual features. Our lead paper this month discusses Wind Chill Temperatures in China and its effects.

Volume 34, Number 340, August 2009 (out now!) Subscribe or Order Now

As all of our loyal subscribers and TORRO members are aware, the August issue is always our annual special issue where TORRO proudly displays all the research conducted in the previous year. This year is even more special as we have a first ever report from our Maltese member Mark Vella on the Weather in Malta during 2008. This issue also includes the first financial statement which was presented (again for the first time) at TORRO's spring AGM conference in Birmingham. Obviously it includes all the usual reports, TORRO's severe weather forecasting in 2008 - which included a very rare actual warning alert for a storm which was happening in real time; whirlwind report; ball lightning; results of investigations in Ireland and of course more spectacular photographs with a MetPix addition. This annual special is invaluable for all researchers and enthusiasts of severe weather in the UK. If anyone wants any back annual review issues visit the order now page.

Volume 34, Number 339, June/July 2009 (Out Now!) Subscribe or Order Now

This issue is jam-packed - a TORRO site investigation carried out by one of our many volunteers in March this year is presented. Co-written by another fellow TORRO member, this is the first site investigation to be published for many years, and hopefully is the first of many to come and many older archived ones that need documenting. This is an integral part of TORRO's research and helps verify forecasting and further study. If you have done an investigation into a severe weather event anywhere in the world, please send us your report to be published. This particular event occurred on 26 March 2009 in Suffolk, UK. We also have METPIX in the poster section of a stunning photo from the Great Plains in 2008, our usual whirlwind and thunder reports and our lead science paper this month is about rainfall variability in Anantapur district in India and one paper that is not to be missed by Dr G. Terence Meaden and Chris Chatfield on tornadoes in Birmingham during 1931 and 1946 to 2005.

Volume 34, Number 338, April/May 2009 (printed) (EDP: 01/05/09) Subscribe or Order Now

This month we have a paper on the performance on General Circulation Models over North Africa, a very interesting article on thunderstorms and their connection with synoptic activity over Poland, another Weather and Me article by TORRO's webmaster, Martin Collins, the usual TORRO whirlwind reports for the UK as usual. This issue also sees some important announcements and also includes the Akamai press release.

Volume 34, Number 337, March 2009 (Out Now!) Subscribe or Order Now

For the third issue of the year we see the concluding part to Dr Rick Wild's global snow report along with the second part of the very interesting data-filled paper on British Rainfall extremes. Also in this issue we see the first of our new tutorial section. This month Matt Clark discusses Convective Available Potential Energy - what it is, how it's calculated and what it means for the atmosphere and severe weather. We also have our annual report from Durham's weather station by Prof Burt and of course some more stunning photographs.

Volume 34, Number 336, February 2009 (Out Now!) Subscribe or Order Now

The lead scientific paper this month discusses statistical forecasts and their technique during monsoon seasons in India,a report on tornadoes and funnel clouds observed over Poland during 2006, the first part of an extensive paper on British daily rainfall extremes - not to be missed. In addition the first part of annual snowfall and blizzards by Dr Rick Wild is presented. We also have a special letter from Dr Jean Dessens on the devastating T8 tornado that struck Hautmont in France last year.

Volume 34, Number 335, January 2009

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Starting off the brand new year with new features, more popular interest articles and more education and research for all levels of interest we have a world snowfall and blizzard report from 2006 by Dr Richard Wild, our usual TORRO reports including Jan-May 2008 whirlwind report and our usual Thunder report and an excellently passionate article by TORRO's Mark humpage on his love for extreme weather and storm chasing in our new feature Weather and Me. We also have our lead paper which is the international science paper from Prof. Rehman on an analysis of Saudi climatic parameters. Lots of new interest, announcements in the editorial and as usual absolutely stunning photographs. Don't miss volume 34.

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We only have limited numbers left of our special issue from 2008 on the most devastating tornado to hit Kansas, USA during that year - The Greensburg Tornado so order your copy today to not miss it.

Weather Myths/Lore In this new section we discuss weather lore or myths - do you have a myth you want us to research and find out if it is true? Contact us with your weather lore!

Red Sky at Night, Shepherds'/Sailors' Delight. Red Sky in the Morning, Shepherds'/Sailors' Warning. Ever wondered where that saying came from?

Even thousands of years ago, man was attempting to forecast the weather and they'd use observations to help decide when to plant crops or sail out into the wide open seas.

When we see red sky in the morning, this can mean that there is a high water content in the atmosphere and as the sun rises in the east, the red colour appears in the sky meaning that there is rain on the way. Whereas, red sky at night denotes stable air and high pressure, which generally means fair weather.

Some know the saying as 'shepherds' and others know it as 'sailors' this is because both used the saying and forecast technique for their jobs. Shepherds used it to identify when it was safe to plant crops and sailors used it to work out when best to go out to sea.

Is it true, does it work? Try it.

Ever feel like it purposefully rains on Bank Holiday Monday? IJMet researchers are currently looking back to these days to see just how many rainy Bank Holidays we have had, and how many have been sunny. Is it just that we're off work and notice the weather, or does it purposefully rain on our parade to stop people getting in the garden, or having a game of golf? What do you think? Send us your weather mythical articles/letters!