Brian Blair wrote:
I must say I was far more impressed with the stats, if correct, than
the semantics.

brian
aberfeldy


Therein lies the problem - the use of the word 'mini' doesn't relate to
anything quantifiable. The 'public' would probably give a dozen different
interpretations of a 'mini' tornado.....

ps - my original reply to the OP was tongue in cheek and not intended to
belittle his observations.