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29 NOV 2011:
TORNADOES ACROSS NORTHWEST ENGLAND - CONFIRM TORRO TORNADO WATCH
Conditions favourable for the development
of strong convection and tornadoes across a large portion of the British
Isles were forecast today in
TORRO's Tornado
Watch.
By 1530 hrs, reports were coming in through
Twitter of a tornado in Heaton Moor in Stockport, sadly injuring an
elderly lady as her chimney came crashing down in the winds. Reports of
a large tree being hurled onto a house were also coming in as
Firefighters were clearing the unstable debris after the event (Editor
of IJMet and Media Secretary and Site Investigator for TORRO spoke to
Andy Crane about it on Radio Manchester just after 1700).
Other reports are coming in from near
Bolton: the A666 is closed due to a reported tornado in Darwen and also
Horwich.
Did you
witness/photograph any severe weather?
If ANYONE has ANY information, photographs,
please get in touch. We are constantly ensuring we have a comprehensive
database for further study, improving forecasts and aiding education and
awareness to help keep the public safe by knowing the threats and what
to do in such severe weather.
Please support us and TORRO so we can
continue this invaluable research. Thank you, Sam.
3 NOV 2011:
TORNADO IN REDDITCH, BIRMINGHAM
Just had confirmation from witnesses who telephoned BRMB
radio station in Birmingham of a tornado confirming TORRO's Tornado
watch for today. Witnesses enountered torrential rain, getting heavier,
then saw tiles being ripped off roofs and fences hurled. One witness
described not being able to see the road at all. Sam Hall gave
information for their news bulletin.
4 Nov 2011: More severe
weather reports are coming in from yesterday including funnel clouds in
Worcester and torrential downpours of up to 56 mm of rain fall in
Farnham, Hampshire.
Please telephone, tweet, Facebook us if you witnessed any
severe weather yesterday.
"STORMCHASER: THE
BUTTERFLY AND THE TORNADO" - BBC THREE, PREMIERED 31 OCT 2011
At last, the BBC have aired the documentary
they filmed this May (2011). Following the Editor of IJMet and Media
Secretary for TORRO, Sam Hall as
she travelled over 6,000 miles in the search for storms, and the
ultimate wedge tornado on her annual storm chasing trip.
"Through my voluntary work for IJMet and
TORRO, I hope I am able to disseminate important, pioneering research
into such terrifying severe weather to hopefully educate further and
maybe one day increase warning times for such horrific tornadoes such as
Joplin.
"Storm chasing I have
always classed as my hobby, and IJMet and TORRO as my passion in life.
It has become enormously important to me to be focused when storm
chasing, to target the correct storm, to locate the threats and help
communities seek shelter. Nothing will stop me from helping residents
who are in danger the most just living their daily routines.
"Through my research
here in the UK and in the USA, I have always been aware of the complete
turmoil tornadoes cause in the USA, however, seeing Joplin this year
left me speechless. I have heard so many stories of Mothers letting go
of their child's hand to save their child: I just cannot imagine what it
must be like for families and I would dread losing any of my family in
something so tragic. If anything, witnessing this first hand this year
has made me more determined to publish research for further study and as
we have always done, report severe rotation and potential danger when
chasing."
Stormchaser: The
Butterfly and the Tornado is available on
iPlayer. Also available in HD.
Comments:
Sam Hall: My brother, Keith and I have
been truly overwhelmed by the beautiful, wonderful positive comments we
have received via Twitter and Facebook. Thank you, sincerely. It means
the world to me to know this film has given people the strength to live
their dreams, and has brought attention to what is a daily threat to
mankind: Mother Nature.
Mr Harris (TORRO Member):
"Suitably really really impressed with
the documentary, your enthusiasm for severe weather was just completely
infectious and made me feel like I was in the back seat of your car with
you on the trip. Particularly too, your efforts to help people to stay
safe is commendable and it has been a pleasure to have something finally
worthwhile to watch on the TV. Come on TORRO!"
A massive well done to the production
company @TrueNorth, especially Jess Fowle
for doing a truly magnificent job.
A huge thanks to: Director, Danny Beck,
Cameraman Lee Chapman and Assistant Producer Michelle Barratt who all
joined us on our trip this year.
Read about the Joplin Tornado from Sam's
perspective in the July 2011 issue of the Journal (opposite).
