Another English tornado with image

[Bill Hark]

There was another English tornado and this BBC article has a photo of the funnel. I haven't yet seen any video. Still, the BBC uses the annoying term, "mini tornado."

BBC article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/4985262.stm)

At least somebody is seeing tornadoes.

Bill Hark

[Josh Morgerman]

Interesting. Judging by the damage and eyewitness accounts, it sounds like an F0-- since the primary description of its effects is that it blew garbage around.

[mark humpage]

Some damage photos here http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/foru...id=1499&start=1 (http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1499&start=1)

TORRO have confirmed intensity as T1.

Mark

[joel ewing]

Some damage photos here http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/foru...id=1499&start=1 (http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1499&start=1)

TORRO have confirmed intensity as T1.

Mark
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Mark, aren't Torro's ratings of tornado strengths different from the Fujita ratings? In otherwords, a Torro rating of T-1 is less intense than a Fujita rated F-1?
Thanks! Joel Ewing

[Josh Morgerman]

Mark, aren't Torro's ratings of tornado strengths different from the Fujita ratings? In otherwords, a Torro rating of T-1 is less intense than a Fujita rated F-1?
Thanks! Joel Ewing
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I checked this, because I was curious, too. Their scale has 11 levels (T0-T10). A T1 equals a high-end F0 (so my estimate was right-- surprisingly enough! :P).

Check out this page on the Torro Intensity Scale: http://www.torro.org.uk/TORRO/severeweather/tscale.php. It links to a direct comparison between the Torro Intensity Scale and the Fujita Scale: http://www.torro.org.uk/TORRO/severeweather/Tscaleorigin.php.

You will notice that the historical discussion is quite critical of the Fujita Scale. Interesting stuff!