Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms Freak August Summer Storm Hits Ilfracombe

On that day here on the south coast we saw pressure fall to 736mm of Hg (981mb), just below the previous low from all the 38 years we have lived here. A pal who lives about 30 miles from Ilfracombe and who used to be an aerobatic pilot reckons that a QFE (Query Field Elevation -- the pressure at your airfield) of 981mb is "tropical storm low".