Extreme Weather

This book is about weather extremes in the United Kingdom. It presents fascinating and detailed insights into <i>tornadoes</i> (supercell and non-supercell tornadoes, historical and contemporary case studies, frequency and spatial distributions, and unique data on extreme events); <i>thunderstorms</i> (epic event analysis and observing); <i>hailstorms</i> (intensity, distributions and frequency of high magnitude events); <i>lightning</i> (lightning as a hazard, impacts and injuries); <i>ball lightning</i> (definitions, impacts and case studies); <i>flooding</i> (historical and contemporary analysis, extreme rainfall and flash flooding); <i>snowfalls</i> (heavy snowfall days and events). It also looks at researching weather extremes, provides guidance on performing post-storm <i>site investigations</i> and details what is involved in <i>severe weather forecasting</i>. It is written by members, directors and past and present Heads of the research group the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO). With fifteen chapters thematically arranged, and data appendix including a new tornado map of the U.K., this book presents a wealth of information on meteorological extremes.<br /> <br />This volume is aimed primarily at researchers in the field of meteorology and climatology, but will also be of interest to advanced undergraduate students taking relevant courses in this area.