TORRO investigates and records convective hazards in the UK and Ireland, including tornadoes, damaging wind, hail and lightning; also hosts biannual conferences
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Our book has been published. See bit.ly/1OuZmpA & previous tweets for discount codes. #TORROBook @RMetS
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Impressive hail in Thirsk, North Yorkshire during this morning’s storms! Sent in by Chris Sykes
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The size of his hail in Melksham last night is absolutely bewildering (Credit to u/Ballcuzi- on reddit) mentioned that their car was pummelled, no suprise there!
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May 28
Hail damage to conservatory and car at Melksham, #Wiltshire, from last night's thunderstorms (originator & photo credit: Gavin Bailey) @TorroUK @metofficeUK
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A waterspout was spotted from Brighton Marina extending down from nearby clouds by Stephen Taylor just after 09:30 BST this morning. If you have any other reports or have seen any other waterspouts this morning then please do report them to us at our website - thanks 😁
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There has been some reports of funnel clouds over parts of Scotland today, particularly over Perthshire and Fife. If you have seen any or have any damage reports then please report them using the link below, thanks 😁
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Thanks to attendees and presenters for another fantastic conference yesterday at Oxford Brookes University. It was great to see lots of support for TORRO's work, and catch up with friends old and new!
Full details on this year's Autumn conference will be released this summer.
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To round off the conference, we have Peter Kirk presenting on the Kensal Rise tornado that occurred nearly 20 years ago in December 2006.
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Onto rapid fire presentations, Ryan Finch with a rapid fire presentation on his site investigation on the Dereham (Norfolk) tornado
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To start off the afternoon, we have Dan Holley presenting on very large hail and severe thunderstorms in eastern Scotland from August 2025
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Peter Kirk with his annual review of tornadoes and waterspouts of 2025
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Jonathan Webb starts with the annual thunderstorm review of 2025
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Good morning from the TORRO Spring conference
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Not long to go now! If you're coming to the TORRO Conference on Saturday don't forget to purchase tickets in advance – there's still a few tickets available. More details on our website: torro.org.uk/conference
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We've received some reports of wind damage from a line of thunderstorms tracking across SE Wales and Midlands this afternoon - if anyone has come across any wind damage we'd be interested to hear from you, to help with our investigations. Thanks!
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Sharon from Eastbourne has sent in this nice picture of a funnel cloud above Shinewater Park from a passing shower, taken yesterday at 11:24 BST. Light winds and sea breeze convergence likely helped it to form as the shower intensified.
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Please do send in any reports of any funnel clouds if you did see any yesterday, as conditions were suitable for their formation.
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Apr 13
Over hamden park in Eastbourne this morning.
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A week to go until the TORRO Spring Conference is held at Oxford Brookes - more information can be found at torro.org.uk/conference, and we look forward to seeing some of you there next Saturday!
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