hi all - during my wanders round other "weather sites " - i have come across a couple of puzzling terms -these being

'Tivvy Meso'.& gustnado - any of you guys who " speak the language " care to elucidate on these please ??

being one that does not understand some of presumably the latest jargon - i thought i would ask the question as we can all learn something each day

Brett

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I think a gustnado is short-lived circulation of air that develops on a severe thunderstorm gust front, only lasts a very short time.
A little more info here: Gustnado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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See thats what happens when you visit other places

Tivvy Meso - a local "totally made up by a weather nut in tiverton" term

Here is his blurb...

"A newly discovered small scale meteorological phenomena appears to play an important part in the development of convection within the area of Mid Devon in relatively light wind situations. Called the Tivvy Meso - based on the fact that its around the area of Tiverton - this fairly rare phenomena appears to be the catalyst for slow moving heavy showers, thunderstorms, even funnel clouds and weak tornadoes."

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ahh well one has to visit "other places " occasionally - thanks for the griff guys -

so a "tivvy meso " - is not a real meteorological term then ?? - so if we got one in Plymouth we could call it a "plymwheelybinwizzer" - or a tamarswirlyvortex "


hummmmm - confusing this weather jargon

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and you living in devon all yer life, yer should be shamed

tivertons not Devon maid - as it" past exeter" and vurren parts - tis like going over the Tamar bridge - yo-um definitely in vurren parts there - if not in bandit country

where be this bir-ming-ham place then ?? be it near any where us down yer in Devon might of heard of ??

Brett .

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