I did not know that
Huh. We had a tornado warning yesterday, and I didn’t feel a thing.
Tornadoes in the UK are surprisingly common and no one knows why, according to this article titled Tornadoes in the UK are surprisingly common and no one knows why. In fact, they’re more common than the US, but very weak.
According to this article, the UK has more tornadoes per square mile than any country in the world. Okay, it’s Reddit, but still. Winds here are insane, so I wouldn’t be surprised.
I think we probably have a definitions problem here. Tornadoes don’t show up on satellite, so they don’t count if they aren’t caught by a weather station or human observer. We are very densely populated, so many observers make for more reports. But do you count every swirly and dust devil, or only the big ones?
We get 30 or so a year that are indisputable and strong enough to do property damage. Not yesterday. There were several intense bursts of thunderstorm overnight into morning (including right at the time I usually leave on my bike), but no twisters.
I do hope my Florida peeps are snuggled into a Georgia Motel 6 tonight.
Posted: October 8th, 2024 under weather.
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Comment from QuasiModo
Time: October 8, 2024, 8:48 pm
Good luck to the Florida people, prayers for the people already affected by Helene.
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