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The 1981 United Kingdom tornado outbreak is regarded as the largest recorded tornado outbreak in European history. In the span of 5 hours and 26 minutes during the late morning and early afternoon of 23 November 1981, 104 confirmed tornadoes touched down across Wales and central, northern and eastern England.[1]

Although the majority of tornadoes were very weak, measuring FU-F1 on the Fujita scale, widespread property damage was reported, mainly from the small number of tornadoes which intensified to F2 strength. By the end of the outbreak, hundreds of properties across the country had been damaged.[2]

Most of the tornadoes occurred in rural areas and small villages across central parts of the United Kingdom, although several large metropolitan areas were affected. The St Helens area was the first to be struck by multiple tornadoes around 11:30, followed by the Manchester area around 12:00, the Hull area around 13:30 and the Birmingham area around 14:00. The strongest tornado of the outbreak, an F2 tornado, struck Holyhead in Anglesey, Wales at 10:30; the only other F2 tornado of the outbreak caused considerable damage in the village of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire around 14:00.

With 104 tornadoes, this single-day outbreak alone saw more confirmed tornadoes than any other whole year in British history – 1974 previously held the record, with 80 tornadoes across the whole year.[2] At the time of the 1981 outbreak, there had only been one other tornado outbreak in recorded history which produced more than 100 tornadoes within 24 hours, that being the 1974 Super Outbreak in the United States.[2] However, that outbreak included many more powerful tornadoes and resulted in hundreds of fatalities.

Meteorological background

On 22 November 1981, a rapidly deepening low-pressure extratropical cyclone was centred just off the northern coast of Scotland. The central pressure of this system was 994 mbar at 12:00 GMT on 22 November, deepening to 968 mbar by 12:00 GMT on 23 November.[3]

At the same time, a high-pressure anticyclone was pushing into southern England from mainland Europe. There was an unusually strong upper-level temperature gradient between the low- and high-pressure systems, with the low-pressure system funnelling in cold, arctic air from the north, clashing with humid, subtropical air moving up from southern Europe in the anticyclone.[4]

During the morning of 23 November, a cold front attached to the southern edge of the low-pressure area began to cross the United Kingdom from west to east. Fuelled by this temperature gradient and warm subtropical air to the south, a number of supercell thunderstorms became embedded within the southern edge of the cold front and its pre-frontal rain bands, spawning the first tornadoes over Wales around 10:30 GMT. By mid-afternoon, 104 tornadoes had been confirmed across the United Kingdom.

Several days after the tornado outbreak, the high-pressure anticyclone to the south of the British Isles broke down, allowing colder arctic air to move in from the north, resulting in the start of a record-breaking cold wave.