FULL Colour:
IJMet Online.
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Sam (IJMet) @IJMet
Sam's personal feed:
@SamStormchaser
Keith: @budgiefish
and @CloudwareCity
TORRO: @stormresearch
DebRA: @CharityDebRA
An article on this programme and Sam's skin
condition, Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) and how it affects her daily life
is in today's Warrington Guardian. More information on EB can be found
on their website.
The programme has been featured in many
national newspapers, including Pick of the Day in The Sunday Times
and The Daily Mail.
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LATEST SEVERE
WEATHER NEWS
Hurricane Irene, downgraded to Category 1
storm, but with winds still at 90 mph. Mandatory evacuation occurring in
New York City. "Preparing for an historic storm" (CNN). In a few
hours NYC's public transportation systems will be completely shut down.
Shelters being prepared for evacuees. Tornadoes have been confirmed in
this storm. Tornado warnings in effect and threats of strong winds,
deadly lightning and hail. Storm surge is also a serious threat,
high tides being reported (CNN). Stay safe and listen to your State
Governors.
Contact us for information on hurricanes
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who experienced the tragedies of this year's USA tornado season
first-hand? If so, please send us your articles/stories/photographs for
a special online issue of IJMet. This year was unprecedented and for
severe weather research and science, as well as to fulfill human
interest and aid understanding and education into such events it is
important to document such events for further study. IJMet Online is
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to aid further weather research and improve on the knowledge already
obtained from such study. Please send anything on this topic for
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All contributors will receive a PDF printed version of the issue in
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also features a paper on this year's events and the extreme loss in
Joplin, Missouri. This will be in print and online. Thank you sincerely.
BBC CREW FILMED
EDITOR'S STORM CHASE HOLIDAY - MAY 2011
Samantha Hall (Editor) and her brother, Keith have been
chasing for seven years now. This year, after an interview for another
TV programme carried about by Sam, the BBC were inspired to follow their
storm chase trip this May. There during the worst six days since the
1930s Sam said "This year was surreal and for the first time it left me
with mixed emotions. Whilst chasing on the 24th May, watching the radar,
knowing potentially peoples' lives were being ripped apart, literally,
as we chased left me crying at the thought. That same day we saw a half
mile wide wedge tornado rip through Stillwater, OK, thankfully not
injuring anyone. Tulsa's FOX23 channel wanted an interview and I only
hope that through IJMet and TORRO and helping people each year when we
chase that we can in some way contribute to such important weather
research. It was good to enable promotion of IJMet for this reason via
FOX23 and I hope the BBC documentary will also highlight the devastation
and help our fight." The documentary is currently to be aired later this
year on BBC3 entitled, at the moment "Butterfly and the Tornado". A
series of articles will be published in up-coming issues of IJMet on
Sam's experience this year, dealing with her disability, the chasing and
the BBC!
EXCITING NEWS
IJMet features in RMetS 2012 Calendar!
Congratulations to everyone whose picture
has been chosen to feature in the 2012 RMetS Calendar! We are absolutely
delighted to announce that one image has been given the front cover
slot, with three other images inside. Thank you to the RMetS for
requesting photographs from us and collaborating in this way. I know it
is only June, but I cannot wait for everyone to see this spectacular
calendar, full of absolutely magical weather photography. Keep
up-to-date on ordering via www.rmets.org!
URGENT INFORMATION - IJMET MAILING
ADDRESS
(9 Jun 2011)
Since Royal Mail have admitted
responsibility for their mistakes but have not offered anything in terms
of compensation for inconvenience caused on our valued subscribers'
part, or any good will gestures, I will not be reinstating the PO Box
for the foreseeable future. Please therefore continue to use the Massey
Avenue address until further notice. Once again I sincerely thank
everyone for your kind letters of support and understanding with this
matter.
(3 Mar 2011)
Getting nowhere fast on the telephone to
Royal Mail's "Dedicated business customer services helpline (!!)", I as
part of keeping you all up-to-date through Twitter, used their ID in my
tweet to make sure they received it as a mention... unbelievably, they
responded. Today I direct messaged them with the details, hopefully
resulting in a positive response tomorrow! Sincere apologies to all of
you for this diabolical situation. Samantha.
