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Old August 10th 03, 09:38 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default "Vortex" in Wimbledon

Dear All

Picnic-ing with friends this afternoon watching cricket, and through the
trees came a low-level swirl,
Any thoughts?
Richard
Hi Rich,
something similar happened outside the house in Catford last Wednesday 16Z ish-rapidly swirling
litter in a vortex maybe 10 m across .I assumed it was a thermal lifting off and rotating.I wasn't
able to ascertain whether it was 'travelling'.As yrs was it and in open country sounds like a 'land
devil'.I assume land devils are unlikely in built up urban areas (?)

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regards,
david