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Just to make UKWW viewers feel better, a mini-tornado reported now in South Africa. Perhaps this mini-tornado should be ranked high on mini-tornado scale seeing as it flattened a number of homes as well. [wow] Mini-tornado ravages Grahamstown October 08, 2008, 20:30 The Makana Municipality is assisting people affected by the mini-tornado that has caused severe damage to property in ...

Something weird is happening with the weather I think! (As said in other thread but can't be bothered to quote ) Carry on chatting here if you want?

Please post any convective happenings here. I heard loud thunder this morning around 10:00am-11:00am and I was in Yelvelton but the Thunder was coming from the South or South West I'm sure! Strange though as the cloud was very odd and lots of Altocumulus Lenticular clouds! But it was a thunderstorm as I could see it! Quite odd really considering that we are under high pressure!!!...

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When travelling up from Milton Keynes today I noticed a lot of convective activity over the Midlands, with large Cu forming and one or two even with just the beginnings of an anvil. Yet upon arriving home I find the pressure to be 1033mb and rising. How can convective activity take place under the sinking air of a strengthening high? Pete

BBC Radio Solent forecast showers for this area today and tomorrow, but no indication of the intensity other than to say "Keep your brollie handy". As I got caught in an isolated heavy downpour yesterday evening clearly there's some upper instability over S England at the moment.

Just to report a heavy shower over Bournemouth town centre yesterday at 1800. Seems to have been a very isolated event but some menacing cloud just beforehand. BBC incidentally are forecasting more showers in this area for today and tomorrow. So much for a settled outlook!

Disappointed I missed this one. I might have been able to see it from my window, though it may have been round too far to the South. Anyway, here's a thread from the Sheffield forum (complete with "mini-tornado" reference ): http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3 95488 And linked from that thread, here's a set of Flickr pictures: http://www.flickr....

Report of Waterspout in Torbay, off Torquay at roughly 14:30BST today 17/09/08. Spout would have formed in relatively shallow CuSc, but given sea temps, DALR lapses in lowest 6000' of atmosphere, some wind shear, convergence and topographical effects, think this is certainly possible. N.

Firstly, do we need one? BBC mention showers developing over S England tomorrow afternoon, but with many places staying dry. Not too dissimilar in narrative to last Friday but with a totally different synoptic set-up. Any thoughts on this one?

Just to make UKWW viewers feel better, a mini-tornado reported now in South Africa. Perhaps this mini-tornado should be ranked high on mini-tornado scale seeing as it flattened a number of homes as well. [wow] Mini-tornado ravages Grahamstown October 08, 2008, 20:30 The Makana Municipality is assisting people affected by the mini-tornado that has caused severe damage to property in ...