(25 Feb 2011)
Due to an appalling oversight caused
entirely by Royal Mail, it is with regret I must inform everyone
immediately that at the present time the current PO Box address is no
longer in use. They have cancelled the PO Box in error. I expect to hear
from them regarding this situation on Monday 28 Feb 2011 when hopefully
the box will be reinstated. However, due to this, any mail sent recently
will most probably have been returned back to you. I can only sincerely
apologise for this despicable error and for the inconvenience caused.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for any further information. I will
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Sam Hall (Editor) on BBC Radio Wiltshire
(14 July 2010)
Apart from a slight fumble at the beginning, the
interview went well, managing to engage listeners into IJMet's good work
in publishing TORRO's good work, along with other research and our
stunning photography. We also managed to get in our Twitter Feed
addresses which is great. A full transcript of the interview will be
coming soon... Thanks also to member Chris Bell for his part in the
interview for plugging IJMet and his paper we published.
This interview is part of a feature the BBC are doing on
Wild Weather. A programme will be aired we believe in September. Sam
Hall is due to be filming with the BBC next Wednesday (21st) for the
programme. Keep checking the site for more news on this.
(23 April 2010) IJMet Photography announces 2010
competition!
To coincide with the proposed Winter/Snow special issue
of the IJMet hopefully to be published this year, we are holding a
competition to showcase the best photographs taken during the 2009/10
severe winter in the British Isles. Click
here for full details and prizes.
(22 April 2010) Another new
International Editorial Board member
joins our ever growing team! Dr Kieran Hickey from Ireland already
writes an annual report on Hurricanes and Tropical Storms each year and
we are delighted he has joined the Board.
(17 April 2010) Follow us on TWITTER!!!
http://twitter.com/IJMet We
have just set up our account and sent our very first Tweet! Take a look!
New member of the team! (15/4/10)
Dr Paul Messenger!
Dr Paul Messenger has been a great supporter of the IJMet
for many years now, and he very kindly recently wrote in to the
editorial office to put himself forward for the Advertising Manager
vacancy. Ironically, in between him sending me his letter and it
arriving at the PO Box, I had emailed him inviting him to join our
Editorial Board! On returning from his holiday, he replied and dutifully
accepted. I would therefore like to welcome him aboard with open arms,
and thank him for his sincere generosity. Thank you so much Dr Paul!
New International Editorial Board members from January
2010's edition!
A huge welcome to Dr Paul Messenger, as stated above from
Midglamorgan University, UK to the Board, and another massive thank you
and welcome to Dr Leszek Kolendowicz of The University of Posnan,
Poland. His presence on the Board has already been of a rewarding nature
as he has invited us to be listed on the Ministerial list of official
Polish Scientific Journals. This will help raise our profile immensely,
and hopefully more contributions and subscriptions from Poland. Thank
you Leszek. Read the Editorial in the January 2010 issue for more
details and announcements. Please see our entire Editorial Board list
here.
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!
Nikolai Dotzek
Everyone here at the Journal were so saddened to hear of
the tragic loss of a truly enthusiastic pioneering worker amongst the
European severe weather scientific community. Nikolai organised last
year's ECSS in Landschut, Germany which was a testimony to his
generosity and passion for severe weather research. We all give our love
and condolences to his friends and family. A scientist who had a lot
more to give will be sadly missed.
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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Don't forget to order your Greensburg Tornado Special
- this full colour special issue contains dramatic images of this
horrific event along with informative and insightful papers about what
happened on 4 May 2007 and the harrowing stories from those first on the
scene.
Readers' comments on The Greensburg special have been
absolutely excellent already:
"I have just finished reading the May issue of the I.
J. Met., and want to congratulate you for this outstanding special
issue. You have made a great editorial work, and also a very
important scientific paper with the meteorological study of the
Greensburg tornado. I will keep this volume apart in my tornado
files."
"First of all, many congratulations on the superb
Special issue on The Greensburg Tornado, with its terrific
photographs, and that marvellously full article on the "Super
Tuesday" Tornado Outbreak of February, 2006 by Matthew Clark, so
soon after the event; you left [other weather periodicals] far
behind!"
"Just
a brief note to congratulate the team on an excellent edition, in
particular the article from Sam Hall. I found the explanation of the
various parameters involved in the forecasting of tornadic
supercells to be well-presented and has certainly helped in my own
understanding of the complex dynamics.
