Tornado swatch.

xilman · 2008-07-06, 20:36

Not strictly a tornado but a funnel-cloud. Nice photos nonetheless.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/7492301.stm

Paul

jasong · 2008-07-22, 07:23

I have a tornado watch, but the tornado has a Tasmanian devil inside it.

(yes, it's true, I return as a processed canned meat. I will exact vengeance on my enemies by telling silly jokes. I am the off-topic demon, creater of mayhem. Destroyer of useful threads, I laugh at those who flame me. I am like the new Joker(think Batman), except only in Mersenne Forum.)

99.94 · 2008-07-22, 09:41

You're not well, Jason?

jasong · 2008-07-22, 18:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by 99.94

You're not well, Jason?

I'm ok, I just couldn't decide which smilies to use, so I didn't use any.

xilman · 2008-07-27, 15:04

Not a tornado, but a nice movie.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7520415.stm

Paul

xilman · 2008-08-04, 10:16

Another one, the other side of The Channel from the previous:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7540484.stm

Rather more serious this time, with at least three deaths.

Paul

Brian-E · 2008-08-24, 17:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by sayad

thats not a funel clud cause what i know about funnel cloud is that funnel cloud is a funnel-shaped cloud of condensed water droplets, associated with a rotating column of air and extending from the base of a cloud (usually a cumulonimbus or towering cumulus cloud) but not reaching the ground or a water surface. A funnel cloud is usually visible as a cone-shaped or needle like protuberance from the main cloud base. Funnel clouds frequently form in association with supercell thunderstorms.

If a funnel cloud touches the ground it becomes a tornado. Most tornadoes begin as funnel clouds, but many funnel clouds do not make ground contact and so do not become tornadoes. Also, a tornado does not necessarily need to have an associated condensation funnel—if strong cyclonic winds are occurring at the surface, then the feature is a tornado. Some tornadoes may appear only as a debris swirl, with no obvious funnel cloud extending below the rotating cloud base.

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davieddy · 2008-08-31, 23:49

If Gustav wasn't so potentially serious, the mayor
of New Orleans would make a great comedian.

xilman · 2008-09-19, 18:51

An aquatic member of the species hit Devon yesterday. Nice article and picture here.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle4783321.ece

This one is rather far southwest for UK tornados. Most occur in southern and central England.

Paul

Primeinator · 2008-09-20, 00:04

I live in the middle of Tornado Alley in the United States. Tornado watches and warnings are very common. We have some unbelievable weather here, and a high respect for mother nature.

xilman · 2008-09-20, 08:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Primeinator

I live in the middle of Tornado Alley in the United States. Tornado watches and warnings are very common. We have some unbelievable weather here, and a high respect for mother nature.

Post nice pictures from the news sites if you have them.

I started this thread only because many people in the US refuse to believe that the place with the highest number of tornados per square metre per second is southern England, closely followed by The Netherlands.

Tornado Alley undoubtedly gets many more big tornados than western Europe.

Paul

2008-07-06, 20:36	#1
xilman Bamboozled! "𒉺𒌌𒇷𒆷𒀭" May 2003 Down not across 25001₈ Posts	Tornado swatch. Not strictly a tornado but a funnel-cloud. Nice photos nonetheless. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/7492301.stm Paul

2008-07-27, 15:04	#5
xilman Bamboozled! "𒉺𒌌𒇷𒆷𒀭" May 2003 Down not across 10,753 Posts	Whirlwind on IOW Not a tornado, but a nice movie. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7520415.stm Paul Last fiddled with by xilman on 2008-07-27 at 15:05

2008-09-19, 18:51	#9
xilman Bamboozled! "𒉺𒌌𒇷𒆷𒀭" May 2003 Down not across 10,753 Posts	Waterspout An aquatic member of the species hit Devon yesterday. Nice article and picture here. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle4783321.ece This one is rather far southwest for UK tornados. Most occur in southern and central England. Paul

2008-07-22, 07:23	#2
jasong "Jason Goatcher" Mar 2005 3507₁₀ Posts	I have a tornado watch, but the tornado has a Tasmanian devil inside it. (yes, it's true, I return as a processed canned meat. I will exact vengeance on my enemies by telling silly jokes. I am the off-topic demon, creater of mayhem. Destroyer of useful threads, I laugh at those who flame me. I am like the new Joker(think Batman), except only in Mersenne Forum.)

2008-07-22, 09:41	#3
99.94 Dec 2004 The Land of Lost Content 273₁₀ Posts	You're not well, Jason?

2008-08-04, 10:16	#6
xilman Bamboozled! "𒉺𒌌𒇷𒆷𒀭" May 2003 Down not across 10,753 Posts	Another one, the other side of The Channel from the previous: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7540484.stm Rather more serious this time, with at least three deaths. Paul

2008-08-31, 23:49	#8
davieddy "Lucan" Dec 2006 England 194A₁₆ Posts	If Gustav wasn't so potentially serious, the mayor of New Orleans would make a great comedian.

2008-09-20, 00:04	#10
Primeinator "Kyle" Feb 2005 Somewhere near M52.. 915₁₀ Posts	I live in the middle of Tornado Alley in the United States. Tornado watches and warnings are very common. We have some unbelievable weather here, and a high respect for mother nature.