Supercell and Non‐supercell Tornadoes in the United Kingdom and Ireland

This chapter briefly reviews current understanding of the types of weather systems that can produce tornadoes and severe hail in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Particular attention is paid to the morphology and life cycle weather systems that can produce tornadoes. Broadly speaking, these tornadic weather systems can be divided into supercell and non-supercell storms. The synoptic situations and environments associated with types of storm mode are described, and a simple climatology is examined. Finally, case studies of some recent examples of storm systems which produced tornadoes and large hail are presented.