Well
done"
"The Greensburg issue was excellent. Congratulations
to all involved with that one.... "
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years. Don't miss this incredible issue coming very soon!
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thunderstorms during this period. Also in this issue, usually in
September's edition of IJMet, is the annual report on Tropical storms,
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presented in IJMet over a number of years. The usual features are also incorporated: TORRO Tornado and other whirlwind reports and Thunder reports as well as
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and other whirlwinds which occurred in 2010 and of course hail, thunder
and lightning strikes from TORRO's Thunderstorm and Other Severe Weather
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Early in May 2011, many weather stations on television in
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reported tornadoes. They most certainly spoke too soon. In just six
days, the greatest number of fatalities occurred in several metropolitan
areas of the mid-west, aptly known as 'Tornado Alley'. Joplin City was
worst hit with over 300 deaths. Professor Gregory Forbes (IJMet's
Editorial Board member) from the Weather Channel discusses this
incredible year in this issue's lead article "2011 - An Incredible
Tornado Year". Editor Samantha was also stormchasing during the
devastating month of May - some of her photographs are displayed in this
issue including a wedge tornado that caused damage in Stillwater, OK.
Samantha did an interview about the chase and research in general on
Tulsa's FOX23 News Channel after being spotted surveying damage in
Stillwater. Our regular features are also included along with another of
Dr Rick Wild's heavy snowfall and blizzards report. Everyone here at
IJMet will always think of those who suffered during this May's tornado
season and we would be delighted to hear from anyone who has a success
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Irradiation and Temperatures using the Arima Model in Botswana. Of
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followed by an excellent detailed account of TORRO's Regional Networking
scheme which has now been established for two years enabling even
further excellence and pride in our ongoing severe weather research, in
particular maintaining the true credibility of our databases. This issue
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this issue's photography section there is an intriguing picture which we
have turned into a quiz to see if any of you know what the phenomenon in
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of downward long-wave radiation over Egypt. A fabulous Weather and Me
article with some spectacular snow-scenes and frozen lake images from
our loyal reader, Jeff Blackshaw and of course our monthly feature from
TORRO's Tornado Division (June 2009 statistics), our 35th anniversary
look-back at the weather this month in 1975 and of course, our
Question of the Month competition question for November! Our
photography section this month comes in two parts. We have a "Focus
On..." piece by our very own Howard Kirby and Matt Dobson with a
couple of pictures also from the editor, Samantha hall. The Focus On
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seeing snow for the very first time, especially in the UK. This brought
fun and laughter and many a snowman and snow ball fight amongst the
young and old... until it went on just slightly longer than one would
have hoped for. Causing power cuts, more problems to the economy as
people were snowed in and unable to get to work, a lack of grit and salt
caused havoc on the roads putting car rates insurance up due to the
number of accidents. It was claimed to be the worst freeze in 30 years
with some areas of the British Isles going down to -30 C. Read this
special where TORRO's Research Leader for snow and co-author discuss
what happened too. Let's not forget also, the results from our snow
photography competition which will be announced and photos will be
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Part 2 of
Jonathan Webb and Bill Pike's excellent paper on the extreme rainfall in
2007 is completed in this issue, along with Part 2 of the southwest
northeast monsoon season in 2004 using GCMs (continued from May issue
349 - see below) is finalised. A very interesting transcript of a
discussion regarding an initial letter to the editor regarding Dr Keul's
Ball Lightning paper in Volume 32 is also published, with the discussion
continuing in a later issue. We also conclude 2005's whirlwind events.
Volume 35,
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June's issue
see's Part 1 of a very important paper which analyses and discusses the
extreme rainfall of 19-20 July 2007. As you all may recall, 2007 was a
record breaking year for flooding in the British Isles and it is vital
that these events do not go undocumented. Part 2 of this outstanding and
interesting paper suitable for all level's of meteorological knowledge
continues and ends in July's issue. We also have a world snow report by
TORRO's research leader, Rick Wild. Of course we also have the usual
special 35th anniversary features, including June's question of the
Month and This Month 35 Years Ago along with our ongoing publication of
TORRO's extensive and credible whirlwind database information. Further
content to be announced soon.
