1913 United Kingdom tornado outbreak

Tornado outbreak in the United Kingdom 1913 Abercynon tornado damage.jpg Damage caused by the tornado in Abercynon 27 October 1913 28 October 1913 15 confirmed F3 T7 974 160 mph £100,000 (1913)An Extraordinary Tornado https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5388684 Trove 5 April 2020 £11.6 million (2020)UK Inflation Calculator https://www.in2013dollars.com/uk/inflation/1913?amount=100000 in2013dollars.com 5 April 2020 6Storms, floods, tornados, heat waves. So, what's new? https://www.thetimes.com/travel/advice/storms-floods-tornados-heat-waves-so-whats-new-wv0jq20zszg The Times 5 April 2020 150 North East Scotland, North West England, English Midlands, Eastern England, South Wales, Southern England, Cornwall, MunsterStorms, floods, tornados, heat waves. So, what's new? http://www.phenomena.org.uk/tornadoes/page91/page91.html Phenomena.org 5 April 2020 The 1913 United Kingdom tornado outbreak was an outbreak of tornadoes, particularly over England and Wales, on 27 October 1913. The most notable tornadoes occurred in South Wales, where at least two tornadoes had winds of at least 160 mph kph. This is equal to an F3 on the Fujita scale. One of the tornadoes, at Edwardsville, Merthyr Tydfil, resulted in 6 deaths and hundreds of injuries. This is the deadliest-known tornado to occur in the United Kingdom.Storms, floods, tornados, heat waves. So, what's new? https://www.thetimes.com/travel/advice/storms-floods-tornados-heat-waves-so-whats-new-wv0jq20zszg The Times 5 April 2020 Other notable tornadoes struck in Cheshire and Shropshire. Meteorological background thumb|left|The atmospheric set up at the height of the outbreak – 18:00 on 27 October.|250px A rapidly deepening low-pressure extratropical cyclone tracked quickly south on the afternoon of 27 October. The central pressure of the system was 990 mbar inHg at midnight on the 27th,500hPa Geopot. Height – Mon 27 Oct 00:00 1913 https://www.wetterzentrale.de/reanalysis.php?map=1&model=noaa&var=1&jaar=1913&maand=10&dag=27&uur=0000&h=0&tr=360&nmaps=24#mapref Wetterzentrale 5 April 2020 deepening to 975 mbar inHg by 18:00.500hPa Geopot. Height – Mon 27 Oct 18:00 1913 https://www.wetterzentrale.de/reanalysis.php?map=1&model=noaa&var=1&jaar=1913&maand=10&dag=27&uur=1800&h=0&tr=360&nmaps=24#mapref Wetterzentrale 5 April 2020 The low pressure helped to sustain a stream of strong southerly winds, as in days previous,850hPa Temp – Sat 25 Oct 18:00 1913 https://www.wetterzentrale.de/reanalysis.php?map=1&model=noaa&var=2&jaar=1913&maand=10&dag=25&h=0&nmaps=24 Wetterzentrale 5 April 2020 sustaining significantly warmer than average conditions. Temperatures were widely reported over 70 F C flip in some places.Monthly Weather Report For The Year 1913 https://digital.nmla.metoffice.gov.uk/IO_2ec4a11a-60e2-4165-a5bf-3fd50eb7d4ec/ Met Office 5 April 2020 Active weather fronts arriving from the Atlantic Ocean resulted in the instability needed to cause such tornadoes. The low pressure brought cooler air to the country by the 31st.850hPa Temp – Fri 31 Oct 18:00 1913 https://www.wetterzentrale.de/reanalysis.php?map=1&model=noaa&var=2&jaar=1913&maand=10&dag=31&uur=1800&h=0&tr=360&nmaps=24#mapref Wetterzentrale 5 April 2020 Tornadoes 15 known 10 0 0 1 2 0 0 Most intense tornadoes Most intense tornadoes - Monday 27 October 1913 F# T# Location County Comments/DamageWales F3 T7Llantwit Fardre to BedlinogGlamorgan 5+ Deaths - A T7 rated tornado tracked up the Taff Valley impacting the communities of Llantwit Fadre, Treforest, Cilfynydd, Abercynon, Edwardsville and Bedlinog. The worst damage occurred in Abercynon and Edwardsville, where at least 5 people died. Over 100 people were injured.Deadly Merthyr Tydfil tornado of 1913 recalled in new heritage project https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/deadly-merthyr-tydfil-tornado-1913-6085794 Trove 5 April 2020 England F3 T6RuncornCheshire Struck the town around 20:30 to 21:00 before moving off to Lancashire. Caused much damage.The Devastating South Wales Tornadoes of 1913 http://www.geologywales.co.uk/storms/1913.htm Geology Wales 5 April 2020 F2 T5ShrewsburyShropshire Categorised as a T5 on the TORRO scale with winds between 137 and 160 mph.Tornadoes in Wales http://www.phenomena.org.uk/tornadoes/page91/page91.html Phenomena.org 5 April 2020 Taff Valley The tornado touched down around 17:45 UTCewsd