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tracked quickly south on the afternoon of 27 October. The central pressure of the system was 990 millibars (29 inHg) at midnight on the 27th, deepening to 975 millibars (28.8 inHg) by 18:00. The low pressure helped to sustain a stream of strong southerly winds, as in days previous,
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was an outbreak of tornadoes, particularly over
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sustaining significantly warmer than average conditions. Temperatures were widely reported over 21 °C (70 °F) in some places. Active weather fronts arriving from the
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resulted in the instability needed to cause such tornadoes. The low pressure brought cooler air to the country by the 31st.
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at around 17:20 on 28 October. A tornado was reported in
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Struck the town around 20:30 to 21:00 before moving off to
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848:"The Devastating South Wales Tornadoes of 1913"
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