Confirmed tornadoes

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List of reported tornadoes - Monday 23 November 1981[1]
F# T# Location County Coord. Time (UTC) Path length Comments/Damage
Wales
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Amlwch Anglesey Шаблон:Coord 10:19
(±15 mins)
Шаблон:Convert First tornado of the outbreak; touched down in Rhosgoch and moved north-eastwards towards Amlwch.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F2 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T5 Holyhead Anglesey Шаблон:Coord 10:34 Strongest tornado of the outbreak. 20 houses were damaged in Holyhead and a mobile home was overturned and destroyed.[3]
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | FU bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | TU Holyhead Anglesey Шаблон:Coord 10:34
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Penrhos Feilw Anglesey Шаблон:Coord 10:45
(±15 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T3 Llanddaniel Fab Anglesey Шаблон:Coord 11:00
(±5 mins)
North West England
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T3 Wallasey Merseyside Шаблон:Coord 11:30
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Birkenhead Merseyside Шаблон:Coord 11:30
(±1 hour)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 St Helens Merseyside Шаблон:Coord 11:50
(±5 mins)
Tornado passed through St Helens town centre, causing damage.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T3 Great Sutton Cheshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T3 Antrobus Cheshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±3 hours)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T3 Croft Cheshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±3 hours)
Шаблон:Convert Tornado later moved over the town of Warrington, causing some damage.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Hollinwood Greater Manchester Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±30 mins)
Шаблон:Convert Tornado later moved over the town of Oldham, causing some damage.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Cheadle Hulme Greater Manchester Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±3 hours)
Small tornado affecting parts of the town of Stockport.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Whitefield Greater Manchester Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±3 hours)
Small tornado affecting parts of the town of Bury.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Timperley Greater Manchester Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±5 mins)
West Midlands
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Norbury Shropshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±3 hours)
Шаблон:Convert Staying on the ground for a long distance, this tornado also significantly affected the town of Whitchurch before dissipating.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T3 Market Drayton Shropshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Beckbury Shropshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±3 hours)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Knockin Shropshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±3 hours)
Шаблон:Convert Also affected the town of Oswestry, causing some damage.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Chetwynd Manor Shropshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±5 mins)
Шаблон:Convert The market town of Newport was also impacted by this tornado.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Ironbridge Shropshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±3 hours)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Kenilworth Warwickshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±15 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Fenny Compton Warwickshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±3 hours)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Wem Shropshire Шаблон:Coord 12:05
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Fordhouses West Midlands Шаблон:Coord 14:00
(±1 hour)
Tornado caused damage in the suburbs of Wolverhampton.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Bloxwich West Midlands Шаблон:Coord 14:00
(±1 hour)
Tornado affected the outskirts of Walsall.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Dudley West Midlands Шаблон:Coord 14:00
(±1 hour)
Шаблон:Convert Tornado touched down in the suburb of Woodsetton and later passed through Dudley town centre causing some damage before dissipating.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Erdington West Midlands Шаблон:Coord 14:00
(±1 hour)
Tornado impacted the northern suburbs of Birmingham, causing some damage.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Selly Oak West Midlands Шаблон:Coord 14:00
(±1 hour)
Tornado impacted the southern suburbs of Birmingham, causing some damage.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Solihull West Midlands Шаблон:Coord 14:00
(±1 hour)
Шаблон:Convert Small tornado touched down in the suburb of Shirley and continued through to Solihull town centre.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F2 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T4 Stoneleigh Warwickshire Шаблон:Coord 14:00
(±15 mins)
Second strongest tornado of the outbreak, caused considerable damage in the village of Stoneleigh. 20 large static caravans were blown over and destroyed.[3]
South East England
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Claydon Oxfordshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±3 hours)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Hornton Oxfordshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±3 hours)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Haversham Buckinghamshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±3 hours)
Affected Milton Keynes.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T3 Wolverton Buckinghamshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±3 hours)
Affected Milton Keynes.
East Midlands
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Daventry Northamptonshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±3 hours)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Great Houghton Northamptonshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±3 hours)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Yardley Hastings Northamptonshire Шаблон:Coord 12:00
(±3 hours)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Wrawby Lincolnshire Шаблон:Coord 13:15
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T3 South Killingholme Lincolnshire Шаблон:Coord 13:30
(±1 hour)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Keelby Lincolnshire Шаблон:Coord 13:30
(±1 hour)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T3 Grimsby Lincolnshire Шаблон:Coord 13:30
(±1 hour)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T0 Tydd St Mary Lincolnshire Шаблон:Coord 14:45
(±30 mins)
Yorkshire and the Humber
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Kingston upon Hull East Riding of Yorkshire Шаблон:Coord 13:30
(±5 mins)
Tornado passed through the north-eastern residential suburbs of Hull, causing damage.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T0 Kingston upon Hull East Riding of Yorkshire Шаблон:Coord 13:30
(±1 hour)
Small tornado affected the Port of Hull.
East of England
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Carlton Bedfordshire Шаблон:Coord 14:45
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T0 Aspley Guise Bedfordshire Шаблон:Coord 14:45
(±30 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Flitton Bedfordshire Шаблон:Coord 14:45
(±30 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T0 Luton Bedfordshire Шаблон:Coord 14:45
(±30 mins)
Small tornado affected Luton, causing minimal damage.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire Шаблон:Coord 14:45
(±30 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Fowlmere Cambridgeshire Шаблон:Coord 14:45
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T0 Friday Bridge Cambridgeshire Шаблон:Coord 14:45
(±30 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Upwell Norfolk Шаблон:Coord 14:45
(±30 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T3 Huntingdon Cambridgeshire Шаблон:Coord 14:45
(±5 mins)
Moderate tornado caused damage in Huntingdon town centre.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | FU bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | TU Wicken Cambridgeshire Шаблон:Coord 14:45
(±30 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Diddington Cambridgeshire Шаблон:Coord 14:45
(±30 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Harrold Bedfordshire Шаблон:Coord 15:00
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Silsoe Bedfordshire Шаблон:Coord 15:00
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Melton Constable Norfolk Шаблон:Coord 15:00
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Swaffham Norfolk Шаблон:Coord 15:00
(±30 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Norwich Norfolk Шаблон:Coord 15:00
(±30 mins)
Small tornado affected Norwich city centre and surrounding suburbs, causing widespread but minor damage.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Shipdham Norfolk Шаблон:Coord 15:00
(±15 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Foulden Norfolk Шаблон:Coord 15:00
(±30 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Methwold Norfolk Шаблон:Coord 15:00
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Morningthorpe Norfolk Шаблон:Coord 15:00
(±30 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Pulham Market Norfolk Шаблон:Coord 15:00
(±30 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Pulham St Mary Norfolk Шаблон:Coord 15:00
(±30 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Lakenheath Suffolk Шаблон:Coord 15:00
(±30 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Heybridge Basin Essex Шаблон:Coord 15:00
(±15 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Antingham Norfolk Шаблон:Coord 15:15
(±15 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Long Stratton Norfolk Шаблон:Coord 15:15
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Elmswell Suffolk Шаблон:Coord 15:15
(±30 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Chelmsford Essex Шаблон:Coord 15:15
(±30 mins)
Tornado affected Chelmsford city centre and surrounding suburbs causing minor damage.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T3 North Creake Norfolk Шаблон:Coord 15:20
(±15 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F0 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T1 Mendlesham Suffolk Шаблон:Coord 15:20
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T3 Beccles Suffolk Шаблон:Coord 15:30
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Combs Suffolk Шаблон:Coord 15:30
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Needham Market Suffolk Шаблон:Coord 15:30
(±15 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T3 Coddenham Suffolk Шаблон:Coord 15:30
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Chignall Smealy Essex Шаблон:Coord 15:30
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Broomfield Essex Шаблон:Coord 15:30
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Mundon Essex Шаблон:Coord 15:35
(±5 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Wymondham Norfolk Шаблон:Coord 15:40
(±15 mins)
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 Clacton-on-Sea Essex Шаблон:Coord 15:45
(±5 mins)
Tornado affected Clacton town centre and the seafront, causing moderate damage.
bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | F1 bgcolor=#Шаблон:Storm colour | T2 West Mersea Essex Шаблон:Coord 15:45
(±5 mins)
Last tornado of the outbreak, touching down 5 hours and 26 minutes after the first tornado.

See also

References

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