https://eswd.eu/en?filter=%7B%22startCoordinates%22%3A%7B%7D%2C%22endCoordinates%22%3A%7B%7D%2C%22time%22%3A%7B%22startDateTime%22%3A%221913-01-01T12%3A24%3A00.000Z%22%2C%22endDateTime%22%3A%221913-12-31T12%3A24%3A00.000Z%22%7D%2C%22qualityLevels%22%3A%5B%5D%2C%22eventTypes%22%3A%5B%5D%2C%22countries%22%3A%5B%5D%2C%22advancedFilters%22%3A%5B%5D%2C%22includeDeleted%22%3Afalse%7D near Dyffryn Dowlais and began tracking north towards Merthyr Tydfil, in the 5 minutes that would follow it would impact Llantwit Fardre, homes would lose their roof, part of a shed would be carried over a 20 foot high mound, and part of a dog kennel would be blown 100 yards away. After Llantwit Fardre, it would impact the village of Treforest, where it would damage a generating station and a church. As the tornado was impacting the village, a second Tornado formed to the west and rapidly intensified, the second tornado was 100 yards in width, it damaged homes, uprooted trees, and damaged a football ground as it tracked north east, it was quite poorly documented. The main tornado, now 150 yards in width, exited Treforest, where it would shortly after merge with the second tornado. Shortly after the tornadoes merged, it would damage a golf course, before impacting the village of Cilfynydd, the tornado had now intensified and grown to a width of 200 yards. In the village it would remove a corrugated iron roof from a store, which was found wrapped around a telephone pole half a mile away, a chapel would have its northern wall blown in, as well as houses having their roofs and interiors damaged. The tornado would continue to track north, impacting the village of Abercynon, 3 150 yard long walls would be blown down. The tornado was reported to be of 'tremendous violence' in Abercynon, a row of homes would have the roofs and joists removed and a tree would be uprooted and thrown 80 yards. 1 person would die in the village. In between Abercynon and Edwardsville, it would impact a farm, removing it's roof, before impacting Edwardsville itself, in the village, it ripped tombstones out the ground, chapels were wrecked, a boy would be found dead, buried under a wall and large trees would be uprooted. Slates torn from roofs would be found embedded in tree trunks an inch and a half thick, the tornado was now 330 yards wide as it impacted Edwardsville. After Edwardsville the tornado would weaken, impacting the village of Bedlinog at around 18:00, dissipating shortly after.TORRO report http://www.ijmet.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IJMET-381.pdfHistoric Photography https://museum.wales/historic-photography/?category=2740&page=1 2026-05-08 Museum Wales enGeorge Sally 2024-08-24 Cymru's Worst Ever Tornado Tragedy from Over a Century Ago that Many Have Forgotten Today https://welshhistories.co.uk/cymru-tornado-tragedy-forgotten/ 2026-05-08 Welsh Histories en-GBITV https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2015-10-27/on-this-day-october-27th-1913-tornado-hits-south-walesThe most destructive tornadoes around the world https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/the-most-destructive-tornados-around-the-world/1827949 The tornado would cause £100,000 (1913) in damages, equivalent to £10 million today, it remains the deadliest tornado in the history of Wales and the United Kingdom. It is the only F3 tornado ever recorded in Wales. In 2013, a service was held to remember the victims of the tornado.2013-10-27 Abercynon Tornado of 1913 is remembered with service https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-24676858 2026-05-08 BBC News en-GB Other tornadoes Other tornadoes were reported in England at Blackpool, Craypole, Peckforton, Oundle, Exeter, Collumpton and Worthing. The final tornado of the outbreak was reported at Witcombe Park, Gloucester at around 17:20 on 28 October. A tornado was reported in Scotland at Crathes and in Ireland at Crosshaven. However, all of these tornadoes were generally weak.Tornadoes in Wales http://www.phenomena.org.uk/tornadoes/page91/page91.html Phenomena.org 5 April 2020 See also List of European tornadoes and tornado outbreaks 1981 United Kingdom tornado outbreak 1091 London tornado 2005 Birmingham tornado 2006 London tornado References 1913-10-27 Category:1913 disasters in the United Kingdom 1913-10-27 Category:Meteorological events in 1913 Category:1913 natural disasters Category:1913 in England Category:1913 in Wales Category:Weather events in England 1913-10-27 1913-10-27