Volume 35,
Number 349, May (2010) (in-press) (EDP: 14/07/10)
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This issue
comprises of Part 1 of a detailed paper on the southwest northeast
monsoon season in India in 2004 using GCMs. Along with this we have our
excellent annual report on Poland's whirlwinds by one of our newest
editorial board members and loyal contributor, Leszek Kolendowcz. There
is also an extraordinary article on a shower of aromatic berries that
fell in 1867! This is a fascinating and well-researched article, not to
be missed.
Volume 35,
Number 348, April (2010) (in-press) (EDP: 5/07/10)
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A wonderfully
interesting article by one of our loyal readers this month on his
recollection of the weather in Glasgow in 1975 as we continue our 35th
anniversary special year.
This issue
holds two papers regarding climate, the first discusses urbanization
growth and its possible effects on the climate of Cairo, Egypt. The
second discusses climatic variables and indices in Greece. We also have
our regular features including of course our whirlwind report (archived
this month from June 2005) and of course don't forget the Question of
the Month and absolutely more stunning photography.
Volume 35,
Number 347,March(2010) (In-press) (EDP: 2/06/10)
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A spectacular
issue full of incredible photography. A fascinating research paper on
Lightning Climatology in India, Improving forecasts of flash-flooding in
Egypt using the WRF model, and a further research paper on the
concentration of lead particulates in Gaborone, Botswana. A full-filled
international research issue, but of course not without our regular
features! Find out what the weather was doing in March 1975 as part of
our ongoing series this year to coincide with our 35th anniversary,
whirlwind statistics for May 2005 and of course our thunderstorm report.
A really packed issue not to be missed. Also, don't forget to write down
the answer to this month's "Question of the Month"!!
Volume 35,
Number 346, February(2010) (In-press) (EDP:26/05/10)
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This issue has
some spectacular images by Pete Scott as part of our continuing "Focus
On..." feature, including the 4 May Greensburg KS supercell. Papers this
month include a fascinating discussion on the performance and
construction of mercury-free air-barometers, a rainfall analysis in the
Siang Basin, India, The Weather 35 Years Ago This Month and we begin
2005's archived whirlwind data starting with January to April. Don't
forget this month's question for the year's special 1975 Question of the
Month competition!
Volume 35,
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This is the
first of our very special anniversary year as we celebrate 35 years of
voluntary service in severe weather publication. With a very special
editorial from our Founder, the first of our one year only feature
article "The Weather this Month 35 Years Ago", an incredible feature
lead paper from Matt Clark on the supercell that crossed the UK in
November 2009, a paper on Indian monsoon from Temi Ologunorisa, and
let's not forget to mention the first question of our year's
competition: Question of the Month and of course our regular
features too, with yet ever more stunning photography. Brand new team
member announcements, and further exciting announcements will also be
featured in the Editor's Editorial.
Volume 34,
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Our last of
the 2009 editions includes a fabulous lead paper from Francois Paul
discussing the devastating Hautmont tornado which measured approximately
T8 on the T-scale destroying hundreds of houses and businesses in the
French town. In addition we have a report on thunderstorm activity over
India and a pertinent article on the vulnerability of the Siliguri
Corridor during adverse weather conditions from our avid contributors,
Dr Shobha and Dr Dhar of the Indian Met. Institute. Naturally, we have
our regular features, too including a long TORRO whirlwind report, and
of course my End of Year Editorial.
Volume 34,
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This month
includes an interesting paper on an improved ait-barometer, Botswana
lead concentration in road-side particulates, a short piece on the
Fastnet Storm Disaster 30 years ago and much more still to be announced!
Volume 34,
Number 342, October 2009 (in-press from 25/2/10)
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This issue
sees the beginning of our BRAND NEW photography feature Focus On...
This month we are Focusing on photographer and storm chaser, Paul
Sherman. This excellent new feature allows an entire issue be dedicated
to that person featuring an article on them and their love of weather
photography and general passion for the severe stuff!
In addition,
we have another Weather and Me article by Nicky Lambert, our
usual features including TORRO Tornado Division whirlwind report and
Thunderstorm Division reports.
Our lead
science article this month is about electromagnetic radiation in
lightning plus we learn about the tornadic activity in Poland during
2007 and severe flooding in India in 2006.
Volume 34,
Number 341, September 2009 (Dispatched!)
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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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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!
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